Posted: under Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: Christ, control, faith, glory, God, heart, inspiration, life, needs, season, victory
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There are seasons of life and sufferings of the heart
that God will allow for His own;
Where the pain is almost too heavy to bear
for the garden of tears that are sown.
But little do we know about the future itself
other than Christ will hold tight to the redeemed.
And that God will have a way of always being faithful
no matter how hard that it seemed.
For He brings us through trials to test our faith
and filter off what doesn’t belong.
In the end we realize that God is truly God
and our weakness is what makes us strong.
God brings us through hardships that threaten to break us
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: belief, courage, difference, faith, feelings, friends, gentleness, hope, inspiration, life, love, scripture, strength
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It takes strength to be firm.
It takes courage to be gentle.
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It takes strength to stand guard.
It takes courage to let down your guard.
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It takes strength to conquer
It takes courage to surrender.
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It takes strength to be certain.
It takes courage to have doubt.
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It takes strength to fit in.
It takes courage to stand out.
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It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain.
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
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Feb 26 2010
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry, LOVE Poetry.
Tags: achievement, art, belief, care, character, child, choices, colors, confidence, encouragement, freedom, greatness, healing, heart, hero, image, imagination, inspiration, joy, kindness, knowledge, learning, life, love, pride, respect, responsibility, security, shapes, smiles, soul, spirit, strengths, teacher, value, vision
An excerpt from
The Heart of a Teacher
by Paula Fox
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The child arrives like a mystery box…
with puzzle pieces inside
some of the pieces are broken or missing…
and others just seem to hide
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But the HEART of a teacher can sort them out…
and help the child to see
the potential for greatness he has within…
a picture of what he can be
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Her goal isn’t just to teach knowledge…
by filling the box with more parts
it’s putting the pieces together…
and creating a work of art
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The process is painfully slow at times…
some need more help than others
each child is a work in progress…
with assorted shapes and colors
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First she creates a classroom…
where the child can feel safe in school
where he never feels threatened or afraid to try…
and kindness is always the rule
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She knows that a child
can achieve much more
when he feels secure inside
when he’s valued and loved…
and believes in himself
…and he has a sense of pride
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She models and teaches good character…
and respect for one another
Posted: under General Poetry, Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: America, belief, country, flag, government, home, independence, land, loyalty, memorial, nation, patriotism, pride, service, soldiers, strength, troops, war, world
Ragged Old Flag
I walked through a county courthouse square,
On a park bench an old man was sitting there.
I said, “Your old courthouse is kinda run down.”
He said, “Naw, it’ll do for our little town.”
I said, “Your flagpole has leaned a little bit,
And that’s a Ragged Old Flag you got hanging on it.
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He said, “Have a seat”, and I sat down.
“Is this the first time you’ve been to our little town?”
I said, “I think it is.” He said, “I don’t like to brag,
But we’re kinda proud of that Ragged Old Flag.”
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“You see, we got a little hole in that flag there
When Washington took it across the Delaware.
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Jul 04 2009
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry, LOVE Poetry.
Tags: child, faith, family, happiness, inspiration, kindness, kisses, life, love, moment, price, smiles, soul, strength, treasure, trust, voice, weather
The father, a well digger,
Strong was he,
And as loving and kind
As a father could be.
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And Mary his daughter,
Just five years old,
Was very much dearer
Than millions in gold.
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To Mary her father
Was big, grand and nice,
So each had a treasure,
Beyond any price.
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One day to the well,
Little Mary was sent
To take daddy’s lunch,
How gladly she went.
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May 29 2009
Posted: under Inspirational Poetry.
Tags: Bible, clothes, day, family, friends, hope, hymn books, inspiration, Jesus, magazines, music, Savior, time, world
Would you have to change your clothes before you let Him in?
Or hide some magazines, and put the Bible where they’d been?
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Would you hide your worldly music and put some hymn books out?
Could you let Jesus walk right in, or would you rush about?
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And I wonder if the Savior spent a day or two with you,
Would you go right on doing, the things you always do?
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May 15 2009