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thought gently whispers...: "and I can't fight this feeling anymore..."
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008. And I can't fight this feeling anymore.". I tell myself that I can't hold out forever. I said there is no reason for my fear. Cause I feel so secure when we're together. You give my life direction,. You make everything so clear. And even as I wander,. I'm keeping you in sight. You're a candle in the window,. On a cold, dark winter's night. And I'm getting closer than I ever thought I might. And I can't fight this feeling anymore. I've forgotten what I started fighting for.
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thought gently whispers...: "I will…"
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. How long I've loved you,. You know I love you still,. Will I wait a lonely lifetime,. If you want me to,. This post is not for re-posting. I will not be sharing it on Facebook. And there are dozens of love songs that I could have used to keynote this piece. But none of them said enough - and most said too much. Allison Krauss' " I Will. Comes closest to saying everything and nothing - all at once. I became a sponge for approval. An achievement junkie. I became addicted to ...Been ...
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thought gently whispers...: "take these broken wings…"
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Thursday, April 2, 2015. Take these broken wings…". And learn to fly…". This is my favorite song. This is my favorite version of my favorite song. Sarah McLaughlin's cover of " Blackbird. From the "I Am Sam" soundtrack speaks to something in me that is deeper than bone. This post is all about innocence. It is about purity. It is about sorrow. It is about resurrection and redemption. It is about a spiritual path to reclaiming what seems forever lost. For most of their lives, many of these girls feel like ...
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thought gently whispers...: "to love first…"
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Thursday, May 14, 2015. To love first…". And while others think. Of reasons not to love,. Because he first loved us.". I hope you will let Cheri Keaggy's " Because He First Loved Us. Touch your heart tonight. Recently I woke knowing that it was time for a deep shift in my understanding of what it means to love. It felt like a profound un-centering, a need for an adjustment of the mental aperture. As if my oneness with God - with Love - was calling for greater clarity, and I was a bit out of focus. The un...
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thought gently whispers...: "My heart will be blessed…"
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Sunday, February 22, 2015. My heart will be blessed…". My heart wants to sigh. Like a chime that flies,. From a church on a breeze.". I was rendered speechless by Lady Gaga's " Sound of Music Tribute. Performance at the 2015 Academy Awards. What an amazing reminder to billions of viewers: never. label. anyone. We are reminded in Lamentations. That God's mercies are new every morning. We. Are new every morning, and great is His faithfulness to this promise. But even though I'd. Might not have expected in ...
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thought gently whispers...: "kindness matters…."
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Friday, April 17, 2015. Kindness matters….". In the end,. Only kindness matters.". What we behold - what we focus on, and call another's attention to - matters. Yesterday I was overwhelmed by the volume of unkindness I was observing on Facebook. Sarcastic jokes, cynicism, and outright mean-spiritedness in posts, shared links, and comments. It seemed as if there was a moratorium on basic human kindness. Jewell's " Hands. Came to the rescue again. Cast the first stone." But any sin. It's so easy to...And i...
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thought gently whispers...: "Lord, free me of myself..."
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Lord, free me of myself.". Lord, free me of myself. So I can please you.". The above quote from Michaelangelo was shared by Al Pacino when James Lipton questioned him on Bravo's Inside the Actor's Studio about his Academy Award winning performance as the blind, tango-dancing colonel in Scent of a Woman. This all resonated with me because of what I had learned during childhood. This kind of awareness was empowering. But it required total focus on everything beyond the boundari...
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thought gently whispers...: wait, never doubting...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015. Wait, never doubting. Sunshine on my shoulders. Makes me happy,. Sunshine in my eyes. Can make me cry,. Sunshine on the water. Looks so lovely.". Here in the high Rockies we've seen very little of the sun this spring. It's hard not. To miss the feeling of " Sunshine on My Shoulders. That John Denver sings about in this lovely performance. And then I wait. This morning was no different. I have been thinking about this today in light of Mary Baker Eddy's statement on the first page ...
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thought gently whispers...: "Just be held…"
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Saturday, March 21, 2015. Just be held…". You're not alone,. Stop holding on,. And just be held.". The past two weeks have been humbling. Loved ones are facing wilderness experiences that leave me standing in awe of their courage and grace. More than once, I've turned to Casting Crown's beautiful song, " Just Be Held. For fellowship in the middle of the night. You are not alone. Love is with you. Watching tenderly over you. By day and night. And this Love will not leave you,. But will sustain you,. Time ...
