always

My voice I use for You

for it is You who has brought me here

to this point, this moment

where I can sing to You

praises for You, Lord and King

for I know, yes, I know

that it is You, and You alone

where my strength comes from

Storm clouds gather, darkening the skies

raining worry and fears

but I feel Your presence wrap around me

comforting me, drawing me to You

safe and secure I fear nothing

for I know, yes I know

You are Lord, You are King

in You, there is peace

in You, there is love

Your mercy and grace surround me

fill me with Your everlasting peace

My voice I use for You

speaking Your words

acknowledging the gifts You have given

I know Lord, yes I know

that You love me

are with me

always

with in

I know Your love within me

felt You close to me

Your presence a calm

like none other

an excitement that flows

living and real

with in

I know Your love

You have walked with me

during the storms

kept me company during the lonely times

showing me, the gifts around me

distracting me from worry

as I find sanctuary

within Your love

within Your peace

I know You are Lord

King of Kings

Your presence my light

as You surround me with Your love

I know not what tomorrow may bring

I know not what the winds carry

but I know

that no matter what

I will be with You

for I know You

with in

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for this day

Thank You Lord

for this day

walk closer with me

keep me on Your path

thank You Lord

for this day

I know the gift

that it is

walk with me

stay close Lord

keep my eyes only

on You

cleanse my heart of worry

cleanse my heart of fear

that it will not distract me

walk with me Lord

close, within my heart

keep my eyes on You

guide my steps with Your light

cleanse my heart of frustrations

cleanse my heart of anger

thank You Lord

for this day

and for walking close

with me

















































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I am a survivor of the big C.....cancer

I have told my story before, and I will continue to tell it as long as I am capable. While I am fine now, every follow up test and visit comes up clean-there are those out there that need to be told, need to be reminded that it is possible. To be a cancer survivor.




Right after my fiftieth birthday I had my annual physical. It was then that my physician told me that I needed to have a mammogram- because of breast density and other reasons I honestly do not recall he had not thought it necessary until then. I have always respected this doctor and even though I have never asked I wondered if he just had a gut feeling that lead him to have the mammogram scheduled. This was October, the mammogram was scheduled for November, right after Thanksgiving.



I wasn't worried.



I found the place and went strolling in there filled with confidence in my health and plans for how I was going to spend the rest of the day. After all was said and done I was told that since this was my very first mammogram I might be called back since they had nothing to compare the images with. I nodded and smiled and went on my merry way. They called and the follow up was scheduled for the day after Christmas.



I wasn't worried.



Mom went with me. The plan was to get the images made and head out to do that after Christmas bargain hunting. They only wanted images from one side. One set, show to doctor. A second set, show it to the doctor, a third set.. and they wanted an ultrasound. I go and get dressed and follow the technician back down the hallway only half listening to her chatter. Taking my seat I waved back as the technician waved and wandered back the way we had come.



I was a tiny bit worried.



After the ultrasound I was told my doctor would be in touch. I didn't feel much like shopping after all that. Mom and I did go to one store, but our heart wasn't in it so we went home.



The doctor called and I had an appointment with a surgeon. On the scheduled day I went and saw the notice on the window that she was running late. I was supposed to be going back to work, now I wondered if that was going to happen. When I finally got back we talked, she did her own ultrasound and decided to do a needle biopsy. That area is not meant for needles. I hurt for days. When I went back for the results a few days later I was told that A-typical cells had been found. That did not mean I had cancer, but these cells were generally present when there was cancer. A surgical biopsy was scheduled. I didn't really need that- I already knew.



I was now officially scared.



I got back to work and was so distracted everyone that spoke to me caused me to jump nearly out of my skin. I wandered toward the back of the department and leaning over a large box began to pray. "Lord, I don't want to go through this, I really don't want this..please.."

Nothing.....................absolutely nothing, will get your attention like being chastised by the Holy Spirit. Hearing the words, "How dare you? How DARE you not want to do this for me after all I've done for you???"

um..sorry Lord. But I knew, I knew I was not in it alone and everything would be fine. No matter what the outcome was, I'd be fine.



When the surgical biopsy came back cancerous the surgery was scheduled. I missed two days of work and then was back. Thankfully they had me mostly directing, point and instruct instead of actual work until I was healed. The surgical biopsy hurt worse that the actual surgery and left more bruising from the bandages but there is only a very small scar where the surgery was done and where the lymph nodes were removed.



I did not have to undergo chemotherapy but I did have to go through radiation treatments. I felt like those treatments were stealing my very essence, I felt like a zombie trying to move through life. Working was difficult, but I made it. My diet was changed radically, my very routine was changed. I had people asking me on a regular basis how I was doing.



