D.L. Lunsford's Flight of the Butterfly
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It matters who “blesses” you, who gives you a taste of the good life. I have found that people who have something you don’t, but want something you have will give you samples to draw you in. It could be access to people who can get you into places you couldn’t get into on your own. […]
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The family had been torn apart by tragedy and later the lottery win of the matriarch. One would think that a loving mother who just won a sizable fortune would be able to bring everybody together again. Mama Jones was rich and tired, and she was losing the tug-of-war. There was a moment when she […]
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I’m a deep, deep, well; Toss in Your secrets Your dreams Your cares. Can’t make all your wishes come true But when you need me I’m there. I’m a deep, deep well So full of you How much left is me? I feel what you feel, I see what you see. This deep, deep well […]
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The promises of God are yea and amen (See 2Cor. 1:20). They are guaranteed, a done deal. Because it is impossible for God to lie, He does everything He says He will do despite changes in climate, the world and culture. His word never comes back void. Yet though He promises victory and triumph, we […]
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Mama said this day would come When you’d be standing there Trying to figure out how I made it, Wondering how I got through, Wishing I had fainted Instead of surpassing you. Now I’m on top I want you to know The view up here looks great And you very, very…very small. © D.L. Lunsford
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I’m getting older. I can tell because whenever I get up after sitting for a while, everything is stiff. It takes a moment for my hips to loosen up and my back to work out its kinks. My clothes don’t fit the way they used to. I have to labor more to pull up my […]
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The finish line is the end of the race or course. It’s accomplishing the ultimate goal. Job completed. Mission accomplished. Promise realized. It’s the pinnacle of the mountain. I made it. The end. Because I have yet to reach this finish line, my eyes are fixated on it. But after I reach it, then what? […]
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Truth can be a bitter pill to swallow and rebuke can make you choke. The last thing any of us wants to hear is someone else telling us what’s wrong with us or correcting a behavior we didn’t have a problem with. While it is true we cannot receive criticism from just anyone, we must […]
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All it takes is a suggestion. A person or group, music or media can plant an idea–or two– in your head and cause all kinds of trouble. Ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. In the dark place you shoved it, it grows alongside all the other ideas or thoughts planted. And just like those […]
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What does a woman with a mother’s heart do when she finds out she is barren, she cannot have children? Barrenness makes a woman feel useless, purposeless, and inadequate. She feels less than a woman. Even if she didn’t want children to begin with, the discovery still does something to her–on the inside; her choice […]
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D.L. Lunsford's Flight of the Butterfly 