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TAPESTRY The Newsletter
devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness throughout the
world
Happy Anniversary to Mark and Debra Shiveley and have a great vacation as
well. Next time take me with
you. And we have a birthday wish as well for Faye Zabelsky. We are wishing you a pleasant birthday
filled with everything your heart
desires. I am having my first radio interview this evening at
Now on to
the good stuff.......... Today's Queue
Stories EVER INCREASING
JOY By: Joseph J.
Mazzella
One of the most fascinating discoveries that I have made in my life is that no
matter how much love you give to others or joy you share with them you still end
up with more than you started with. It is a wonderful miracle that never stops
amazing me. When I smile and wave at my neighbor across the road I send all of
my joy with it. Yet, when I go back inside my house I find that I have even more
joy warming my heart and soul than I did before. When I stop to share a few nice
words with someone I meet I share my kindness with them as well. Later, however,
I find that the kindness in me has grown greater rather than less. When I give
my children a hug and tell them I love them I can actually feel the love flowing
from my heart and soul to their??™s. Still, when I look inside myself afterwards I
find that the love within me has increased once
again.
I still smile everyday at this wonderful miracle although it must drive the
mathematicians crazy. I rejoice in this special law of giving that God has
blessed our hearts and souls with. I thank God for the ever increasing joy,
love, peace, happiness, goodness, and delight that flows back into my life
whenever I share it with others. I hope too that one day the entire world
realizes this glorious truth and lives it as
well.
Norman Vincent Peale said, "Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you
try to keep it for yourself." Never stop giving your joy away then. Never stop
sharing your love with the world. You will be amazed at just how much love you
can bless others with. You will be delighted at just how much joy you can
spread. And most of all you will be surprised at just how much more love and joy
grows in your heart and soul when you do so. Joseph J. Mazzella
and three children. Various dogs and cats
have adopted Joe and his family for their
own. Joe enjoys his family, beauty, love
and hearing from his email friends. Joe
likes to take the time to smell
the roses and enjoy the beauty around him
as he goes about his daily
life. ~**~**~ Should I have a
Child? Debra
Shiveley I am the 52 year old mother
of an adorable 12 year old son. Chris came along when I was 39 1/2. I had wanted
to become a mother for over 30 years. I had not held back for the "perfect"
time; circumstances beyond my control had determined the length of the wait. I
had simply waited for my child. I am yours. I am a wonder
of nature. I am a miracle. If that is what you want -
go for it! I've never heard an adult complain about growing up poor if they grew
up with love, but I've heard many, including myself, grow up complaining of no
love, even if they were not poor. So, if you have it in your heart to love God's
greatest gift, then you're ready. Whether you give birth or adopt, that is all
that matters. I have tried for years to
meditate. I was always told to "go to a peaceful place" and there I would find
serenity. I was never able to accomplish it until it finally came to me: now,
when I begin my meditation, I envision my child with his arms wrapped around my
neck, his little body snuggled up close to me ??“ and I am
there. Copyright D. E. Shiveley
2004 D. E.
Shiveley ~**~**~ ACCEPTANCE
OR HARRASSMENT WHICH ONE WILL WE
CHOOSE Sue
Walsh Why do some of us find it so difficult to
accept another??™s differences when we are all different and that is the beauty
that is ours alone?
Why is it so easy to discriminate because of
another??™s colour, religion, appearance, disability or social
situation? If we learn to accept our own shortcomings,
acknowledge that we are all different, all have our own issues that we have
brought from our childhood whether they be emotional or physical, it will be
easier for us to teach the next generation how to be more accepting of
others. I recently heard
several older guys discussing, how as youngsters, a disagreement was best sorted
out by fisty-cuffs at It isn??™t actually the ???one-off???
disagreements that are of major concern to me and I am definitely not an expert
on harassment except from the point of view of being constantly harassed as a
child. My daughter likens my
childhood to that of one of a nomadic tribe as we moved every other year. I was always the new kid at school
trying to fit in. One could have
been mistaken for thinking we were on the run from the police or something
equally as sinister but that was not the case. My father just had an insatiable need
for a new challenge and a change was as good as a holiday. It did, however, leave a very unsettled
childhood behind us.
Not only was I harassed at school but I had
three brothers who delighted in such practical jokes as hanging me upside down
over the second story balcony (I, to this day have an extreme fear of
heights). Even worse they
would often hang me over the toilet and flush my head and then just as often
they would drag me around the kitchen (by the hair) to make a cup of tea. On one occasion one of my brothers held
my head under water until I had to gasp for air and took in a huge amount of
water. The next thing I remember
was being on the side of the filthy dam we had been swimming in and him saying
???come on, come on, cough it up, cough it up???. There still hadn??™t been any parental
consequences but I think (or hope) that having to revive his younger sister
after nearly drowning her had been consequence enough. Whilst I was not impressed by all these
events everyone around seemed to think they were a huge joke! Because I survived my childhood I can
say that I am a much stronger person for having endured it but harassment does
take its toll. It is not the
childhood I would have chosen.
