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It Reminds Me By: Sara Atwood I’m so happy When you ask me why I couldn’t tell you all the reasons No matter how hard I try The most important thing though That makes me feel this good I don’t usually tell you Even though I should The sunburns on my face Remind me I have sunlight The pretty things I see Remind me I have eyesight Seeing dirty dishes Reminds me I still eat When my soles get sore It reminds me I have feet The people in wheelchairs Remind me I can walk The throat that sometimes hurts Reminds me I can talk The music I listen to Reminds me I can hear The spirit that I feel Reminds me God is near Times I don’t succeed It reminds me I can try Looking at my brother’s grave Reminds me I’m alive With all of these Blessings It reminds me of God’s love And, then I kneel to pray To my father above When I think of my God It reminds me of Christ I think of the atonement And, I pray in his sight Then, I feel so happy Oh, Lord, my God, my King! I thank him for my Savior What joy this message brings Wish Upon a Star by: Sara Atwood At times when you may sit Under the dark, black sky You may wish upon a star You may wish with all you might That you could be more beautiful That you could be more wise That you could have more strength That you could be a smaller size You can wish and wish Until you wish yourself blue But the greatest wish you can make Is to wish to be you You just need to look towards yourself You need to live your own life Because you should know The grass isn’t always greener on the other side You can accomplish anything All you have to do is try And, I hope you find along this road You will be able to fly So when you wish upon a star Wish for something more Than somebody else’s life That you won’t be grateful for ~Sara The Spirits Whisperings The world is crashing down now I feel the pressure on me But as I move into despair The spirit whispers silently “Hold still, God hears you Have hope, it’s all right You are his child, he loves you He will comfort you tonight Then I feel his peace This comfort that I feel inside I know my father loves me I feel this truth I know is right The Spirits Whisperings The world is crashing down now I feel the pressure on me But as I move into despair The spirit whispers silently “Hold still, God hears you Have hope, it’s all right You are his child, he loves you He will comfort you tonight Then I feel his peace This comfort that I feel inside I know my father loves me I feel this truth I know is right 10 Things I Love About You I love how you give advice so freely I love your responsibility I love that you’re so blunt and that I know you care I love how you’re my sister and that you are there I love how your hair is sort of like mine And that you have the truth divine I love how I can talk to you But, most of all I love that you love me too . God Loved Her A young girl was walking Down the street Not knowing where She ought to be And I cannot imagine The depression she must feel She thinks she’s all alone In this pain that is real A few years down the road now Her mom married again And he was mean and cold But she tried to pretend His abusive ways Stopped her cold She tried to get away With her new friends, she hid herself in the fold Her new friend turned to drugs And she still declined But at home the pain tore her heart And she told them it was time With survival of the fittest She passed the years in sin And in the rehab center She decided to try again In that center she found God Her Catholic life began But she still had many questions She thought she’d never understand Why some people can never find him Why she has to feel this pain Why she still feels all alone In this pouring rain Then the missionaries Came to her door They spoke of many things She hadn’t thought of before Everyone can find him In this life, or the next He will comfort our pain and suffering As we journey through this test They answered all her questions All she asked them to And as she read and studied She prayed and then she knew She was baptized the next week after She met many good friends She knew that they would be there When it felt like it was the end She fell in love When she met a guy She wondered if he could accept her past She wondered if she should try She prayed about him from day to night And then the answer came Not to be afraid; it was okay He loved her all the same She went to him later on Then she told him yes She knew that God loved her She knew they would be blessed What God has Given Me I walk out to my front yard The grass beneath my feet I look at all the people The leaves upon the trees And, just now I notice As the sunlight reaches me I t brightens all the flowers Like moonlight on the sea I see the grass and flowers And the people who pass me by I think of books and freedom And birds across the sky I listened to my music Just then it touched me I wonder what my life would be like If I couldn’t hear or see Now I think about the gospel And our countries liberty I’m so thankful for my savior And all he’s done for me And right now I wonder If I can clearly see All the beauty in this world That God has given me I see the sky so clearly now As I ponder patiently I think of my every breath This is what he’s given me I see the children, laughing, playing A loving mother’s token I see them hold their crying child Such tender words unspoken And, with every step I take I marvel at what I see And, I pray I don’t forget What God has given me As I was sleeping A few years past as I was sleeping The smoke came up from down below It came up through the furnace, it killed my brother, this we know And as I watch my family cry My sisters walking, tears beneath their eyes And all I can feel is peace and comfort inside I am so thankful, I am still alive I wonder if I had been in a different place Would I have mourned with my family Or if I would still have This same understanding It doesn't really matter, I suppose It only matters what I know I still think of him from day to night And I thank my god and try to do what's right I know my brother loves me and I love him too I know he's serving God now, I know this to be true I thank God for my life For all the blessings and the strife And for this miricle from above I praise my lord for his wondrous love Be Like Him I wake up in the morning Rising from my bed I think of Christ, my Savior And all the things he said I want to be like him I can try everyday With the help of our Heavenly Father His holy spirit guides my way © Copyright 2004 Sara Atwood Please send comments to smatwood@LDSArtworks.com Back Click to enter Gallery Dee Jay Bawden Gallery	About DJ DJ's LDS Gallery DJ's Photo Gallery DJ's Studio LDS Store Opportunity Contact LDS Poetry Links Home