Tag Archives: struggle

Memorial Day Tribute

May 30, 2016

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I cannot visit your graves this year; Your lives which ended so I could stay here. A price that was paid like Christ on the cross, Most never realizing how much it has cost. But, in my heart you’ll always stay kindred Spirits, souls find their way. My tears, unashamed, freely fall may we remember […]

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Purpose

March 5, 2016

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Myself, I have picked up off the floor Anguish and torture, you’ll have me no more Twisting and writhing, my soul you kept Until nearly I drown… Finally, I leapt. Soul Seeds… Somebody, somewhere is depending on you to do what God has called you to do. Never forget that.

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The Power of a Testimony

February 16, 2016

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This is why I will continue to write. This is why I speak. This is why I must finish my book. This is the only reason I am so willing to put it all out there… For you to hear, to see, to feel. This is my story yet, once told it becomes His story, which […]

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What Our Mess Reveals

September 6, 2015

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What Our Mess Reveals There is beauty within our struggles And our sweet and tender tears Each one that’s shed, like raindrops fall To cleanse our heart, erase our fears. Bittersweet, revealing souls For all the world to see. Only then can we truly know… Depth and beauty, not otherwise seen. Soul Seeds… Perhaps it […]

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No Regrets

October 21, 2014

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Your treatment of me, made me run straight into the arms of Jesus. For that, I am eternally grateful, because now I know what REAL love is supposed to look like. I raised my standards after experiencing how forgiveness, grace and mercy are suppose to work in our lives, in order to promote change. Therefore, my […]

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Quit Trying So Hard!

January 16, 2014

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“Why do you try so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” “Why do you try so hard to live a normal life when you were born to live an extraordinary life?” I have been asked questions, such as these, by people from all walks of life ever since I was […]

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Scars are Beautiful

January 8, 2014

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Do not tell me I am beautiful If my scars you have not seen… The scars on my arms and legs From being stabbed and cut with blades, The scars on my back from being whipped, Or the scars across my stomach from being sick Do not tell me I am beautiful Not until you […]

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The One You Feed

January 7, 2014

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The Most Beautiful People

December 27, 2013

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The most beautiful people we may ever know are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do […]

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Many Fears

December 6, 2013

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Fear to fly and soar up high Yet, fear to fall and say goodbye Fear to achieve and even succeed For I know what greed and wealth can mean Fear to gain and then to lose Fear to dream whatever I choose Fear of becoming all I have seen Fear that hatred might consume me […]

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A New Day – Seasons Change

October 20, 2013

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Grateful today is a new day… To realize our mistakes To change old ways To heal our wounds To mend and renew To explore what may To embrace a change To learn the truth To grow,    And reach,       And stretch Beyond…    what you thought was you. Soul Seeds… As ‘people’ […]

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Say Good-bye

September 6, 2013

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Am I not worthy of your tears Of saying good-bye after all these years Will you not miss me when I am gone A void in your life, where once was a song The deepest darkest of my days Stole the light and sunshine rays Faith be lost – Hell be found Shadows cloud the […]

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