tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71896608539031137972024-03-12T17:07:47.863-06:00writercampEF Clark Publishing - Dedicated to the Legacy of Literature . . . efclark.comEF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-87759314430406109312014-12-03T22:31:00.002-06:002015-09-30T16:46:44.960-05:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-84379884568228850282014-02-26T22:56:00.003-06:002014-02-26T23:07:24.918-06:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-size: x-large;"><u><b style="background-color: #783f04;">SPOTLIGHT</b></u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Author and Public Speaker </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Barbra Sonnen-Hernandez</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">resides in Georgetown, Texas and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a Guillain-Barre Syndrome advocate and Ambassador for RARE DISEASE DAY sponsored by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">On February 6, 2008, my life changed forever. I woke up with Guillain-Barre Syndrome. I became God's miracle and through His miraculous healing I have joined many in spreading the word of God. If you are ill today, don't think of it as a punishment. It's a pause in life to rest in the Spirit of God and feel Him deep in your heart. I am forever grateful to the many angels the Lord sent to take care of me, the doctors, nurses, clinical nursing assistants, techs, staff, therapists and housekeepers. The prayers from family and friends you are all forever in my heart and especially my husband and two daughters for giving their unconditional love. May God bless all of you."</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">It seems so far away, now that I'm here with you, safe and unscathed.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I couldn't explain in the letters I wrote, but I am more certain now than I was then, it was you that kept me alive. Not just protected from fleshly wounds, but alive . . . in my soul.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Never could I have imagined such ugliness existed had I not seen it with my own eyes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">might have convinced </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">that my life had slipped away, if I were not gazing at you tonight, the splendor of your beauty in such . . . striking contrast . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.EF Clark for <a href="http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2011/08/mag-77.html#comments"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;">Magpie Tales</span></b></a></span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-89830390769263035152011-06-14T02:11:00.003-05:002011-06-14T02:25:57.045-05:00The Life Within<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://magpietales.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEouG3E21GwLncWVtAz4L7EfxDmGcU2OIkuUzdlKemrOd9ISCORI2bpB33BDnbt6cQe-U_Ujci7Gi1L7n6kC9xsMmsbuzDYZFaBZ1LhqXf4t6pF6Wi43dUn-5fIOt33wU1jmKxyVJXZKVe/s1600/shell.jpg" /></a></div><b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The outer shell where I exist?</div><div style="text-align: center;">They only see what they believe</div><div style="text-align: center;">But when they scrutinize</div><div style="text-align: center;">with natural eyes</div><div style="text-align: center;">tis not what they perceive</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beauty of the skin</div><div style="text-align: center;">masquerades the life within</div><div style="text-align: center;">that no one else can see,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sometimes not even me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The allure of the shell could never compare</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the invisible glory of the heart</div><div style="text-align: center;">Deep inside, locked away somewhere;</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am free in the deepest part . . .</div>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-78204246648969561832011-05-09T09:37:00.015-05:002011-05-09T12:05:47.957-05:00THE BITTER WIND<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3RTZh_GKnrg/TcgY-NyUhCI/AAAAAAAAAMk/EU0F3vpJImI/s200/IMG_6836a.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bits and pieces, broken memories</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">are all that's left of my hopes and dreams.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Faded images, what used to be</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">through eyes of sorrow, I refused to see.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The bitter wind that brought misery is now a long awaited friend;</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For in my suffering, reaching for God's hand </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I face the glory of the risen sun </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to see the morning dawn, warming my heart </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in places that were colder than I wanted to believe.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">It doesn't say "do not dishonor," but, instead to go beyond.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mother's Day brings sorrow to many who may have lost, or never knew their mother. But there is always someone you can honor! And it will go well with you, too. </span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-92155510843656997972011-05-05T21:31:00.014-05:002011-05-07T12:20:47.834-05:00THE SECRET<div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Existing from the bounty of the forest high above the city, we made our home near the serene beauty of the mountain stream. A life of peace, a paradise, far removed from the ills of the world we once knew.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">The day they came, it was as if our hearts were torn from our chests. And now the smoldering fires have driven us far away.</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 16.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books have been written about it. I have received wonderful devotional emails about it, but has anyone ever really tried to imagine how The Rapture might feel? I was inspired to reflect on what we might feel physically and emotionally while being whisked up to Heaven on that wonderful day of Jesus’ return for His church.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">God’s Word does not give details; it only says (1 Cor.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304543117_4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">15:52</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">KJV) that it will happen “in the twinkling of an eye”. All believers alive at the time will instantly transform and transport to Heaven! I read that a twinkle is faster than a sparkle, so it is difficult to comprehend. Will it tickle our stomachs? Will it take our breath away, and will we feel a whoosh of air on our skin as we fly skyward? Maybe a twinkle is too quick for us to feel anything, but who knows?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">We probably will not feel our clothes drop off our bodies, or hear our jewelry jingle to the floor. By the way, who out there has not given some thought to the idea of those left behind wearing our jewelry and taking our stuff? Of course, we will have no concern for those matters then.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">What about when we pass through the clouds? Will they feel wet and soft against our skin? I wonder if we will have time to take a bite of one and see if it tastes like</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304543117_5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">cotton candy</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">. I remember looking at the clouds as a child and thinking they must taste yummy.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Once we arrive, it will undoubtedly bring a flood of joyful tears when we look into the eyes of Jesus for the first time. Will we be able to control (or will we even want to) our great delight when united with friends and loved ones who went home before us? Just try to imagine the feelings of glee and praise when we meet those we have witnessed to and they gave their lives to God.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><br />
