I Heart Faces -- Hands-On Fun

The "I Heart Faces" site has a Hands-On Fun challenge this week.

This is my entry.

I took this photo of Dad and Mom's hands on the day

we celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary last April.

When Dad came home alive from World War II,

he spent some time recovering,

they spent time together,

and he proposed to Mom on a June evening

by a blooming lilac bush.

They've held hands ever since,

in good times and in hard times,

in work and in play,

during fun times and times of sorrow.

They are servant hands.

This is a tribute to two of my favorite persons

and the love they share

from their hearts and their hands.

See more beautiful hands at I Heart Faces.

I Lift These Hands

I lift these hands, dear God, to You, in praise and thanks for all You do.
You light my path through all my days and bless me with Your loving ways.

I lift these hands, dear God, to You, in troubled hours when joys are few.
You bear me up on eagle's wings and see me through each test life brings.

I lift these hands, dear God, to You, please grant me health and healing too.
Then fill my heart with love and caring, precious gifts You've made for sharing. Amen.

[From Wheat Ridge Ministries, Itasca, IL http://www.wheatridge.org/]