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30 Sep 2013

staying in the boat

If my life is surrendered to God, all is well.
Let me not grab it back,
as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!
–Elisabeth Elliot

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You who makes all things new

When I was at the end

in the blackest place

You reached down

You placed me in your arc

I let go and would have died

But I was safe with You

Now I will stay here

I will live in your boat

I give to you all I have

A shattered heart

A shadow of a life

A weak voice

A broken spirit

A fragile existence

Myself

Not much to offer

But all I have

My life a love song

What can you do with this?

Anything you want

for the rest of my days

I will live the words

unlimited ruthless trust

I’m all yours

No matter what comes

It’s the least I can do

In return for

knowing

YOU

 

AL 12/7/12

I have to add the link to Ann Voskamp today:
http://www.aholyexperience.com/

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03 Sep 2013

every choice matters…one small step at a time

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Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.
Every little bit helps.
“Little by little, the bird builds its nest.”

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21 Aug 2013

I believe…help my unbelief

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05 Aug 2013

joy dare

She whispers it, “God does loves us, doesn’t He, Mama?”

And I nod and this is always the question and maybe this is all our faith really is — Faith is this unwavering trust in the heart of God in the hurt of here. Unwavering trust all the time though I don’t understand all the time.

God is always good and we are always loved.

Loved enough to be shaped into goodness of Christ Himself.
– Ann Voskamp
A Holy Experience
http://www.aholyexperience.com

Follow this link to find out more about Ann Voskamp and take the Joy Dare! Free monthly printables available. http://www.aholyexperience.com/joy-dares/

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03 Aug 2013

The Quiet Power

I walked backwards, against time
and that’s where I caught the moon,
singing at me.

I stepped downwards, into my seat
and that’s where I caught freedom,
waiting for me, like a lilac.

I ended thought, and I ended story.
I stopped designing, and arguing, and
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I didn’t die. I didn’t turn to dust.

Instead I chopped vegetables,
and made a calm lake in me
where the water was clear and sourced and still.

And when the ones I loved came to it,
I had something to give them, and
it offered them a soft road out of pain.

I became beloved.

And I came to know that this was it.
The quiet power.
I could give something mighty, lasting,
that stopped the wheel of chaos,

by tending to the river inside,
keeping the water rich and deep,
keeping a bench for you to visit.

Tara Mohr
www.taramohr.com
twitter: @tarasophia
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27 Jul 2013

what about now?

I didn’t write a poem yesterday
The third day I have missed writing at least one poem,
for the past 8 months.
There were many moments I could have captured –
But I didn’t.
moments of grace,7
moments of failed attempts at grace,
moments of beauty,
moments of ordinary life,
in an ordinary day,
disgusting moments of clean up,
moments of peace watching the breeze sway the trees,
moments of aggravation trying to feed an old dog pills,
unexpected treasures of a cool wind at noon in July,
and unexpected hardships walking from the grocery store overloaded with bags.
There were lovely moments of frosting cupcakes with fresh buttercream,
moments of friendship, shared laughter and food,
hard moments of garbled, angry speech,
blissful moments of holding new baby, Eli –
that was definitely a poetic moment!
There were painful moments of looking at a very ill face,
winning moments as the Mets beat the Braves.
all these moments,
and so many more
each a gift I received,
each a story to be shared with humanity.
Such are the moments of our lives,
our stories to scribe on our hearts and on paper.
So many miracles to notice,
to acknowledge,
to record.
So many ways to write a poem –
and I chose none of them

AL 7/26/13

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18 Jun 2013

no holding back

If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer. Every moment is the most important moment of your life. No future time is better than now to let down your guard and love.          – David Deida

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As soon as the love relationship does not lead me to me, as soon as I in a love relationship do not lead another person to himself, this love, even if it seems to be the most secure and ecstatic attachment I have ever experienced, is not true love. For real love is dedicated to continual becoming. ~ Leo Buscaglia

For true love we need to maintain our commitment to continual becoming—NOT to the attachment we may feel to the other.           – Brain Johnson
http://www.entheos.com/

 

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12 Jun 2013
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the benefits of patience

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How about going with the flow?
If all the stars burned out,
where would we go?
Would we fly to a new world?
Would you take me to heaven?
When the stars fall will you find me?
Will you live with me for a thousand years beyond the sun?
In a place where the wildflowers smell like cinnamon
and diamonds line all the pathways to the Milky Way?
If I wait for you,
will you sing me your song?
The one that calls the angels from their posts in glory,
holding their breath to catch the love?
Will you write me a poem that stops time,
clocks gathering rust,
because we are suspended
in a miraculous raindrop?
Why are we ever in a hurry?
The best things always take their
own time –
like watermelon growing sweeter on the vine
or your touch moving slowly down my spine
Grant me patience to live
with you
in this delicious moment
for all eternity

AL 6/11/13

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03 Jun 2013

the power of choosing

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02 Jun 2013
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simple

I am unleashing the power of the universe
I am stepping into this place of mystery
I have been advised to keep it simple,
which demands I stay aware.
Simplicity is the most difficult
elegance to achieve.
I must look for the needs of today,
always stepping forward
into the next moment.
looking back will get me no where.
looking at what is not mine yet
will destroy me.
I must stay aware of what I have,
what I can give
and
in so doing I will open to receive.
It is the universe’s grand plan.
It is the law of compensation
Today this is my goal:
to do what my hands find to do
with beauty,
kindness,
and truth.

AL 5/31/13

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