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Angel - Want to Be One for Christmas? 2007-12-10 13:51:00 Want to do something altruistic for Christmas
? Want to be a blessing to those who will never be able to reciprocate? "Now why would I want to do that?" you ask. Because the Spirit of Christmas is about giving, just as Christ gave His life for you! Have you heard about the Angel Tree® Ministry?Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree® is the only nationwide, year-round effort that specifically reaches out to the estimated 2.3 million children in the United States whose parent or parents are incarcerated. Angel Tree® provides Christmas care as well as activities throughout the year — such as summer camping and mentoring relationships -- through its network of thousands of local churches across the country, to help break the intergenerational cycle of crime and reconcile prisoners and their children.Angel Tree® is about parent-child reconciliation and families helping families. Thousands of families from churches across the country "adopt" an Angel Tree child each Christmas and provide
The Teacher Who Changed My Life 2007-12-09 21:21:00 She was the turning point in my life. She told me what a great story-teller I was instead of what an exaggerator or liar I was. When she looked at me with those soft gray eyes I felt she was seeing inside me and loving me. When she smiled at me, I thought I was the most special person God ever created. Even after decades, she is still one of my most memorable heroes. Not a day goes by that I don't remember something she taught me, or the look of delight on her face as she talked to me. I remember how she motivated me to rise beyond my environment, to see myself -- for the very first time -- as a uniquely special human being with endless possibilities within my reach. I remember that I would have done anything to please her because, at a time when I didn't care about myself, there was no doubt in my mind that this woman truly cared about me. She was never too busy (or too self-absorbed) to linger after class and give students a boost of confidence, a warm smile, and even a g Read more:Teacher
Love is a Verb and Actions Speak Louder Than Words 2007-12-08 14:53:00 I have always believed love was a verb - an active word - a word that required action, not just quotes. What good does it do to say, "I love you" if there are no actions involved? Do you mean, "I love you but I don't have time for you"? Has the phrase become meaningless like,"Let's do lunch sometime"?I have tried to teach all of my children that actions speak louder than words. So a recent conversation with one of my grown children was extremely upsetting to me. This child said, "Just because I don't call you doesn't mean I don't love you." Really? Given what this child knows about me and my recent circumstances, it seems odd not to get a quick phone call to say, "How are you, Mom?" I know it's not due to a generation gap because I have other children who understand actions speak louder than empty words.For decades I have had the following poem hanging on my wall. The author is unknown, but during the '80s and '90s when I had it posted on my MusicAndWords
website, I must have h Read more:Actions
A Christmas Letter From Jesus 2007-12-06 15:50:00 Have you ever considered the possibility of receiving a ChristmasLetter
from Jesus
? It's intriguing, isn't it? I received this in an email from a friend, and I do not know the original source. But I wanted to share it with my readers.Dear Children,It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of your predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival. I do appreciate being remembered any time.How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day.If you want to celebrate My birth, just try loving one another.Now, having said that let Me go on. If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid
Prison Fellowship Ministries Being Sued? 2007-12-04 19:12:00 I am appalled to hear that PrisonFellowship
is now being sued. This ministry was founded by Chuck Colson, former Counsel for President Nixon, after Colson served seven months in prison for obstructing justice in the Watergate scandal. As a "new creature in Christ" Colson recognized the need for a Christian ministry inside prisons all across America, and he put feet to his dream, and the result is the most successful program on the planet! The recidivism rate (prisoners returning to prison after their release) is so much lower than any other program that there's not even a comparison!So why are they being sued, you ask?Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization that should be ashamed of itself, is suing them! In the U.S. District Court in Des Moines, Iowa the trial has begun. Americans United for Separation of Church and State is challenging the use of taxpayer funds to support Prison Fellowship Ministries' "InnerChange" Christian rehabilitation program in I
