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On this 2nd Day of Christmas

On this second day of Christmas, as the secular world rushes thru the season of Christmas in just one frenzied morning and just one night, allow yourself the time to breathe in the reality that Christmas time has just begun! … Continue reading

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so many little things

you said so many little things you didn’t really mean. and made so many promises you never intended to keep. i always knew that if i just opened the door a little, you would take it as your chance to … Continue reading

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someone like you

one goodbye was just not good enough. so i had to drag it through, and be drug through this series of long goodbyes that causes me to crumble and lose a bit of myself each time i do. the rainy … Continue reading

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The Handmaid of the Lord

“Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done unto me, according to Your Word.” Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus. Mother of God, Mother of us all. As we contemplate the Blessed Mother, we are first … Continue reading

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Mountaintop Splendor

Miles stretching as far as the eye can see,  And breezes traveling from across distant lands, not only can we see, but also hear the wind rushing through the valley, up over and around each bend, the wind speaks. Climbing … Continue reading

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Fire of Christ’s Love

arriving here so close to You in the Eucharist I sense that fire which burns within You. The fire burning, that calls to me, “Draw near…” In my human weakness I am afraid I see my faults, my failings… they … Continue reading

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never really there

i find that i am no longer looking for you  everywhere i go. i have gotten used to the quiet solitude of praying without your voice in sync with mine.  and that special dialect of your tongue, is foreign once … Continue reading

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words without worth

i don’t expect that my words should amount to much. after all, without the appropriate actions to match them, they are just empty vessels floating on the waves of this raging sea. out of control and without direction, they contain … Continue reading

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waiting for the ice to break

Sometimes, this pain not only consumes me, but pushes me further into unknown depths. a place where the ground falls far beneath my feet and i find myself standing on thawing ice, just as it is beginning to crack. i … Continue reading

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i do not wish to hurt you, friend. i wish that i could just love you and that you would love me, honestly, without holding back. but underneath the surface there is a past, a hurt that we have pushed … Continue reading

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