Tag: children
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Fly Away
The baby birds were hungry and weakHere comes mama and papa, giving food to their beaks Baby birds start to grow featherswhile mama and papa must fly through all weathers As baby birds explore and fall out the nest,Mama rescues the babies amidst all the mess Another flashy bird comes alongSinging a captivating, foreign song…
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The Perfect Match
If my body matched my spiritListen now, to hear it! I could fly like an eagleso very grand and regal I could run as fast as a gazelleNo force or creature could quell My energy would surge perfectlyLike a Ferrari’s win–a certainty This body would climb a mountainand drink from a clear fountain In this…
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Thanksgiving
A nice long phone call from one of my children Joyful news of the coming of my first grandchild A long hug with my wonderful husband A text from another of my children, “I love you, Mama” Sweet visit with one of my brothers and his angel wife Gorgeous blooming of lantana out my window…
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The Mother Voice
Humming softly at the sink-she breaks into full song- Her hands soapy while “I Need Thee Every Hour” streams up Into my room. All must be right with the world in that second, Or is it just that all is right with her and God? Something intangible quivers through my soul, And presses itself into…
Treasures Along the Way 