The Journey
Dark and bleak the days become,
Mother and child still are one.
They seek shelter for the night
against the cold weather’s fright.
A manger, a stable, they find by grace.
In the night, their stay finds pace
to birthing pains inside the shed.
Labor and love defies world’s dread.
Where infant cries break the sounds
all kings and shepherds seek to surround,
as star reflects hope and the son,
God enters the world among
on this our Christmas Day…
© CMM 2015
Whispered Prayer
Produced/written by: Christine McNeill-Matteson
Music Composed /Performed by: Kip Haaheim
Vocalist/ Katie Bieber
Mosaic Run
I run
you run
we run
it does not matter
we run
it is
a part of a few
who know
it is true
it is
life…
Fallen Color
Seasons golden, rustic colors
shed from the aged old tree.
I lean in against it in autumn’s passing
I feel the leaves falling free.
I step gingerly at its base,
pigmented color, bark’s earthy smell.
Feeling the gifts of ground and soil
symphony of change begin to swell.
© CMM 2015
Silver Trail ( a runner’s reflections)
The clouds hung close
the silver river view
the sun shines timid
I run past the hue
of late Autumn
and misty day
I sure my feet
Into the way
bringing me home
while I pray…
Autumn Run
The RUN
I gather grit
I gather me
A day of solitude
a day succeed
Stones and pebbles
in my path
mud and slides
become my wrath
I listen to my body
labors to go on
I do not stop
the road is long
My head is leading
through the race
my legs continue
to keep the pace
Times I feel faint
and others strong
but I did endure
I did belong.
© CMM 2015
Half Marathon
(13.2 Battery went dead on my run)
Joy’s Song
All Soul’s Day
Lyrics written by: Christine McNeill-Matteson
Music composed by: Daniel Meyer
Vocalist: Lynn Jenkins
Instrumentalist: Eddie Truman
(This song was written in memory of a friend of mine who passed with breast cancer. She was only 28 years old with 3 beautiful young children.)
Eagle and Child Inkling 