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;">Although it is difficult to see in our mind's eye the wonderful sights, and try to feel in our humanly body the experience of The Rapture, it is fun to consider. I know I may take a different journey to the other side before this tremendous event occurs. However, I would much prefer to feel the butterflies tickling my tummy in a "twinkling" when I leave this world.</span></span><br />
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</span></span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-41285418578760025582011-05-03T23:35:00.015-05:002011-05-07T12:20:05.510-05:00LABYRINTH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Twist your mysteries around my life</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not there at all standing only here</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your barriers obscure the paths</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before me and the paths behind</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unmarked voyage uncharted territory</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304483246_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bewildered</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and afraid I stand trembling</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Within your walls of mystery</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Should I trust my right hand?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Placing it just so and follow only right</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or should I trust my left where it may lead</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chance could be I trust the middle</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Casting lots at each turn</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Closing my eyes I no longer see you</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nor your confining walls of confusion</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turning north, south, east or west</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can there ever be a middle ground</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Within your many turns and twists</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where there seems to be no wind</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Narrow towering walls prevent even the sound</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, Labyrinth your mysteries remain unknown</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many have tread upon this path</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While pondering the same</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each turn, each corner, so familiar</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many have faded into your relentless heart</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unattainable prize obscured by only the moment</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How many have dared to walk</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Upon your lofty walls tangled in eagles wings</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dared to rise above the choice</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Above the tangled maze obstructing hope</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Craving to know your</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1304483246_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hidden secrets</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dancing upon your towering walls</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have dared to feel the wind</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have dared to hear the music</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Exhilarating, passionate life fainting not</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The journey well worth the risk</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span></span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-71577318465438986472011-04-21T09:44:00.001-05:002011-04-21T10:39:21.615-05:00WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">I'm a Christian. We hear people say it, declare, and profess it all the time. How do you know they really are a Christian? If you asked those who are not, some might say it means no drinking alcoholic beverages, no cussing, and no clubbing. While you're at it, add no thinking (of your own), no smiling, and no fun. Ask a believer and they might say it means following Christ. It means to believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior; taking up your cross daily and following Jesus; being baptized; doing unto others as we would have them do unto us; helping those in need; or belonging to a Christian church.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">It goes without saying that in order to be a Christian, we have to believe in Him as Lord and Savior so for the most part, these fit perfectly with three of the definitions Dictionary.com lists for the noun form of the word. But the one that resonated most with me is “a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ”. How is that done? We do this by being His disciples and studying His life.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
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In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul lists the characteristics of love and each one with the others creates a perfect picture of Christ's love. He demonstrated what love looks like the night He washed the feet of the twelve. He ultimately demonstrated his love for them and all of humanity in his death (1John 3:16). As imitators of Him, we should be able to extend this same love to other believers (John 13:35), to other parts of the body, regardless of race or denomination. If the church loved in that way, how much good could be done in Christ's name among those who do not believe? How many souls might come to know Him as a result of the evidence of such love? How many fewer instances might there be of us wondering if someone really is a Christian?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Five weeks ago we chose to sell our possessions and hit the road with our family of six. My husband was laid off one too many times, and we figured at the very least, we'd be able to find and create work while traveling with our family. We took a difficult situation and created a daring adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Daring is putting it mildly. There have been days where we were scared out of our minds. We had very little gas, very little food, and no money. We didn't worry about ourselves as much as we were concerned for our four very young children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We asked ourselves, “What were we thinking putting our kids at risk like this?”</span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"What were we thinking?"</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such questions were usually asked at the end of a long hard day while sleeping in our van in a Wal-Mart parking lot. These were the times when we felt hopeless and defeated, and fear set in.