Love is born each morning
It blossoms bright and fair,
Like all tender flowers
Love needs a lot of tender care !

Love is like the tender sprout
It needs nurtured everyday,
Only when love is cultivated,
Will it flourish and repay !

Love, like all flowers
Needs the bee and butterflies,
To spread the vital nectar;
Or the love will surely die !

Love comes forth at sunrise
It may wither before noon tide,
It takes two hearts that are willing
To safely tuck that love inside !

Love, like all earthly flowers
Must pass through a world of trials,
Only when each challenge is conquered;
That lovers can wear a happy smile !

Love comes to us in youth
To see us through the hardest hour,
When we're old, and still we love,
We'll know of love's lasting power !

Love grows, as we grow old
It's presence brightens every day,
When we reach our golden years,
We'll know that love is here to stay !

Love is like the hoary manna
It can fill a hungry heart,
If we pass our years in solitude;
Know that love plays a major part !

God's love is given without measure
From the shepherd, to the lonely sheep.
To the wealthy, and the pauper,
Yet His love is nothing cheap !

If you tried to purchase God's love,
You would find you don't have the price,
For Jesus paid the price for love
With His great sacrifice !
 
 

The greatest institution on earth is the family, a husband and wife.  Here's a solution for perfect harmony in marriage:  When you're weak, lean on each other.  When you're strong, hold each other up.  This way, nothing can ever come between you. . . The church is not an institution; it's God's bride on a mission.

 
 

                                              Carl L. Hempen, 1996