By Shonda Kelley
Thank You, Lord
For putting this blessing into my life
This blessing that I call
My best friend
At the perfect time
Not a moment too late
Pushing me back to You
Showing me Your love
Mercy and grace
Through my best friend
Loving me unconditionally
Not judging me
For my wrongs or imperfections
I see her yearning
Wanting more of You
Yet seeing the struggles in him
Like he does with me
I embrace my brother
As he embraces me
Helping each other look towards You
Asking for Your help
In strength
In deliverance
And in guidance
Take the pain and suffering
And turn it into joy and praise
You see what�s going on inside the soul
And inside the heart
When we find it hard to express
Bring comfort
And show Your compassion
As we try with our all
To always come back
And lean on You
To trust and have faith
By Shonda Kelley
Butterflies flutter in my stomach
As I sit and wait for the time to come
Not exactly sure what to expect
Scared and excited all at once
Scared of the unexpected
Yet excited for something new
Finally able to meet the person I thought I would never get to meet
Being very fond of her and her walk with Christ
I look up to her because of her influence on me
She has made a bit impact on my life
My life spiritually and non spiritually
I�ve known her for a few years
But only as another chatter
It was only recently when we learned more
When we learned that we�re cousins
I�ve never heard of this happening before
Probably one in a million chance
Salti, the one everyone fears but loves on CCNet
My cousin? Wow
I actually look to her as if she�s a sister
My sister in Christ and cousin on earth
Now I�m on my way to meet her
Never knew I would have this opportunity
Something unexpected, but wanted to do
Now, I�m finally gonna meet her
I just pray I don�t screw up
I pray I will have the best time of my life
A day, spent with Salti, my cousin
By Shonda Kelley
Tears fall one by one
Each one asking for help
Reaching to God
Begging Him to hold you close
Asking for a peace
Deliverance from Satan
And all his evil ways
Each tear that falls
He catches in His hand
Cherishing each one
Knowing that they are for Him
Asking for His grace and mercy
And guidance for the future
The future that is uncertain to us
But perfectly clear to Him
Because He is the creator
The one who knows everything
So praise His name
For He is the only one
Who knows what is to come
Everything that happens
Happens for a reason
God uses everything
For His perfect plan
Give Him everything
So He can use it for His will
Then soon He will bring it to pass
What His will is for you.
By Shonda Kelley
Times are shared
Memories are made
Moments are spent
Together with each other
Playing games
Laughing and joking
Serious talks
Time is never wasted
Thoughts and feelings
Shared on both sides
I look up to you
With great admiration
My dear sister
My best friend
God put you in my life
To share these moments
To help me understand
That I'm not alone
The things we've been through
In our past as individuals
Seem like we've been through
These things together
We understand what's going on
And we'll help each other
In every way possible
But we must understand
That God has a plan
By Shonda Kelley
Looking back in the past
In spite of everything that we�ve been through
We are still having such a blast
Now all I can say is I love you
You know that you have hurt me
And I know I hurt you too
But we�ll still be the best of friends
That best friends can be
I�m more then sorry for the things I�ve done
And I hope you will forgive me
For the things I may do, God forbid
We both know that God sent His only son
To die on the cross for every sin
And forgiving is what He did
We need God and each other
Life is too hard for us to go through it alone
But when we get to heaven,
We�ll stand there together
Standing next to Jesus,
Who is sitting on the throne