January 24, 2022
Today is my wife’s birthday (and officially kicks off her ‘birthday week’). I’ve been blessed to have Carol in my life since high school, and have been happily married to her for nearly 39 years.
I wrote the following poem for Carol when I was ‘courting’ her, and the final line still rings true: God put me here to love you, just as you are here for me
What God Had In Mind
There are times I wonder
What God had in mind
When He put me on this earth
I have no prominent talents
No heavenly visions
I do not spread His word
I go through each day
Asking myself why I am here
And what my purpose might be
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Then there came a time
I saw your smile disappear
The twinkle in your eyes go dim
The torture my mind gave me
Had turned its wrath on you
You wondered what your purpose was
Why God had put you here
You too searched for answers
To ease the sadness from your mind
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Then suddenly I realized
In your sorrow I saw my purpose
And my goal became quite clear
God put me here to replace your smile
To renew the twinkle in your eyes
And remind you of your inner beauty
As you had done so many times for me
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God put me here to love you
Just as you are here for me
From the Deacon's Desk 