No Redeeming Value, This Just Tickled Me! 2007-12-03 17:55:00 (Best when read out loud!)"Spelling Checker" Eye Halve a Spelling Chequer!Eye halve a spelling chequerIt came with my pea seaIt plainly marques four my revueMiss steaks eye kin knot sea.Eye strike a key and type a wordAnd weight four it two sayWeather eye am wrong oar writeIt shows me strait a weigh.As soon as a mist ache is maidIt nose bee fore two longAnd eye can put the error riteIts rarely ever wrong.Eye have run this poem threw itI am shore your pleased two noIts letter perfect in it's weighMy chequer tolled me sew.-- Sauce unknownThank you, AHaJokes.com Read more:Value
The Other Sin of Sodom - Wow! 2007-12-02 20:53:00 All week long, I've been thinking about why You destroyed Sodom, Father. For years I sat in my father's congregation and heard it was because of what those people did.But in Ezekiel 16:49-50, I see an additional reason! Speaking to Jerusalem, You said:49 "'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom : She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. [emphasis mine]50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen." NIV So You destroyed Sodom for what they did not do, too -- for failing to be concerned about those who were worse off than they! And it's not that they didn't have anything to give. They had abundance and prosperity all around them! They were selfish, self-centered, and self-obsessed! People in pain also become selfish, Father. You know my present circumstances, and you know my painful struggle to remember that You, alone , are in control of this situation. I ha
Abandonment and The Dancing Bride 2007-12-02 20:40:00 Abandonment and The DancingBride
(c) 1994-2007 April LorierI eat ripe melons and peaches by my sink, let the juicetickle my arms and splat on my toes. Like a child,I giggle as the juice dries to sticky.I plant fewer beans and more flowers in my garden, now.Cheerful bouquets grace my table to celebrate each day,even when visitors are not expected. I sneak out before the Mr. Sun rises to watch him rub hissleepy eyes, the sky progressing from tangerineto aquamarine. I welcome the fresh clean day, celebratingwith blueberry pancakes and steamingchocolate-raspberry coffee.My senses drink in the luxuriant balanceof my Creator's perfect handiwork. I wiggle my bright red toenails and squish early-morningdew-covered grass between them. Unconcernedwith neighbors' reactions, the birds and I bathe in the rainwithout cover. I squeal in delight as my featheredfriends sing! I can sneeze, cry, laugh from my belly--all without apologizing for myself. I have a tambourine and I play it as I dance un
Ernie and Bird Brain Wisdom 2007-12-02 19:59:00 I tried my best to avoid Dave at every church function. Most people did. His inordinate need for attention and his obvious emotional and spiritual immaturity embarrassed me. I went out of my way to not be associated with him.Intellectually, I understood people are often needy because they had been damaged in some way, so I would have moments of guilt for acting as I did. Then he would say something totally inappropriate and I’d be right back where I began-- embarrassed for him. At the same time I was hand feeding baby cockatiels every two hours, and one of them who I affectionately called “Little Dirty Ernie
," just couldn’t eat enough to make him grow. I tried everything, but to no avail.One night, still bleary-eyed from little sleep, I prayed, “God, please help me! Ernie isn’t going to make it if You don’t help us out. He's just too weak."And into my spirit, clear as a bell, came the thought, “Ernie is the weakest of your birds, and yet you love him the most. Why doesn Read more:Brain
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Moses the Turtle Teaches Me About Arrogance 2007-12-02 19:49:00 Years ago, I owned a turtle named "Moses". We had a special relationship that scared my family because I would hold Moses right in front of my face and kiss him. They were always afraid Moses would, as most reptiles do, jerk his tongue out and sting me. But he never did! He crawled on my chest and nestled in my neck, feeling safe with me. I loved Moses more than I can describe.I took him outside with me every day, allowing him to get sunshine and eat bugs as I trimmed my trees and hedges. The back yard was totally fenced in, so I never dreamed he would get out. But the inevitable happened one day. Moses was no where to be found, and I cried for weeks.About eight months later, I was digging weeds out of the flower bed in the front yard, and my shovel hit something hard. Thinking it a rock, I reached down to get it with my hands and was shocked beyond belief to find dear old Moses under the dirt! How had he survived without me to feed him?It's amazing how arrogant we humans can be! God
