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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

She Always Called Me Sweetie

The little room was suffocating I sat there with my sister Suz, my brother-in-law Dick, and the shell of my sister Peggy I wouldn’t have known it was Peggy in the bed if Suz hadn’t also been there I hadn’t seen Dick in 28 years; he’d...

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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 4, 2016

Desiring to Know God

I love when several things that I encounter in a day all point to the same truth about God. That’s what happened today. As part of my devotional reading, while I played ball with the dog, I decided to read a couple of Psalms. I...

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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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December 11, 2015

Rejoice!

Revel in the joy of Christ who Empowers us bid sin adieu Jesus born so He might die Once for all our souls to buy Incarnation a great mystery Calling all throughout history Ever more to rejoice, rejoice _____________________________ I wrote this for dVerse Poets...

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