Tag Archives: Encourage

Blossoming Before Our Sight

Blossoming Before Our Sightby Michael DoyleKeeping God’s presence on our mindsKeeps His will from being left behindWe must ask God to tell us the final costIt will help us from falling away lostKnowing God answers our needs we doThis is … Continue reading

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Home For the Win

Home For the Winby Michael DoyleThe most important place to winIs in our home; every now and thenTo be the parents that we wish to beLiving in every thoughtful possibilityIt’s not about being perfect but presentTo declare the truth wisely … Continue reading

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The Journey of Parenting

The Journey of Parentingby Michael DoyleSeeded with a lot of quietudeIs the truth of parenting’s magnitudeEvery day begun in earnest prayerTo take on all moments, hard or fairThe challenges sometimes come on hardAs we hold closely to each player’s cardsIt’s … Continue reading

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Happiest of Mother’s Days 2023

Other than the holy trinity itself, there is noting more sacred than motherhood. It can truly and easily be said that without motherhood there would nothing else living. Mothers deserve this special day of recognition for all that they do … Continue reading

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First Principles: An Unarmed Man May Be Attacked With Greater Confidence Than An Armed Man

“False is the idea of utility that sacrifices a thousand real advantages for one imaginary or trifling inconvenience; that would take fire from men because it burns, and water because one may drown in it; that has no remedy for … Continue reading

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Universal Testimony

Universal Testimonyby Michael DoyleLet the record reflect without acrimonyThat words left on page leave universal testimonyTo the lives lived with delicate deliberationCausally shifting from generation to generationDaunting as seen through a faded literary lensThe words set on paper allow the … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: If You Are A Believer, You Are ‘In Christ’…Fellowship Is Not Optional

“If you are a believer, you are ‘in Christ,’ which means that you are also in ‘the Body of Christ’ (1 Corinthians 12:27). It also means you are to be engaged with the people of God — fellowship is not … Continue reading

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First Principles: Therefore Encourage One Another and Build One Another Up, Just As You Are Doing

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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A Single Word

A Single Wordby Michael DoyleA single word divided night from dayThis is the goodness found in God’s wayAmidst life’s tears and cheerful laughterHis goodness is worth running afterAs long as it is that I am capableI will remain resolute and … Continue reading

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We Are Who We Are

We Are Who We Areby Michael DoyleWe are who we areNot from our ancestorsBut because of who we cultivateAs our souls travel among the starsScratched and scrapped in our courageSearching for hope we might encourageTo remove the malignant tumorThat spreads … Continue reading

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