It's Just a Building

It’s just a building

Where the big kids would go.

In my eyes they were stars.

I wonder, “Did they know?”

It’s just a building

A whole two blocks wide

We’d pass by each day

I’d wonder, “What’s inside?”

It’s just a building

Eventually I grew into.

Gracing the halls

And all that was new.

It’s just a building

That soon became a home.

Friendly faces

Wherever I would roam.

It’s just a building

That saw me grow.

Witnessed mistakes

The highs and the lows.

It’s just a building

Where memories were made.

I’ll hold on forever.

Never to fade.

It’s just a building

But one I’ll hold dear.

As I say goodbye

This senior year.

~ tmccabe, 2022

God Shows Up With a Yes

When life is upside-down, 

God doesn’t make us guess.

He rights our world again.

God shows up with a yes.

Yes. Here I am.

Yes. I draw you near.

Yes. Lean on me.

Yes. Do not fear.

Counting all our blessings,

Giving thanks as we profess.

He receives our adoration.

God shows up with a yes.

Or as our days spiral with doubt

And our worries we confess.

He’s still chasing after us.

God shows up with a yes.

Yes. Here I am.

Yes. I draw you near.

Yes. Lean on me.

Yes. Do not fear.

When life finds us on the mountain top

Our praises we express!

He reveals all His blessings

God shows up with a yes.

When everything becomes too much

All the worries and the stress.

He offers us a sense of peace

God shows up with a yes. 

Yes. Here I am.

Yes. I draw you near.

Yes. Lean on me.

Yes. Do not fear.

When our work has been completed

And we see the sweet success.

He smiles as we seek Him

God shows up with a yes.

We only need to seek Him

Our self we must suppress.

For even when the answer’s no

His goodness is always yes.

Yes. Here I am.

Yes. I draw you near.

Yes. Lean on me.

Yes. Do not fear.

Each Wednesday

Each Wednesday we would gather
To worship the Trinity.
With our voices ringing out…
We’re getting closer, Jesus and Me.

Each Wednesday we would learn
To our amazement and our glee,
New things with our leaders…
We’re getting closer, Jesus and Me.

Each Wednesday we’d say our verses
Sometimes two, sometimes three.
Weaving God’s Word in our hearts…
We’re getting closer, Jesus and Me.

Each Wednesday was our time for JAM,
To connect and pray and be.
Wouldn’t have it another way
Forever together, Jesus and Me.

 

It Takes a Desert Sometimes...

 

I wander through my desert

Grumbling at all that is not

Ignoring all the blessings

The manna God has brought.

I wander through my desert

Impatient with my God.

Not trusting in His timing

Believing it’s all flawed.

I wander through my desert

Wrapped up in all my grief

Thinking He has abandoned me

Left to the enemy, the thief. 

I wander through my desert

Ignoring how He provides

His loving hand is always there

Drawing us closer as he guides.

I wander through my desert

Complaining all the way

He tugs and pulls us nearer

In my blindness, I still stray.

I wander through my desert

Fearing the worst may finally come.

The cloud and fire remind me

Where my hope can now come from.

I wonder at His greatness

His great and perfect plan. 

My wanderings aren’t for naught

His refining has began.

For all my misconceptions

He saw to the very end.

Simply trust in all He is

We’ll get to the promised land.

Another Last

Dear Son,

Smile because it happened,

Tho’ the tears still seem to fall,

For what a ride it’s been

For the players, for us all.

Our mama’s hearts are heavy

As it’s another “last”.

The memories just bubble up

From your games in the past.

For we still see the little boy

With dreams big as the sky.

And knowing that this is it

Cues the tears and makes us cry.

But the tears are full of pride

It was a season to remember.

For we got to play an extra month

Extending right into November.

So as you walk off that field

And we descend from our seats,

Our hearts may be heavy now

But the memories will be sweet.

Memories of a special squad

Who fought till the very end

A brotherhood, our Boys of Fall

A team of lifelong friends.

We smile because it happened

For deep down we know it’s true,

The lasts are just a doorway

To move on to something new.

Love,

Mom ❤️