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Walking the Aisle

~ A Soldier's Walk ~ 3 Comments

Today is a day all Fathers dread and dream about

Walking your daughter down the aisle

Looking back over her life from her first steps 

Watching her go off to her first day of school 

The good times and the not so good times

A young man has taken her fancy 

Took her heart and she has taken his

Two will become one in the sight of God 

But first I will walk her down the aisle

One step after another further down the aisle we move

Closer and closer I get to letting her go and letting her young man take her hand

I couldn’t be more happy for her but a hint of sadness at passing on my duty as her protector 

A good Godly man however will take my place 

What more could a father ask 

But first I have to make it down the aisle 

So what is going through my mind as we move walk down that aisle

I think of what my wife said to me 

Whatever you do don’t step on her dress.

Oh the pressure 
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Daughter number 2 going down the aisle today. Love my girl. 

Rejection

~ A Soldier's Walk ~ 8 Comments


Rejection is one of the worst feelings 

To feel unwanted hurts to no end

Rejection of a parent

Rejection of friend 

Rejection of a child

Rejection at work

Rejection from the one you love

But the worst rejection of all 

Is when we reject ourselves

This is like dying a bit inside

There is one though who will never reject us

Even when we reject him

Whether you are a nonbeliever or a believer 

We reject him in so many ways 

He has never rejected us

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 

As we celebrate his birth onto this earth

Remember when we feel that pain of rejection 

There is one who loves you no matter what 

And will never reject you 

Change of Heart

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Knowing the pain you feel

Understanding that I’m to blame

Ignorance was what I showed you

Neglecting what you needed

A change to my heart was required

Transformation was what happened

I have no answers to your questions of how and why

All I can say is my heart for you has changed

Wanting you more than I can say

Excited by your touch, stimulated by your essence

Looking in your eyes is spellbinding

Hard to look upon the past

Praying for our future forward

Waiting is all I can do

Leaving is something I can’t

You are my Today, Tomorrow and Forever….

 

 

A Voice in the Heavens

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Uncertainty clouds my view

Tearing me apart on the inside

Grasping for something to hold on

Looking for the truth in my sight

On what path should I go

How do I choose the way ahead

Looking at the past I see darkness closing in

Listening for a voice in the heavens

Telling me which way to go

A song reaches out to me from the nebulous

Calling me forward

Giving me hope

The music of the Angels

A beautiful hymn of love and grace

Brings me to that truthful place.

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In a Box

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Inside a box a life is lived

Told what to do

How to live

Don’t stray from these confines

You will be left astray

Books that tell us how to love

Books that tell us how to make friends

Speeches on how to influence people

Classes on how to become rich

People that tell you how to save your relationship

So many ways and ideas exist

But in the end, they all reside within the limits set forth with

Try to live outside the norms

Ostracized by the world you become

Why do I have to live my life by others worldly rules

Yes, some laws make sense, like do not murder or do not steal

My life does not fit into your box, I am messed up screwed up beyond the norm

But maybe this is what is normal and not what you portray

I worship, love, interact and play in my own way.

I don’t fit in your box

In Your Eyes

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In your eyes

Reflecting back at me 

I see myself mirrored back

My future with you teasing 

Seeing what could be

My past with You tormenting 

Seeing what could have been 

What I comprehend is a glance

A sight of a love that we pray will grow

In your eyes I see a hope for our future 

A sadness of our past

The love we share in the now. 

Rambling

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Thoughts lost in nothingness

My mind is blank

Words absent from my fingers

Meandering images float through my head

Closing my eyes

Nothing comes in view

Just blurry views of moving forms

Unable to concentrate to bring them into focus

Straining my mind to get a glimpse

Oblivion is all I can ponder

So I end this time

Of rambling thoughts that take me back to……