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This site is for encouraging people when they have lost hope, when they are confused and frustrated, when they have lost a loved one, or gone through a divorce, lost their business, or their dreams... It is free, and is open 24 hours a day...
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“Bring You Flowers” is a new page in the Galaxy Cafe section. This page is dedicated to our troops & their families, and is meant to honor those who are serving our country. “Bring You Flowers” is a song written and performed by Kristen Scott, a new artist on DesertSnow. The song is about a young woman who lost her husband in the war in Afghanistan, and is now raising her son alone. This song is based on a true story. As we celebrate the holidays, please remember our troops and their families in your prayers and in your gifts, whatever you are able to do for them.
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For God so loved each and every person throughout all ages that he sent his only Son (a Prince) to this world as a homeless man (a Pauper)...that whoever would believe that he really is a Prince and accept his death (as payment for the things they have done wrong), they would not lose themselves (die) but inherit the true riches (that will never fade), and live forever with God...John 3:16“The foxes have their dens, and the birds have their nests, but I, the Messiah (Jesus Christ) do not have a place to lay my head.” Matthew 8:20
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The Galaxy Cafe has “food for the soul,” and includes special features about musicians around the world. As time goes on, more artists will be added. During the holiday season, new articles, videos, and art will be added. I hope you enjoy these pages. If there is something you would like to see in this section, especially with regard to our troops and their families, please send us an email at support@desertsnow.org - thanks!
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Play the song, “Eternity Beach”
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As of September 16th, 2011 when the CD is released worldwide...
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Play the song, “Bright Morning Star”
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You can buy all the songs (either MP3 or physical CD) from http://www.CDBaby.com
All proceeds go back into the work of DesertSnow.org, which is for encouraging those who have suffered a loss, especially those who have lost loved ones.
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Look for the following picture when the CD/DVD set is released on iTunes, CDBaby.com, and several other music outlets:
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This page is dedicated to the family and friends of Claire Davis. She was a senior at Arapahoe High School, class of 2014. She loved horses, and people around her said she had a big heart and cared for everyone. This poem is written especially for her parents and those who were close to her. I hope the poem, pictures, and words on this page help and encourage everyone who loved her.
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A Few Days Ago
There are ribbons and cards and hearts
And pictures where crayons made their marks
And stuffed animals staring out across the road
By a sidewalk where people walked and stood
And gazed and prayed as long as they could
There are trees and wreaths and stockings red
Hanging in houses with empty beds
With people in the night staring ahead
Instead of sleeping and dreaming of snowmen and sleds
They are fully awake and pondering instead
The history and mystery of a few days ago...
One young girl has more presents than ever
From so many waiting for what seems like forever
For any good news that might come their way...
But the minutes turn to hours as they wait each day
And all the presents silently before us lay
You've never seen so many people with just one wish
That Claire could come home and see all the gifts
And love and hope and silent prayers
That she will come home and see us there
But all our plans changed - and we can't believe...
The history and mystery of a few days ago...
And a few days later...
The doorway of death opened for her
And she walked through - and it's all just a blurr...
The presents and bows and cards and their colors
Slowly fade before her family and friends and all the others
Waiting for Christmas day - waiting to hear her say,
"I came back, and it's over..."
The history and mystery of a few days ago...
And clocks keep on ticking and the world turns around
Without Claire speaking or walking or making a sound
Empty shoes in her closet and clothes hanging there
With no one to wear them - her room is so bare
...Without Claire...
We sit on her bed in silence now and stare
Seventeen years and she was taken away
By the history and mystery of a few days ago...
We're stuck here now in the room where she slept
We can't seem to move
Though others say "Go on..."
It will be so hard to go to work
With no phone calls, laundry, or food to cook for her
For seventeen years we got used to this
Making a sandwich for her, or giving her a good-night kiss...
And when the alarm goes off in the morning
When the sun goes down at night
There is only silence where once her voice stood out
Sometimes with a whisper
Sometimes with a shout
But always from a heart so dear...