This was in 2008. It was a long slow haul trying to get back to the energy levels I was at before all this happened. There are times I think I am there, and times I wonder if I will ever get there. I participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, being a part of the committee that does the planning and pulling things together. I have my tent and the ribbons I make to sell to raise money for Relay. And I write, and I share and I let people know...cancer is not an automatic death sentence. I write about my experience and I write about ways people can change their diet and their lifestyles to help prevent cancer..Changes will be made, everything- will change. The way you look at things, the way you act, eat, exercise, act and interact with people. It will change, but if you go about it right- it will all be for the better.



I had cancer--it was caught early thanks to a mammogram and a really good surgeon and a doctor that listened to that gut feeling. I am..a cancer survivor.













































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You too can be a survivor of domestic abuse

You too- can be a survivor of domestic abuse.








So that person you are with. The one you are married to or sharing a life with has turned out to be something other than what you thought. The person you thought was your knight in shining armor, your loving princess, your partner in life-- is in truth evil incarnate. Suddenly, the perfect life you had envisioned has shattered before you. Instead of a wonderful life, you are living in a nightmare.



My first comment is that once all options of trying to save this relationship have been considered and or tried and found to not work, then you are left with the once choice. Get out. You can't save a life on your own. Your tormentor may not think or admit they are doing anything wrong. In their misguided mind, it is all your fault. You are the target, you are the victim, you are the cause of your own torment. Wrong. That is a lie, that is not true, that is an excuse from a weak and wicked person.



You have come to the decision to leave. The split may be civil and amicable, but most likely won't be. Your tormentor will not readily and easily give up their control of you. This means you will need a plan of action.



Know your friends that will help you and in the process keep you safe. One(s) that can be trusted to keep your secrets.



Contact your local shelter for battered women. Let them help you escape if your friends can not. Let them give you a safe haven until you can safely get back on your feet.



Plan carefully your leaving. You may need to employ the help of your local police to get your belongings out of the house if you fear a violent reaction. Different areas have different rules and regulations on such matters, check with them and see if they can help you.



Enlist family.



Then, once you are out. Once you are away begin your life new. If you have been told you are the reason you are getting hit- don't believe it. If you have been told you are the reason, you ;make them do it" make them hit you, yell at you, mistreat you. Don't believe it, that isn't so. An abuser hits, screams, curses, controls because they themselves are weak and incapable of self control.



Become strong in who you are. Be strong in your own inner self. You are a beautiful, nice, educated person who is quite capable of doing many things.



Become self supporting. Even if you have to go back to school, even if you have to start at the very bottom working your way up. You are strong, you are intelligent, you are worthy.



It will take a while to grow out of the type person you have been brow beaten into being. It may take a while before you can walk without worrying over who may speak, or who may be waiting at home. But you can do it. You can be the person who you really are.



Don't stay and take it thinking you can change them. It won't happen, it won't. Escape, get away, grow. Be strong, you can do it. You too, can be a survivor.
 
This is a brief, condensed version of possibilites for escape. The main thing here, is to believe in yourself. Not to allow another person to convince you that you are less than who you are. You are not the things they try to convince you that you are. They are trying to make themselves look the victim, they want you to appear to be the problem, the one at fault, the one with blame..
 
but you are not at fault.. you can be..will be.. once you escape.. a survivor.. it is possible..

I walked away a survivor

He tried.




He really tried.



But he didn't win.





Thirty years ago I was married in a civil ceremony to a man that in the beginning was incredibly nice. He took care of me when I was ill. He opened doors. He was a modern day Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.





I was raised in a good home. We attended church, there was no alcohol consumption, no smoking, no bad language to speak of. Definitely none of the really vulgar words. If either my brothers or I dared to utter a foul word we learned exactly what soap tastes like. Coming off a bad marriage, but civil divorce I had moved into a place of my own. It was a small mobile home in a park with a less than stellar reputation, but it was my new temporary, home.



At the time I talked on the cb radio. That was where I met..him. On the radio he was always so nice. When I met him, he was just as nice. After I married him, Mr. Hyde showed himself. He was a raging alcoholic. He was also very controlling.



I came home from work one evening and he demanded money for beer. Money I didn't have. That was the first time he struck me. He threatened to burn the place down going so far as to hold a lighter to the curtains. Somehow or other I scraped up the couple of dollars for him to get a six pack. It wasn't what he wanted, and we had to drive a good way to get his beer..but he had something to drink and he was again the good Dr. Jekyll. But it only got worse. Especially after the move.



