I left a piece of my heart in St. Lucia

My husband and I went to St. Lucia on our honeymoon two years ago and then went back for our two year anniversary this past April. We stayed at the same Sandals Resort both times. The first time we stayed at the resort the whole time. Everything was there that we needed. This past time though, we wandered outside the resort to explore the island and meet some of the locals. It was a great experience! I love the island and it's people. Everyone is so friendly there and they have a motto of "No worries, no problems." Things are not so rushed and fast-pace like they are in the states, especially the north. When we asked our guide if everyone on the island was as nice as it seemed, he told us that, for the most part, everyone was very friendly, but it was the people that started getting "busy" and hectic that weren't the friendly ones. Many of the people on the island are very poor, but even they seemed happy with what they had. Theirs is a culture like no other. I love St. Lucia and can't wait to go back!

Your Line

I stopped my car in the road today as a line of cars on their way to a funeral went by. I paused to wonder what that person's life was like, who they were, how old they were when they died and where they were now. It got me thinking, so many people today say that they are Christians, but they are not living for Christ. They are wasting their life. What are you really doing? Who are you really living for? What have you done for others lately? Would you have done everything the same today if Jesus had been right by your side, watching you the whole time? He was. It wont really matter what the two dates are on your tomb-stone one day. What will matter is the line between the two...

A beginning and an ending, dates upon a stone
But the moment in the middle is how we will be known
Cause what defines us can be found within a line
Finding reason for our time
chorus: And the years go by, how they seem to fly
They'll all be over soon
When our life is done, did we live and love
The way we wanted to
Cause everyday that we leave behind
Goes on to tell the truth
Of how we lived in the line between the two

Will I walk straight, will I be true
Will I finish strong
Will I stand up for the moment
When I could right a wrong
Because the legacy we leave will never change
It's how we spend our days

I could live a life for just myself
Or I could live a life for someone else
But I'll live and die just to hear You say
Well done my son come and be with Me

Mark Harris