So Blest! ~ Joan Clifton Costner

So Blest

So blest! So blest!

With scarlet sunset in the skies -

Birds that sing on wing so high,

The fragrance of the flowers, sweet;

And precious people that we meet.

So blest! So blest!

When music swells my heart within -

An old familiar lasting hymn;

When tiny heads are bent - hands clasp

And little voice our blessings ask.

So blest! So blest!

Simple pleasures seem much more

When we approach Eternity’s door -

Each day our hearts can thankful be

For blessed hours spent with Thee.

So blest! So very blest to be

Born in a land that’s brave and free;

Born to a family loving Thee.

The things I could not choose, but do -

Born with a heart for loving You.

So when at last, I lay me down

I’ll rise and see my robe and crown -

A Crystal Sea ...and Jasper walls...

I won’t mind coming home at all

For I have been... so blest! So blest!

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Psalms 30:12

To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee,

and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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For This we Give Thee Thanks ~ Joan Clifton Costner

For This We Give Thee Thanks

For hands that reach and touch our own,
For baby's laughter in our home,
For shoulders that in grief are loaned,
Dear Lord, we give You thanks.

For lips that brave the tender words,
For eyes that speak what can't be heard,
For God's own precious Holy Word,
Dear Lord, we give You thanks.

For open doors and welcomings,
For friends who laugh and sometimes sing,
For everything each season brings,
Dear Lord, we give You thanks.

For large or small, the gifts You give,
For just the privilege to live,
For all we've had and yet You give,
Dear Lord, we give You thanks.

For promises that soon shall be,
Because He hung upon the tree,
For Love that lasts eternally,
Most of all, Lord, thanks, oh, thanks!

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Psalms 92:1
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD,
and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

My Thanks ~ Joan Clifton Costner

My Thanks

Across the seas, in lands beyond,
The saints and martyrs glow.
How can I stand before your face
With those who suffered so?

When I've forgotten e'en to pray
For them for days ~~ for weeks;
And I have suffered nothing
For the kingdom that I seek.

What joy 'twould be to clasp the hand
Of one who stood for You;
Nor ere denied one single word
Of Yours they knew 'twas true;

But can my eyes e'er look in theirs?
(For they have given all) ~~
And I, who could, can scarcely seem
To speak Your name at all.

Oh, God! I can but wonder ~~
For I love those saints so true, ~~
I've never suffered for Your sake,
But, Lord, I love You too.

Help me, gracious Lord, to do
And say the things I should;
To stand for right and ne'er deny
One portion of Thy word.

One glorious day we'll stand before
Thy throne and see Thy face;
Hand in hand we'll marvel at
The wonder of Your grace.

Thank You, Lord, that time will be
Measured never more;
And I can take eternity
To thank those I adore!

Psalms 18:49

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD,

among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

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Fighting Mosters ~ Joan Clifton Costner

Fighting Monsters

When you go to fight a monster - watch the tail - but aim up high,

For if you kill the monster’s head, the rest will surely die.

There are monsters all around us that we fight time and again;

Just when we think we’ve beaten them, they raise their heads again.

“Liquor by the drink!” they cry, “It’s safe for all this way!”

Yet I doubt the drunken driver would have brewed his own that day.

It’s so handy - so appealing - “Get your gas and gusto too!

Pop it in you car and hope the cops don’t catch up with you!”

We defeat them...but they come again, ‘til our arguments worn and old;

(But it’s just as true as ever); our opponents are young and bold...

So we let down just a little and the devil takes his cue;

A crash on the highway reminds us of the things we didn’t do.

And the victims of the monster are in graves or put away -

Rehabilitated and trained to fight the monster again one day.

So few of them win, for the monster’s game is unfair and a lethal lie,

As statistic show in black and white, by the numbers of warriors who die.

When will we learn this battle is real? We must do all that can be done!

For the monster’s food is alive and beloved - the monster eats our young!

So a nation born for freedom decays from deep within,

Because our future is our youth ... and they are steeped in sin.

Are all the David’s polluted? Are all the Stephen’s smashed?

Where are our Daniel’s and Joseph’s? Is everyone smoking hash?