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then, something else booted it out. We realized all our married life, when things got tough, we viewed ourselves as victims. We thought we were fighting, but really, we had given up. We didn't believe good would happen, we didn't take action, and what do you know, but good didn't happen. We created the outcome we believed to be true. Not this time. This time, we realized we had choices to make. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We refuse to believe life is merely something that happens to you. A life is meant to be lived with courage and conviction and action. It doesn't just happen. You have to fight to survive. We are learning that literally, but your lesson might be a bit different.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's easy to live day in and day out not realizing how much your life depends on you. Perhaps you believe in God like I do, but even then, you must not think your life is all in his hands. He may have a plan, but you have to live it out. </span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't sit idly by expecting good to come to you but not doing everything in your power to make good things happen. I don't like the saying that good things come to those who wait. They come to those who fight for their desires with all their might and to those who stay the battle when the victory seems impossible.</span><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't go to sleep tonight with a head full of worry</span>, <span style="font-size: large;">wishfully thinking tomorrow will be better.</span> Instead, wake up and work your heart out, being confident that by the sweat of your brow, you will get what your heart desires. Then, you don't have to wonder if that better day will come. It came because you lived it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-80498051762181540032011-04-13T22:28:00.032-05:002011-04-17T19:49:24.528-05:00ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<pre class="leftnavText" style="line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">To Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Beginning of the Civil War on April 12th, we honor a very special guest author on writercamp.</span></span></span></span></pre><pre class="leftnavText" style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Did you know?</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><ul><li><b>Your eyes are composed of more than 2 million parts</b></li>
<li><b>Under the right circumstances can see up to 14 miles</b></li>
<li><b>Utilize 65% of all the pathways to the brain</b></li>
<li><b>In a normal life-span, will process 24 million images</b></li>
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When the Apostle Paul prayed "that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you," he strained to see beyond the physical realm to a deeper level, to that place we call <b>the heart</b>.<br />
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Not the "hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood." (Merriam-Webster)<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">You know. The other one.<br />
The one that breaks, the one that yearns.<br />
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What you see is not always what you get. God desires you to walk by faith, and not by sight. So much frustration and pain is relieved and fear prevented when we see through the eyes of faith. Dare to hope, again. Look beyond your circumstances and you just might see what you've been missing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terry Michaels, author of "Pain in the Offering"</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d9d2e9;">BIO: Terry Michaels has had the privilege of serving in ministry for many years. He worked extensively with youth at Calvary Chapel San Bernardino in California and Calvary Chapel Siegen in Germany. Terry also served as founding pastor of Calvary Chapel of the Springs in San Marcos, Texas and currently pastors at Calvary Austin. Terry also has a background in broadcasting. He worked as a radio personality in California area markets such as Palm Springs, San Bernardino/Riverside and Mendocino. He is author of four books. Terry resides with his wife, Christy, in Austin. They have two daughters and a granddaughter.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">To contribute your work to Writercamp, please email Eddie at: efclarkpub@yahoo.com</span></b></span></span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-12976658556617375142011-02-15T21:24:00.015-06:002011-04-04T00:41:03.442-05:00BOOKS ARE THE BEGINNING<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I am truly excited about supporting a project initiated by my good friends Mike and Mary Thrasher.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"BOOKS ARE THE BEGINNING" is a non profit outreach introducing the gift of reading to Third World nations.</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Since 2006, Mike and Mary have sacrificed countless hours on several trips to Africa, delivering thousands of books, learning materials, and medical supplies to improve the lives of impoverished children in desperate need of education.</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In July 2009, this generous couple led a team to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lulwanda Children’s Home, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">an orphanage in Mbale, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Uganda to build a library.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Y</span>ou can imagine the monumental task of shipping 4000 books, dozens of desks and filing cabinets, building materials, and tools (not to mention the team) across the Atlantic Ocean to fulfill the vision of teaching kids to read.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's something we take for granted, but a book can literally change a child's life.</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Click here to visit <a href="http://www.booksarethebeginning.org/p/donate.html">"Books are the Beginning"</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">nd please consider supporting this worthwhile effort!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks;</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.EF Clark</span></div></div></div></span><br />
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</div></div>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-235053617547978652011-02-15T00:27:00.005-06:002011-04-07T15:21:09.275-05:00THE TOWER<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">by Spike Ruiz</span></i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The wind is scraping at her face</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">As her feet now move with haste</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The twenty men who stood before her</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">All have now been laid to waste</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The black door is all that remains in her way</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Her grip now tightens on her sword</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">She kicks the door wide open</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">And determination moves her forward</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">A new opponent shows himself</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">A challenge now does he propose</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Her bloodstained blade now resolute</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">To slay him like her other foes</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">A clash of steel, a flare of sparks</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">A brutal blow, a swiftly