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      What is my identity Who am I supposed to be Does my life reflect the part That Jesus plays inside my heart Am I glowing with His health Moving only in His stealth Maybe I am still myself Safe inside my worldly wealth.   It is time to face the fact My life is just a clever act In my head I've got it sussed Make an effort...

Locked in chains, I sit bound and shackled to memory and regret. Shivering cold, darkness blinding, I hunch low in a damp corner blaming it on them – their lies, their hate, their indifference. They’re the reason I’m here....

                                  I still can't fully understand                 That when I asked Him in                 He should choose to spend His time                 Sorting through my sin                 Surely it was rather grim                 Without the aid of gloves                 Sweeping up the mess of me                 That shows...

Statistics say teenage girls are most likely to try it. None of my illness was typical though – I was what they call “late onset.” It took longer for the perfect storm that was me to rain heavy. No surprise I guess, I always was a late bloomer....

      When we asked our Saviour in We kicked the landlord out he'd been a fixture since our birth he ordered us about Now we had a different Lord Who wanted to arrange The transformation of our minds That only he could change.   satan will not stay away he wants to move back in By nudging insecurities he gives us chance to si...

She speaks her mind about everything and doesn’t really care who’s listening. Seemingly free of inhibition and any concern of others’ opinions, she declares her views unreservedly, weighing in on any topic she deems worthy of addressing, whether mundane or complex. I used to want to be like her....

Congratulations, double exclamation point, smiley face, parenthesis, hugs, parenthesis. I type the lies through tears. Flooded with drops of not good enough, my eyes leak what the heart overflows....

To Believe is To Obey                  I wonder how many times I’ve missed God’s yes because I didn’t push through someone else’s no. – Steven Furtick I listen to others entirely too much. Because of my lack of self-confidence, poor decision-making skills, and need for approval, I often put more stock in what others say than I should....

                               We have this need to be affirmed             Respected and admired             Noticed as the vital cog             To which we have aspired             What do people think of us             Do we get on their nerves             Or are we pleasant company             Whom everyone deserves.             Should it ma...

A label is a word or phrase used to describe a person or group. A name is a word by which someone is known and distinguished from others. Labels are often fiction, but names are fact. When I worked as a special education teacher, I always dreaded the ninth birthday of my students, for it was at that time that they would be officially labeled, marked...