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April 19, 2016

Cry, Pray, Write

So you want to know how to write a memoir. Well here’s what I know. Step one: Ask yourself if you’re nuts.  If yes, proceed to step two. Step two: Attend a writing conference for inspiration. Step three: Go home and cry because you don’t...

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March 24, 2016

Servant King

Jesus became a servant King When He washed His disciples feet This act of love was oh so sweet Forgiveness His mighty wellspring As He did sup and share the cup And with the disciples He’d sing Earned the right to the judgment seat When He became...

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March 8, 2016

The Notebook

The small notebook languished at the bottom of a dark drawer its pages filled with lists of vegetables, partial poems Ingredients lists for salads and stews long since cooked and eaten but not necessarily forgotten Poem bits inspired late at night by verses careening through...

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March 5, 2016

Fearless and Afraid

I am afraid and fearless I wonder why God delays so long I hear the Holy Spirit speak I see the answer to all my prayers I want my answer now I am afraid and fearless I pretend that all is well within I feel God’s tug at my heart for truth I...

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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 27, 2016

Promises of God

Standing on Your promises I know I’ll never fall Because You gave Your all-in-all Clinging to Your precious Word I know I have Your love Because You sent it from above Kneeling in Your presence, Lord I know You hear my prayer Because You promised...

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