40 years of wandering – v3

40 years of wandering
in this desert, my struggles,
letting worry, doubt consume me,
never sure of my why, my calling,
no color to my parachute, no plan,
Only existing, complacent,
"I can't" too much a part
of my beliefs, my vocabulary.
 
40 years in this desert, uncertain,
wandering, lost, worrying,
distracted, demeaned, fearful,
by every slight, each challenge,
chased by my fears, my demons,
Picking every battle, fighting,
following the way of the world, the flesh,
my comfort, my ego, unchecked.
 
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edited February 18, 2022

40 years of wandering – v3

 

January 27, 2022

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40 years of wandering – v2

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January 26, 2022

40 years of wandering

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/40-years-of-wandering.html

January 26, 2022

I must face my fears, my demons

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-must-face-my-fears-my-demons.html

January 26, 2022

Share the words You have shared with me

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/share-words-you-have-shared-with-me_26.html

20 years of Poetry Where You Live

January 26, 2022

8AM Live

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January 25, 2022

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January 24, 2022

8AM Live

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I think I finally know why – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-think-i-finally-know-why-v2.html

January 22, 2022

I think I finally know why

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-think-i-finally-know-why.html

January 22, 2022

I am tired of listening to my fears

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-am-tired-of-listening-to-my-fears.html

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Amanda Gorman New York Times Opinion about her decision

to read her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, after 1/6/2021 insurrection

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January 22, 2022

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January 21, 2022

8AM Live

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edited January 21, 2022

Our failures give us power

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/our-failures-give-us-power.html

January 21, 2022

Don’t chase after Bathsheba, Gomer, others

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/dont-chase-after-bathsheba-gomer-others.html

January 21, 2022

Don’t fall in the same trap as Solomon

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/dont-fall-in-same-trap-as-solomon.html

January 20, 2022

Failures give us power

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/failures-give-us-power.html

January 20, 2022

The Oh Crap book of the Bible

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-oh-crap-book-of-bible.html

January 20, 2022

serve from your gifts, your talents

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/serve-from-your-gifts-your-talents.html

January 20, 2022

Why not now

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/why-not-now.html

January 20, 2022

8AM Live

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January 19. 2022

I have wailed in a darkened sanctuary

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/i-have-wailed-in-darkened-sanctuary.html

edited January 19, 2022

Why not today – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/why-not-today-v2.html

January 19, 2022

You and I are each gifted

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/you-and-i-are-each-gifted.html

January 19, 2022

Why not today

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/why-not-today.html

January 19, 2022

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January 18, 2022

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Fifty years of work – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/fifty-years-of-work-v2.html

January 17, 2022

Fifty years of work

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/fifty-years-of-work.html

edited January 16, 2022

Why am I here – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/why-am-i-here-v3.html

edited January 16, 2022

Why am I here – v2

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January 15, 2022

Why am I here

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/why-am-i-here.html

January 15, 2022

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We are to pick up our cross and follow

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/we-are-to-pick-up-our-cross-and-follow.html

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pick up your cross and follow – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/pick-up-your-cross-and-follow-v2.html

January 14, 2022

pick up your cross and follow

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/pick-up-your-cross-and-follow.html

edited January 14, 2022

Each day is God’s gift – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/each-day-is-gods-gift-v2.html

January 14, 2022

8AM Live

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January 13, 2022

8AM Live

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January 12, 2022

Each day is God’s gift

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/each-day-is-gods-gift.html

written as I was watching a Max Lucado

Facebook message today

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We must walk in our calling – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/we-must-walk-in-our-calling-v2.html

January 12, 2022

We must walk in our calling

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/we-must-walk-in-our-calling.html

edited January 12, 2022

strive into your calling – v2

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edited January 12, 2022

strive into your calling

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/strive-into-your-calling.html

January 12, 2022

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8AM Live

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January 10, 2022

striving into our calling

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/striving-into-our-calling.html

January 10, 2022

8AM Live

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capturing bits of gossamer – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v4.html

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capturing bits of gossamer – v3

