On Building Legacies…
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We forge legacies one step at a time.

In and out of life’s muddier moments,
During days we call “sunshine days,”
And times when the beauty of sunlight
seems more of a dream than any shred of reality.

We make choices,
Share stories,
Enjoy laughter among friends,
Know the meaning of success,
And tolerate failure the best we can.

Traversing through these many, varied
and ever-changing mini seconds of our lives…

We call out to Jesus.

We cry out for strength, wisdom, health,
mercy, and grace to make it over the long haul.

We desire to leave legacies.
Good legacies.

Legacies of love, trust,
surrender, gratitude,
and faithfulness.

Why?

Because in serving the God of all grace,
we know that in the end only two things
really matter…

Really.

Loving God
And loving the people He created.

“Our loving Father… make us strong.
Strong in time until time ends for us.
In the timeless name of Jesus we pray.
Amen.”

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** Speaking Of Friendship **

Speaking Of Friendship
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Friends are those special people who…

Listen when we need them
more than they need us,

Pick up where we left off
even though we’ve been more off than on,

Are brave enough to challenge us when needed
yet sensitive enough to reserve the hard stuff
for when it’s not so hard,

And don’t need us to say anything
when saying anything might be saying too much.

We laugh with them,
Cry with them,
Poke fun at them,

Talk politics with them
instead of at them,

Share about God
and who we think he is or isn’t,

Discuss the senseless acts of terrorism
and sigh at the fits of a “terrible two year old.”

We visit them in hospitals,
and reflect thanks when they visit us.

By their actions they reassure us
that all people aren’t jerks,
everybody doesn’t hate us,

And that it’s okay to be human
without letting being human get out of hand!

We love them, our friends.
And if we believe in God as I do…

We thank God for them.

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Listening With My Heart

Listening With My Heart
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Telling less than I feel
for the purpose of
learning more than I know