writing
Grab a cup of jo, sit back, relax, and read a few original stories & poems from members of the cabana.
Thank You, Mark!! You are a doll! I'm so excited- can't wait to start posting here! Need to think awhile- Hmmmmm But, I'll be back soon!!! Yay!
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by Gods_Girl03 on 12/19/04
It has only begun. My life is changing I have been helped out my pit I can walk around now and see how far I was buried The weight of my worries and my pain keeping me from moving in my pit, keepin...
I give thanks to the Lord everyday for the wonderful blessings He has given me. I dwell in His love and in His joy. But, even in that, I don't want to ever take for granted or to forget what He...
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by dramaqueen on 07/27/06
Battling Darkness Based on Ephesians 6:10-18 Sometimes it proves hard To maintain the light. In a world full of darkness, What could possibly be bright? There is the love of our God And His faithf...
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by millarcat on 03/25/05
Gone Fishing “Gone fishing, instead of just a-wishing;” everyone has experienced a song that stuck in their mind and blocked all incoming messages. “Gone Fishing” flashing though my mind without wa...
I Forgive You Because” By: T.J. E. I forgive you because I have punished you enough I forgive you because the rage hurts so much I forgive you because I have been forgiven I forgive you because wh...
"Meeting You" Sometimes my heart aches to leave this land To live in a place where the water never runs dry Soaring like eagles high in the sky A place where no conflict will be found A pl...
Rhythm of the Rain About 40 years ago, an American musical group named the Cascades recorded a song entitled "Rhythm of the Rain" (their only hit single). As a college student of that era, ...
Autumn's Rising: It's a simple process really, falling leaves and windy days. It's a time for running freely, through the early morning haze. Watch the trees grow ablaze with color, lea...
By T.J. Ellis Copyright 2004 Sometimes I wonder why you care so much about me It is beyond my wildest dreams That you gave your perfect son just to set this unholy sinner free What could drive a lo...
***Laid him in a Manger*** “ ’member when Grandma useta let me put Baby Jesus in th’ manger?” Well, that question sure came out of left field. Mikey sat, perched up on one of the two high wooden st...
EXPECTATIONS ********************Five Minutes to go******************** After being kicked square in the shins, the angel howled loudly. Doubling his fist into a tight knot, he pulled back, aimed f...
my immortal self is fading, I am losing hope within, my lonely heart is getting cold, i can not seem to win. inside it's getting hard to breathe, im now gasping for some air, i lie here, still ...
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by angeltouch on 12/18/04
There are no words, none that compare, to all of the hurt,, all of the despair that i feel within my being none with the same incredible sting. if anyone knew just how i felt, would they see how i&...
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by kathyfrances on 12/19/04
There is a broken heart somewhere, that's learning how to hide the pain, from everything and everyone that comes along her way. she so desperately wants to cry out for help, but is far too scar...
These thoughts, these crazy thoughts. I fear I can't control them any longer. slowly, yet surely, they're taking over, and i ask myself, have i gone insane? Surely i must have, what other e...
The holidays were supposed to be joyous. They might be, if Meg could just get organized. The day was already hectic, and it had just begun. There were still a few cards to address, she had not bake...
This deadly obsession, I must confess, is killing me, none the less, it's taking away all of the pain, leaving nothing but, a crimson stain. I grab a knife, make one incision, then another, it&...
Looking to the floor Where my feet were suppose to stand Fear was pulsing At the thought of where I'd land. The staples were still in where the insishion had been. It was time to get up, It was...
Nerves jumping like live wires Heart pounding as if to leap from it's cavity A lump so large in your throat The thought of swallowing threatens you Feeling of sea sickenss swirling inside you D...
Hiding I am hiding Hiding from what is there From what I don't want to face And from the things that hurt. When you look at me What do you see A brave young women Or a terrified little girl? Wh...
It happens a lot through the years of one's life, Especially during prolonged periods of doubt, stress, or strife, Times of feeling neglected, rejected, or abandoned by God, While remembering e...
Family: biology spilt no blood but that which on the Cross crossed divine direction to call home those whom were lost. Family: identified not by right but what Faith claims by name names us His fo...
When I was seven, my sister five, she received the first of many wedding proposals. Back in the "Olden Days", before the words Prenuptial and Agreement held hands to skip through the Dicti...
For those who flee into the night, chased by fear and pain to hide inside a closet locked where trust cannot be gained - for those who seek a Glimmer's Thread a Star shone bright that night... ...
These bottled feelings, I can not let them out. They're burning me up, from the inside out. Yet I refuse to let them show, it hurts too much to try. The pain inside is killing me, but I can no...
I hear voices calling my name, I begin to wonder if I'm going insane. I can't decide which ones to follow. I feel my heart is numb and hollow It gives no sense of direction, It shows no em...
I close my eyes and begin to pray, Lord don't let me live another day. There's to mucch pain inside my heart It's slowly tearing me apart I fear that each and every day I'm falling...
Sometimes it's hard, so hard to see with all the daily stuff being flung out at me - cause me, Dear Father, to stop now and be the Servant , a Woman who can stand steadily. Sometimes I'm ru...
In honor of the first day of Winter (today)I pulled this. Brittle branches bowing, break - wind whips wildly, leaves scatter and shake, leaving their carcasses deep in a wake as winter advances wit...
I feel the fault is all my own, am I the one to blame? Did I deserve this all? I ask amid my shame. Do you think he realizes, what all he has done? Did he think, that it was all harmless fun? Oh ho...
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by encourager4JC on 03/25/05
When I close my eyes at night, I pray that morning never comes. For I will only face a fight, one that never seems to end. Its numbing my cold heart, slowly breaking, taking me, oh it's tearing...
My diet's going great I've lost an inch My jean's fit much better They don't even pinch My best friend's the treadmill Carbs are black listed now I'm so full of energy Eatin...
You took 100 lashes, probably more, all for me whom you adore. God's only true son, sent from above, you came here to earth to show us how to love. You hung on a cross between two thieves, your...
I wrote the following recently. I am going to try to get in published in a Christian story periodical. Though referenced in the story, Mennonites, Methodists, and Lutherans as denominations are not...
