"Happy Valentine's"

"Happy Valentine's"

During the year, I work hard to make money for my family. I then take my wife and kids to various places.

I take the kids to youth group. Pick them up late in the evening so that they don't have to walk home in the cold late at night.

I make them banana bread, make them buns (rolls), and make them regular bread.

I make hummus and various other meals as well as the favourite dumplings.

During the year I make my family pizza, homemade soup on cold winter days.

In the summer I take them for a pop or a slurpee (slush). Play tennis with kids and other games.

On their birthdays I make a special dinner or order a special dinner from a restaurant.

I take my wife to work and pick her up again. Whenever she phones I go pick her up.

Give them free advice when needed. At Christmas I buy them all gifts and try to make it special.

On Christmas day I get up and make them a cooked breakfast, bacon, eggs, hash browns.

I also get up and make a cooked breakfast on New Year's morning and Easter Sunday morning.

Not forgetting, that I go out just about every day and buy groceries of some sort, spending hundreds of dollars.

I put gas in my car so that I can take the family to different places. Pay for the cell phone and home phone.

I pay to have a house that they can live in, I pay for heating, electric, gas and water.

When they had birthday parties, I used to take them somewhere special with their friends to celebrate.

Occasionally, I buy them ice cream, potato chips, candy and also, whatever I have, I share with them.

During the summer I would take them to camp for a week and pay for everything.

Whenever they need something for their instruments I try and buy it for them.

Clothes, shoes, tennis rackets, paying for the tennis club that they were in.

Not forgetting, the purchase of laptops, tablets etc. Buying logs for fireplace in winter to keep them warm.

So why would I want to do something special on Valentine's Day to prove that I love my family.

I love my family 365 days each year. Why would I have to buy a heart on February 14th to confirm that I love them?

February 14th doesn't prove that you love someone; it's what you do all year that counts.

Written by Chris Turner

February 14, 2016

"Happy Valentine's"

"Happy Valentine's"

 For God

 So loved the world

      That He gave His

      Only

        Begotten

      Son so

    That whoever

     Believes

          In Him shall

    Have 

everlasting   life                                                       John 3:16

Created by Chris Turner

February 12, 2014

It's 3-O'clock in the morning

"I Struggle and Fight"

"I Struggle and Fight"

I struggle real hard and I fight; now I'm down to my last mite

Not sure if there will be enough, for the kids to eat it's been pretty rough

But we plod along even though it looks dour, we can always make bread with a little flour

Vitamins and nutrients is what we need, so vegetable soup is what we'll feed

In times like these I'm usually frank; we may just have to use the food bank

We can cut off the cable and maybe the phone, of course all the kids will probably moan

Things were great when times were good; we always had lots of food

I said to my spouse, don't worry honey, a new job will happen that will make us money

Haven't had any works now for a little while, sometimes it wants to steal your smile

But I'll play guitar as I struggle along, yes, maybe I'll write another song

Please don't write me and ask if it's true, I know that this is what most folks do

We will always make do with what we have; somehow I don't think that we will starve

The economy's bad as we all know, but people are still on the go

The best things in life are just not free; things will turn around just wait and see

Even though we desperately need money, it's a nice warm day and the sky is sunny

In our family though we still have love, I think we'll pray tonight to God above

Written by Chris Turner

February 9, 2016

 I would appreciate your comments below.

Musicians

Musicians

"Musicians are some of the most driven, courageous people on the face of the earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, they face the financial challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who think they should get real jobs, and their own fear that they'll never work again. Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to be a pipe dream. With every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking criticism and judgement. With every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life…the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. Why? Because musicians are willing to give their entire lives to a moment…to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience's soul. Musicians are beings who have tasted life's nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another's heart. In that instant, they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes."……….David Ackert, LA Times.

Homeless on the street (Video)

 Homeless on the street (Video)

Check out this great video. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFyGph7TXM

"Making Pizza Tonight"

"Making Pizza Tonight"


Putting my culinary skills to good use.

Making homemade pizza.
mmmm  mmmm

Just working on chords for a new song.

Just working on chords for a new song.

Should have it finished tonight. 

It's called: "Sitting under the Neon Sign"

I wrote it back in 2013.

Here are the lyrics for the first verse and chorus.

1st verse:                                  

Staying at home was all I had; I always thought that it stunk

                                      

So I thought I’d take a hike and leave, and I got really drunk

                             

I was glad to get away from my old man; all he ever did was moan

                                     

I said I can’t handle it anymore; I’m going out on my own

Chorus

                                         

Here I am in the big bright city under the neon sign

                          

It tells me now what life’s about that everything will be just fine

                                  

It sends a message to my soul you have to keep pushing on

                                  

I’m sitting under the neon sign not knowing what’s going on