And Then She Was Gone

I came across this poem and I liked it so much that I decided that I would post it.

And Then She Was Gone

She chose to walk alone
Though others wondered why
Refused to look before her
Eyes cast upwards
Toward the sky

She didn't have companions
No need for earthly things
Only wanted freedom
From what she felt were
Puppet strings

She longed to be a bird
That she might fly away
She pitied every blade of grass
For planted they would stay

She longed to be a flame
That brightly danced alone
Felt jealous of the stream
That made the air its only home

Some say she wished too hard
Some say she wished too long
But we awoke one autumn day
To find that she was gone

The trees, they say stood witness
The sky refused to tell
But someone who had seen it said
The story played out well

She spread her arms out wide
Breathed in the break of dawn
She just let go of all she held

And then she was gone.

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Captivating. Over the many decades of human existence there have been many achievements to credit the human race. . . This is one of them. Captivating. To many of my readers you may have heard of Wild at Heart, well ladies we've waited long enough. Captivating is for us. And let me tell you something it is EVERYTHING WE NEED AND MORE! Sometimes, well most of the time, we women forget the important things about ourselves. . . The main thing being that not only do we matter but GOD MADE US TO MATTER. . . Yes, we hear this all the time, but read the book and you will soon see what I mean. We spend most of our lives feeling somehow inadequate. Like we're missing something, and this book helps to address those things in our lives. READ IT, it WILL help. . . It REALLY helped my sister and I can't even begin to tell you what all THAT means, as I have taken a vow of secrecy and would have to kill you unless she SPECIFICALLY told me that you could know. That you had been given the necessary clearance, so read. Be open to truth and become the woman that you were made to be. I don't mean that this book will magically make you better. It isn't a "fix it" book. What it is,however, is a book that I need to read myself! - Yes, and when I have actually read it cover to cover, that is IF I can get my sister to part with it, I will tell more about it but all women should read it!

The Boringness of the Mundane

Well. . . Later today should break up the "boringness" of the mundane way life has been going as of late. After all who couldn't have fun with the Murphy's?? - Especially when Mrs. Murphy gets going!! Wo! That gal can crack a joke!! And another . . . And another . . . And another . . . Yeah, you get the idea. Anywho, (when I figure out where I got that I'll fill you in) they're expected later and it should turn out to be an interesting experience.

The Akron Air Show

Ok. So today I went with my sister to the Akron Air Show and we met up with a friend - Jessica McGuckin - and had fun talking to her. Which was the only good part of an otherwise boring 2 and a half hours of watching planes do stuff. . . NOT my thing. . . Last night I got to tease Mike Hoffman by telling him I had no idea what plane he was talking about was and he went all "lecture" mode on me and I just stood there trying to not space out. - It all went over my head!- You see to learn about Nutrition I had to delete some of my prior knowledge about something, it just turned out to be World War 1. - My brother STILL tries to get me to RE-learn it to no avail. . . - So the whole plane thing would've made me delete something else and the elves were already working overtime since I haven't gotten much sleep this week. Woh!! - ? - THAT would be difficult to say fast. . . . But not worse than saying "We have a Fully Functional Forcefield" THAT would be HARD to say drunk!! Yay Doctor Who!! I'm sooo mad they got ride of Christopher Eccleston (Ecclesten??) as the doctor!!! But Hey!! It's just tv. . . And BAD British tv at that . . . I wonder why I love it soo much??!!

Hello school year!! You are fast approaching and I don't like it!!! Wait!! At least for another couple of months!!! Maybe I'll even learn a new language before you come!! You hail the dawning of a new decade in my life and I like things the way they are . . . Ok. Mabe not the way they ARE but you get the idea!!

Last night I went to a drive in movie with the Murphy's for like the first time ever!! Who knew that drive in's still exsisted?? Because I sure didn't!!! And it was FREEZING!!!! I turned out to be SOOOO glad that they brought extra blankets because Kat and I needed them!!! Daniel's cold got worse since last night, but we'll survive!! I hope!!

Well I'm off to do good deeds and to make dinner and get things together so I can knock the socks off my family. . .. And help my mom out a little!!! Maybe I'll even make some chocolate ecclaires!!!

Jessie Is Coming Over Tomorrow!!!!!!!

Jessie is coming over tomorrow night!!! YAY!!!!!!! I SOO can't wait it's been SOOOOO long since I've seen Jessie!!! Jessie, I love you hun!! We will SOO have a lot of fun when you come over!!! Maybe we'll watch Riverdance and Ad Lib to it!!! Wouldn't THAT be fun!!!

Propland

Well I never thought I'd ever be a behind the stage kinda gal but here I am working behind the scenes for a dance show!! I have always loved being IN the lime light and now I'm backstage left of the lime light!! Who would've guessed??!! I also feel the need to admit to the fact that I am completely enjoying it. Another surprise for me!! I always thought I'd hate it and here I am hardly able to wait until Friday when I go back for the final dress rehearsal!! Wow!! Who would've thunk it?? Dancing in and of itself isn't really my thing but theatre is and so here I am!! It is soo much fun and watching the little girls get ready is something of an amusing nature!! But through it all I realize that God wanted me here for a reason so now all I have to do is figure it out!! - Although I think I finally figured it all out!! The dance troup leader was having trouble with some of the help she had and so here I am serving her and helping her get her dance performance ready!! Propland here I come!!

Today marks the begining of the end

Well, as many of you know today is officially the begining of the end. It has been said therefore it is. . . O.k. Now that THAT is out of the way . . .
Faith. A powerful word. But just what does it mean?? What IS faith?? Is it those moments when you tell God what you want and expect Him to give it to you??
The Israelites had no Faith in God. Repeatedly Jesus was saying "Oh yea of LITTLE FAITH" so the logical conclusion is that they just didn't what?? . . Were they missing some magical formula?? They cetainly had the law down enough! But they WERE missing something. . . So what was it??
Biblically speaking "Faith is the evidence of things hoped for but not seen as yet." Well what in the world does THAT mean?? There is still something missing for us to fully grasp this concept.
"If you abide in me (if we abide in God), and my words abide in you (Scripture is in our hearts) than you may ask what you will of the Father and it will be granted to you . ."
Thus we come to the conclusion of everything. If we know God's word than we know God. We spend time with Him and know Him like we would know anyone else. Therefore we can ask Him for something and He will grant it to us because we will ask for it according to HIS WILL!! Faith is merely believing that God is who He said He is and that He will do what He said He would.
I apologize for not remembering where I got those verses!! I am pretty good at memorizing Scriptures . . . . Just not where they come from . . I.e. which book and what chapter and what verse . . . Etc. . . Anywho!! Enjoy!!