The catalpa trees have bloomed and shed their darling white flowers. All the lilacs have long since gone, but I can still smell them when I walk by the bushes.I have several amazing things coming up soon, including the massive printing of a newsletter, a vacation with an eternal purpose (possibly two such), hopeful visits with good friends,
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Foolish Heart
Foolish heart, where have you gone?Why have you been running so long?Wisdom told you not to goInstead you choseTo follow false and silent whispers.Foolish heart, now you pay the priceOne that was loved, now one that is despisedNow you learnNow you turn and lift your teary eyes to look for love.And now the question burning lingersAs salty drops
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This Is Who I Am
So many voicesSo many demandsHow do I feel? And what do I think?Faces pressing in around meWaiting for my next move“What next? What now?Make your decision fast, girl.”I strive to hold a standardAmidst voices demanding my reasonsTrying to get me to doubtTrying to make me question what I know is right.I cannot please everyone,Hard as I try.There are
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Glorious
(So…as my last post was a ranting, raving bit of words that were probably too harsh, I shall go back to being sweet and flowery here…)What a month! God is so infinitely good.I have just two of the most glorious weekends of my life.May 13-15 held the first ever GenerationNEXT Retreat, here in Pennsylvania, and despite my worries
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A Flood of Thoughts
Why are the simplest things so difficult?When will men and women take their places? Men need to stand up and be the wild warriors God made then to be. Women need to step back and let their men be men, and be happy riding shotgun in the adventure instead of driving.I see so many men held handicapped by
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Hope
I am built up and torn downI smile and cry, say yes and noUncertain rules stem from an uncertain heartMy core wishes and values seek totranslate each move, each wordIs this right? Is this wrong?I reach forwardI pull backLike touching something far too hotI’ve been burned beforeYet still I play with fireSo much won andSo much lostIs this
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