ONLY JESUS

Only Jesus loves me

just the way that I am.

I always feel sure

he will not complain,

run away or refrain

from showing me love

when I’m down

or in pain.

Only Jesus loves me

just the way that I am.

He does not disapprove,

criticize or condemn

the things that I do.

He watch from above.

I’m feeling his love.

I know what to do.

Only Jesus loves me

just the way that I am.

When I’m doing wrong

I’ m feeling his song.

“You’re still mine

in all that you do.

I love you, in spite

through and through.”

Only Jesus loves me

Just the way that I am

He does not pull away

so I cry all day.

His is steady and sure

Even though I’m impure.

I’m safe in his love

that comes from above.

Only Jesus loves me

just the way that I am.

No conditions I fear.

I feel safe in his arms.

Away from all harm.

 “My dear child

you are mine.

Our love is divine.

written 23 October 2012

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UNITED STATES HEALTH INSURANCE 

It is amazing that a country like United States can be so neglect-ant when it comes to having health insurance for their citizens.

2019
30.000 people died from lack of health insurance.
500.000 went bankrupt because of lack of health insurance.

Whenever a politician bring up having health care for everybody in the United States, they are labeled with "being communists or socialists".

But that is not all.
Even people who have health insurance still have to pay co-pays and extra money for anything else than just visiting the regular doctor.

In my case it was (beside paying $425 for regular health insurance a month) $10.00 every time I had to see a regular doctor.  $45.00 for the walk-in clinic or any specialist - or x-rays and $80.00 co-pay to the hospital.

F. ex. Eye check-up.  Co-pay $45.00
Cataract per eye $1000 (with insurance)

Lack of Family Doctors
There is a great lack of "Family Doctors" in the United States.

Since young people who want to be doctors have to take student loans that take them most of their lives to pay off, many of them feel financially pushed to be "experts" to pay off student loans.

That is why there are "so many specialist" who push for "heart operations to make money.
and
There are a huge lack of "Family Doctors" - so in some cases "Nurse Practitioners are hired as "Doctors" in the "Family clinics" .




24 February 2020
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THE IRONY

Up and down

and all around

The irony.

He put me down

Humiliation.

hurt and pain

I squelch my tears.

Avoiding raising cane.

I wonder what the

pleasure is?

To see me squirm

and being sad?

When support and

comfort is

what I need

to feeling glad.

The Irony is

he says it’s fun.

Its’ just supposed

To be a pun, but

rocks my trust and

within my heart.

The love for him

It tears apart

Written November 2011

18 February 2020- Even though I wrote this five months after we got married, I did not SEE THE SIGNS of what to come.

Why are we women so deaf, dumb and gullible?

BENT LOVES SHOPPING

Shopping, shopping.

Always popping.

First in Big Lots, then Taipan.

Buying all the stuff he can.

Shopping, shopping.

Always popping.

Fruits and goodies.

Tins and cans.

All he likes from sugar land.

Shopping, shopping.

Always popping

From the mail and from the land.

Books, pills and clothes

By the miles.

Gotta have it the latest styles.

Shopping, shopping.

Always popping

Furniture

and stuff galore.

Want to send it

off to shore.

Shopping, shopping

Always popping

Eating out

both here and there

First Corral then Chuckarama.

Can’t live life without some drama.

Shopping, shopping

Always popping

Likes to give

to all he knows

Socks and flowers

Chocolate

Then falls asleep to get some rest.

written 2011

THERE HE IS

There he is the man I love

He was sent here from above

Kind and gentle.

Soft and sweet.

But with spice he is complete

Just to watch him

gives me joy

Quiet, Thoughtful

Reading, writing

poetry and songs of love

But with fire from above

Not just brief

With love and care

But with longing -

heart so near

Gives himself to me - no fear.

June 24 2011

TODAY

Today is a day

With a new beginning

To start over

And try

To refrain from sinning

Today I hear laughter

Within my soul.

To commune

With the Lord

It is my goal

Today I start over

Reborn, again

Speaking spirit

To spirit

And not like men

Today I feel safe

In the arms

Of my Lord

Who fought

For my Spirit

Without a sword

 Written 1993  -

translated to Danish

by Bent Lindhardt 2011

IDAG

I dag er en dag

Hvor jeg godt vil begynde

At leve et nyt liv

Uden at synde

I dag er mit indre

Et glœdens baal

At faa kontakt med Herren

Er mit maal

I dag kan jeg starte

Som nyfødt igen

Tale aand til aand

Og ikke mœnd til mœnd

I dag gaar jeg trygt

Haand i haand med min Gud

Saa jeg kan leve uden frygt

Ved blot at holde hans bud.

LEARNING TO PAINT

  

I held a brush

With nervous hand

And wondered.

Will I paint my will of

thoughts and feelings

so you see the real me?

Orange, yellow,

brown and green.

All mixed strokes

With anxious hand and heart.

At least it is a start.

I started to paint in 1983.

I lived in Hawaii that year and there was an old lady who invited me and some other ladies to come and learn to paint “On her lanai”.

I was all exited, but she actually did not teach us.  All she said was :”Just paint  what you see”.  Well, I did not see anything, but it was a beginning.  My first painting – in oils – was painting of sunflowers.

I loved to paint and have painted ever since.  After 25 years I changed from oils to acrylic paint since I lived in small spaces.

Here is one of my last paintings: