STORYTIME TAPESTRY

The Newsletter devoted to spreading love and cultural awareness throughout the world

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Aug 27, 2005? 

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Today we welcome another gifted writer to our fold.?  David Vincent Dec, is writer #239 for Storytime Tapestry.?  Please let him know what you think of his work.

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Now on to the good stuff..........

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Today's Queue Stories
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A Window To My Soul

Margo Fallis

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When I sit in church, silent and contemplating, and look at the beautiful stained glass windows high above me, drawing in the morning light and spilling it across the room with a peaceful rainbow of color, I can't imagine anything more peaceful or lovely in the world. Tiny flecks of dust dance in the colored rays.

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As I lower my gaze to my eye level I see the clear windows, panes of glass offering a view of the disorderly outside world. It??™s through these windows that I watch the leaves on the oak trees change with the seasons, from the chartreuse green of spring to the rusty red of autumn.?  The windows become bearers of light, a light that might show me the way through a hard time, a light that illuminates the dark passages of my lives.?  There's a poem that I often ponder, by Wendell Berry.

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???The window is a fragment

of the world suspended

in the world, the known

adrift in mystery. . . .

The window has an edge

that is celestial,

where the eyes are surpassed.???? ? 

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There have been many days where I've cleaned the house and taken pride in the fact that the window panes sparkle. When my grandkids come to visit, they immediately run to the glass panes and press their noses against it, staring outside at the world through a different view. Their gazes usually go to the periwinkle blue morning glories climbing up the trellis and the butterflies that often sip nectar from the delicate blossoms. They make a mosaic of fingerprints and after they leave, their artwork is evident!

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At first all I want to do is wipe off the windows and get rid of the marks, but then as I look at those precious little prints, I see that each one is as unique as the child who made them, and I remember their sweet presence in my life and smile.

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As the child leaves his mark, each one of us has fingerprints on the windows of our souls.

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Sometimes we make mistakes. We often make wrong choices. Someone gets hurt, a loved one, or perhaps it is ourselves who feel the pain. Each failure makes an imprint on our soul. The joyful thing about life is that we can wipe these marks away. All we need to do is forgive others and ourselves.

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A stained glass window is made up of many imperfect pieces, rough edged and unique in shape, all put together in a design to make a resplendent picture. By itself, each piece is just a simple, plain bit of glass, but when joined together to form a picture, they become a creation of enchanting beauty.

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We should strive to remember that we are like that. One good deed isn't much. One act of forgiveness isn't much, but when we put all the little pieces of ourselves, all our good parts together, we are a wondrous creation, something of beauteous grace, that people look up at and see the light shining through. We spread the colors of ourself, like the rainbow, on everyone we come in contact with.

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The next time my grandkids come and I see them smudging the panes of glass on my windows, I'll smile and be thankful for their joy in the simple things.

Margo Fallis
margofallis @ yahoo. net

Margo Fallis, born in Scotland, spends a
lot of her time traveling. Most of her
stories come from experiences she's
encountered during a journey somewhere.
Margo started writing at age 10, when she
wrote a play for her 5th grade class inCalifornia. Writing for children is her
number one love, but she also loves to
write short stories and is working on three
novels. Margo is the mother of five
children, seven grandchildren, and is
married to Thom, the love of her life.
They live in Atlanta, Georgia.

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I Rededicated My Life To Christ

Richard Sims

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Things wasn't going right and there was problems that was rising up in my?  life,

so at Church the other night I went up to the alter I prayed about what was going

on in my life and ask god to make a better established home in my heart.

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Well he did just that it was like lighting struck me, no pain just that shocking

filling feeling of love and peace just fill my whole body, I was shouting praises

It was just a great feeling.

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I think you all will see a big change in me now praise the lord for that, I am

praying for all of you.

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God bless each and everyone of you out there!

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Your friend in God

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Richard D. Sims? ?  armaksman@yahoo.com

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P.S. ? I just wanted to make sure I was where I needed to be! remember send

your prayer requests and I will? send you back a pray just for you!

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? About Me

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I am Richard D. Sims 48 years old, I was born in a small town called Granby, the oldest

mining town is Southwest Missouri. I am the youngest out of five children ( The Brat )

I am just a simple back woods country boy, I wear Dan post western style boots and

western shirts, wrangler jeans and my black western hat. I am a jack of all trades yet

a master of none, I have found out I can do most anything and what I can't do? I am willing

to learn.

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I moved here to Arma, Kansas 3 years ago when? I married my lovely wife Jackie, I have

two children of my own, Richard II ( Rick ) Sims 26 years old, and a daughter Rebecka

Sissom age 22. A stepson James Morrison 26 who lives with Jackie and I because of his

birth defect of Spina - Bifida.

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We have found a great church here called the Arma Family Christian Center, My wife

Jackie and I are online prayer warriors so if you have a prayer request just send it to us

to receive a written prayer, please make sure you don't have your E - mail blocked.

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My hobbies are building quarter mile dragsters and drag racing at Asberry, Mo. at

Mo-kan dragway. I also do wood working and wood crafts, Bow hunting and fishing,

motorcycling, and just spending quality time with my family and spoiling my

granddaughter Destiny Dawn Sims age 5.

