“Yes’m, old friends is always best, ‘less you can catch a new one that’s fit to make an old one out of.” – Sarah Orne Jewett
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Thought For the Day: Yes’m, Old Friends Is Always the Best, ‘Less You Can Catch A New One That’s Fit To Make An Old One Out of
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Please Enjoy Your Labor Day Holiday!!
Please enjoy our Labor Day!!
Today is a day to celebrate a little the blessings given to us from our labor and the labor of others. Why not take a moment and thank those who work so hard for us and our nations? We take it for granted so often. But with the labor done on our behalf, life is easier, right? Don’t let the sun go down today without saying thank you for all that is done in our lives!
Never focus on what you don’t have. Set your sights on what you want and need. Make your plan. Work it well. But remember no one walks this world successfully on their own. Appreciation is a key to opening the doors of relationships and networking that make our lives a wonderful journey. Today is a day to celebrate this. Let’s do it together!
Let us always remember to stand together for the principles of equal opportunity. This allows each of us an equal chance to get those things in life we value and to become all we can be. This whole “equity” proposal is only a means of dragging down 98% of the world while fascists/ communists lord their advantages over the people. It may sound like a nice proposition, but it is the ticket to tyranny. Let the evidence of history be openly examined and never forgotten.
“I don’t believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else.” – Abraham Lincoln
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In the Name of the Father and the Son
In the Name of the Father and the Son
by Michael Doyle
Trying to hide in the night
Waiting for the morning light
Feeling my soul must atone
I have never felt so all alone
Until I glanced on God's face
Then and there, I knew grace
A wayward son finding home
Never again to be alone
God's will is now done
In the name of the Father and the Son
Abundantly, I am filled with grace
Each step taken is in His embrace
My savior knows my gratitude
As I put on my right attitude
With a godly, and mighty sound
My feet stand on solid ground
As I begin to walk the walk
Living up to what I talk
Believing in the God of today and tomorrow
I am replacing joy for what was my sorrow
God's will is now done
In the name of the Father and the Son
Abundantly, I am filled with grace
Each step taken is in His embrace
Needed miracles have been made
And I am no longer afraid
Seeing the believing that comes in your name
I now stand without blemish or blame
It is far more than a simple feeling
As I woke to the power of His healing
This then is the truest sense of glory
Beheld through the miracles of His story
God's will is now done
In the name of the Father and the Son
Abundantly, I am filled with grace
Each step taken is in His embrace
(c) September 2, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Do Not Spoil What You Have By Desiring What You Have Not; Remember That What You Now Have Was Once Among the Things You Only Hoped For
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus
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Thought For the Day: Of All the Home Remedies, A Good Wife Is Best
“Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best.” – Kin Hubbard
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In Humility Walked
In Humility Walked
by Michael Doyle
The gap between us and eternity
Is spanned through the Holy Trinity
Unified and whole to dispel hostility
The transition is made in our theology
The anchor has been set in place
The spiritual transformation we embrace
Must be guarded against spiritual manipulation
And having forgotten our heavenly inspiration
From the beginning, all was set in place
With the king's ransom, we are set at pace
Given life for death, taken sin with grace
The truth of this is written in God's holy face
Redemption is given to mankind, and the Holy Spirit seals
The spiritual transformation in our proven deal
We belong to Christ as His for God's chosen kingdom
Ready for all else that is yet to come
There in the life beyond this earth's grave
Harmonized as Jesus came to heal and save
We are to use our lives to come into conformity
It's a matter of character development and enormity
Walking this world with tender humility
Life is to be lived with complete integrity
From this springs our splendid generosity
This bond of peace keeps us from irreligiosity
This is to live as if we are worthy of our calling
In a sinful world that is perpetually falling
It is a faith journey with behavior shaped by belief
This is the truth that gives us joy, not grief
Lived out, we find a struggle in definition
We are called as individuals for our own resolution
But created as we are to become what we are for
This is the key of God's will that opens the door
Discovering God's words to determine God's ways
To learn how best to live out His will for our days
We work at mastering the basics and learning we are aeam
The body of Christ is truly living united in this dream
Living worthy is the way of fulfilling this amazing grace
Unworthy as we were, we're cleansed by God's embrace
As children of God, we each must find our perfected fit
We grow into this through fruits of the Holy Spirit
Gentleness is a strange kind of toughness
To move beyond on the measure of roughness
We value unity in our struggled miles
Each challenge faced with joy and a loving smile
We Christians are one body in God's love
We do our best to follow Heaven above
It's a living celebration of our community
However dysfunctional, we love our family
Christ's cause is bigger than the part we play
Blow by blow, we fold our hearts as we pray
Into the one faith and one sacred baptism
The Second Adam faced chaos with His optimism
It is only through Christ's lasting perfection
That faith is all that is needed for the detection
That we hold strong to the beliefs that are well-heeded
We love that case that has been well-pleaded
Anchored by the one hope that we hold in our walk
Our knowledge and behaviors become one in our talk
Speaking truth is love we grow into and nurture
It's what is needed to build humanity's better future
We are not simply consumers but produce
To be equipped for what we are to reproduce
It is by this we learn to come to thrive
And through Christ, we become fully alive
Putting off all but truth and true love
Helpful as it is meant from above
All along we know we're on a magnificent journey
Together we will help each other to our destinies
We love this life that is quite providential
It is up to each of us to live up to our potential
As we do, we live each moment with amazing grace
Finding God's love to delicately live and embrace
(c) September 1, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: When You Leave This Earth, You Can Take With You Nothing That You Have Received – Only What You Have Given: A Full Heart, Enriched By Honest Service, Love, Sacrifice and Courage
“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.“– St. Francis of Assisi
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First Principles: There Is One Body and One Spirit, Just As You Were Called To One Hope When You were Called; One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
” There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” – Ephesians 4:4-6
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Madison On Government
Madison On Government
by Michael Doyle
Troubled times seem to be surrounding
With more demons than angels abounding
Madison found this reason for government
I don't see any real further improvement
The truth remains that government is power
With tiny tyrants clutching at their hour
Big words do not make for better philosophy
This thought seems to constantly claw at me
Despite advancing science and information
We still struggle for freedom in this nation
Some folks argue with enforced silence
Others offer up their extreme violence
Only a few seem to take the time to hear
What our fellow citizens hope and fear
Most only want to get their own sense of way
With their intolerance always on display
It seems our republic has been taken from within
Those protesting this only appear now and then
And when they do, they are quickly shouted down
It seems any moment, tyranny will wear its crown
We have the standing army and enslaved press
Add a disarmed populace, and we will have a mess
We can see what the tyrannizers seek to organize
We see it before our eyes for all to recognize
While the Left seeks to win their total revolution
Others hold tight to this republic's Constitution
Both sides would do much better if they'd recall
Madison said this nation was founded on God's laws
(c) August 31, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Future and Success of America Is Not In This Constitution, But In the Laws of God Upon Which This Constitution Is Founded
“The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.” – James Madison
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