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Writer, poet, musician, surfer, father of two princesses.

Thought For the Day: What the Survival of Threatened Languages Means, Perhaps, Is the Endurance of Dozens, Hundreds, Thousands of Subtly Different Notions of Truth

“What the survival of threatened languages means, perhaps, is the endurance of dozens, hundreds, thousands of subtly different notions of truth.” – Mark Abley, Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages

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As For Me and My House

As For Me and My Houseby Michael DoyleOn Mother’s Day, I have my inspiration,Finding faith in every day’s dedicationLike Joshua, I try to live braveFollowing the ways of God until my graveIn every generation, the baton passes onGod will be … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day 2024!

I wish all the mothers out there the happiest and holiest Mother’s Day! This is your day that God and this nation have set aside to honor all it means to be a mother. Thank you for making that choice! … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: The Heart of A Mother Is A Deep Abyss At the Bottom of Which You Will Always Find Forgiveness

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honore de Balzac

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First Principles: Start Children Off On the Way They Should Go, and Even When They Are Old They Will Not Turn From It

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” – Proverbs 22:6

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An Albatross Weighs Me Down

An Albatross Weighs Me Downby Michael DoyleOnce again, I stand reminded of a weightThat my days are numbered and have a dateOn which no more effort will be to my gainI push forward that my life is not in vainIt … Continue reading

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First Principles: Constitutions of Civil Government Are Not Framed Upon A Calculation of Existing Exigencies, But Upon A Combination of These With the Probable Exigencies of Ages

“Constitutions of civil government are not to be framed upon a calculation of existing exigencies, but upon a combination of these with the probable exigencies of ages, according to the natural and tried course of human affairs.” – Alexander Hamilton … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: How We Spend Our Days Is, of Course, How We Spend Our Lives

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard, author (b. 30 Apr 1945)

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To Find That One Person

To Find That One Personby Michael DoyleTo find that person in life’s journeyIs instrumental to being happyWith each touch and every kissI know now how much I would truly missIf ever I should not have foundIn this world where no … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Love of A Mother Is the Veil of A Softer Light Between the Heart and the Heavenly Father

“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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