His brother called him and told him that he could get him a job in Louisiana. So we packed up everything and moved from North Carolina to the Lake Charles, LA. area. I made a few friends, got a job and watched as he also finally went to work. For a while, it was good. Then he got hurt and things were never the same. He drank and he used the pain pills. My job was very low pay, but it was enough to scratch by as long as he was drawing workman's comp. When that stopped and my small check was not enough to cover everything and get his beer Mr. Hyde was back.



It was then that his brother and sister-in-law introduced me to wine as medicine. As long as I was drinking I was on his level and he left me alone. If I were stone cold sober I was a target.



My so called life was one of threats, fear, confusion and drinking. I was miserable. Then on my birthday he had planned a surprise party for me. Apparently it went on too long and he was not the center of attention. He demanded that I say goodnight and get in the car. Once in the car he calmly drove up the street and made a turn. He then showered down on the gas getting the car up to a frightening speed on a short neighborhood street. Slamming on the brakes he slid through a stop sign and hit the gas again. Back and forth again and again he did this. Finally I had all I could take and the next time he slid through the stop sign before he could get the speed back up I jumped from the car.



I grew timid. I was afraid. I was always hungry. Then the day came of my awakening. I don't know what set him off, all I know is from the minute the beating started I thought I was not going to survive it. After a while I wasn't feeling the blows any longer. It was as if I were up above the battle watching it continue below me. When he finally grew tired I didn't move. I waited to see what he was going to do next. What he did was demand I clean up a mess he had made and prepare him another plate for his dinner. I knew then....I had to get away.



I set up a very elaborate escape plan. It almost worked, but the person who had driven me to the bus station betrayed me. As I waited for the bus, he showed up. We got into a verbal sparring match. It never grew overly loud. It never grew violent..it was close at one point but didn't reach it. But the ticket agent had called the police, they saw that I was able to get on the bus that had waited for me. It was a long lonely ride home. But I was going home and I was going home alive.



Thirty years ago- I still remember. I have deliberately blurred the details here because they are not the important part. The important part is that I left a very bad relationship, a verbally, mentally, physically abusive relationship alive. Very sore, underweight and weakened in many ways. But I was alive.



He had tried



really tried to beat me.



But he failed



and I walked away



a survivor.

even in the pain

Even from the depths of where I stand

head in hand, wondering

I know, yes, I know

You, my God are in control.

You know and You see

there is nothing, no nothing

that You do not know

You see the storms in our lives

the darkness from those storms

that covers all, the fallen and the innocent

You are always and forever in control

we may not understand the things that happen

understanding the why is not important

all we need is faith, and belief in the understanding

that You Father God, are in full control

there is reason, there is purpose

even in the pain

we come to You, in those moments

those times of pain, suffering

seeking Your comforting peace

I know in my heart, You know

I know in my heart, there is purpose

a meaning of some sort

even in the pain

I stand here Father God

with the tears falling from a heart broken

handing this storm of mine

handing the storms of the many

to Your care

seeking Your peace

in the understanding that nothing escapes Your knowledge

even as in the pain I stand here

seeking Your light

while I have no understanding of the reasons

that many suffer, many hurt in different ways

I will stand in the belief

even in the pain

that You are now, and have forever been

in control

and in that knowledge, comes peace

sweet comforting peace.

