In God’s Reflection

Deer River - Spring 2022
In God's Reflection
by Michael Doyle

Living life with generosity
We live our days in humility
Knowing that God will give us integrity
All that is given in hope of our stability

Without living in our full sincerity
There would be no true Christianity
The Father gave His son for our good
This is the basic truth, holy and understood

No corners cut in living God's reflection
The truth of life is kept in God's protection
Sowing generously what it is shall give
This then is the way that we can best live

Abounding in the life that truly abounds
Raising our voices blessed with joyous sounds
A giving heart is one filled with brilliance
Greed is put away in favor of life's resilience

Faith jumped an ocean to bring His full glory
This then is the blessing found within His story
In showing this story, heard in the words given
Troubles calmed into a story of lives forgiven

(c) February 9, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Shamatha - The Liion's Share

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First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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Thought For the Day: I Have Known A Vast Quantity of Nonsense Talked About Bad Men Not Looking You In the Face. Don’t Trust That

“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don’t trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance, any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.” – Charles Dickens, novelist (7 Feb 1812-1870)

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First Kiss

Nubia - You Make Me Dream
First Kiss
by Michael Doyle

Remembering back on the magic
Found waiting for the first kiss
That led to heartbreak, something tragic
But that moment felt like bliss
That moment, for the moment, felt like bliss

Thing back on the magic
Found in waiting for the first touch
That led to heartbreak, something tragic
In that moment, it felt like bliss
That moment, for the moment, felt like bliss

Grasping toward a handle on happiness
A walk away from the veil of sadness
To reach toward not feeling so alone
Finding my heart wasn't made of stone
Surprised as I was in the feeling
That spun my head around reeling

There was a cherry taste of of lips
And the thrill of my hands on her hips
We were charged by the thrilling bit of flair
As her scent wafted through the night's air
The moment was over as quickly as it was begun
A seal of our lips and it was then done

(c) February 8, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Nubia - An Exchange of Kisses

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Thought For the Day: To Be Totally Frank, Almost Every Conspiracy Theory People Had About Twitter Turned Out To Be True

“To Be Totally Frank, Almost Every Conspiracy Theory People Had About Twitter Turned Out To Be True” – Elon Musk

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First Principles: I Do Solemnly Swear That I Will Faithfully…To the Best of My Ability, Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution of the United States

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” – Article II, Section 1, Constitution of the United States (1787)

Why at every turn does the Biden Administration violate the Constitution? There is no excuse for so many things, the Chinese Balloon incident is the least of the concerns this republic should have about the Biden Administration’s governance since being selected into office.

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Thought For the Day: When You Want To Help People, You Tell Them the Truth. When You Want To Help Yourself, You Tell Them What They Want To Hear

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell

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Reaching For the Improbable

The Magical Kingdom 2023 - Shadowed Truth
Reaching For the Improbable
by Michael Doyle

Committing to the improbable
We reach out to do the impossible
Knowing that we're fully capable
Making these things, through God, possible

Anchored in faith and in vision
Are opportunities opening with precision
Leading with faith into the future
These are the dreams that we nurture

Keeping God first holds us together
Linking arms to make all things better
This kind of a dream cannot be wrong
To stand together, worship is where we belong

We each prayerfully play our parts
Held up by the commitments of our hearts
All of life is held up to affirmation
When we live our lives in true confirmation

Leaning into God for all that is relevant
As we stretch us in our moments of development
Characters are built in all that we do
This then finds its way to the best of me and you

(c) February 5, 2023 Michael Doyle
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Fantasy Faire - Bassett Town

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Thought For the Day: All Progress Has Resulted From People Who Took Unpopular Positions

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.” – Adlai Stevenson, governor, ambassador (5 Feb 1900-1965)

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First Principles: And We Know That God Causes Everything To Work Together For the Good of Those Who Love God and Are Called According To His Purpose For Them

 “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” – Romans 8:28

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