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Push Button
Push Buttonby Michael DoylePushed buttons bring us to griefFrustrations from which we need reliefWe have but one Father, one God of creationBrothers and sisters sharing our one situationWe should then, treat one anotherAs we are, sisters and brothersEqually held in … Continue reading
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The Magic of Hope, Part I
The Magic of Hope, Part Iby Michael DoyleIn all of the hustled hassleOf a snow-blanketed sense of seasonLife is oft lived like an air-castleFilled with whimsy decorated with reasonA good Christmas is worked uponAnd not just a state-of-mindJust as soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Air-Castle, Approach, Articles, Atomic Particles, Bear, Believing, Best Company, Blessed, Blessing, Bliss, Brave, Busy, Cheerful, Children, Christmas, Company, Cozy, Crisis, Danger, Destination, Elves, End of the Rope, Everywhere, Feet, Floorboards, Forget, Gentle Reminder, Giants, Girl, Half-Forgotten, Happiness, Hassle, Hear, Heart, Incentive, Journey, Knowing, Lost, Lurk, Magic of Hope, Magic of Snow, Making Ends Meet, Miserable, Nestled, Nightmare, Noise, Nordic Forest, Persevere, Place, Poetry and Poems, Poor, Purity, Read, Reason, Reclaim, Regret, Relief, Sacred Quest, Season, Secret Village, Silver Moon, Skies, Snow, Snowing, Speaking Without Words, Special Part, State-of-Mind, Story, Sympathy, Talked, Top Shelves, True Glory, Truth, Tune, Twinkle, Two Kind Words, Universe, Vapors, Walked, Warm Memory, Whimsy, Woods, Year
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First Principles: It Is Impossible For the Man of Pious Reflection Not To Perceive In It A Finger of That Almighty Hand Which Has Been So Frequently and Signally Extended To Our Relief In the Critical Stages of the Revolution
“It is impossible for the man of pious reflection not to perceive in it a finger of that Almighty Hand which has been so frequently and signally extended to our relief in the critical stages of the Revolution“ – James … Continue reading
A Most Holy Compact
The Mayflower Compact serves as the rudimentary model for the governance of the United States of America. As a document, it also served as a model for both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution itself. This year … Continue reading
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Tagged Accepted, America, American Nation, Basis, Beginning, Belief, Christian, Circumstance, Class, Common Society, Commonwealth, Community, Compact, Conformed, Cooperation, Covenant, Declaration, Depart, Divine Authority, Divinity, Equality, Family, Follow, Formed, Frame, Given Right, God, God's Divine Light, God's Name, Governance, Government Given, Grow, Happenstance, History, Holy, Inspiration, Jamestown, Journey, Liberties, Liberty, Lord's Name, Love, Matters of Worship, Mayflower Compact, Model, Mystery, Nation, Not Coercion, One Another, One's Own Conscience, Our Nation, Parsing, Passenger, Photograph, Pilgrim, Plurality, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Poem, Poetry, Political Society, Pressure, Purity, Quest, Relief, Rights, Rough Strangers, Sacred, Sailing Ship, Seek, Social Compact Theory, Stand Together, Study, Thanksgiving, Theology, Toleration, United States of America, Walk
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Winchester I. The Arrival
There is a famous house in California built the widow of the same Winchester who invented the famous rifle of the same name. Winchester I. The Arrival by Michael Doyle The bell tolls in the dark of night While the … Continue reading
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Tagged Always, Arrival, Awakes, Bell, Blood, Blow, Build, California, Cause, Chaos, Cheer, Confusion, Control, Creak and Groan, Cycles, Dark of Night, Death, Desperation, Doctor, Doubt, Drapes, Drip, Endless, Endless Rooms, Escape, Expansion, Falls Into Place, Fear, Fire, Fools, Gloom, Grief, Haunted, Hope, Horror, House, Hundred Rooms, Husband, Illusion, Journey, Last Breath, Life, Man, Mansion, Medium, Mind, Mirror, Mother, Move Past, Nearer, Need, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pointless, Reaches Out, Recall, Reclusive, Regain, Relief, Repeating, Respect, Reveal, Rifle, Rules, Self-Inflicted, Shadow, Son, Soul, Spiritualist, Stagger, Stairs, Suffer, Survey, Take Back Control, Tempest, Time, Tire, Tolls, Too Great A Price, Wall, Whisper, Widow, Winchester, Wind, Window, Wish, Wounded Heart
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Blowing Down the Walls
Based in part on 2 Corinthians 2:14-16: Blowing Down the Walls by Michael Doyle Blown away by righteousness and grace Profound joy takes down all my walls Mercy has taken me to this place I have found my peace in … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, Authority, Badness, Blessed, Blow, Blown Away, Call, Child, Christ, Climb, Corinthians, Crush, Days, Depth, Earnest, Embrace, Exaltation, Extol, Fall, Fool, God, God's Ways, Golden Rule, Good, Grace, Grief, Head, Heart, His, Hunger, Influence, Invitation, Jericho, Joy, Knees, Life, Live, Longing, Mercy, Others, Peace, Photograph, Place, Poem, Poetry, Possibility, Praise, Pray, Prayer, Presence, Relief, Reverence, Righteousness, Seek, Shout, Silence, Skin, Soul, Sovereignty, Squalls, Stand, Steps, Surrender, Tree, Turn, Understood, Walls
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With the Turning of the Screw
Legend is replete of those who live and die by the sword, all in the name of honor and glory. It is a noble story. With the Turning of the Screw by Michael Doyle Bitterness born of grief The warrior … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterness, Blood, Call, Command, Deep, Fate, Fight, Glory, Grief, Haste, Heritage, Home, Honor, Land, Late, Legend, Noble, Patronage, Penance, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Realm, Reclaim, Regain, Relief, Remain, Restoration, Revenge, Rule, Screw, Secret, Secure, Story, Sword, Taste, Tears, Turn, Veins, Warrior
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Finding My Strength
Based in part on 1st Samuel: Finding Strength by Michael Doyle Forever grateful for your serenity In times of fallen indignities That keeps my peace inside Keeping sure footed in my stride Finding strength in my belief In God and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Samuel, Attention, Belief, Blessed, Capability, Capacity, Chance, Choice, Circumstance, Comfort, Dwell, Embrace, Fallen, Father, Find, Forever, Free, Full, God, Good, Grace, Grateful, Healing, Indignity, Inside, Living, Norm, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Relief, Right, Serenity, Shelter, Small, Some Days, Spill, Still, Storm, Strength, Stride, Sure Footed, Understood, Voice, Word, Yoke
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 