never out of style

i have a friend, i think he’s sorta hip he dresses well without wearing things that don’t fit he shared with me something i never thought to much about he said you can open avenues you never dreamed not with slick words  but with a smile said it must come…

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face to face/ the great disconnect

make no mistake it’s your face and try as we will it’s not hard to trace the obvious effects of having our way only to find it’s not what we wanted everyday i play this game what i am hoping to find versus reality only to find everything i need…

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THE RIVER

hard to forget how many times you have slipped and resorted to your old friend alcohol the only problem is he stopped being your friend long ago  now he just wants to rule your life i know how the process worked in me until i was ready to get honest…

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restored

i give you today what was taken away by fear and a desire to please because to get your way you were willing to pay with your integrity and your word but if you listen you will hear a path away from fear and a change of whom you are…

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A FEW STEPS DOWN

take a few steps down from your pedestal it won’t be so high when you fall oh no, you can keep your crown we are betting how far it will roll don’t worry about hair, your make-up or your stole your entourage of what to be’s will help you manage…

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let it go

this world would like to reel you in  so you can share it’s confusion and woes but there are some who have recognized  there are but two ways to go  one, you can walk with the spin looking out for holes or two, stand against the flow of things and…

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a simple wish

a simple wish to all i know that they may be open to Gods’ Love and those that doubt that count me as a friend to open their hearts and minds and ask Him to come in i care not to enter a discussion or debate i ask you to…

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it was me

it was me who threw the first punch and caused things to spiral out of control  then blame everyone else for not cleaning up after me the mess i’ve made was the direct result of moving to fast, with limited information and not being mature enough to wait for clarity…

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a time ago

the candle  sheds but a soft dull light as it flickers shapes dance around the walls was but a short time ago that it would have perplexed my soul but now it soothes and doesn’t trouble me at all for my mind was constantly sorting the truth from my internal…

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the key

i was surprised to see a key inside the book carefully placed inside the binding  were i suppose many people wouldn’t look and i set it aside and over a few days i read the work and next to the last page, i found a simple note time had almost…

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You Gave Me the Canvas

You gave me the canvas, but it’s up to me to paint i don’t have to do anything, just accept what comes my way some days i like that and i deal with what i’ve got some days i exert myself and draw the lines between the dots there is…

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your smile was the payoff

you didn’t think i would venture to make the trip in the snow and given a different circumstance, i probably would have stayed at home but it had been a while since i had come and the smile when they brought you in make the trip worthwhile it was part…

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the toughest man i ever met

the toughest man i ever met was slight of build and meek he rarely spoke and when he did his tone was soft and sweet always seemed to find a way to help someone in need and on this special day…………………………………….. i saw a man complete i happened to be…

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planter

the opportunity arises most days when we have a chance to make a change  by planting into a heart something good we have been taught doesn’t have to be a big thing and we needn’t make a fuss just by being the people that we are, that can be enough…

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plenty of room

i don’t have to be defined by my mind…………………i can define my mind from everything i have read, again and again it’s been said we only use a small part of our brain so what i see and what i what to be is determined by me i am a…

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before you throw the rock

think…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… before you throw the rock may take awhile but the ripples come back and the little bit of effort you put forth may take much effort to correct restraint is not my strongest trait, but as one gets older the price to pay has gotten heavier along the way the…

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family

this family that You have given me is never what i expect at times very small things can throw us into a spin and other times things that are hard we pull together and march right in often we are weak when i thought we would be strong and sometimes…

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love……………………..the gift that never ends

there is a gift was given to me passed down through the annuals of time started from a source i cannot comprehend impossible to define passed down to my mother and Father who gave the gift to me although through time it changes but it’s essence remains the same the…

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remembering Dad

Father shined his shoes and stretched them with shoe trees they cold be years old and still look smart and new that was Saturday night, sitting in the kitchen with his shoe paraphernalia and a bottle of tetra chloride to clean his ties later we said he was probably buzzed…

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my little dog

my little dog tries real hard to please me the best he can he’s just a dog so sometimes it hard and so much he doesn’t understand but he always give it a shot, even if it’s just a wagging tail and perked up ears he always pays attention to…

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no favorites

much as i don’t like it because in my head i’m so special after all God doesn’t have favorites He loves us as we are i c an justify why i should get a little more slack then i am reminded, if not for Gods’ Grace, i wouldn’t be here…

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you made a difference …………..for Mom and Dad, Lucy and Wiley and many more

just thought i would let you know way before it’s time to go that you made a difference in this man’s life and i am sure in many more we never know how the small acts we do affect those near and far but like ripples on the pond, they…

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learning can be very painful/ i failed me

i failed me because i was unwilling to see reality………..instead of what i wanted it to be i went along with something i felt was wrong because there were so many i wanted to please going against my better judgement in the long run i failed them and i failed…

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because i know

because i know, i will give thanks for each and every circumstance for it is as it should be teaching me things i wouldn’t see if challenges were not placed in my path sometimes i have the strength and clarity to handle the issue that confronts me but as often…

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say it

thinking someone knows is a dangerous way to go if it’s something that matters to your heart   you can act in ways that you believe should say what you want the other person to know but we all see things differently and our minds work in different ways so…

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duped

i met a man on the street and he told me he had found peace and he could show me the way my reply if His theory was going to fly…………….it had to involve God He hemmed and hogged and told me my theory was flawed and i was out-dated…

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one shot…………………………………aim well

all it takes is a simple notion on which direction you want to go and things just sort of fall in line to help you reach your goal occasionally takes a little more effort to keep your rudder on the coarse but often it like sailing, the wind does the…

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body guard

i’m calling out my body guard i’ll let Him lead the way i gotten word that thieves abound and they are out to do me harm He is quite the Guy you want leading the way because He has nerves of steel and His emotions don’t get in the way…

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child

little child that i am at the age of 64 can get rattled over the smallest things and wants to hide behind the door then i remember that i have a way to face any fear i find starts with me saying a prayer and admitting i need help sometimes…

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mind deodorant

wash my face, wash my hair, brush my teeth, put on clean underwear but inside my mind there is a smell………………….haven’t washed my mind my mind gets filled like a trashcan and what isn’t needed or wanted, i throw away but if i don’t dump it, it isn’t long before…

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