Don’t say it doesn’t matter, for history’s already changed;

Nobody knows how one young life, world history might rearrange.

For if Ike or Abe or Einstein had been buried in his youth -

If Hitler or Lenin or Stalin had ... Can’t you see this truth?

Oh, God! Help us not to stay idle and watch as a monster devours

The young, the future America ; the land that used to be ours!

Joan Clifton Costner

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Autumn Sunset ~ Joan Clifton Costner

Autumn Sunset

The seasons come, the season go,

We tumble in our place;

Yet earth holds fast the courses that

The Lord God set in space.

When the earth has finished spring,

And summer’s in the past,

He brings to us once again

A glorious, color~ splash.

Without a paint brush or scaffold.

He drops the yellow down,

Like the little chicks in springtime,

Then he changes it to brown.

Sometimes it turns to red and rust,

Sometimes a golden blaze ~

And I catch my breath and linger long

At the closing of these days.

For the Lord is the Master Painter ~

Undisputed in the fall;

When He turns the earth so sunsets

Catch the colors of it all.

I think a life can be seen that way,

When our eyes are old and dim,

Still the beautiful color can be seen

When we’ve lived a life for Him!

Psalms 8:4.
What is man, that thou art mindful of him?
and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Ecclesiastes 3:1
To every thing there is a season, and
a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Evidence of His Love

~Susan Y Nikitenko~

An Autumn Poem

10/19/2012

I’m standing in the woods;

Watching bright leaves fall.

The wind sways the trees;

Standing commandingly tall.

It’s a day of beauty;

In which to enjoy,

Autumns pleasure filled joys;

Praying quietly.

In humbleness and awe;

I’m grateful for fall.

Perfectly planned by God;

Creator of all.

Autumns multicolor;

A unique masterpiece;

Formed by the Master.

A season of peace.

Let us rejoice in Him;

For seasons of blessing.

Like Autumns relief

A soul touched, refreshing.

His great creation

Evidence of His love;

Created in care;

By our mighty God above.

Autumns Song Is The Harvest Song

Autumn's Song Is The Harvest Song

By Susan y Nikitenko

September 12th, 2011

The garden leaves fall to the ground:

My face looks up while they fall down.

Without making one single sound;

Like flowers they lay all around.

Leaves whisking here and whipping there;

While Autumn winds sing Autumn's song.

God's creatures they must sing along;

While they're gathering all day long.

The Summer flowers are faded now;

The gardens need much love and care.

Winter knocks at the door of fall;

"Gather the Harvest! Gather it All!"

Autumn's song is the harvest song;

Can you hear the warning winds?

Calling now for you to repent:

Before the Autumn season ends.

Jesus is coming to gather;

He calls to the wandering ones.

The winds of harvest are changing

The will of the Father be done.

O come reap the harvest of hope;

A bountiful harvest of love.

Jesus our Saviors is coming;

To take us to our home above.

"Gather the harvest Lord, gather it all;"

The trumpet of heaven leads this call.

The leaves are falling, heavens calling;

"Gather the harvest , gather it all."

We've worked, we've sown and we've grown;

The garden is ready to glean.

And now winter cries out, Prepare!

Jesus is very, very near.

Winter cries out, Prepare!

Revelations 22:12

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me,

to give every man according as his work shall be.

1Theslonians 4:17

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught

up together with them in the clouds, to meet the

Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Mathew 24:36

But of that day andhour knoweth no man, no, not

the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Mark 13:32

But of that day and that hour knoweth

no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven,

neither the Son, but the Father.

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Pete: I am so excited about today! Are you excited about today Larry? I am, o boy I am…uhhh Larry what is today’s show about?

Larry: Well, Pete today we are at Pumpkin Lane Farm to interview Pumpkin Patch Patrick, otherwise known as the Pumpkin Patch Kid.

Pete: Whoa Pumpkin Patch Patrick what a name! Say that 10 times fast! Pumpkin Patch Patrick, Pumpkin Patch Patrick, Pumpkin Patch Patrick (Keeps saying it softly over and over, bumbling around, during intro until Pete speaks again.)

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Larry: Hi and Welcome to Live with Larry and Pete. I’m Larry and….. and…and

Pete: Pumpkin Patch Patrick, Pumpkin Patch P-A-T-R-I-C-K!