slash</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The battle fierce, but now is over</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The challenger disposed in a flash</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Her skin like snow, her eyes like jade</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Now spattered with vermillion blood</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Her final steps to the towers top</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Are covered in this crimson flood</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The final door open at last</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">The final enemy at hand</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">This woman, warrior and beast</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffe599;">Will destroy this tower and take her land</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">On murky shores by cloudy seas</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">With skies an ever dismal gray</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Two sleepy eyes awaken slowly</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">To see a world in disarray</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">To see a world covered in night</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her shaky legs now find a stance</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her mind bewildered and perplexed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">And frightened by the dark's advance</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Surrounded by this horrid scene</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Of those she recognized and loved</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her sweaty palms now find their place</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">As weapons that push back when shoved</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Now walking thru this darkened place</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her heart now racing fast and strong</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her mind made up, she must avenge</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">This world she's cared for oh so long</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Her gaze peers down the blackened streets</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">The sky above sounds with thunder's crack</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">She sees her enemy ahead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">And wonders if she's coming back</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">The heavens mourning with her now</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">The rain and tears are falling down</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">The tower standing in her way</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Must now be stricken to the ground</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-41199447561574360862011-02-10T22:51:00.005-06:002011-03-24T18:06:27.345-06:00A CLOSER LOOK<div style="font: 18.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-naPM8KkOdfA/TVS9q2NN2nI/AAAAAAAAABU/p05enUj3yCc/s1600/safe_image.php.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-naPM8KkOdfA/TVS9q2NN2nI/AAAAAAAAABU/p05enUj3yCc/s1600/safe_image.php.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="font: 18.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>by .EF Clark</i></span></span></b></div><div style="font: 18.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 18.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">small tasks as if they were great and noble."</span></span></i></div><div style="font: 10.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">‐</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Helen Keller</span></span></i></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sometimes we get so caught up in the "routine" that we miss the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">opportunities that are rarely far from any of us.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Opportunities to look </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at life up close and personal, protected from the unrealistic.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">An opportunity </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to cherish what is right there before us.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Discontent is camouflaged in r</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">outine duties, and we dream of what could have been.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But regret and speculation distracts us from counting our blessings.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Great things can be discovered (and rediscovered) in what we consider the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">routine. Life and love are never far away.</span></span></div><div style="font: 14.0px Calibri; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</b></div>EF Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06560555462498997313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189660853903113797.post-69661222607446718012011-02-10T02:01:00.025-06:002011-05-03T21:16:57.017-05:00MAIDEN VOYAGE<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRgjcRa6YiY/TWJq9LvCG7I/AAAAAAAAAEA/EWfBuvkGZqo/s1600/safe_image.php.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KRgjcRa6YiY/TWJq9LvCG7I/AAAAAAAAAEA/EWfBuvkGZqo/s1600/safe_image.php.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d9ead3;">By .EF Clark</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hello fellow fledging future Hemingways!</b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Welcome to <b>writercamp</b>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">No, it's not the type of camp with snakes or canoes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You won't need sunscreen or flashlights or mosquito repellent.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">And you're not required to sing Kumbayah.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">At <b>writercamp</b>, all you need is a creative way with words.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Even if you don't believe you are that great at writing, it's all for fun and always free.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Invite your friends, cousins, or great-grand-peeps to share in this exciting adventure of cyber expression.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This is also an excellent way to showcase your website or full length book. Send a link where it can be purchased and I'll post it no charge.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I will not change anything without your approval and all intellectual property rights belong to you.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Include a mugshot if you like. Share it with your social network friends, and we're on our way!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've always been the brave and crazy one!</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">To contribute your work: </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Send your story, thoughts, insights (500 words or less) to: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><a href="http://www.efclark.com/contact-us.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.efclark.com</span></span></b></a><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"></span></b></i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Let's chart a course for a literal adventure at <b>writercamp</b>!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It's gonna be a wild ride.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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