Sign Language for Dogs

God bless the man in the middle………….. he has his hands full keeping the other two separated and out of each other’s face……..things will be running pretty smooth and ”chaos” will make a move trying to invade ”content’s” space and they get ready for a showdown and the man in…

there is a place where God displays the trials and achievements of a life we can go there in times of happiness or when we are in strife walking through the rows of memorabilia from our past we soon realize….. that God has made the path through all the twists…

the first thing you notice about someone who is arrogant……..they are neither competent or confident…………their bravado is a smokescreen so you don’t look to close………never fails, they are always loud………..that’s to keep you at a distance…………the volcano is making noises it just might blow…….get out of the way……..run…….go they don’t…

i met a woman today who said the only person she ever loved was her mother…….she had numerous relationships but avoided falling in love because love tangled up your head and heart and made things far to complicated……. she was nice enough and attractive……..the longer we talked the colder i…

it’s not flattering when you say/ i have to correct myself a thousand times a day but that is the situation that continues to confront me…….really…….you can do better than that…… i catch myself in the midst of planning some sort of scheme….retaliation for some imagined thing….that may have only…

people that grasp and understand Christianity……..accept people as they are and don’t condemn anybody……they understand that a forced feeding will never stay down…..and it makes for an unpleasant meeting………. a fundamental tenant in Christian faith is that we aren’t perfect……rather seeking perfection through our faith………emphasis on seeking……..as in not complete…….…

lots of people i term acquaintances ……about a dozen i call ”friends”……………. my criteria for friendship is a rock solid belief that i could count on these few……no matter what……………………………..i don’t bestow that title lightly and i don’t take my friends for granted…..it’s a big deal to me…….. if you…

everyone…………has the capacity to become………so few ever light the wick the light is stuck in the candle……..but what good is it the tired stay tired…………..until they become inspired and then they are renewed but that first step separates those who achieve happiness by doing the best they can do anything…

i was drawn to your physical beauty but when i looked within………there was an abyss….. that had no end………i was so sad for you and all of your friends…….it was all about you….and all about them………. the image was so strong it lodged in my mind and as i thought…

don’t borrow from tomorrow………you’re guessing what’s there…..while you are tampering with tomorrow today is already here……….and it won’t wait……. seems logical that we would tend to focus on what’s in front of us………..but i do everything possible to put that in the ”get around to it” slot…………. you see i…

little shards of paper are crammed into folders, boxes and drawers……..sometimes they call out to be  re-examined and explored…….often they take me back to places and things of long ago………..funny how a few words on a sliver of paper bring back memories that were lost a long time ago…….. i…

when you can easily share and feel someone else’s pain and suffering……..compassion is a cornerstone of your life……the ability and desire to comfort others……is the stuff that moves mountains……..

i hear you lost your Father………i hear you lost your Mom……i hear you lost your Sister……i hear lost your Son………..i hear you lost your daughter……..the list goes on and on……. as your friend i can see naturally you are overwhelmed……..too exhausted and confused to shed those healing tears……………you can borrow…

i’ll take me down a few pegs……..so you won’t have too…………and for me that’s rountine and preventative maintainance……….. it was given to me that people of great aptitude find few things beneath them only above….. i have become able to find and appreciate the essence of a person if they…

when we have done the best we can do……often there is only one clapping…that one is you when we can be at ease and peace………knowing what we’ve accomplished and what we have achieved………….the need for attention suddenly leaves…… when i am in tune with what makes me tick, gaze at…

if you feel the need to justify what you are doing or what’s been done……go on and take your seat the verdict is already in……… you are the judge and jury because you knew from the start……..if you needed a plan to support your stand…….you were sinking in the mud…………

somebody’s daughter or someone’s son, will piss you off today …….. perhaps just this once you could block their words and hear what there Mother would say….”i try my best to raise them up right, but often they go they own way, later they come an apologize for not listening…

they said i was old enough to lose the trianing wheels……but i don’t know, i go back and forth about putting them back on………..i keep falling off and getting back on……my legs look like i was attacked by a lion……. i try to listen, even ask you to speak slow…….in…

God won’t wait…….. He has to much to do but He’ll leave His Card or send and angel or two when you are ready He will make room on His schedule for You…………but God won’t wait when you meet….He will listen to your story and hear you complaints and it…

love is never afraid………..laughs when things get in the way……….grabs a shovel and makes a way…………….naaahh love is never afraid……we are…… we rant and rave when fear comes to stay and we make sure the guest room is tidy and neat and when it complains about the bed we offer…

impressions you have made linger though you are physically far away i see you face embossed in my mind by your kind and loving ways and the softness bears a strength that i would be remiss to describe the gentleness i once perceived as weak …..clearly i was wrong to…

the air has been leaving the balloon for some time, often my feet touch the ground……..all the things that were so important………have faded and slipped away….best part is i don’t intend to replace them……nor do i miss them…… the personal importance i placed upon myself and my opinions seem childish…

a human trait that is a reality…….we are prone to trade facts for possibilities…….pleasant way to spend an afternoon in a hammock……….disasterous to engage in plans to see it come to fruition……. fantasies are called as such because they lack the necessary elements to become a reality……..cosmic ping-pong……….interesting to investigate/dangerous…

the language of clowns comes upon us when we become overwhelmed and lack the good sense of restraint……….. babling words that have little thought behind them only emotion……..the sad thing is most of us are susceptible to the urge to be heard……regardless of what we are saying at the time…….only…

the notion that maturity comes with age is laughable….. maturity comes when one is ready to do something different and be something different…….. case in point: how many young people seem wise for their age……how many advanced in years/i was being kind/ seem childish and immature… we become who and…

i try to keep it simple…..try to keep it lean…….just enough to outline the picture, that you will frame…… i’ll provide the outline and part of the design but how you choose the colors and hues are from the palette in your mind…… these words are like little workers, they…

i keep my trove with me to be safe….. helps me feel secure and complete…. guards my tongue and guides my feet…… my trove is in my heart……….. my trove is filled with lessons learned, gifts bestowed and gifts returned, tears of joy and sorrow earned……the bittersweet and grace….. i…

the people next door are just like us……..don’t trust the goverment and think taxes are too high………work in their yard and eat too much…….yep the people next door are just like us the people next door have a story to tell, we know because we take time to listen as…

it is beyond my capacity………to fully appreciate the kindness You have shown to me……………………the peace i find when i am in your company is something i cannot live without………the safe and protected harbour You provide offers shelter from life’s storms……………a warm embrace awaits me when i step into your arms…………

look back at your tracks……..that’s why you are here…..if you don’t like the direction perhaps it’s time for someone else to steer…….i have a suggestion it made a difference in my life…..i turned the controls over to God and He has taken me routes i wouldn’t have chose and places…