Larry: and that’s Pete.

Pete: I did it! I said Pumpkin Patch Patrick 10 times fast!

Larry: If you are wondering why Pete is saying that, it is because today we are at the Pumpkin Lane Farm owned by Pumpkin Patch Patrick…

Pete: Say that 10 times fast!

Larry: (Clears Throat) but we know him as the Pumpkin Patch Kid. Oh, here he comes now!

Pumpkin Kid: Howdy Ya’ll! Welcome to Pumpkin Lane Farm.

Larry: Hi I’m Larry and this is…

Pete: Whoooooaaaaaaahh!!! Look at those giant orange pumpkins they are bigger then me! (runs around saying wow, oh, aww, orange!)

Pumpkin Patch Kid: Yep, here at the farm we grow all different types of pumpkins big and small. But they all start out with a little seed, then you water it and let it get some sunshine and then before you know it you have a whole pumpkin patch.

Larry: What do you do with all of the pumpkins you grow?

Pumpkin Patch Kid: Well, some of them we sell to local stores, others we ship to companies around the country but my favorite part is cooking them and making pumpkin candy, pumpkin roll, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin pie!

Pete: Pie!?! I Love Pie!!!Are we having pie? MMMM pie!

Larry: Pumpkin pie is delicious, it’s one of my favorites.

Pete: I Love Pie!!!

Larry: (clears throat) Does it take a lot of work to grow a pumpkin patch?

Pumpkin Patch Kid: Yes, it sure does. Lots of time in the sun, plantin’, waterin’, weedin’ but it’s all worth it in the end.

Larry: One last question before we close…

Pete: And have Pie!

Larry: Have you ever learned anything while working with your pumpkins?

Pumpkin Patch Kid: I’m glad you asked that Larry. My pumpkins remind me every day how if’n I plant the good seeds of the Spirit in my heart as a Christian, good things will come outta me and others will see the Spirit of God in me. And if’n I plant bad things, the same will be true. Take fer example, if I plant some weed seeds here in the ground what will come up?

Pete: Weeds!

Pumpkin Patch Kid: Exactly! So if I plant seeds of the flesh: anger, bitterness, fear, hate, unclean things, fighting, envy, witchcraft, false teachings, idolatry …

Pete: What’s an Idooa Tree?

Larry: It’s not a tree, it’s one word, Idolatry. It means putting anything before God.

Pete: OOOO

Pumpkin Patch Kid: …disobedience, murder, cheating, drunkenness and anything like that, it’ll grow and grow in our hearts just like a bad ‘ol weed seed or a rotten pumpkin seed .

Pete: Ewwwww, Rotten, Blech!

Pumpkin Patch Kid: Ewww is exactly right Pete! We as Christians need to be very careful with what we plant in our hearts.

Larry: That is so true. It is something all of us need to learn. Well, it looks like we are almost out of time. We want to Thank-you so much for all of your time today and for having us out at your farm.

Pumpkin Patch Kid: It was my Pleasure. Well, I best get back to planting, got lots of work to do. Bye Kids! (Exits)

Larry: We hope all you kids will remember what we learned here at Pumpkin Lane Farm today. Don’t Forget to tune back into Larry and Pete Live every week. Same Time! Well, that about wraps it up. I’m Larry and…

Pete: Wait! He forgot our Pie!! Come Back here!!!! (Pete runs off stage)

Larry: and that’s Pete.

(Closing Music)

Written By: Natasha Miller
October 28th,2012

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A Walk Through The Pumpkin Patch

Susan Nikitenko October 22nd, 2012

Introductory Lesson

tween to teen

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This morning we are going to be taking a walk through the pumpkin patch. We will start our walk with the reading of this poem called "If Life Were A Pumpkin Patch". (Read The Poem) In the bible, Jesus tells us we are the light of the world,

In Matthew 5:16, Jesus says, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

When we take this walk through the pumpkin patch, I want you to remember. God wants us to walk in the Spirit. The bible teaches us what walking in the Spirit is and what it looks like. The first pumpkin we will be talking about in our pumpkin patch is love. According to the bible one of the greatest qualities that should sprout up in our lives as Christians is love. If we love God the way we should we would choose to do the things that please Him. When we love God we will love others right. Love makes our other fruit grow bigger and stronger. Without the right foundation (motives)then our patch would be fruitless. God wants our motives to be Godly love.

