learn to love
June 30, 2010
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Marriage is complex
Honesty and confession
I didn’t know what I was doing
Taking responsibility
I learned how to love
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I’ve given a lot of thought
Looking back at my story
I stand outside myself
Look down at my dilemma
Muse, ponder, and remember
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I found a new path
And help along the way
From those who were living free
Seek and you will find
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Intimate presence
A woman who likes herself
Even in her weaknesses
Reflects a real joy
Is able to live the day
Peaceful, kind, transparent
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I know a woman like that
Been married forty-five years
Complex but very simple
Brilliant but approachable
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Rejoice in the day
She is able to do it
Regardless of me
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Intense suffering
Along with desperate prayer
You’ll find peace
A window of hope opens
To a love larger than life
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© Terry S. Smith
June 26, 2010
Written after meditating on Psalm 118
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Your Story Matters 
Terry, this is such a lovely tribute to your amazing wife, Charlotte. Your appreciation of her is a tribute to God.
Thank you for teaching us that God’s love for us is not dependent on how we feel. How vacillating are our feelings and moods!
Thank you for your work and love for the children of God at Woodmont.