Linda Troxell
/ GreyThoughts.InfoIt can be difficult in this mile-a-minute …
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At the intersection of reality and nightmares, a broken soul shivers and weeps. Torn and shattered by relentless waves in waters of sin…
By Linda Troxell
Do you think you would ….
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You watched as He collected His team of misfits, looked on as He befriended the unsavory. You traveled with Him, as He traveled with them…
By Linda Troxell
Life can easily become …
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Do you sometimes feel useless? Like you literally have no use. When your eyes open in the morning, do you often feel confused? Overwhelmed because …
By Linda Troxell
Most people are uncomfortable…
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… taken too soon. So young and so much life left to live.
But God knows so much more than we do; and His …
By Linda Troxell
Christianity is fair game for criticism…
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Many of us feel overwhelmed when we consider how to follow Christ. We're all in for His love and grace; it's the self-denial none of us likes. But there is purpose in the denial of self, it isn't just hardship without cause. For every time we deny…
By Linda Troxell
As a parent, there are moments…
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Today, as I watched your rite of passage,
amidst the pomp, tradition, and pride,
I was seized by the hand of …
By Linda Troxell
It can be difficult in this mile-a-minute …
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At the intersection of reality and nightmares, a broken soul shivers and weeps. Torn and shattered by relentless waves in waters of sin…
By Linda Troxell
Do you think you would ….
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You watched as He collected His team of misfits, looked on as He befriended the unsavory. You traveled with Him, as He traveled with them…
By Linda Troxell
Life can easily become …
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Do you sometimes feel useless? Like you literally have no use. When your eyes open in the morning, do you often feel confused? Overwhelmed because …
By Linda Troxell
Most people are uncomfortable…
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… taken too soon. So young and so much life left to live.
But God knows so much more than we do; and His …
By Linda Troxell
Christianity is fair game for criticism…
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Many of us feel overwhelmed when we consider how to follow Christ. We're all in for His love and grace; it's the self-denial none of us likes. But there is purpose in the denial of self, it isn't just hardship without cause. For every time we deny…
By Linda Troxell
As a parent, there are moments…
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Today, as I watched your rite of passage,
amidst the pomp, tradition, and pride,
I was seized by the hand of …
By Linda Troxell
We have been talking about saving…
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Oh, my dear Mother earth, we find ourselves in quite a bind. Once we had abundant resources, but now, those resources are harder…
By Linda Troxell
All kings have sovereignty over…
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What we think about Kings comes from fairy tales; that they are fictional, kind, and forbearing. However, most historical kings are portrayed as alive, cruel, and uncaring. A king is meant to be a leader, the protector of his …
By Linda Troxell
The snake brought sin into…
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The snake in the garden abused God's character by telling a lie in His name. But why do we judge him so harshly when every day we do the …
By Linda Troxell
When you think it's too late …
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Come home, for your father is waiting!
Come home He’s been searching for you!
He’s been watching, and waiting, hoping…
By Linda Troxell
A reminder that we are…
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When I am feeling afraid
And I think I’m alone
Because the answers…
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This is the Good News…
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…trembling legs, He dragged the cross to the hill where He would die. He knew He’d been abandoned. Was not surprised He’d…
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This was written in response …
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Oh, say, can you see by
The dawn's early light
That the false king is…
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…vast cosmic circus,
A juggler tosses stars.
As Saturn stands counting heads,
To determine who is present and…
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There is a difference…
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…morning breeze has secrets to tell you.
Do not go back to sleep.
Listen to the whistle of the wind…
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The United States has a…
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…man was shot down in the street today.
His name is Jacob and he is someone's dad.
Seven shots to the back was all it…
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Friendships come and go…
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…day you packed and went away,
I thought I'd lost a friend.
That the closeness and the love…
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When you know what…
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…I am once again,
Unsure, afraid, insane.
Emotion surging through…
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The Lord works in mysterious…
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…of my family's Christian walk has meandered through many stages, each with a different theme. Sometimes we walked together, other times…
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It's so easy to look at…
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…begin a life-long journey;
One single point...can win the game.
One encouraging word...
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When love is slipping away…
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…let me keep slipping away
Don't let me stop needing you.
The fire is growing colder…
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Although we like to think of…
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…all are just one family,
One family living variations of one life.
We are just one family bound…
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We tell ourselves we want what…
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…to the mountain and I’ve seen the view
Which dazzles, seduces and awes.
And I’ve lived in the valley…
By Linda Troxell
Sometimes we hurt someone…
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… your name into the void.
I reached out to touch your hand.
The thought that I wouldn't…
By Linda Troxell
As children, we all played…
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…ask too much or I’m selfish
Would you decide I’m a cross to bear?
Would I still be a pleasure to…
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In our 21st century culture of consumerism…
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…is a time to remember
Just what life really means to us.
Who in our life is…
By Linda Troxell
The graduation from college…
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…in life are simply a given.
Other journeys we must learn to trust.
Some journeys we never…
By Linda Troxell
Christians can be judgmental…
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…a look around at all your friends.
So piously locked in their position.
They’ve made up their minds that I’m…
By Linda Troxell
Nostalgia, carry with it relief…
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…thought of you this morning
In a sweet, nostalgic daydream.
Filled with river walks and ice…
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There is nothing like the…
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…that I’ve found someone
Who I want to trust with my heart?
Is it a gift that I’ve…
By Linda Troxell