Please be patient and understand
When we can't walk as well
Or think or even stand to tell
Anyone how we feel
Or what we need
Or where we are going now
We must find a new voice
A new song
A new day-to-day way
Because we can't go around this grief;
We must go through it
Until the day when we see her again
On the other side of life...
For the family and friends of Claire Davis
12-26-13 By Randy Stahla
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Read the news story about Claire.
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I wrote this song for those who are really hurting. Here are the lyrics:
Living Water
The living water
Remains
When the river of dreams
Has run dry
The living water
Is flowing
When hopes
Have all run dry
When life
Has made you cry
It flows
And heals your soul...your soul
Deeper and wider
It's flowing
Nurturing the tree of life
Whose leaves
Are for healing
A broken heart...
A broken heart...
And your tears
Will lead you
To the throne of Majesty
Where caring
And kindness
Make your sorrow fly away
Let the living water
Take away your sorrow
And the streams will lead you
To your heavenly Father
Let the living water
Find the pain that hurts you
And the streams will lead you
To a place refreshing...
2013 By Randy Stahla
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Read the poem - “Dusty Roads.”
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Read the poem - “Crimson in White”
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Dedicated to Dru Sjodin, Carl Mitchell Brown, Kayleah Wilson, Deputy Sam Brownlee, David Kellerman, Faith & Caitlin Kadlub, Lauren Johnson, Tiffany Johnson, Philip Crouse, Lacy Miller, Devon Arnold, Nadia Barghelame, Stephanie Marsh, Samantha Spady, Rebecca Allen, Mark Kriebel, Adrienne Morgan, Chelsea King, Mike Parrott, Samara Stricklen, Erin Reed, Sierra Krizman, Walter Jennings, Jamison Rowland, Michelle Shreffler, Valerie McGregor, Sam Zawada, Justin Williamson, Matt Walling, Sarah Munger, Heather Nielsen, Sonja DeVries, Javad Marshall-Fields, Karla Mendoza-Gonzalez, Vivian Wolfe, David Earl Thornton, Brian Love, Adrian Heideman, Jesse Snow, Joel Meyer, Gina Zalunardo, Michelle Gluckman, Kris & Lilly Kueneman, Abdiel Sanchez, Stephen Bohler, Micah Villarreal, Kelly Young, Greg Wilmot, Chuck Scheller, Jared Kurtin, Taylor Webster, Amber Dubois, Tyler O'Neill, Linsey Norton, Tyler MacKenzie, Zuri & Isai Flores, Michael Preston, Catherine "Catey" Willcox, Mark Whitman, Zachariah Nelson, Laurel Erb, Jean & Scott Adam, Casey Korgan, Ross Higuchi, Amanda Gonzales, Bradley Larson, Donald E. Johnson, Sedrick Niblet, Elizabeth Smith, Monica Felver, Laura VanRyn, Dick Warren, Chris Birdwell, Dick Brown, Charlotte Bacon, Daniel Barden, Rachel D’avino, Olivia Engel, Dawn Hoch Sprung, Madeleine Hsu, Catherine Hubbard, Chase Kowalski, Nancy Lanza, Jesse Lewis, Ana Marquez-Greene, James Mattioli, Grace Audrey McDonnell, Anne Marie Murphy, Emilie Parker, Jack Pinto, Noah Pozner, Jessica Rekos, Lauren Gabrielle Rousseau, Mary Sherlach, Victoria Soto, Benjamin Wheeler, Claire Davis, Amelia Sundblad, and others who have left this world, as well as their families and friends who miss them.
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In memory of those who gave their lives for their country, including but not limited to soldiers in the "Darkhorse" 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families: Justin Allen, 23, Brett Linley, 29, Matthew Weikert, 29, Justus Bartett, 27, Dave Santos, 21, Chase Stanley, 21, Jesse Reed, 26, Matthew Johnson, 21, Zachary Fisher, 24, Brandon King, 23, Christopher Goeke, 23, Sheldon Tate, 27...
If you have names you would like to add to this list, please send an email to Support@DesertSnow.org
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All content on DesertSnow.org is copyright 2011 by DesertSnow.org and its licensors except where noted. All rights reserved.
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