tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34575694637809497232024-03-13T16:14:05.430-05:00Life outside the whaleInspirational thoughts observations and stories.jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-25825881130193928612016-01-01T11:36:00.000-06:002016-01-01T11:36:45.032-06:00A NEW YEAR'S WISH<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-76737691282050162522015-12-22T22:29:00.000-06:002015-12-22T22:29:08.990-06:00STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT<em><span style="font-size: large;"></span></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-69600312039038525892015-12-01T11:03:00.000-06:002015-12-01T11:03:16.023-06:00MARANATHA<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">taking time to notice the everyday gifts..</span><span style="color: #134f5c;">.</span></b></i></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">*The mandrakes yield their fragrance,</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">the most exquisite fruits are at our doors;</span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">the new as well as the old, </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I have stored them for you,</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">*Song of Songs 7:14</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-53356165554516840412015-11-20T10:59:00.000-06:002015-11-20T10:59:58.835-06:00DEAR NOVEMBER<br />
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jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-69594052416585730822015-11-13T07:57:00.000-06:002015-11-13T07:57:24.626-06:00THE POINTER<span style="font-size: large;">It was a chilly November day when he first started out... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">just a young boy, barely a man, his backpack full of all things necessary to begin a life's journey</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">favorite books with worn threadbare covers</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">a pillow of the softest down</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">a bulging pouch of sweet delicacies sent as a farewell gift from loving kin</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and last, a pointer, which he didn't particularly care for, but always carried just the same.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Full of hope and anticipation, his eyes scanned the horizon- finally settling on a steep path just to the left of a nearby mountain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The trail was bumpy and narrow, and often he could feel the faint prick of the pointer poking at the center of his back, just next to his spine, which caused him to frequently stop and adjust the heavy load, so as to ease the jagged edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He walked for days and days--through flowered meadows, along clear blue streams, wandering into deep green valleys. All the while keeping a wary and watchful eye on the sharp object in his bundle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally he happened upon a choice spot to recline. But while pulling out his soft down pillow, he accidentally touched the pointer and bright red blood began to ooze and seep out from the injury.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At last, he lay down his head and fell asleep--</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">chaotic images nagged through his mind of</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So it was with a start, that he awoke to find a kindly old man sitting by his side, observing him. The old man smiled gently and with the brightest blue twinkle in his eye said,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Well, where have you been?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The boy sat upright and stuttered..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Oh, just a bad dream"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"A bad dream indeed!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wizened old fellow stood up, gathered his cane and began to walk in the other direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Can I come with you?" the boy asked as he ran to catch up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After all, it was tiring to take such a journey alone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So it ended up they traveled together-- over rough terrains and glistening golden fields. They became great friends--sharing stories, a laugh or two, and even spoke of wishes to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the one thing the boy never revealed was the regretful pointer hidden deep within his baggage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day, after a period of time, the old man said</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Come to see my home. We can rest a while there," as he pointed to the top of a tall mountain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The boy was excited but apprehensive. Would his new companion discover the truth, his terrible hidden secret?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Finally they arrived at the small abode. Glowing yellow lanterns illuminated the perfectly shaped windows and white smoke puffed out of a red brick chimney into the clear mountain air. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Tiny multicolored stones crunched beneath their steps as they approached the sturdy brown door.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Immediately upon entering, intoxicating aromas stirred memories long forgotten in the boy's mind...m</span><span style="font-size: large;">emories of running carefree on endless sunny days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Here, come" the old man motioned the boy to follow him down a long hall to a door at the farthest corner of the cabin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Curious, the boy dropped his backpack and slowly headed in the direction of his beloved guide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">His heart thumping in his chest, the boy watched intently as the old man turned the key and suddenly flung the door wide open. The boys eyes squinted as he adjusted to the dimly lit room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There in a large pile in the corner of the room was a jumbled heap of what?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">pointers</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">hundreds of pointers of every</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"So you see my friend," said the old man with a slight chuckle and knowing nod, "we all have them, </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> but </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">it's all in how you aim them</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b><span style="color: purple;">warmth</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>fire</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>spirit</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b><span style="color: purple;">Emitting tones that ring of </span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b><span style="color: purple;">truth</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>equilibrium</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i><b>He speaks</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>She was <b>just a girl</b> really...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> a girl who<b> loved</b> piano music and all things bright</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> who <b>dreamed</b> of a perfect cottage by the sea </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and mirthful sounds of children</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> But it was not to be</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> her perfect world</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> She left her home</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> her world of known</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>in her bare feet</b>...mind you</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and found herself</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>hidden</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>chained</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b> falling</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> finally<b> sliding to the bottom</b> of the deepest well</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> And it was there that she found it</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>would sojourn</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>deep inside</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>her chosen abode</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> It was there that she lived</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> where no one could</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>tarnish</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>spoil</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>blur</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>her paradise</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> And now she sits and gazes through the <b>window of her mind</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>sees real illusions</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>unscathed but torn</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>out of reach</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>lost but found</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><i><b>in a perfect cottage by the sea</b></i></span></div>