Squirrel Spirituality: Is That Me? 2007-12-02 19:45:00 One of the blessings of mountain cabin life was all the "critters" I met. Each morning I would take my sack of peanuts and wait for them. They would come just so near, then they would stop to give me a chance to throw the peanuts to them!It was not an intimate relationship they were seeking: they wanted the peanuts! They would have been much happier if I had thrown the peanuts on the ground and then disappeared out of sight. They wanted my benefits without contending with me. Today I ask myself if I'm anything like those squirrels. Is it a relationship with You I seek, or would I be just as happy if You would throw some blessings my way and then get out of the way? My human nature is a clue: it wants the benefits without the accountability and responsibility required by relationships. Before regeneration, I was a "normal" human. Being spiritually dead, I didn't understand the selfishness of my heart; but I've traveled with You long enough, Lord, to see the need for self-examination. Read more:Squirrel
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Child Abuse: Who Pays For It? 2007-12-02 19:31:00 For years I stood before large audiences and saw looks of disgust and repulsion as I tried to "sell" the idea that we could best help the children by helping the parents! Teach them how to parent constructively. Not only did it save my state millions in foster care -- children didn't have to go into the system, thereby saving the taxpayers a bundle -- but it started a new generation of people who had healthy coping mechanisms to pay on to their children.Official government statistics usually lag behind about two years. I can tell you from my own experience as Executive Director of C.O.P.E, Inc., the official government statistics do NOT accurately reflect what's really going on behind closed doors. And from my own experience as an abused child, I know why so much abuse is NOT reported. Having listed my caveats, here are the statistics from 2005: According to Child Maltreatment 2005, the most recent report of data from the National Child Abuse
and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), approxi
How Can I Tell If A Child Is Being Abused? 2007-12-02 19:25:00 How do I know if a child is being abused or neglected? And what is abuse? What are the signs?The following are a few of the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse and neglect. Please note that the listed signs of child abuse in each category may pertain to more than one type of abuse or neglect. For example, “lack of concentration” could be a sign of sexual abuse, as well as emotional abuse.Before I start, I want to say these signs are just a short list, and are by no means complete. Please note: these are signs in young children, not in adults who have a history of child abuse. Once victims grow up without any intervention or counseling, their symptoms are totally different. (More about this at another time.)Physical Signs of Child Abuse1. Unexplained burns, cuts, bruises, or welts in the shape of an object2. Bite marks3. Anti-social behavior4. Problems in school5. Fear of adultsEmotional Signs of Child Abuse1. Apathy2. Depression3. Hostility or stress4. Lack of concentratio Read more:Abused
Music: Depression Or Therapy? 2007-12-02 19:21:00 Music was one of the few pathways to self-esteem I had as a child. There was not much positive reinforcement in my home and luckily I inherited some musical talent. I did my parents proud when I performed and won state-wide contests. But the value of music is better understood by me now than it was then. Music is brain exercise! Everyone has heard of the "Mozart Effect" when it comes to music and accelerated learning. And all one has to do is Google "Music Therapy
" to see the efficacy of music on all matter of psychological disorders. But I want to address the value of music as a vehicle. I recently did a photo composite of a piano keyboard. Every key is a picture -- a statement about what brings me great satisfaction on a personal level. And music takes me to all those precious memories, as well as inspire me to create even more beautiful experiences. Because music also bypasses the brain and transports the listener to a psychological destination, it has the power to be either constru Read more:Music
Henry Hyde's Legacy: Defender of PreBorn 2007-12-02 19:10:00 He’s gone, and with his passing a huge void exists in The House of Representatives. He was dignified, a class act, and was known as the defender of the weakest in our society: the preborn. A spokesperson for Washington's Rush University Medical Center said Henry
Hyde died Thursday at 3 a.m. CST at that hospital. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death. However, his family told The Chicago Sun-Times that he had suffered complications from open-heart surgery. As a young man, former Illinois Representative Henry Hyde was a football player. His remarkable career in public office included 32 years as a representative for the suburban Chicago 6th District. He has been described by some political insiders as one of last few remaining "statesmen" in Washington and a never-tiring fighter for life. Early in his political career, which spanned four decades, Hyde courageously introduced an amendment to prevent federal funding of abortion. Congress adopted the measure, which b Read more:Legacy
