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 Jellyfish, jellyfish Oh, to be like you To feel the peace  Of living  Under the sea. To float all day Not a worry or a care Not a moan or a groan  Yet you float Float Float Peacefully under the sea. Maybe you sink to the bottom Or rise to the top You do not toil away the day But float Float Float Under the sea. You look so soft And squishy But that is only a disguise Until someone gets close And then you sting. So maybe we are more alike Jellyfish, jellyfish. On the outside  I appear soft But if you get too close Watch out, I might sting.

The Ocean

Imagine your life is the ocean. Most of your time is spent treading water, trying to keep your head from going under. Storms come and go, but most days you are just struggling to stay afloat. Now imagine every once and a while someone throws you a life preserver. And for a few brief moments, you cling to that. It's your only moment to rest. Those times are so amazing. The remembrance of those moments help you carry on when you are just treading water. You know those moments...when you see the hand of God reach down and touch your life or the lives of people you know. For a few hours or days, that wonderful feeling of knowing that He is in control, that He cares about and loves you, lingers on; you know you've witnessed a miracle. Those moments are your life preservers. And on days when you are just treading water, you can remember and treasure those times. They give you a reason to keep going. And isn't it amazing that most times those life preservers come w

Book Review: The Watchers by Deirdra Eden

It has been a LOOONNGG time since I have posted on this blog, but I am excited to return to the blogging world with a book review. I received an email a few weeks ago about reviewing a new book by Deirdra Eden called The Watchers: Book One, Knight of Light. When I finally received the book a couple weeks later, just a few days shy of the actual release date, I devoured the book in about 2 days. It's not very long, just over 200 pages and it is an easy read. Here's the summary of the book from Deirdra's website, http://www.knightess.com/books.html : All the training in Heaven couldn't prepare me for the war on earth, nor for the love, loss, or loneliness humans feel. There are things worse than death, and every last one of them is hunting people like us. Even though we all feel human at times, we must remember, we are not them, we are their watchers. In England, 1270 A.D., Auriella (pronounced yurr-ee-ella) flees her village after being accused of witchcraft.