The Wait Poem

The Wait Poem by Russell Kelfer

Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried;
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate...
and the Master so gently said,"Wait."
"Wait? you say wait?" my indignant reply.
"Lord, I need answers, I need to know why!"
Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I'm claiming your Word.
My future and all to which I relate
hangs in the balance and you tell me to Wait?"
I'm needing a 'yes', a go-ahead sign.
Or even a 'no,' to which I'll resign.
You promised, dear Lord, that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
Lord, I've been asking, and this is my cry:
I'm weary of asking! I need a reply.
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
as my Master replied again, "Wait."
So I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut,
and grumbled to God, "So, I'm waiting...for what?"
He seemed then to kneel, and His eyes met with mine...
and He tenderly said, "I could give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead and cause mountains to run.
I could give all you seek and pleased you would be.
You'd have what you want, but you wouldn't know Me.
You'd not know the depth of My love for each saint.
You'd not know the power that I give to the faint.
You'd not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You'd not learn to trust just by knowing I'm there.
You'd not know the joy of resting in Me
when darkness and silence are all you can see.
You'd never experience the fullness of love
when the peace of My spirit descends like a dove.
You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you'd not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
The glow of My comfort late into the night,
the faith that I give when you walk without sight.
The depth that's beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
You'd never know should your pain quickly flee,
what it means that My grace is sufficient for thee.

More Sweet Baby Pictures!

Landon and Nehemiah, yawning together!! :-), Sam definitely has his arms full here! :-), Little Landon taking a bath!!
(as you can see He Loves to take Baths!!)

Nehemiah sleeping in his "Got Milk?" outfit!

By Molly

Sweet Babies...

Landon and Nehemiah, (Nehemiah is 9 days older)

Sweet Baby... He's a Double Finger sucker! (or is it double double? 'cause he has 4 fingers in his mouth!) Landon sleeping,

He is such a Happy Baby!!

By Molly

Nehemiah is 3 Months Old!!!!

Look at those pretty blue eyes!

Smiley Boy!

We tried to weigh him yesterday (the 6th) to see how much he's grown in the last month, anyway, he weighs somewhere between 12 and 16 pounds!

He just wouldn't hold still for anything!!! :-)

How sweet!

Nehemiah doing his ‘Deer in the Headlights’ expression :-),

Awww... it looks like he's about to laugh, doesn't it?!

Look at ALL that Hair!!!

(not to mention that he's already had Two Haircuts!!)

And Thanks to Sam for all those funny faces and expressions!!

By Molly

Guess who's 12 weeks old??

Yep, you guessed right, Nehemiah was 12 weeks old as of yesterday! :-). Wow, where does time go?Nehemiah, snuggling with Caleb.
Look at those pretty blue eyes! :-).

By Molly

Guess Who?

Well?... Come on, Guess!! ;-).

Happy 5th Birthday Isaac!!!!!

Here are a couple pictures of Isaac that I took the night before his birthday :-).

Our sweet 4-year-old boy!
Our silly 4-year-old boy!
And our precious 4 -year-old boy! :-).

Ike with his presents!

It's some Playmobil Indians!

A gift from MaryVance, a wheat penny, I think... :-),

A little wooden family,

More Playmobil toys, a King and Queen,

A Bride and Bridegroom (yep, they are Playmobil too!)

I know you can't see this gift very well, but it's a Playmobil wagon and horses :-),

hmmm... let me see...

it's a.... it's a....
a Cowboy Woody!!!!!!!

And last but not least, a Big Red Bean Bag!!!!

(red is Isaac's favorite color!)

Say "Cheese"

And this is Ike's birthday cake (from Wal-Mart)

"Blow out the candles!"
A picture of our Big Five-Year-Old Boy!!!

Happy Birthday Isaac!!! :-).