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Shih Tzu Spirituality Day 2007-12-02 19:05:00 She knows my voices: happy voice, playful voice, sympathetic voice, stern voice, and most of all, "bad girl" voice. She reacts to each voice with totally different bodily movements. I have to force myself not to laugh when she's doing her slow, methodical, passive-aggressive walk from the yard to the steps. She even knows my grunts! And I know all of her different sounds. We're companions, sometimes adversaries, but mostly, we're together.She has so many kinds of barks, and I am the only one who knows the difference between them. She's a quirky girl, that's for sure! Because she was trained several years ago to go outside after eating, she barks after eating only one or two Kibble Bits. It's her "habit bark". When she really has to pottie, her bark is relentless as she runs through the house, back and forth like a crazy dog.She has a growl that says, "Time to play with me and I'm ready to play!" She also has a growl that says, "I'm not feeling well, so keep your distance." And Read more:Spirituality
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Obedience School, AGAIN? 2007-12-02 18:58:00 I command her to "come" and she ignores me. ObedienceSchool
was supposed to change Cookie's nature! Well, I've got news for them: This Shih Tzu has a mind of her own! She knows there will be consequences for her disobedience, but like Scarlet O'Hara, she'll "just worry about that tomorrow." Lord, how man times have You taken ME through Obedience School? How many refresher courses have been necessary because of my independent spirit? Always, I come out of school feeling smarter, wiser, and ready to obey Your slightest whisper. What happens? Before I know it, I'm back in Obedience School, and most of the time I'm learning the very same lessons all over again! Help me to be as mercifully patient with Cookie as You are with me, Lord. Just as Cookie doesn't understand why I won't let her run out in the street, I, too, am often devoid of understanding when it comes to Your Plan. Just as I protect my beloved dog, You protect Your beloved child. I praise You for being the Author
Ravens Don't Worry: His Eye Is On The Sparrow 2007-12-02 18:51:00 Have you noticed how prices are rising? A half-gallon of milk has gone from $2.89 to $4.89 this month. My utilities have tripled, and gas… well, you know. Since I manage my own IRA, I have CNBC on most of the day, watching what’s happening and how it will affect my money. Some days it’s just plain old difficult to be optimistic! The price of everything – that’s gas, groceries, utilities and other essentials – is going up weekly. Sometimes I feel like asking, “Are You aware of this, God? What are you going to do about this situation?” It was during one of these pessimistic periods that I thought of ravens. [I can’t explain it, so don’t ask.] I decided to run a concordance search on these less-than-beautiful birds and was surprised at all the references in both the Old and New Testaments. The first story which I remembered from childhood was poor old Elijah. He was worse off, financially, than most of us are. The story is found in I Kings 17: 1 Now Elijah the Read more:Ravens
The Cat Who Wanted a Relationship 2007-12-02 18:46:00 "And Jesus answered and said unto them...'No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him..'" [John 6:43a-44a] Abandoned by their mother, both kittens were starving. I simply had to respond to their hungry eyes. And so began our relationship. Their hunger drove them towards the milk I offered, but they had two factors working against their ability to trust me. They were 12-week-old cats who had been born to, and imprinted by, a wild mother. They also had the natural survival instincts of their species. But I wooed with a bowl of milk and a kind voice, and their hunger brought them closer each time I called. The yellow kitten was the first to come to the bowl, but it was clear she came only for the milk. As days turned into weeks, she demonstrated a disdain for any relationship beyond receiving my "blessings" for her survival. The gray kitten, peeking out wide-eyed from under my car, was extremely distrustful of me in the beginning, not even coming up on the porc Read more:Relationship
