The evidence demands a verdict And it is easy enough to predict That as sure as we chase this around Thunder's lightning will hit the ground. And we will joyfully find That God will never leave us behind.
The breath of the spirit whispers loud Urging that we stay humble and not be proud. It brings us to our chorus of feet As we move on down life's street. We stand joyous in the Lord's victory, Never wavering in our Christian loyalty.
Each of us lives to fulfill God's purpose As we stand ready in His holy service. The presence of God is the strongest one With a single prayer, His will is done. The receiver of hope fulfills the dream. It is as beautiful as it seems.
Life can feel like a gauntlet that we run through. But there's nothing that our God cannot do. Hidden glory fills the air that surrounds And we receive life's blessings as these abound. In every step that we are living, From the Cross, we are forgiven.
We walk our steps to make the Father proud. We praise in grace as it is readily allowed. Knowing that our path remains to be walked, We do our best to keep it as talked. Humbly submitting ourselves for His service, By divine will, we love to serve His purpose
(c) November 11, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.” – Herbert Hoover
Happiness isn't just for the lucky few. Instead, it results from the point of view That even when it is subject to derision, Happiness is most often a resulting decision.
No matter the storms that surround, The creation of happiness results and abounds For choices made in our recreation To stand up taller than our offending situations.
Happiness is a process of how we see things. We can be happy whatever our day brings. The days we live aren't based on our past. Every moment of every day depends on what we let last.
Our joy is not joined to our happenstance. How we view life is independent of our circumstance. Grasping our power is independence and liberty, And the dictates of our hours are up to you and me.
In the rock-hard times of bills constantly stacking And when all around the easy is seemingly lacking, We still have the ability and the chance To raise ourselves beyond our present circumstance.
Though it might seem the world conspires, It's in finding happiness that we cure our desire. If we can't find peace, we live in dependency. These are the times we need to embrace Christian liberty.
The places that we attend are our perceived urgency. Mastering these is our truest form of currency. Our focus should remain on what is right and good, Not fear, and from this grows confidence understood.
Perfected focus will lead us to our happy life, Even though there is always some sort of strife. Even in life's constant flux of being left behind, Each and every one of us still commands our minds.
(c) November 10, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Where there is no freedom, there is death and destruction.” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Isn’t it time that we cultivate a new class of people throughout the Islamic world to think more like this again? Iran could certainly benefit from this. 70-something lashes to one of their beautiful lady singers who dared to sing a protest song asking her country’s leaders to have mercy on its people. Tell me the part again where the punishment befits the crime, and we gain anything from having these folks rule with their iron fist of tyranny.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge
All of us have hurts with which we deal. We have to think and truly feel. Life comes with its share of drama. Each of us needs to recover from the trauma.
We can't just stuff it down under, Or it comes back with the worst thunder. The pain isn't something to try to hide. Sooner or later, it spills out from inside.
Life's tragedies will always be there. It's not something to run from in fear. Suffering is an innate part of our life. While we seek peace, we stumble into strife.
Like a broken merry-go-round in a winter's wood, We must make from it our best lives lived good. In the end, it's better to have lived a bit lost, Than to have never lived, despite its cost.
Still, it is these moments that shape our best. Though we wouldn't want to ever have lived the test. Filled with love and filled with God's loving grace, Our lives are better off when we choose to fully embrace.
All that has come and all that we feel has been done. When we do this, the battle we fight is mostly won. When life pulls us downward with tears in our eyes, It is best to look upward toward the infinite blue skies.
We are blessed by all that we get the chance to live, As we are forgiven, it is best then to actually forgive. It doesn't mean to allow the bad to happen ever again, But the counting of our blessings must never, ever end.
As the end starts to come, I know that I will die. But I also see the abundance that God did supply. The tears fall, and there is yet time enough to cry. But there is also more love to live before I will die.
Count your blessings with open eyes for the coming more, You will readily see them if you don't choose to ignore. As sure as there are falling stars in the nighttime skies, To know this, you need only live in wonder with fresh eyes.
(c) November 10, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