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<i>for M, may she always reside in a real cottage by the sea</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-47526177253048042162015-10-31T10:38:00.000-05:002015-10-31T10:38:57.623-05:00ON THE LAST OF OCTOBER...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>On the last of October</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>when dusk is fallen</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>and circle round me</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Singing ghost songs</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>and love to the harvest moon</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I am a jack-o'-lantern</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> with terrible teeth</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>And the children know</b></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY HALLOWEEN:)</b></span></i></div>
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<i>from</i><br />
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<i><b> THEME IN YELLOW/CARL SANDBURG</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-28143490686789590532015-10-27T10:53:00.000-05:002015-10-27T10:53:21.814-05:00THAT THEY MAY SEE...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #783f04;">As they walk along the winding path of life..</span><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">that they<b> may know</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">they are the <b>most important</b> </span></i></span></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #783f04;">the <b>least important</b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">t</span></i></span><i><span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: large;">hat in order to</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> truly live </span></b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">one must <b>keep</b></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;"><i>a <b>heart of water</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">and</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #783f04;">that they may always <b>see</b></span><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="color: #444444;"><b>I'm late!</b></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><b>I'm late! </b></span> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><b>For a very important date</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><b>No time to say hello, goodbye!</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><b>I'm late</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><b>I'm late</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><b>I'm late</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #444444;">The White Rabbit</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are clocks everywhere...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> large clocks with important looking faces and ornate brass dials</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">clocks made of crystal cases with diamond studded hands pointing out carefully etched seconds</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> clocks with inner mechanisms of gold coils and gears of the finest silver money can buy</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>...but he never learned to tell time</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh yes, he could sit for hours that stretched into days, manipulating and outlasting his adversary--anything to prevail</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>...but he never learned to tell time</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Spent an eternity analyzing his stockpiles and gains</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>...but he never learned to tell time</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scuttled here and there, always with a very important next in mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>...but he never learned to tell time</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, nothing left</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> his collection of <i>warped clocks</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>all</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>still</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>running</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>out</i></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>of </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>time</b></i></span></div>
jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-31279837217479286832015-10-13T21:16:00.000-05:002015-10-13T21:16:18.178-05:00ONLY KINDNESS MATTERS<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> "<i>He's gone</i>..." she tells me</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> her voice a flat monotone</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> eighteen years old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> tragic car accident</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">a bright flame of life</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">snuffed out</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>just like that</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>WHY??</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> At the peak of life</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>endless possibilities</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>new beginnings </i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>second chances</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>no more</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>and her...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">slowly being taken</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">evaporating before my eyes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a shell of her former self</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> Her fluff of grey hair brushing against my cheek reminds me of <i>a newly hatched chic</i>k I once saw on a bright Easter morning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">feathered </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">soft</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">defenseless</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> What can I say...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>nothing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> She rests her head in the crook of my neck, her sobs remind me of a small lost child</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the delicate outline of every one of her ribs palpable to my hand as I hold her close...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> "He's going to be ok"</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>"He's going to be ok"</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>it comes out as a muffled escape from my lips as a single tear rolls down my cheek mixing with her puffs of hair</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>But do I really believe it?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> Can I honestly say <i>that I know for sure</i> what happens when we leave this world and move on to the next??</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue;"> *</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i>Awake, my soul;</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>awake lyre and harp!</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i> I will wake the dawn</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;"> </span>The answer is yes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> without a doubt</i>,<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>YES</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I hold her tight until the tears subside...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> looking up, something outside the window catches my eye... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>of </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>Forever</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i>*psalm 57:9</i></span></div>
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jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-46060019497988558792015-10-08T07:26:00.000-05:002015-10-08T07:26:57.567-05:00WAR GAMES<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It would be the most <i>clandestine operation</i> in history...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> a plan to sabotage the enemy from within</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i> to catch him off guard</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>invade</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>outwit</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>dupe</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> by using his greatest weakness</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>pride</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>It would have to be a child</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>yes, a child</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> a person no one would ever suspect</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">weakest</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">most vulnerable</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">least likely</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000;">I would rather sit on a pumpkin, </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #cc0000;">and have it all to myself,</span></i></div>