Oh, That Sacrilegious Cocker Spaniel! 2007-12-02 18:42:00 Churches Hold 'Blessing of the Animals' Services WASHINGTON - Churches in the U.S. and abroad have celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi by inviting pets and their owners to "Blessing of the Animals" services. Episcopal clergy from Washington's National Cathedral prayed over animals at a local shelter. Pets attending a service in the Netherlands included a canary, a goldfish, a guinea pig, a handful of cats and more than two dozen dogs. As the Dutch priest spoke of the comfort animals can bring, a dog barked in seeming approval. During the blessings, the goldfish was in its element as the priest sprinkled it, but a cocker spaniel tried to drink the holy water. [Maybe he was thirsty? How about letting the animals drink before bringing out the Holy Water?] Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. (used with permission)Thank you for this article! Read more:Cocker
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Live In The Moment Unless You're An ANT 2007-12-02 18:37:00 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6-8 NIVAnts have been around for thousands of years (and hated for the same length of time). Who hasn't aborted a restful picnic because of uninvited ants? And those living in the South are constantly trying to kill "fire ants" -- so named because their stings feel like fire. But evidently God finds value in them because in the Old Testament, written by Solomon and inspired by The Holy Spirit, they teach us a valuable lesson. And in this age of "live in the moment", the lesson seems to have been lost.Not a day goes by that I am not confronted with an apathetic worker. Could be a grocery store, or a representative on the phone, or a so-called "manager" of some company I'm with whom I'm trying to conduct business. Employees steal from their employers by taking longer breaks, surfing on the net instead of Read more:Moment
A Christian Divorcee's Purpose 2007-12-02 17:07:00 I am a Christian
-- a follower of Jesus Christ -- who is also a divorcee. When my more-than 25-year marriage collapsed, I felt my life was over. I had prayed for my spouse for a very long time, and I fully expected God to not just "heal" my marriage, but to give me a brand new marriage with the same spouse. When that did not happen, I wondered where God was, did He even care that I had been betrayed, abandoned, and left to face the unknown totally alone?To be as committed as I was to the marriage, to my spouse, and to my God, and then to be unceremoniously dumped was devastating. It filled me with a sense of worthlessness and sent me spiraling into a major depression. Feeling I could not trust people or God, I hid midst my four walls for far too long. When friends would say, "You can do whatever you want now, without being accountable to any other human," I always felt like saying, "I don't want to do anything. I just want to be left alone and not be hurt again!"Does this sound like w Read more:Purpose
God, Are You Lonely Like me? 2007-12-02 17:01:00 "For God so loved . . . .that He GAVE . . ." (John 3:16) Did anyone else in this service feel as lonely as I did last week? Sitting all alone, I felt that no one would notice if I dropped out of church completely. I felt like the only guest at my pity party and I hid inside my skin, hoping no one noticed I was even giving a pity party. Have You ever felt lonely, God? Is that why You created man: for "fellowship"? I wonder what would have happened if You had sat around waiting for someone else to cure Your loneliness? It seems to me that You cured Your loneliness by giving. And what a risk You took when You made man in Your image! That meant man would "mirror" You. And then, it seems to me, You further stacked the deck against Yourself by giving man "free will"! I wonder why You thought it worth the risk? Just between You and I, Lord, I tried Your solution for loneliness this week, and it worked. I went to the Mission and I gave out of my bankrupt soul. By the time the service was o Read more:Lonely
Poetry is Great Therapy! 2007-12-02 16:57:00 When I was young and living in an abusive situation, I found great solace in two things: Listening to Charles E. Fuller on "The Old Fashioned Revival Hour" radio program, and writing poetry. The reason I loved poetry was because it allowed me to express my feelings in metaphors which were never understood by my abusing parent. I became very good at "hiding behind words" and I wrote some quality poems. (Practice makes perfect!)It seems every time I've been in a dark place I've gone back to poetry. And when I'm celebrating an over-coming in one of my friend's lives, I write poetry about it. And, of course, every time I've been "in love" I've gone back to poetry!Poetry
is one of the best forms of therapy known to man. David, The Psalmist, put all of his deep personal feelings into his poems (also called "psalms"), and as a result we have a wonderful resource in God's Word for our most intimate moments with The Lord.When I was 10 years old, I wrote a poem called "Two Faces Have I", Read more:Therapy
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Denzel Washington and My Self-Esteem Bucket 2007-12-20 12:20:00 I watched an interview with two-time Academy Award Winner DenzelWashington