The next pumpkin we see in our patch is faith. The bible teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the opposite of fear because fear brings torment. With love as our foundation we can grow strong in our faith and be very courageous. Faith is what causes us to obey God. Faith, is being a doer of the Word. Faith is being faithful in both in attitude and action, even when things become very hard.

Now as we step on through the pumpkin patch we will find the pumpkin called hope. Sometimes in life we go through very difficult things. This is when we could very easily become discouraged. Hope is very important in our Christian walk. Hope is grasping tight to the promises of God's Word. God has given us many promises throughout His Word to keep us strong in hope. One promise for example would be. "He will never leave me nor forsake me." We must be hiding God's Word in our hearts so when tough times come - we will recall His promises and be able to continue with hope. Hope walks hand in hand with faith.

The next pumpkin we come to along the patch is goodness. Goodness could be going the extra mile, being polite or courteous, being a person of integrity, honesty, dependability, being an outstanding citizen and on we go. God wants us to be the best person we can be. When we walk close to God we learn to be good people. Jesus was good and we need to walk in His steps along the path.

As we stroll along the pumpkin patch we will find joy in our Christian walk, when we love God, love others and live by faith. It's the time we spend with God in prayer, singing Godly songs, reading His Holy Word and serving others, that causes joy to light our hearts.

Now along the pumpkin patch we will have choices to make. Now if we were to stumble across a different kind of pumpkin like selfishness. This pumpkin is not one that belongs in the Walking In The Spirit pile. This would go in the walking In the flesh pile. So we will need to take notice of our choice and make the right decisions by asking ourselves does this choice please God.

Now we come to this pumpkin called longsuffering, if you get through this lesson without complaining. Then you have exorcized longsuffering. Longsuffering is continuing in good choices in spite of conditions that have caused you to suffer. Another word for longsuffering is patience.

In our pumpkin patch as we go, We see the pumpkin called peace. God wants us to be peaceful on the inside. When we do not have peace we are not thinking clearly on God's greatness. God allows His children to overcome great obstacles. Our life and protection is in His hands. When we are following His way, He has us under His protection. Everything has a purpose even in difficult times. In John 16:33, Jesus says, These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

As we go to the next pumpkin in our path we will find meekness. Meekness is having a spirit of humility. We should not think of ourselves as better than another person. God doesn't want us being people with a prideful attitude. James 4:6 Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. If we want God's blessing we cannot be prideful in our Christian walk.

As you can see we have many choices in our pumpkin patch but - We are going to continue on to the pumpkin called gentleness. Gentleness is treating others with dignity and worth. God tells us to tell the truth in love. He instructs us to be forgiving, kind and tenderhearted one to another. Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Now onto the last pumpkin of our choice. The pumpkin called temperance. Another word for temperance is self control. God wants us to be controlled in many areas of our lives. He wants us to have a balanced life in our choices. He doesn't want us out of control in our choices or behavior. Sometimes we want to sin. This is when you must show self control. We can gain strength through reading of the Word, prayer, good friends, loving God more and knowing there are consequences if we make the wrong choice. God corrects us through circumstances. We need to be fearful of doing wrong. Hebrews 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:

We all are trusting God to become stronger in these areas of our lives. God is very patient and kind. He is busy working on us, in His love, to become everything He wants us to be.

Today as we examine our lives let's ask God to help us walk in His Spirit. When we trust Christ as Saviour his Spirit comes and abides with us on the inside. He is the comforter promised by God to all those that believe and trust Him. God instructs us not to grieve the Holy Spirit inside of us. When we obey the pulling of our fleshly nature we grieve the heart of God. If you have never trusted Christ for salvation you can trust Him today. He died for you and arose. Just as when you trust Him you will be made alive and the Spirit of Christ will abide with you always. God is not willing that any should perish but all would come to repentance.

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Lord Jesus, we come to you and ask you to teach us to walk in your Spirit. (teacher :continue with your own heartfelt prayer )

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