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*My Father's Heart* 11/30/01

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We wanted to let everyone know that for Christmas
we will be offering our book, Straight From the Heart
"A Celebration of Life" for only $13 (instead of the
regular price of $14.95), and best of all, we will
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My Father's Heart

By Jaye Lewis

There's a feeling deep inside me
That I, somehow, can't express.
It chokes me to my very soul,
With utter loneliness.

How must my Father feel, each day;
As I cast His hand aside?
His gentle hand, that comforts me
Like the gently, rolling tide.

Sometimes I get so busy,
As I race from place to place;
I forget that I can rest in Him
And contemplate His face.

For, I see His face in everything,
And in all I hope to do.
I, even, see His precious face,
Each time I look at you.

I wonder how He feels, when I
Spend days without a care,
And does He shed a tear, when I
Forget to kneel in prayer?

Perhaps when I feel lonely,
And I don't know where to start,
I could bend my knees, and bow my head
And learn my Father's heart.

Jaye Lewis
jlewis@smyth.net

Write Jaye and let her know what you thought of her poem!

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Here in southwestern Virginia, where we forget to
lock our doors, I have found a home. I'm a US
Navy veteran, as is my husband, and home
means something special to us. It means, a
place to grow old surrounded by family and friends.
However, as we now live in uncertain times, I am
so thankful to know that I have a loving, Heavenly
Father, who watches over me, who listens, who
applauds my successes...and when I fail...who
wipes away my tears.

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Reader Feedback!

Michael,
Mary-Ellen's memories of a time that our country was at Unity with one another, and
fighting a WAR overseas makes me realize how important it is to be as one in our
own country. The fear she went through afraid of bombings was something instilled
in so many children. It is a good parent who helps calm those fears. Each WAR
our country has been involved in has seen a different response. W.W.II was a country united, standing behind the boys as they left. My own father and uncle were among them. Korea, was a hard WAR, but not as much unity, and the publicity wasn't as strong. The Vietnam WAR was one that many decided we shouldn't be in....so there were draft dodgers, flag burners, demonstrations and YES, many boys who went served and stood up for what our country believes. NOW, we are again in Unity as we stand behind our President, and pray for wisdom and to God to turn our Country into a Christian example of what all countries should be.
Diane
Thelamb212@aol.com

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Thought For The Day:

"Love sees through a telescope, not a microscope."

Verse for the Day:

"Love endures long and is patient and kind...it takes
no account of the evil done to it (it pays no attention
to a suffered wrong)." 1 Corinthians 13:4,5 (AMP)

Kid's Thought For The day:

"If you can't name it, scrape it off your pizza."

Parent's Thought For The Day

"If your parents never had children, chances are you
won't, either." --(Dick Cavett)

Coach's Thought For The Day

"When you help someone up a hill, you'll find yourself
close to the top, too."

Writer's Thought For the Day:

"I often have to write a hundred pages or more before there's a paragraph
that's alive." --Philip Roth

Deep Thought For The Day:

"A key ring is a handy little gadget that allows you to lose
all your keys at once."

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/_/\/\    MICHAEL T. POWERS
\_\ /    HeartTouchers@aol.com
/_/ \    "For I have been crucified with Christ and I no
\_\/\ \   longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I
\_\/   live in the body I live for the Son of God, who
   loved me and gave Himself for me."
   Galatians 2:20
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"I thought of you first after my family sat down to watch
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least! Within thirty seconds my mom was crying
and my dad did too. They said it was the best
Christmas gift we could have given them!! You
did such a beautiful job! They were so surprised
and so touched--they really, really, really loved it.
Thanks for helping to make it so special to us all.
My mom mentioned how the songs were perfect
for the video too! Thanks again!"
Kelli-- College Station, TX

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