today. His new movie (he directed and acted) , coming to theaters on Christmas Day, is called The Great Debaters. The story follows a black southern debate team during the Great Depression as they pursue the challenges of debating the white teams. Denzel knows exactly who he is!He told how he starts and ends his day with prayer, asking for guidance, protection, and even more "thank You's". He talked about how everyone has his little bucket of self-esteem and all day long people are tipping his bucket, trying to empty it out. He said he has to refill that bucket, sometimes several times a day, and the only way to refill it is to maintain his inner peace. How does he refill it? Denzel runs to the Lord for His refills. His mother always told him, "Man gives the AWARD, God gives the REWARD."He struck me as a very humble man in spite of his huge accomplishments and awards. His comments also brought up a question i
A Blessing by Email Today! 2007-12-18 16:11:00 Some time ago, I wrote a post called Clapping Though My Tears for Barbara Johnson. Barbara had requested that we clap, not cry, when she "moved on" to her place of Glory. The post was written out of love for a lady who had helped so many hurting people with her wisdom wit and humor. I mentioned she had formed Spatula Ministries to continue the help long after she left this earth. Today
, I received an email from her son, David. I'm reprinting it here, with his permission, and hope it blesses you as it blessed me.Dear April,I want to thank you for your recent article concerning my mother,Barbara Johnson. I've asked our webmaster to link it to our website,if that is OK with you! And thank you for your kind words concerning my mother's passing. There have been many people that have told me of my mother's encouragement and how she had saved so many lives.I know my mother would want you have the DVD of the Tribute we held forher at the Crystal Cathedral this last September. So I'm Read more:Email
I Ask For Blindness, Lord 2007-12-17 16:20:00 I ask for blindness, Lord, as I come before You in worship. You, more than I, know my frame. I am a writer, so You know I love words! It would be so easy for me to be caught up in the eloquence of my pastor's words. I am a person with valuable personal experiences to share, so it would be easy for me to deify my own experiences. I'm a musician, so it would be natural for me to be swept away by the musical ecstasy offered to You this morning. Today, as I sit in this pew, save me from the worship of eloquent words, the deification of my own experiences, and the distraction of even the most sacred musical ecstasy. I am grateful for each friend's greeting this morning. But let me see only You, worship only at Your feet, and be entirely dependent upon You and Your Grace. Until You touch me, Lord, let me be blind to all else but You. "None but Thee, LORD, None but Thee."(c) 2007 April Lorier
Oprah: Can We Trust Her Judgment? 2007-12-15 16:07:00 Is there a human in our country that does not know Oprah
is out stumping for Obama? Maybe, but very few. I have been wondering: Just how much can we trust her judgment? Let's recap. First, there was her infamous statement in 1996, while in Cattle Country, Texas: "It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!" Naturally, the cattlemen sued her and Howard Lyman ("Mad Cow Disease" Guest). Ok, so that's how she met Dr. Phil McGraw, so that mistake turned out well after her long trial with the cattlemen of Texas. Next, there was the major guffaw of James Frey and his supposedly true story,A Million Little Pieces. In an October 26 show entitled "The Man Who Kept Oprah Awake At Night," Winfrey hailed Frey's graphic and coarse book as "like nothing you've ever read before. Everybody at Harpo is reading it." She chose it as her book club featured book. After a six-week investigation by The Smoking Gun, it turned out James had pulled the wool over her eyes. Then afte Read more:Judgment
Song of Praise To My Husbandman 2007-12-14 17:58:00 For years as a Prodigal Daughter, I searched for meaning in a variety of philosophies from Transcendental Meditation to Eastern Religions of all kinds. Not finding anything that filled my soul as Jesus had once done, I came back to The Savior of the World, Jesus Christ.One day I was reading in the bible where God was the "husbandman". I looked up the word and it meant, in essence, the caretaker of plants. Since I was an experienced horticulturist, it sent me off on a road that lead to the knowledge that I was a seedling planted long ago -- when I was a young child and asked Jesus to come live in my heart -- and God had been a very patient husbandman with me as I searched in all the wrong places.. The result was this poem: "Seedling Song of Praise
to My Husbandman". I share it with you in the hopes it will stir whatever The Holy Spirit deems important inside your spirit.Seedling Song of Praise to My Husbandmanby April Lorier What knows more freedom than the young seed piercing rocky s
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