Wound of Loneliness - Grand Canyon - Henry Nouwen

Slow Fade

Be careful little eyes what you see
It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
It's a slow fade, it's a slow fade

Be careful little ears what you hear
When flattery leads to compromise, the end is always near
Be careful little lips what you say
For empty words and promises lead broken hearts astray

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray 
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day

The journey from your mind to your hands
Is shorter than you're thinking
Be careful if you think you stand
You just might be sinking

It's a slow fade when you give yourself away
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
Daddies never crumble in a day
Families never crumble in a day

Oh be careful little eyes what see
Oh be careful little eyes what you see
For the Father up above is looking down in love
Oh be careful little eyes what you see


-Casting Crowns "Slow Fade"

The roughest road

You have chosen the roughest road, but it leads straight to the hilltops.  - John Bunyan

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep...

"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep."

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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If ever there comes a time when the women of the world come together...

If there ever comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of (hu)mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never seen. -Matthew Arnold

You Are God Alone - Phillips, Craig & Dean

"Unchangeable, unshakeable, unstoppable, that's what you are.

You are God alone."

Most crimes in the world are committed by single, unmarried men

Evidence is strong, however, that marriage reduces violent victimization against women, especially intimate partner violence by men (Lauritsen and Schaum, 2004).

"We may observe that married men are less likely to commit crime or be unemployed than unmarried men."
-"Does marriage reduce crime? A counterfactual approach to within-individual casual effects", Harvard University

"This time" - John Legend

This time I want it all
This time I want it all
Showing you all the cards
giving you all my heart
This time I'll take the chance
This time I'll be your man
I can be all you need
This time it's all of me.