I was asked to talk on hope so… This was presented March 12, 2009 for a “Celebrate Recovery” session.
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My daughter asked me where I was going this evening. I said I was going to “Celebrate Recover” meeting to give a talk on HOPE. She asked, “what are you recovering from dad?’ I told her” My [...]
It was spring time after a long hard winter in Idaho and my family and I went to Nebraska to visit my folks. This was more than 20 years ago but in my memory is as if it were yesterday. I remember this time because when we arrived the weather was warm and my dad [...]
May 18, 2001
Wayne M. Williams Sr. slipped the bonds of life and is now in the arms of Jesus.
For death is just a change of address. We go to a place of freedom. A place that is free of pain, free of sorrow, free of doubt, free of uncertainty.
Saturday night, Dad Williams moved from Denver [...]
April 17, 2008 (it has been 7 years since I stood here)
Anna Bell Williams
It is morning in Heaven for Anna and the angels rejoice.
I have known two great women in my life time. The one who raised me and guided my life to become the person I am today and the one who allowed me [...]
The Boy, the Marine, the Man
©4-13-03 JL Stevens
The boy left home to become a Marine.
He trained with the best you’ve ever seen.
There were times early on he longed for home
But with the family of Marines he was not alone.
The boy, who left home became a man.
To protect the freedom of this great land.
He put his [...]
The 5-28-06
(Stolen from the memory of someone. The deep recesses of the mind of days gone by. When life seemed to be worthless, when the mind was dark and lonely, Jesus came and set them free. Was this your mind?)
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The brokenness of my life, a shattered life in the eyes of others, (some [...]
Canvas of Life
©5-24-06
The canvas of a child’s mind
Is blank when he is born.
The mind of a child is like a garden in the spring time
It is planted, watered, and nurtured , and over time grows
into something beautiful.
Many times I just need to stop what I am doing and listen… listen to what the “still small [...]
6-22-03
Her hair was beginning to grow back. She looked so alone even though she was standing in the midst of a crowd. No one was within six feet. Would someone close by care? Would someone give her a moment of their time? Would there be a helping hand? A hand of friendship?
When the service was [...]
A Mother’s Love
The love a mother has for a son
is without measure.
From the moment that life begins
a mother’s heart is our heart.
Her heart is our life,
until we are born.
Then she carries us in her heart
and in her prayers.
Her love for us is over shadowed
only by God’s love.
As we are in our Mother’s heart
We are in [...]
Quietly
J.L. Stevens (© 2000)
Quietly, I bow in Your awesome presence.
Quietly, I listen to Your voice calming my spirit.
Quietly, I feel Your arms of love surround me.
Quietly, I sit as tears of Joy flow through my soul.
Quietly, quietly.
Quietly, my soul cries out as Your Joy lifts my spirit.
Quietly, my heart sings of Your Glory and [...]
HOME AGAIN
When my Mother died this summer in June 1991 I felt set adrift in a vast ocean. Things would never be the same again. My mother would not be there to pray for me in the middle of the night. How would I survive this world without her praying? Maybe worst of [...]
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