Ah, youth!

Today I saw my friend's 18 year old daughter standing at the bus stop in the rain. She was singing and dancing to the song that was playing on her I-pod. She looked so happy! I just had to smile! How I wish for those uninhibited youthful days of joy!

Holy Temple

Every time
that I look
in the mirror,
I am shocked
to see
an old lady
looking
back at me.

Dark circles,
wrinkles,
age spots,
and gray hair
are beginning
to define
my appearance.

Help me
to remember
that no matter
how I look,
I am still
Your Holy Temple,
Lord.