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jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-10672747754903191872015-09-29T09:51:00.000-05:002015-09-29T09:51:18.315-05:00TREE OF LIFE<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> It must have been winter</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> y<i>es I'm quite sure of it...I remember the day...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Pristine mounds of snow cover the ground at my feet. </i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;">Dense clumps of packed white weigh heavy on my young limbs-nearly pulling them to the ground.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> They hurry out of the car, a small swaddled blue bundle nestles softly in her arms, and him, hand on her elbow, to steady her on the icy pathway.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> And then...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>time passes so swiftly and days roll into years...</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>He is a toddler</b>, on a bright summer day, taking his first slow deliberate steps through the soft green grass at my feet. My arms stretch and reach to shield him from the burning rays. My leaves sway and flutter to shade and cool.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>He is a small boy</b>, sitting for hours and hours playing at my widening trunk. Small red, green and blue cars travel along my bumpy bark while tiny men wage epic battles between heroes and villains. His growing hands hold tight to perfect twigs that become magical swords and powerful weapons.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>On the brink of life, now an adolescent</b>, his long, slim legs cling and climb, finally to settle in the arms of my sturdiest branch. Resting his head in my strongest arch, he reads books, daydreams and seeks solace from life's deepest troubles. Enclosed in my umbrella of shelter he finds a hidden refuge.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>Soon, he is a young man of eighteen</b>. He readies his car...trunk packed to overflowing with all the essentials to begin a new life. Story books and toys now long forgotten, he is on his way to discover a new world. I watch as his vehicle drives slowly out of sight, my limbs wave forlornly in the misty fall day.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>A grown man now, in his mid twenties</b>, is when he first brings her home. Holding hands, they walk up to the house where they are greeted with excited voices of welcome and congratulations. She now will be the newest member of our family.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>time passes so swiftly and days roll into years...</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Getting out of the vehicle, he disappears from sight to retrieve something from the back seat and soon reappears with- <b>what is it??</b>-a small blue bundle nestled softly in his arms.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Yes,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b> time passes so swiftly and days roll into years...</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> And now, once again,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> as a little boy with the <b>same light brown hair</b> rolls and pushes small red, green and blue cars up and down my trunk</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">my everlasting boughs encircling us all</span></b></i><br />
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<i>for my sons, James and Kyle and all the beloved "boys" in our lives</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-65054678180820759782015-09-24T08:12:00.001-05:002015-09-24T08:12:50.445-05:00IT'S ME AGAIN<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i> Yo</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>it's me again</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>For those of you who are newcomers, I am her dog, Ruby</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>hey, do you like the new 'do??</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I think it makes me look younger don't you??</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>oh really</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>well who asked you</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> So thought I would drop in since she is busy over there staring at the clouds or something</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I'm not kidding you, sometimes she can just sit there looking out into space for a couple hours-- at who knows what...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>Freeeeaaky</b> if you ask me </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> But </i><i>to <b>each his own</b> </i><i>is what I always say</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Hey, did I tell you I'm writing a new book? I've had a few nibbles, no real publisher yet but I expect a call any day now...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I'm going to call it</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"<b>WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU FLEAS</b>"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> sort of a self-help, Zen like, chill out motivational read </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It should be out in December 2016. You can catch it on Amazon.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Most of you probably read my other book from two years ago...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>it was called</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"<b>AND I WILL NOT SIT FOR YOU</b>"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>a book of short stories, poems, and general musings</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> ...my freedom song... if you will</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">(click the link below to get a sneak preview)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">www.andiwillnotsit.net</span></i></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Oh yeah, heard on the news today, that the Pope has come to the U.S. Seems like a pretty cool guy. Just might shoot him an email--maybe we can split a pizza or something.</span></i></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I will probably have to pay though...since it seems like he never carries much cash.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Yup, gonna get right on that just </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-86236225851702206062015-09-20T07:47:00.003-05:002015-09-20T07:47:57.726-05:00IN HIS ARMS<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I run</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and run</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> the marathon</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> more and more breathless</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> the end nowhere in reach</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and He waits</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I search</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and look</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> here and there</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> through tens of thousands</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> weary faces</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and He waits</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I listen</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> to endless noise</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> dissonant tunes</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> wildly clanging beats</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and He waits</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>I close my eyes</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and <b>there He</b></i></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b> waits</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>lifts</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>carries me</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>in His arms</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> My head on His shoulder</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> at last...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>together</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b> we</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Find</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>See</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Hear</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>REST</b></i></span></div>
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<i>CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://youtu.be/Hf-1rtYPjjE">IN MY ARMS PLUMB</a></i></span></div>
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<i>for my friend V and all who are searching...so for everyone</i></div>
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jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-73748840627963580492015-09-17T07:46:00.000-05:002015-09-17T07:46:26.024-05:00MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #990000;"> Just wanted to share some things </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #990000;">I love so much about </span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;">Fall</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><i>my favorite time of year</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><b>**To everything there is a season,</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><i><b>a time for every purpose under heaven</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><i><b>HAPPY FALL:))</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>*photo www.liturgyoutside.net</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #990000;">**Ecclesiastes 3:1</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-64333063471915188432015-09-14T09:44:00.000-05:002015-09-14T09:44:15.178-05:00TUNNEL VISION<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> It was what she did</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> most days...