Some say ???children learn conflict resolution by
fighting with their siblings in a safe environment??? but where is the line and
who says when it becomes ???unsafe???.
I certainly didn??™t feel safe or protected in my home environment and
whilst I love my parents and my brothers, I wish it had been
different. Even in their homes some allow siblings to
annoy or hit each other. What
for? If we can??™t stamp it out at
home do we have a hope of stamping it out
anywhere? Because a child is smaller, taller, smarter,
slower, disabled, or talented isn??™t a reason for them to be tormented. It??™s the old cliche of ???lets cut down
the tall poppies??? and/or to be frightened of something we don??™t understand. It??™s actually our own fear of being
inadequate that makes us fearful of people who are different or don??™t fit the
???average???. So often I hear ???boys will be boys??? or ???if
he punched you, don??™t tell me, punch him back??? and I absolutely cringe. Why do we give our children
permission to be aggressive or retaliate? When will we say ???enough is enough
and ???well that wasn??™t very nice of him/her, did they say sorry????
How many suicides go unreported? How many found it just too hard to go on
because of the jibes and sneers at school or the practical jokes that weren??™t
that funny really? How would your
child feel if someone they tormented (or even stood by while another tormented
them) felt it necessary to take the only way out they could see. (Not for a moment and I suggesting that
it is the only way to deal with a tough situation. I would hope that everyone has enough
support to feel this is not an option.
Clearly some do not). I don??™t have the answers to these questions
and I??™m not sure anyone does but one day when there isn??™t any conflict, war,
killing or suicide and we have a world of peace then we might have found some of
the answers. Which will you teach your children to
choose? Sue
Walsh Adelseal
@senet.com.au Bio My name is Sue Walsh - I live
in ~**~**~ Poetry
Section ~**~**~ Letters I'll Never Send Debra
Shiveley Heartache makes no
exceptions, It knocks at every
door. Still, the pain hurts twice
as much As it did
before. I know our love is
over. Our life together must
end. And yet, I sit here
writing Letters I'll never
send. You know that I still love
you, But you don't seem to
care. You're too wrapped up in
someone else To remember the love we
shared. Yet, the heartache I am
feeling, I still put down in
pen, Then throw away once
again A letter I'll never
send. D. E. Shiveley
Copyright
1978 merribuck@aol.com
To Mark Debra
Shiveley Are you a mere man or a god,
Sent to mortal woman as a
gift? "Beloved of the
gods, Divinely tall and divinely
fair." Will Zeus envy
Adonis His earthly tryst?
Or will he just
smile And allow Elysium to rule on
earth? D. E. Shiveley Copyright
1987 merribuck@aol.com ~**~**~ Classified Debra
Shively Wanted: One
friend. Qualifications: One
face, True
blue, Closed
mouth. Applicants: Few D.E. Shiveley
Copyright
1978 D. E. Shiveley About
Me: Hello, my name is Debra Welch.
I'm 52 and the very proud mother of a soon-to-be 13 year old son named
Christopher. Christopher is adopted, so I have some
writings on the subject, and he was born with a moderately severe
unilateral clefting of the lip, gums and hard and soft palates. He is
beautiful! Chris also has learning differences: ADD, Dysgraphia, and
Executive Function and Working Memory Deficit. He is the joy of our
lives. I have been writing since age nine. My
father came to visit and plopped down a pad of paper and a pencil. "Write
me a poem," he said "and call it 'Poetry Problems.'" This is when I
learned that my father and great grandfather both wrote poetry. I was
being tested. I have just finished
co-authoring a novel with my cousin titled "Jesus Gandhi Jetta Mae Adams," a
murder mystery set in Writers
Feedback This was
interesting! (Canadian Heroes ??“ B.J. Cassady) My mother
is from As always
I enjoy your email! Respectfully,
Anne Carol - The Great
Beyond I felt like a pioneer crossing the wilderness as I read this one my friend. I think you are right there too. Writing something new is like exploring a new continent in our minds. Wishing you every joy, Joe Congratulations to An inspiring analogy here Carol. The muse
takes us into hidden pastures and often through the woods and to who knows
where. Great thoughts! Congratulations
to Sharon Bryant I enjoy her stories and can relate to some of
them. The story
of the Power Struggle was hilarious but as my old grandmother always say there
is more than one way to skin a cat so i guess the gentleman must have learned
from that old school too. Kay Seefeldt ??“ Daddy??™s
Power Struggle - Love it, Sounds like
Yankee Ingenuity. The power company didn??™t have a
chance. Louise Announcements To all my friends and pet lovers. To day I visited a bit with
my good friend Karen Read of the best jewerly store you will find any
where. She and husband Steve has it located in
NEVER LET YOUR PET HAVE EVEN A TASTE OF HAM. IT CAN BE BAD, VERY BAD.
