“Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
Our love is like the love of swans My love, you are always in my heart We may now swim separate ponds But in our hearts, we are never apart
It hurts when I can’t look into your eyes Our forever love isn’t hard to recognize Every day it fills each other’s heart Yes, there’s distance, but we’re not apart
Complications can feel like they shatter But in the long run, they really don’t matter Not in in the long run, when we are done The world will know your love is the one
When you aren’t in my arms , I feel the pain Running through me like a savage pain Even then , we come together in our dreams Dancing across this world’s moonbeams
Ours is the love of swans, meant forever To break apart, is something that will never Happen to us we are as invincible as stone Without you, I am no good on my own
I have eyes enough to see and am not blind This love of ours will never be left behind So long as you are the heartbeat of my heart You have been my soul from our very start
Please, take another look deep into my eyes As we awake looking into the morning’s rise We are forever and will always hold to our love As sure as there is a God and His stars are above
(c) December 27, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
It's a three lock box It is ours to remove these locks There in the holy three-in-one Are the Father, Spirit, and the Son
I cry as I think of the things they've done Now I am redeemed and the victory won The day that I prayed to the Son My salvation was already begun
Laying in a hospital waiting for death I prayed to an unknown God with my last breath Finding a glimmer of hope within my heart If only I might have fully known my part
I sit here now looking back Having found what I once lacked Faith and hope led to that great love It's given to us freely from Heaven above
Church is starting and still I pray That the Lord guide the words that I say As I strum on my old guitar Hoping these love notes will travel far
(c) December 27, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.” – Louis Pasteur, , chemist and bacteriologist (27 Dec 1822-1895)
Even Christmas Island has its rules Though they're not type you learn in schools But the types that build useful tools The type needed by wise men, common folk, and fools
One of these is to drop the guessing Accepting each moment as its own blessing Knowing that life is filled with lessons to learn And recognizing each lesson at every turn
Life isn't about changing our days But settling into life's patient ways Finding that push and pull have their ends That's where each of the other truly begins
Every day has its own special way To turn life to what we need to say Mot of all it is to find time enough to play This brings the crush of joy to each day
Joy it seems is what we all need to know So that smaller hearts know how to sufficiently grow We steal our kisses by moonlight and mistletoe Until the smiles on our faces brighten and glow
If we want our time to turn out best Christmas Island will treat you as its guest Put your mistrust to its suspicious rest And trust God and Santa to pass this test
Perpetual motion puts life on a tread mill It's the quiet moments that allow us to be still The rumor is we have to make life right If only we keep the Christmas miracles in our sight
A good Christmas is shaped by our hearts It is the smiles that find their part To spread the joy as we sing Christmas finds its way through the three kings
Happiness isn't so hard for us to understand As wishes come true and we find life kind There it is for all of us to see As we live our Christmas Island memory
(c) December 26, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“This process of election affords a moral certainty that the office of President will seldom fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.” – Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 68 (1788)
Remember when the Democratic Party leadership propped up a singularly unqualified man to hold office just months ago? Imagine if he had won because of lawfare and other malicious abuses of our electoral and legal processes.
Life around Christmas can be crazy Though the reasons why can feel hazy The story of Christmas continues on and on In versions of dreams from just beyond
But with family, it comes together With every improvised verse, it just gets better Everyone we love, it seems is a superstar Especially if they can strum a guitar
Happy Christmas; you've been missed The "come on in" is sealed and kissed One more drink leads to one more story This family of ours has seen its glory
The stars outside are in conjunction Even if our dreams live, we barely function Somehow, we've managed to muddle through It's just the truth lived in what we do
The pain that comes with too many fights Comes decorated with strings of Christmas lights We live our way into the following Christmas Day Wondering what it is Jesus would say
Happy Christmas; you've been missed The "come on in" is sealed and kissed One more drink leads to one more story This family of ours has seen its glory
The life we love to hate is an open invitation To somehow see past the poignant aggravation She stares out the window at the holiday lights All these passing years have known some crazy nights
Small talk is shared just to plant its smile The life we share brings us through all the while We fall in love weighted on our bruised knees Then type our stories and verses on wounded keys
Happy Christmas; you've been missed The "come on in" is sealed and kissed One more drink leads to one more story This family of ours has seen its glory
(c) December 25, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
The first lunar mission to leave the Earth’s orbit was Apollo 8. The men on this mission were the first to observe Earthrise. In 1968, on doing so, they were compelled by their faith to read the biblical account of creation (centered on Earth). This sharing of the Bible occurred on Christmas.
The reading from the astronauts present began:
“We are now approaching lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you. ‘In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth…” – William Anders
NASA released the following via YouTube:
To each of you reading this, I wish you all a blessed and holy Christmas. Merry Christmas!!
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
