# 36 and #37 Reflections of 1980

June 1980

By Mary K. Mennenga

If you set your mind to anything

You can do it or it will never happen

That's all up to you

Anything you do must first be learned

Some times doing without feeling

When you feel like praying it's easy

When you don't it's hard to start

But when you make the move to start

You know that's what you needed

Knowing what you need

Is the first step in learning

How to take care of you

This is #37 from the same year. As I read it now I'm not so sure, that parts of it didn't come from something I had read. So I'm unwilling to say that I wrote this. 

One Man?

By Unsure

When your looking for something you need

But you just can't seem to find it don't lose hope

Be steadfast continue your searching

One Man

Once looked for love but was hated

He was fair and kind

But he was judged for sins he didn't commit

and lies he never told

For these he was an Innocent Man

But was put to death

With his death 

He gave us each a gift

Of grace and all we need is faith

This is what one man did

To give us a choice 

A gift Mom made

I've learned since my mother passed away

That she has given me a gift

I didn't know she had been making for me

 Or that she had started it even before I was born

Now whenever I think of her

I can feel the blanket she made

Of love surrounding me

Best part about is that I am not alone

I know she made one for everyone who loved her

Because that's the way she has always been

Mom didn't love anyone the most

Mom only loved them longer

That's all!

As for my brother's and me

She was the first person to love us

Even before we were born

I truly believe Love is the most powerful emotion.

Because of it's ability to heal the soul.