Tinker and Poo always said BEEF, that is what for DINNER. Little Girl is getting that way too.
I think Little Girl was looking in the diamond neckless showcase. Like all girls. Yes she was wecomed in the store.
Bill Hearts With Soul New
Book Prayer Requests and
Updates Will you please pray
for me and my family? I had been delivered a very bad dose of news today from my
doctor. I may have a bone disease that is rare or the beginnings of liver
failure based on repeated lab tests that show an enzyme in high levels in the
liver. I don't even drink darn it. I am hoping it is the bone disease as it is
treatable, but this is a very hard time for me. I knew this was coming, sort of
psychic knew it, but it didnt make it any easier. Keep me in prayer and if you
could go to Leif and ask for the healing circle on my behalf and all the MandM
group to send energy and prayers my way I am concerned... I do have reason to be
and I don't want a transplant. I would really rather deal with bone pain than
that I am only 38 and this has me freaked out as I went through so much already,
but I did have a vision by August something awful would happen to me.... I go
back on Aug. 13 for a follow-up. I will get more indepth tests this week....I
dont care who knows. I need all the prayer and energy and good wishes I can now.
My cheering sections need to be loud for me now especially. I am very concerned about my
grandsons One is named Walter Jr. and the other is a step-grandson
named Dwayne Jr. They are both young men of early twenties. The
youngest Dwayne has two children by two different woman and is living with
another woman. Little Walt is in a sexual (in and out) relationship
with a third woman. He has one child with another. He has physical
custody of his child. All of the girls (women) are unsaved and very into a
casual sex thing. The boys are both from broken homes
and had very sad situations in their young lives of lots of turmoil and
troubles. They both were raised in Pentecostal
backgrounds and know what is in the word of God about things pertainig to living
right and doing right. I ask that you please hold them all up in prayer to
give their selves to God and let HIM help them get their priorities
right. Also have several grandchildren,
three step and two others. All were taken to church by me and sometimes
their folks but so mixed up in their way of thinking and
doing. They just need Jesus as a personal Savior and
deliverer. There is several small children all involved in these
marriages and broken homes. Thank you for praying the girls
names are Jamie, Amanda, Amanda again and Randa. Tanya and Tiffany.
The fathers and husbands are Steve for Jamie and two children, Brad,
(boyfriend)and two little boys, Joel for Amanda and he has two little
children from a former marriage, Randa 's I am not certain of the name and no
children, Tanya's is Mike and they have three precious little girls and Tiff's
is Gary. They have two children a boy and a girl and Tiff has two
other children by two other fathers. What a terrible mess. May
God have mercy on us all and help me please to hold them up in prayer before God
for a mircle in their lives soon. Thank you so much
Leona Hi all, my husband Dennis got home
from the hospital after 5 days. They think its shingles (without the rash) he is
still having allot of pain. They have him on a few meds and we just have to wait
it out. Today is not a good day for him as the pain is bad and he started
vomiting again. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. Peace & love,
Rose This is a prayer for Carol Donnelly & her family.
Father God in heaven I come to you in prayer to ask that you reach down your almighty hand and touch Carol Donnelly and her family, father show them your awsome powers.You know their needs. It is in the name of Jesus Christ the Holy Son that I pray. Amen Amen Amen!
Walking In His Loving Light!
Richard & Jackie Sims SENIOR WRITERS Agee, Vance; Apted, Violet; Baker,
Kathy; Batt, Al; Boda, Ginger; Bryant,
Deming, Barb; Goodier, Steve; Harris, Kathy Anne; Hunt,
Sharlette; Jacobson, Gary; Kiser, Roger Dean; Kerens, Claudia;
Jenkins, Pamela; Liles, Norma;
Mazzella, Joe; Ojeigbe,
Georgewaters; Petry,
Dianna Doles; Roberts, Susan; Shaw,
Bob; Sims, Richard; Swarner, Ken; Vaknin, Sam;
Walker, Bill;
Walker, Joe; Warner, Gorden
K; Whirity, Kathy; White,
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