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My story, and my testimony,
By: Tammy Clark

I'm originally from Chicago, but now I abide in Beaver Dam, Kentucky.?  I find the beautiful scenery to be my inspiration to write; after all they do call it Gods country.?  I love to sit outside and let my mind wander about the past and life in general; and how nature itself can heal some of the worse hurts that we suffer, or have suffered.

The inner-woman restored.

In the days of my past I felt great anguish,
and a wall went up.
I suffered emotional abuse,
and a wall went up.
I endured verbal assaults,
and a wall went up.
Physical pain became a regular part of my life,
and a wall went up.
I laid in my bed crying, trapped behind all these
walls; having no where to run and no where to hide,
but within myself.
Is there a way out, can I ever be a productive part of
this world, can I ever be an effective worker for thekingdom of God.
No, not until I come out from behind these walls, but
how? How do I escape, how do I break down these walls?
? Where will the strength come from??  My God, MY GOD!
Yes it is through You that I shall succeed.?  One by
one, they will begin to fall If I'll believe. I can't
put confidence in myself, So I will put it in you
Lord.?  I know that I can do nothing without you, but
now that I have you in my heart,?  I know that I?  can
do all things.
I know that where I failed, My heavenly father will
succeed, and if I will just trust in Him, I will have
life and have it more abundantly.
Oh what joy, JOY UNSPEAKABLE!?  This you have given me
to replace all the pain and suffering that I endured
in the past.?  Thank you Lord for restoring the
inner-woman within me, for loving me and choosing to
abide in this broken vessel.
Lord Let my past experiences strengthen me this day,
so that I may use it to bring comfort to another, who
may go through a similar situation.?  Lord I want the
world to know that there is a way out, and Lord I want
to be a living witness for you,? I no longer will be
held captive by my past.

Hold on to the (Joy), for the Joy of the Lord is our
strength!

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Tammy Clark

tambo768@yahoo.com

My name is Tammy Anne Clark, I'm a mother of 5, and
I'm married to a wonderful man. I love to write poems,
short stories, and kids stories about faith.?  My
favorite quote is "If you don't stand for something,
you will fall for anything".?  I live in kentucky (Gods
country), as we call it down here, and I'm blessed to
have a wonderful view which inspires my much of my
writings.?  I have been writing for the last 8 years,
most of my papers are inspirational real life stories.

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Poetry Section

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? ? Overcome

Dave Vincent Dec

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In the midst of this discord

In my shattered peace

Even now I find a stillness

That lies beneath my fear

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The Light of my spirit

Fills the aching hole

It keeps away the darkness

And I am overcome

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I rise above with love

I know I??™ll be ok

Transforming near complete

And I will finally sleep

David Vincent Dec

dave@davedec.com

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A Boy Asleep

Dave Vincent Dec

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He sleeps, still and so quiet

His dog at his feet

It???s so hot outside

Cool in his blanket

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The couch where he is resting

Leather and reclines

The dog is denning

Under the footrest

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I get all his meals ready

I start planning our day

Some swimming, some catch

And eating too much

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He makes all my dreams come true

Just by his being

A boy has this power

My son is Light??™s gift

Dave Vincent Dec

dave@davedec.com

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Shed My Skin
David Vincent Dec

A sense comes over me
I cannot tell at all
If it is anxiety
Or if it is peace and quiet
I am light headed all the same
This discovery that I feel
I shed my own skin
My soul is what is left
I stand without fear
Not worried of the future
Caring less of what they think
Of me and my dreams
I am passing to a new place
One I don??™t recognize
The world seems different
I can do more in this freedom
Only me to answer to
Launching from my past
Ready to succeed and be great
To be good to myself
And to those around me
I am able to love more
And not worry of its return
That is peace anyway
To love without fear
Grow without knowing
The outcome for me
This ride is the joy
Finally, I can live

Dave Vincent Dec

dave@davedec.com

David Vincent Dec

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Affectionately known as dvd, David is a real renaissance man. He is an adult educator, singer, songwriter, and story teller. His real passion is writing poetry. Not only does he write poems, he writes prose to explain to his readers the stories behind the poetry.

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David has been published in books, newspapers, newsletters, and a number of web sites. His first book, ???The Healing Pages??? can be purchased from any click and mortar bookstore. To read some reviews, go to: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595152759/qid=1124889355/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/102-9557450-7140130?v=glance&s=books

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Also, to check-out his services go to: http://www.davedec.com/

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Chief Writer: Sharon Bryant

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? Agee, Vance;?  Apted, Violet;?  Baker, Kathy;?  Batt, Al;?  Berry, Nell;

Boda, Ginger;? ?  Buhagiar, Victor; Cassady, B.J.;?  Cavalera, Robyn; Crider, Mark;? 

Deming, Barb; Goodier, Steve;?  Halley, Ellie Braun; Harris, Kathy Anne;? 

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Jacobson, Gary;?  Kiser, Roger Dean; Kerens, Claudia; Jenkins, Pamela;

Liles, Norma;?  Mazzella, Joe;? Ojeigbe, Georgewaters;

?  Petry, Dianna Doles; Roberts, Susan;?  Shiveley, Debra; Shaw, Bob; Sims, Richard; Swarner, Ken; Vaknin, Sam; Verhoeff, Jan

Walker, Bill;?  Walker, Joe;? Warner, Gorden K;

Whirity, Kathy;?  White, Robert;

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