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A Young Girl Becoming
In thinking of my eldest daughter as she starts edging her way toward adolescence: A Young Girl Becoming by Michael Romani Sometimes her world is mind numbing As a young girl busily becoming Everything that she’s meant to be In … Continue reading
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Tagged Comes Off, Connection, Daughter, Distress, Emotions, Empathy, Excitement, Father, Gone, Helpless, Hoping, Hurt, Interaction, Life's Song, Limitlessness, Making Her Way, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pre-Adolescent, Senses, Served, Shimmer, Shy, Social Media, Sympathy, Wisdom, World, Young Girl
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Daily Prompt – Size
A tear drop is painted on the wall It’s the many details behind the fall Telling its secrets to all who will see Of hope lost and grief in travesty Large or small, it’s the size of an ocean A … Continue reading
Posted in Photographs & Memories
Tagged Daily Prompt, Daughters, Details, Fall, Grave, Grief, Hope, Loss, Ocean, Overwhelmed, Size, Surf, Tear Drop, Travesty, Wall
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First Principles: To Believe That the Militia Isn’t The Entirety of the People Is Against the Principles of Our Republic
“Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them… The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Republican Principles, Arms, Federal Farmer, First Principles, Instruction, Liberty, Milita, Perservation, Select Militia, The People, Vigilance
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Thought For the Day: What Matters Is To Be Respected, Not If We Are Liked
“What liberals don’t understand is that it matters very little whether or not the rest of the world likes us, as long as they respect us.” – Allie Beth Stuckey
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Tagged Allie Beth Stuckey, Comprehend, Liberals, Like, Matters, Progressives, Respect, Thought For the Day, Understand, World Affairs
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Thought For the Day: The Role of the Prosecutor Is To Vindicate the Rights of the People and Give A Fair Trial
“The function of the prosecutor under the federal Constitution is not to tack as many skins of victims as possible against the wall. His function is to vindicate the rights of the people as expressed in the laws and give … Continue reading
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Tagged Accused, Constitution, Fair Trial, Function, Justice William O Douglas, Law, Prosecutor, Rights, The People, Thought For the Day, Victims, Vindication
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First Principles: Falseness of Tongue Leads To Falseness of Heart
“It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it … Continue reading
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Tagged Contempt, Depravity, First Principles, Habit, Heart, Importance, Lies, Resolution, Thomas Jefferson, Tongue, Truth, Untruth, Vice
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Daily Prompt – Candle
A flicker of candles whispers in the night Offering their cordial, guiding light The breeze whispers its sad prayer Holy death makes us all too aware That our days here are numbered Cautiously counted among the slumbered All the colors … Continue reading
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Tagged Candle, Daily Prompt, Days, Death, Flicker, Focal, Fortune, Night, Prayer, Remembrance, Visualization, Whisper
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First Principles: Independence Requires That We Not Be Beholden To Any Foreign Power
“But if we are to be told by a foreign power … what we shall do, and what we shall not do, we have independence yet to seek, and have contended hitherto for very little.” – George Washington (1796) … Continue reading
New Life Walked
Based on Colossians 2:6: New Life Walked by Michael Romani Walking by the Spirit Brother, do you heart it Living by these rules Worthy of this school No condemnation In this Christian nation But, still discerned In all the lessons … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Colossians, Discern, Eyes, Faith, Heart, Jesus, Lessons, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Purpose, Ready, Spirt, Steady, Walk
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 