Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 25 2167

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One Cookie for Me, and One for You 2007-10-03 19:11:00 Aw Man, … or at leastI thought I could hear their thoughtsas Pastor Lori told them all,all the children in Children’s time,that they could have 2 cookiesat the fellowship hour after church;but, if they took 2 cookies,they had to give one away.An object lesson in sharing,aw man!October 3, 2007 8:11pmChildren’s Time and Sermon,“It’s All About Sharing”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 9/30/071 Timothy 6:6-19Psalm 107, Psalm 37:4,Hebrews 6:19 ...

Living the Christian Life 2007-10-03 19:03:00 Paul’s letter, a handbook, a manualon living the Christian life,of living a holy, faithful life,letting your heart’s desire bea closer walk with the Lord,showing your awareness, your love,your knowing of the gift of saving graceby joyfully living a life worthyof that awesome gift from GodOctober 3, 2007 8:08pmSermon, “It’s All About Sharing”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 9/30/071 Timothy 6:6-19Psalm 107, Psalm 37:4,Hebrews 6:19 ...

The True Anchor 2007-10-03 19:01:00 Rudderless, adrift,no more, no longer buffeted,pulled about by the windthe confusion goneif we but turn toward the tugof the true anchorOctober 3, 2007 8:01pmSermon, “It’s All About Sharing”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 9/30/071 Timothy 6:6-19Psalm 107, Psalm 37:4,Hebrews 6:19 ...

Capsized 2007-10-03 18:58:00 Capsized in the baycaught on the sandbar,buffeted by the wind,caught off guard,moving, without rudder,caught by the currentso are so manywhen we lose sightof the prize, the purposesof our life, our good workslost, adrift, when we strayOctober 3, 2007 7:58pmSermon, “It’s All About Sharing”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 9/30/071 Timothy 6:6-19Psalm 107, Psalm 37:4,Hebrews 6:19 ...

The Big Boat, the Big House 2007-10-03 15:22:00 We strive so much, so often,for that big house, the big boat,the toys, the excess of the worldgold, where the heart is, all too oftenlosing sight of the important, the worthythe calling we have, to live as Paul said,as he told Timothy, the young priestto live, to live a life, worthyto be as God would be,as love would dictatewith faith like Abraham,righteous, under the law,and the good newsOctober 3, 2007 7:54pmSermon, “It’s All About Sharing”, bythe Reverend Lori Eldredge,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH, 9/30/071 Timothy 6:6-19Psalm 107, Psalm 37:4,Hebrews 6:19 ...

It’s a Talisman 2007-10-03 15:22:00 Statutory interpretationsparing over the meaning,the import of precision,of a bit of administrative lawboiled down to the piththe singular exchange,the Chief and the Advocate“It’s a talisman” then,the magic of being in the systemeven for a day, some timein the process,hyperbole to check, to prove,to punch the ticket,to test the argument,the thread of thoughtteasing the meaning againof the words, the phrasethe condition,in oral arguments againOctober 3, 2007 16:18Oral Arguments, Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. Tom F., on Behalf of Gilbert F., a Minor Child, 06-637, October 1, 2007 (1st Monday in October)http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/06-637.pdf, page 35 of 68, line 16 (Paul G. Gardephe, Esq.). ...

Your Usher 2007-10-03 07:58:00 Leading us to our seats,watching the congregation,caring for the flockfrom the back of the sanctuary,from the aisles,sharing the joy of worshipthe community of believersone bulletin, one smile,one greeting, one handshakeat a timeOctober 3, 2007About Al Leavitt, who stepped downas one of the ushers of our church,Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH,on 9/30/07, after serving 62 years ...

So Who is this Nick Character 2007-10-02 20:47:00 So the sermon had a hook, so to speak;no, she hadn’t said the sky was green.She said she was going to share somethingsomething of her personal lifeAnd she did. Stories of a 26 foot sailboat,a sea turtle, a buoy, and a sandbarAnd a guy named Nick. Off the coastof Wellfleet, the Cape, …Hmmm, …So then we heard talk of the winds of lifelife’s challenges, the ups and downs,the currents, the winds, the stormsthat distract us from our purposes,that tug us to and fro, here and thereWoven artfully, with Paul’s letterto his protégé, his apprenticeso long ago, telling a human storyBut who was Nick?September 30, 20071 Timothy 6:6-19 ...

Snap of the McIntosh 2007-10-02 13:12:00 Out in the orchard,before the first appleplaced gently in the bag,snap of the McIntoshto my bite, sweet fragrance,taste of Fall, cascade of memoryin the first bite. Red ripe fruityielding to my graspThick heavy branches,like bunches of grapesA full bag, alright two,in a matter of momentsApples for a month,on their way homeOctober 2, 2007 2:11pm ...

Simmering Bones 2007-10-02 13:03:00 The house awash in the smellof last night’s dinner,now the stuff of soup,the simmering bonesof the whole chicken,bubbling awayyielding to the heat,the relentlessnessof the boiling broth,permeating the airthe succulent nectarenticing the palletcan’t wait to add theingredients, to make the soupwarm for a fall afternoonOctober 2, 2007 2:03pm ...

First Contact 2007-10-02 12:50:00 Oh how well I rememberthe butterflies, the excitementdriving to your house,to spend some time with youget to know you better,that fall morningthree years agoReading the directions,not wanting to get lostHappy for the time togetherquiet chatting with youA fluster of commotionsoon to arrive;but now a bit of peaceA few hours not enough timeask you for a datebut other plansfor the momentSo we’ll have to waitbut not too longOctober 2, 2007 1:49pmabout the 1st time I came overto Ruth’s house, our home now ...

1,600 poems 2007-10-02 12:26:00 The site now has over 1,600 poems, more than half about my faith. ...

Petitioning God 2007-10-02 12:24:00 Moses, on the mountain,petitioning God, once moreto spare the people, the ones He savedwho are turning away from Himspare them His holy wrath,His anger, at their idolatry,their unfaithfulnessbefore the covenant in stonethe words of the lawgiven to themmediating alreadyin the breach of our failurearguing for mercywhen wrath was justifiedOctober 2, 2007 1:24pmExodus 32:1-14 ...

Refining in the Fire 2007-10-02 12:20:00 Like their gold jewelry,we are melted down,refined, reformed, changedin the fire, the crucible,the wrath of Godfor our iniquitiesthe judgment of our failingsoh what a fate,if that were the end of the storyBut, we have a mediator,a high priest, a Saviorwho argued our case,substituted himselffor our condemnationbecame man, and servant,because lamb and sacrificefor us, stepped into the flamethe cauldron, the pitVanquished the flamesthe despair, DeathRose so we can riseAmenOctober 2, 2007 1:19pmExodus 32:1-14Malachi 3:1-20 ...

Plead for Mercy 2007-10-02 07:42:00 Moses plead for mercyfor the wayward childrenbefore he descended with the lawhe was the mediator,the go between,between the one Godand the forgetful people,impatient for tomorrownot appreciating todayOctober 2, 2007 8:42amExodus 32:1-14 ...