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edited January 8, 2022

capturing bits of gossamer – v2

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January 8, 2022

capturing bits of gossamer

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer.html

January 8, 2022

Out of chaos, a calling

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/out-of-chaos-calling.html

merged January 8, 2022

Order my steps – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/order-my-steps-v3.html

January 8, 2022

8AM Live

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Order my steps – v2

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January 7, 2022

Order my steps

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edited January 7, 2022

still my spirit – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/still-my-spirit-v2.html

January 7, 2022

set goals before you

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/set-goals-before-you.html

January 7, 2022

Live on purpose

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/live-on-purpose.html

January 7, 2022

still my spirit

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/still-my-spirit.html

January 7, 2022

8AM Live

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January 6, 2022

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“How to walk daily purposefully in our purpose on purpose...

1. Remember our vision...👓

2. Review our goals 🥅

3. Make a list 📜

4. Begin in prayer 🙏🏿”

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January 6, 2022

Keep praying

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/keep-praying.html

Matthew 7:7-8 AMP

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Discerning our path – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/discerning-our-path-v2.html

January 5, 2022

Discerning our path

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/discerning-our-path.html

January 5, 2022

8AM Live

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“S.M.A.R.T. goal setting:

Specific: General goals are “fuzzy” goals;

make goals as specific as possible.

Measurable: Goals must be measurable so you can

monitor your progress as you work on them.

Actionable: Goals are designed to involve action;

they speak of something to be done.

Realistic: Your goals should involve faith,

but must be in touch with the reality around you.

Time-targeted: Every goal must have a deadline;

a time it should be completed and evaluated.”

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Whispers of angels

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/whispers-of-angels.html

January 6, 2022

The whisper of angels

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-whisper-of-angels.html

edited January 5, 2022

Between waking and sleeping

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/between-waking-and-sleeping.html

edited January 5, 2022

Between waking and sleep – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/between-waking-and-sleep-v2.html

January 4, 2022

Between waking and sleep

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/between-waking-and-sleep.html

inspired by comments by Delilah on her show 1/4/2022

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God spared my life – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/god-spared-my-life-v2.html

January 4, 2022

8AM Live

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edited/new January 3, 2022

God spared my life

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/god-spared-my-life.html

January 3, 2022

God kept me alive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/god-kept-me-alive.html

near fatal accident on New Year’s Eve

driving 60 mph on Route 16 in

St. Augustine, FL, with only

1 of 5 lug nuts on passenger front tire

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January 3, 2022

what didn’t I learn

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/what-didnt-i-learn.html

December 29, 2021

Pushing freight in a pandemic

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/pushing-freight-in-pandemic.html

edited October 25, 2021

Another SKU - haiku

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-sku-haiku.html

converted to haiku based on challenge in comments

October 25, 2021

Another SKU

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edited January 3, 2022

On the precipice, the brink

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January 1, 2022

8AM Live

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December 31, 2021

at the precipice, the brink

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edited December 31, 2021

on the cusp of tomorrow – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/on-cusp-of-tomorrow-v2.html

December 31, 2021

a prayer for a new beginning

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-prayer-for-new-beginning.html

edited/new December 31, 2021

Walk forward boldly

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/walk-forward-boldly.html

December 31, 2021

Fear not the future

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/fear-not-future.html

December 31, 2021

8AM Live

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Joshua 1:9

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December 31, 2021

on the cusp of tomorrow

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December 30, 2021

8AM Live

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Seek God’s Heart – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/seek-gods-heart-v2.html

edited December 29, 2021

A prayer for calling, for purpose – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-prayer-for-calling-for-purpose-v2.html

December 29, 2021

Seek God’s Heart

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/seek-gods-heart.html

December 29, 2021

A prayer for calling, for purpose

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-prayer-for-calling-for-purpose.html

December 29, 2021

8AM Live

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December 28, 2021

8AM Live

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December 27, 2021

8AM Live

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If I want to be a writer

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December 26, 2021

If I am going to be a witness

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/if-i-am-going-to-be-witness.html

edited December 25, 2021

The path of humility – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-path-of-humility-v2.html

edited December 25, 2021

Wonder of His Birth – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/wonder-of-his-birth-v2.html

December 25, 2021

May our days be holy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/may-our-days-be-holy.html

8AM Live

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