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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ksWKOy665o In 2015 here in America, we do a lot to “remember” our experiences. We “tweet,” we blog, post pictures on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest etc, and yet, with all the documentation of our lives, we rarely take the time to embrace and cherish all of life’s moments, grand and ordinary. My grandmother, Gloria Sanders Blackwell,…… Continue reading Take A Picture

Another Place By: Jacob McGowen Feeling trapped, standing alone Think you won’t make it on your own You’ve fought all your life Just to step out the door While others dreams came true And those voices shout so you’ll fall not fight, yet in the darkness, He is reminding you… You were meant to run…… Continue reading Another Place

Abundant God By: Jacob McGowen You can drain a river You can drain the sea You can pour out gumbo While having some sweet ice tea You can call your momma From 9-5, all day But the truth that still remains Is you can’t drain me You can’t change me Nor my love for you…… Continue reading Abundant God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKVHGi1iRLE It has been almost a year since I graduated from Colorado State University, and if you’ve been following me for a while, you know, I’m still unemployed. While I have been working with the Department of Vocational Rehab, I have not had much success with them until this week. This is because, quite simply,…… Continue reading The Humor of Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vvBAONkYwI Once upon a time, I did not have schizophrenia. I had never even heard of Uganda, and did not know where Steamboat Springs, Hayden, or Fort Collins, CO even were. I was in the 4th grade, and I loved music and movies, even more than I do now. Back in those days, however, one artist stood…… Continue reading Beyond the Fantasy and Into Life

Redemption By: Jacob McGowen As seasons pass and Time goes by It seems that many never cry They don’t complain They’re never in need And as I’m struggling to believe… Will I cling to Your Word? Or the world and its ways? Get lost in a crowd or Fall, then seek Your face Should I…… Continue reading Redemption

Once upon a time, there lived two field mice that lived in a field by a river. The field mice were brothers, and although they were brothers, they could not be more different. One brother was strong, and every day went near the river to search for scraps of food. He was swift and quick,…… Continue reading A Brother’s Rescue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIq1LvzSLsk Many people may think that I started going on mission trips the first time I went to Uganda. That, however, is just not true. After I graduated high school, I went on a mission trip with some high school kids from Steamboat lead by Aaron Buttery and Lucas Adams to Mexico. It was one of the longest…… Continue reading Tyrants of the Road

Mem’ry Bank By: Jacob McGowen I love the all-familiar I rest in security I find my greatest comfort In past joys and prosperity But I know There must be more than Simply dwelling on what has been Never dreaming of what could happen If I give my all to Him But still I find myself…… Continue reading Mem’ry Bank

I am not perfect and have many struggles. One key struggle though is envy. Being disabled, there are limits to what I can do, places I can go, and things I can experience. Social media does not help much with those things because social media, as many of you know, is all about people saying through…… Continue reading Breaking Down The Facebook Persona