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we come to You

Hear my cries dear Lord

see the tears that fall from a heart broken

by what the eyes are seeing

the evil one whispers in the hearts of the weak

speaks lies into the minds of the easily manipulated

he whispers and taunts, and they believe

following his suggestions

hear my cries Lord

hear the cries of the many

who seek You

Whispering prayers for the suffering

whispering prayers for those lost

to the evil one's lies

we have wandered too far from Your light

closed our ears to Your truth

many have taken Your word and twisted it to their own use

we have wandered far, and now suffer

our hearts grow calloused and cold

at injustices done, for they are done so often now

one act, one victim a shrug and a platitude

and the evil one laughs with a watch this

and great horrors unfold on the innocent and guilty alike

hear my cries Lord

hear the cries of the many

who seek You

hear the prayers of those calling out

from the streets, from the countryside

from their closet of prayer

see us Lord, with hands raised to You

as our face lowered, bowed in our shame

we come Lord, with tears of sadness

tears of shame and heartbreak

as the evil and harm continue

we turn Lord, to You

hear us Lord, crying out to You

for those who will cry no more

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Dedicated to You

be with me Lord Jesus

guide my steps

walk with me daily, moment to moment

be here, with me

as I walk through the day

guide my purpose, that my actions

would be pleasing to You

it would be so easy to speak out of turn

to say the words of an earthly heart

tainted and stained

walk with me Lord Jesus

cleanse this heart of mine

that my very thoughts would be pleasing to You

centered on You, and the way that You would have me be

a reflection of You my Lord

a reflection of You, my King

may my words be a soft, sweet song to You

may my actions, be a dance of celebration

for Your love

walk with me my Lord

guide my steps

that Your light shines out, reflected from a grateful heart

a cleansed spirit and life

walk with me Lord

moment by moment, guide my steps

that I walk in Your strength, Your light, Your peace

guide my steps Lord

that my very life, one I owe Lord to You

be a sweet song dedicated to You

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You came

My heart knows

even what my brain doesn't comprehend

Your love

how You left Heaven's glory

to come among us

all unclean, stained with sin

so great was Your love

so strong Your obedience

You came

my heart knows

what my brain cannot comprehend

You came

the reason to die

but You had things to do

lessons to teach

The Father's Way, to share

as You walked among men

Your sandals leaving prints in the dust

Your words leaving prints in the heart

as You walked

You spoke, taught, acted fully

in loving compassion

reaching out to all

no matter the need, no matter the sin

so great was Your love

so great is Your love

that You call out, seeking all

accepting all

forgiving all

so great is Your love

You came

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Your peace fills me

Your peace fills me

washes over me as a cool spring

refreshing my soul

as Your Spirit within me sings

songs of peace, songs of joy

and I know, assurance

all things that I have done

have been forgiven

have been forgotten

Your peace fills me

heals me

from all the hurts of the past

as sorrows are gone

as I look to You, my eyes on You

I stand in the warmth of Your light

Your love my guide, my hope

as I move, step by step

along this narrow road to You

Your peace fills me

erases all that once was

replacing it, with the what is

and that my Lord my God

is You

Your peace fills me

guides me with hope

leads me with faith

Your grace a precious gift

Father God, how precious is Your love

knowing,

understanding

washed in the blood of King Jesus

wrapped in the knowledge

of the price paid

turning to Him, seeking Him, accepting Him

as Lord, Savior, King

I know, of things past, I am forgiven

Your peace fills me

I am whole

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remember

When the winds call

with the voice of ancestors

the aged and the wise

whispering

in the thunder, you will hear the drums

as the trees sway in the winds

you will hear, the rattle of the gourds

the sounds of the shells

that hang from the garments

decorations of a celebration

remember

whisper the winds

what was, once

in the rumble of the thunder

the sounds of the herds, running

hooves pounding the plains

where the grains grow tall

buffalo; big and proud and hundreds strong

covering the plains, stirring the dust into a still sky

remember

whisper the winds

in the crack of the lightening

fires blaze high, crackling

as the dancers move

celebration, request

remember

as the dancers move to the rhythm

of the thunder, of the drums

in the winds you hear

whispers

from the elders, from the wise

history recalled, unforgotten

held tight in the heart

culture, language

a life time away

a heartbeat away

as the drums rumble in the thunder

as the fires burn in the lightening

and the winds carry the whispers

of the elders and the wise, instructing

remember

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Chasing Butterflies

    I have always loved taking pictures. As a youth I was our family's candid camera. Growing up I loved to document special events whether they were family or school oriented. That continued as a hobby over time, taking photo after photo. I was happily spending a small fortune in film and print photos. In 2008 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and my husband was out of work, my photography became my escape and my distraction. I had all faith that everything would work out, but I needed something to take my mind off the storms. So I took long walks and photographs, lots of photographs. Everyone along the Dirt Road has grown accustomed to seeing me and my camera at any time of day somewhere along the roadway.
   Just the other day I took advantage of a nice afternoon and a butterfly intent on finding sustenance.

Special beauty-special times-special gifts.

I know from where my strength comes

Pain

It will not win, for I know

where my strength lies

I know, yes I know, where it comes from

for even in the pain

suffering of the heart

not the physical,

even as the emotional pain is strong

hurting as a wounded body part would

it will not win

I know, yes I know

that the One who loves me

waits

I know, yes I know

all I need to is bend the knee

take to Him that loves me

all that worries me

take to Him that loves me

all that hurts me

the storms and trials

the worries and fears

they will not win

they will not drag me into the darkness

the one who wishes me harm

who seeks to destroy what I know I have

drag me away, taunt and tease

create a distance in the relationship that I have

with the One who loves me

planting worrisome thoughts

self defeating, seal destroying thoughts

in a head foggy with self pity

planted, by the one who seeks my destruction

one who thinks if he can break the bonds of love

faith and assurance

that he will win

but I know, yes I know

where my strength lies

I know, yes I know

where peace waits

wrapped in love, saturated in forgiveness

sealed with mercy and grace undeserved

I know, yes I know

from where my strength comes

waiting, for me to come

to ask, simply to ask

from bended knee

for the strength, power and wisdom

to defeat the pain that will not defeat me

for I know, yes I know

from where my strength comes

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