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March 7, 2016

Choices

A forced grin a false I’m okay are all I’ve got It’s been three years, three years today since you left with me not knowing not for sure anyway where you have gone Heaven or hell those are the choices Which did you choose? ___________________________________ At...

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March 1, 2016

A Heart Like Mine

Praise and thanksgiving for my good deeds can quite easily lead to thinking I’m good enough all on my own I don’t need God’s mercy Comparing myself to the evil all around me can inflate my self-esteem just the same But when I peel back...

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February 19, 2016

Sheep Gone Astray

The wayward lamb upon a hill High above the grassy field Straying from the Shepherd’s will To the Master’s call won’t yield Yet the Good Shepherd sees And follows the wayward lamb As he hides among the trees The lamb’s not far from the Great...

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February 16, 2016

Grace and Mercy

A choice once made and acted on Has consequences far beyond What I could have ever imagined On that cold, sunny day What began as an innocent stroll Plunged me into a deep, dark hole Of self-loathing and confusion Endless and forever it seemed Even...

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February 10, 2016

Prayer of Repentance

Reveal, O Lord, my sin to me So I might confess to Thee My transgressions that caused You pain Your sacrifice was my greatest gain If to me my guilt is hidden If I’ve done what is forbidden Separating me from You Unite our sundered hearts...

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February 3, 2016

Coming Clean: A Book Review of Sorts

In case anyone is wondering, I’m still working on my memoir, but it’s no longer going to be titled “My Year of Living Fearlessly.” That was a title that was suggested to me by an editor and I thought it was saleable and what I...

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November 20, 2015

What We Deserve

We think we all deserve God’s love All good gifts that come from above A good God wouldn’t send folks to hell And therefore the story we tell saves all with love Except, of course, men like Hitler Terrorists and Jeffrey Dahmer They don’t deserve...

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