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I Can’t Not

// March 6th, 2010 // 5 Comments » // My Life

If your are my friend
and I call you so…
I can’t not care
and let things go

When you’re strong and high
and your spirit soars
I can’t not smile
and wish you more…

When the tables turn
and your heart is torn
I can’t not hurt
or cry or mourn

If you walk and talk
but the walk is a farce
I can’t not admonish
that you mind your heart

If my heart is stirred
and your life will be bettered
I can’t not utter
what the spirit has shared

If I love you I love you
and you cannot escape it
I can’t not be there for you
when you can no longer take it

you may not care now
and you may not care ever
but I can’t not speak
and abandon you never

If you know my heart true
and your honor I’ve earned
then measure me grace
and my counsel don’t spurn

I measure my words
so often with care
but I can’t not speak up
as if I’m not there

If your are my friend
and I call you so…
I can’t not care
and let things go

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http://jasonthebaldguy.com

Tags: Belief, friends, Love, poem, poetry

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The Warrior

// March 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // My Thoughts

I originally wrote this letter about 2 years ago… I figured as this email was the original inspiration for my blog and 2 years later resonates just as strongly I would share it with you…

So many of my friends have been under intense pressure lately. Financial stress, loneliness, anger, frustration, spiritual dryness, and fear, are crippling their efforts as they fight just to keep their heads above water. All of these friends have stood by me in my hard times and have cried out for me and assisted where they could.

As I think of the spiritual battle raging around me for the souls of men, I see my friends wounded and battle scarred, some despairing as we continue the fight surrounded and separated from our battle group. This is truly war! Something inside me thrills though.. a clarity that I have never had before. I had fought my own battles until now, but this battle… this is THE battle. The warriors by my side are my friends, the wounded are my friends, the fallen… are my friends.

Almost a year ago the Lord gave me the image of a warrior planting his foot in the city of Gardner, the dust rushed away from his foot like a shock-wave, and the ground shook.

Today I planted my foot and roared to the enemy! “You will advance no further! I will no longer defend my position but will advance on you with a swiftness and fury that causes you to freeze in terror! I… WILL… NO… LONGER…FEAR! I will mow you down like a sickle that clears a field and there will be none standing my path that will not fall! your fallen will outnumber ours by ten-thousand to one!”

I plead with you today, Plant your foot, roar to the enemy! Let us bring to him the battle that he has for so long brought to us! let his forces feel the weakness of defeat as the Army of the KING OF GLORY rises to defeat him!
~blessings

JASONTHEBALDGUY

Tags: Christianity, Fighting, spiritual warfare

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Hi… I love you…

// March 5th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // My Life

I got this message today in my google voice – voice mail transcription. My opinion… the transcription of kalleighs voice mail is perfect in my opinion.

“Thanks and all. Well, I’ll talk to you. His I love you and I love you, huh. Hi, Hey Hi Mary, Good bye bye. Okay, bye bye alright. ”

my wife and baby girl

Kimberly and Kalleigh in "Hi I love you"

Tags: Family, Kids, Love

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Welcome To The Family

// March 3rd, 2010 // 5 Comments » // My Life

picture of my kids

Kaydence, Kalleigh, Collin and Aidan

I talk about a lot of different topics here,  I realized recently when reading my posts that I have neglected to share something with you that is one of the most important parts of my life!  My Family!

To me Family is part of my heartbeat, I am a man that loves his wife and kids passionately!  So it is only fit that I share them with you…

My family

Kalleigh, Kimberly, Kaydence, Jason, Aidan

Kimberly:  My wife and soul mate!  honestly I have no idea what I would do without her… she keeps me sane, inspired, driven and organized.

Aidan: This little guy is one of a kind… Aidan is autistic and takes 200% of my attention… and I have ADD so it is a lot of work! If there is toilet paper spread around the house in streamers…. if there is a weird smell in the house… or if it sounds like someone threw a toddler bed down the stairs… the familiar refrain… “AIDAN!!!”  is always not far behind!

Collin:  Collin is my first born… we have gone through a lot together… He has weathered my divorce from my first wife, and an adoption by his step-dad.  Needless to say he has had more than his share of drama in his life.  Our relationship is definitely one that requires constant effort and patience on both of our parts… I love him more than anything and one day we will figure out what to do with each other.

Kaydence: Kaydence is my first girl… I have to say it is really strange trying to figure out how to raise little girls… they get their feelings hurt by EVERYTHING!! I am beginning to become an expert at asking nicely for them to be good girls… Kaydence is as sweet as they come and just as hard headed (she gets it from her mom) She is also a brilliant artist with lots of creativity… and a good eye for detail…

Kalleigh: Kalliegh is a little fireball… she has no fear… and is the youngest of our clan… she knows how to hold her own and pretty much keeps her siblings in line with a well placed screech of disagreement when somebody crosses her.   She loves to watch “Signing Times” and is learning new signs every day there is nothing cuter than watching her sing along with the video and do her signs.

Tags: Family, Kids

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God Doesn’t Make Junk

// February 27th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // My Life

I discovered this video on a nice blog I have been following called “My Experience as Nick the Geek” This is one of those videos I wish I would have watched when I was younger… it might have saved me a lot of trouble! :)

Tags: Christianity, Faith, God's will, video

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Cherry Unleashed

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // My Favorites

http://www.cherryunleashed.com/

Once in a while I find stuff that just doesn’t get the recognition it deserves… like The Orange.I think “Cherry Unleashed” a blog by missionary Justin Cherry in New Zealand,  deserves some recognition.  The thing I like about this blog is that Justin is great at translating his thoughts in short meaningful tidbits that challenge the status quo; Something that I tend to like… ALOT!   I like his introdution…

Too often we try to be something we are not and too seldom we try to be who we were made to be.  I am a coward, I am a fake, I am a messed up follower of Christ.  This is me unleashed, untamed and not quite dangerous…yet!


So stop by and visit him at http://www.cherryunleashed.com/ and just drop him a comment to let him know you appreciate what he does!

Tags: authenticity, blog, bloggers, Christianity

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