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> sitting alone in front of the mirror</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> an opaque view staring back</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> she would sit and think</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>what might have been</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>purplish pink sunrises came and went</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>children chattered and skipped on the way to school</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>cotton clouds floated by on a clear blue sky</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and yet</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> she would sit and think</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>what might have been</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>golden orange leaves rustled in the trees</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>bright yellow flowers waved in the fields</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> but unaware</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> she would sit and think</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>what might have been</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>glistening crystal snowflakes swirled through the sky</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>far away church bells echoed and chimed</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> all the while</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> she kept careful eye on</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>what might have been</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> </b>But one morning, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> while she polished and admired her faithful companion </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>in order to keep her view</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>just right</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>she momentarily lost her grip--and the mirror</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> went crashing to the floor </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>shattering into a thousand </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-19556104199142796892015-09-10T11:31:00.000-05:002015-09-10T11:31:19.961-05:00THE HUG<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> It has been a while since I've seen him...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Oh we keep in touch over the phone, I try to</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>keep him on track</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>make sure he is ok</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>offer him a voice to hold on to</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> He looks so pale...smaller than I remember</i></span></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"> </i></div>
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<i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"> </i><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">younger than his 22 years...more fragile </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> a little boy about 10 years old</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>soft brown curly hair</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>spindly legs like that</i><i> of a vulnerable unsure colt</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> except for the</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>tattoos covering his entire body</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>tender but enduring soft brown eyes</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>scars on his arms that speak of long ago escapes</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I hand him the card</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> "Ok, now, you can only use this for food, no cigarettes or alcohol"</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> As I say it in a half joking way, our eyes meet in a smile</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Suddenly he pulls me into a bear hug</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>a real hug</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>where our selves cling together for dear life</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Immediately I feel a rush of </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>incredible </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">joy </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>sadness</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>hope</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>love</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>but</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>perfect</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>from</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>But</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>I do know him</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I know Him well</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>So we meet them--everyday...</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>the dying, the cripple, the hurting,</b> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #351c75;">What is it about beautiful music that can move something so</span> <span style="color: #351c75;">deep and powerful within us??</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #351c75;">Could it be that the haunting melody brings to mind a</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i><b>beloved memory</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> <b>recollection of perfect harmony</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i><b>stir a hidden longing</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>as </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>they </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> remind us...</i></span><br />
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<i style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> beckon....</span></i></div>
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<i style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>tell </b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>of</b></span></i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b> </b></span></i><br />
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<i style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> home</b> </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>****<span style="font-size: large;">For they are not of this world,</span></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>even as I am not of this world</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>jtjeffrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306736430583440501noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457569463780949723.post-47380365202469307702015-09-03T07:14:00.000-05:002015-09-03T07:14:08.163-05:00WALKING ON WATER<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> It starts out at first as a faint faraway rumble that is barely noticeable. My boat sways gently in the breeze on the still blue waters.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Suddenly, without warning, the sky darkens and black clouds begin to swirl overhead.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Soon, I am caught in the eye of the storm as a violent squall sends my small vessel crashing against turbulent waves.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Before long, </i></span><br />
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<i style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">I am lost at sea</span></b></i></div>
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<i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>I look for the horizon--it is nowhere to be found </span></i><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> </i><br />
<i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i>
<i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> The <b>dark water</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> is </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>only </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>thing </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>in </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>sight</b></i></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></b>
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></b>
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>I am drowning</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> </b>When,</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Slowly, I began to hear it... the faint whisper</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> Keep your eyes</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> <b>fixed </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Fixed</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>FIXED</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> </b>I fight to look up, </i></span><br />
<i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">my eyes strain to focus</span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> The dark waters began to </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>recede</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>clear</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>still</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>obey</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Taking a step out of the boat, </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>chaos</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>confusion</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>turbulence</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>all become</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>a distant memory</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>as</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>regain my footing</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>find my anchor</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i><b>I WALK ON THE WATER</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i><b>*For we fix our eyes not on what is seen, </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i><b>but what is unseen,</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i>since what is seen is temporary,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i>but what is unseen is eternal</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i>for T and everyone going through stormy waters</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i> (click on the link below)</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b><i> <a href="https://youtu.be/EjZBZv_771o">PRAISE YOU IN THE STORM CASTING CROWNS</a></i></b></span></div>
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