I wrote a song-poem once, for the man I loved and who later broke my heart.
I don’t love him any more, but this is still true. For someone. Someday. I’m so thankful that I haven’t lost my deep capacity for love as I thought I had after he left.
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February 4, 2015
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I will be here
When the storm clouds gather and life is hard
I will be here
When the road is easy or the wind is cold
I won’t leave you
When other friends have come and gone
Forgotten your name and went on their way,
I will be here.
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I will go with you
Through the dirt and the mud of this life we are living
When others turn back ’cause they can’t bear the pain
Though you think you’re alone and the road is uncharted
Just look around, because I will be here.
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[refrain]
Look around, look behind
There are many who will leave you
They call themselves friend, but they just are not true
Look above, look ahead, and with God as my witness
There’s one who will be here forever for you.
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It’s easy to stay when the sun is bright shining
And laugh in the cool of a summer twilight
It’s easy to be there when music is merry
But few will remain in the dead of the night.
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[refrain]
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Many will leave you who said they’d be true,
Who talked of a friendship that never would end ,
But they felt the hot blast of the fire storm upon you
Fell away and then left you alone once again.
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[refrain]
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This life is so lonely sometimes that you wonder
If you fell off the earth, who’d come looking for you?
Who would call out your name if you fell by the wayside?
Who cares? Oh, dear brother! I promise I do.
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[refrain]
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I will be here
When all other friends have gone on their way
I will be true
When the gale blows hard and it’s painful to stay,
I won’t leave you
I will always be here.
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Others don’t see past your brave mode of action
That inside you’re lonesome and hurt and afraid
They don’t see through you to a heart that is hungry,
But I promise I’ll see it and whisper your name.
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[refrain]
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I will be on your side in the dark hour of danger
When night closes in and it gets hard to breathe
When friends are all lost and the closest a stranger
I’ll be there, I will stay, until you are free.
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[refrain]
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There is One far more true than all earthly companions,
Who promised to stay and to never forsake,
In His strength I will keep every promise I made you
But you know that His promises never can break.
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Look around, look behind
There are many who will leave you
They call themselves friend, but they just are not true,
Look above, look ahead, and with God as my witness,
There’s one who will be here forever for you.
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Look around, look behind
There is One who will not leave you,
He calls Himself Friend, and His word always true
Look above, look ahead, and with God as my witness,
I promise I’ll be here forever for you.
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I Will Be Here (poem)
22 Wednesday Nov 2017
Posted in Writing
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I made this last night, improvising between a handful of recipes I found online.
I made these for dessert last night and they went over really well. I adjusted the original recipe to fit our family’s particular dietary restrictions, and they turned out perfectly! It’s like carrot cake and oatmeal cookies all rolled into one. 
Growing up, I always loved those little spritz cookies that you punched out and sprinkled with colored sugar. When we went gluten free seven years ago, I missed them a lot.
internet is a lot like impulse buying.
