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family
Rock
A rock of strength
Toughness that pushes through
Steadiness in the storm
A light in the darkness
The backbone of the family
A glue that holds it so true
What more can I say
How much more can I explain
The power of this woman
A perseverance that is steadfast
My bestfriend, wife, lover and mother
The Rock that holds our family together
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A Soldiers Walk in Pictures
Friends I have served with.
Me over the years.
A little trip overseas.
Why I serve.
Time
Time is always moving
Something we think we can control
Always believing we have more than we do
When time goes against us
We always say I wish I had more
The real problem is not how much, but how we use it
Loved ones, friends and family
Always finding reasons why we can’t be with them
Always saying I have plenty of time
Then one day that time is done
Loved ones gone, friends go away, family grows older
We always complain I wish I only had more time
Take that time now
Tell your friends, family, children, and loved ones
How much you love them
Take that time and put away your distractions
Go on that trip, play that game or spend that time with them
Before it is too late.
Friends
Growing up we make friends all around
Some are close and some you just know
They come in all shapes and sizes
For different reasons at different times
We love the time we spend with them
Hoping it will never end
As we grow our friends often change
What we enjoy and what we do affects what we do
Friends from school
Friends from the neighborhood
Friends from sports, church or so much more
As we go into adulthood our friendships change again
Marriages, children and changes to our lives
Now they come from where we work
Where we live and from who our kids know
The closeness we had when we were kids
Replaced by that feeling of unknown
Hoping for that tightness we had when we were young
Someone to laugh with and tell our secrets to
Sometimes we get lucky and find such a friend
We hope that they will be around through thick and thin
A friend like that is hard to find indeed
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Power of Three
Together we are a strong team
Apart we drift away downstream
When we walk side by side an unbreakable bond we form
Alone we fall to the ground
I will always be there to pick you up
I will always be there to keep you warm
I will always be there to keep you safe
With God as our third a cord
A rope unbroken we well be.
A special thank you for reminding me of the Power of three… Visit her site and you will see.
Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12
Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.10 Suppose either of them falls down. Then the one can help the other one up. But suppose a person falls down and doesn’t have anyone to help them up. Then feel sorry for that person! 11 Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they’ll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone? 12 One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn’t easily broken.
Reintroduction of A Soldier’s Walk
I just wanted to say thank you first to all of you out there that have taken the time to read my writings. When I first started this blog, I didn’t know what to expect or whether I would be able to even write anything. My experience with writing anything was an occasional letter to someone and writing Papers in High School and College (A long time ago for both). I am what you would have called at the time, a failed husband, a self-prescribed underwhelming father and just going through the motions of life. I was really dead inside and was lost at how to get out of it. My wonderful wife, who I almost lost due to this absence I had allowed into our marriage is the one who lead me into this world. She has been blogging for around 3 years and I must say is an amazing writer. See her blog here; https://puttingmyfeetinthedirt.com/ . I won’t go into her journey with her blog, but let’s just say my absence in our marriage was behind some of her writings. I didn’t know a thing about poetry beyond maybe Dr. Seuss books. I just knew I had so much bottled up inside of me. I was never one who was good with emotions, I just bottled them up and stuffed them deep down inside. With writing this blog I have found a freedom to express a lot of these emotions not only through my writing, but in my life. Over these last few months I have been on a journey that was to win the heart of my wife back. I know this is not a journey with an end, but something I need to do every day.
A majority of my writing has been inspired on my feelings towards my lovely wife. I hope this journey may inspire others to know that it is never too late to fight for what is right, no matter what it may be. I know a lot of you were surprised to find out that ~ M and I were husband and wife. It was a decision made mutually between us to hide that fact until we knew was the right time. I have learned a lot about myself through this blogging adventure and reading and interacting with so many of you have really made a lasting imprint on my life. I am amazed by all the talent I see through so many of you and am inspired by it. Again I want to just reintroduce myself and say hello and thank you for coming along on this journey with me.
Yup that is a real picture of me.
Emma and Pippa
Large as a pony
A joyful day for you is just lying around the house
You are so big, but yet so funny
Lying around quiet as a mouse
Except when your snores begin to roar
Cuddly as a kitten
Gentle giants are what they are called
Shedding enough hair I could knit a whole bunch of mittens
On the couch is where you sprawled
Gnawing on bones as big as logs
Drool dripping all around
Our wonderful pair of mastiff puppy dogs
So much love from them can be found
A part of the family day after day
Emma and Pippa Happy Birthday
Stepping Away
Stepping away
Taking sometime today
Needing to work on something important
Dealing with an issue that came my way
Broken hearts, messed up life
Dealing with so much strife
Hopefully I will be back
Once I fight back this attack
Pray for me
Is all I ask of thee
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Becoming Us
Wrapped in your arms
Held tight in your grasp
Lips coming together
Taste of sweetness within your kiss
Running my hands through your hair
Silk threads so smooth to my touch
Gazing into your eyes
A fire blazes into my soul
Desire to be engulfed completely within you
Needing you, wanting you, lost in you
Today, tomorrow, forever more
You and I becoming us
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