Stroll with Me: A Gift for Many Occasions

Copyright © 2000 by Dottlee (Duggan) Reid.

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Contents

STROLL WITH ME

GOD MADE YOU UNIQUE

VANISHING MOMENTS

BEAUTY UNSEEN BY THE MORTAL EYE

ATTENTION GETTERS

AN EYE FOR AND EYE

THE LIKES LIVE IN ZOOS

A REAL FRIEND

HELLO FROM SPRING

THE SUN’S WELCOME

BEYOND THE STAIRS OF TIME

MORE LASTING THINGS

THE FREEDOM OF A CHILD

SILENCE IS GOLDEN

LIFE FOR A BROOK

NATURE IS

MY FAITHFUL, LITTLE PUPPY

ALL IN THE DAY OF A JAY

HE NEEDS TEETH

HER NAME WAS OPPORTUNITY

AS MEMORY’S TAPE UNFOLDS

CAT AND BIRD TALK

SHARING SPRING WITH A RED WING

IF ONLY I COULD’VE BEEN THERE

TEMPER A VALUED POSSESSION

GAINING RECOGNITION

NO NEED TO BEG

BUTTERFLY THOUGHTS

PEACE IN THE FOREST

SOMETIMES GOD MUST

FROM ASHES TO BEAUTY

HE GAVE ALL THINGS

TO MARRY YOUR FRIEND

THE LUST FOR NUMBER ONE

EASTER MEANS

HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS

SEEING THINGS OUT OF SIGHT

ACCEPTING MISTAKES

BUT I CALLED YOU

RAMBO’S GROWING STAGES

IF EACH SOUL THOUGHT OF OTHERS

HELP ON THE ROCKY ROAD

THE MOON AND A CLOUD DANCING

A MEAL TO FIGHT OVER

I’LL REMEMBER JUNE SIXTH

I FORGET HE’S GOD’S CHILD, TOO

A MISPLACED FLOWER

FLOWERS FOR THE LIVING

HOW GOD MOVES

A NEW SQUIRREL ACT

GOD TOOK SUE BACK

IF THE DARKNESS NEVER FELL

TOBY’S LAST INSTRUCTIONS

HOW COULD WE WISH THEM BACK?

REMEMBERING MAMA

THANKFUL THOUGHTS FOR DAD

AND HE PROMISED

FOREVER SAFE

SALVATION, A FREE GIFT

ENJOYING THE CRUMBS

GOD SPEAKS

FEED YOUR FAITH

MOUNTAIN MOVING FAITH

ONE FOR BIRDS ONLY

A WORLD AT PEACE

PROMISES BACKED BY HEAVEN’S GOLD

GOD HATH MADE

THE RIGHT FAMILY CHOICE

A CARDINAL SAID, HEY YOU

GOD HOLDS THE FUTURE

A CARE FREE DECK

GOD’S PLAN INCLUDED YOU

I GAINED

NOTHING LEARNED

EVERY DAY MUST BE THANKSGIVING

THE HAWK’S THANKS GIVING BIRD

THE DEVOTION OF PARENTS

BLESSINGS, OH, YES, BLESSINGS

A GENTLE REMINDER

WHAT IS PRAYER?

WATCHING ON THE OUTSIDE .

ONLY ONE GOD

WHY BEAR?

LIFE’S ROAD BECAME TWISTED

WHO?

NOT ENOUGH THANKS

FRITZ KREISLER’S CREED

DAD, MY GIANT

THE NICEST PERSON THAT I KNOW

THIS PRAYER HE ANSWERED

MY CAT PARADE

LORD HELP ME STAY YIELDED

THOUGHTS OF THINGS I LOVE

PERFECT PROTECTION

FRIENDSHIP IS AN AMAZING THING

I FOUND THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

I COULDN’T FACE IT ALONE

WHERE DID GOD TAKE HER?

TRUST GOD WHEN

WILL I MISS YOU?

THE SUN’S PLACE

A LOT OFF REASONS

YOUR FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY

HAPPY MOVING DAY

BIDDING FAREWELL

NO REGRETS

BELIEVING AND SEEING

CLOSE ENOUGH

A MOTHER DON’T QUIT CARING

CAN YOU PROVE?

A LOOK AT YOUTH

WAYS I LOVE YOU

YES, HE CAN

LIFE’S SCHOOL OF LEARNING

WHAT EASTER MEANS TO ME

FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS

DEATH FREES THE SAINT

BE GENTLE TO OLD FOLKS

IF TODAY WAS MY LAST

THE JAY AND THE ROBIN

JESUS HAD HUMAN FEELINGS

BEYOND THE RAPIDS

MEMORIES OF A TEACHER

GOD CARES FOR SPARROWS

HE CARES FOR BODY AND SOUL

GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE

A MEAL FOR A WREN

A KITE FOR A DAY

HAND SHAKING

THANKFUL FOR THE LIFE OF BABY JESUS

BETTER THINGS ARE COMING

MY NIGHT TIME VISITOR

NO CARBON COPIES

I’D HAVE CHOSEN AMERICA

VIVID SIGNS OF THE TIMES

SNOW FUN

TONGUE TWISTERS

EATING CROW

A FLOWER’S DREAM

WHEN THE PICTURE’S FINISHED

SOME FOLKS

IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR TROUBLE

MY LORD IS SO MAGNIFICIENT

THESE NEVER FAIL

A FRAIL LILY

IF WE WERE ALL BIRD BRAINS

T SHIRTS

JUST SOME LOST WISHES

A PERFECT CHRISTMAS DAY

MUCH TO REMAIN

MEMORIES OF A PASSING YEAR

CHRISTMAS MEANS

A SPECIAL GARDENER

THE JOY OF INSOMINA

NO ONE, BUT JESUS

IF YOU ASK IT SHALL BE GIVEN

FEELING FOR SPARROWS

IN NEED OF A FRIEND

WINTER’S COAT

CHRISTMAS MEANS MORE

THE BIRD’S EYE VIEW

WOULD GOD BE MORE REAL?

SHARING CHRISTMAS

I OFFER MY FRIENDSHIP

MERRY CHRISTMAS, OFFICER LEWIS

EYE TWINKLES

REMEMBERING GOD IN THE HOME

PRICELESS MEMORIES

HOW RICH WE WERE

LEAVING FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

GOD’S CONCERN FOR HIS CREATION

DON’T LET TRIALS CLOUD YOUR VIEW

LETTER FROM MOM

GIVING GOD MY LIFE TO MOULD

WHO PICKED THE LOCK?

PLAYTIME MEMORIES

A NATURE FILM

A DAUGHTER ALL MY OWN

NO LACK OF TOYS

SEEING WHAT IS GIVEN

HE LEARNED IT FROM BIG BIRD

FULFILLING MY PARENT’S DREAMS

SPECIAL AS CAN BE

THE ONE WHO STANDS BETWEEN

WANT TO TRY IT?

TALK ABOUT IT

IN HONOR OF DAD’S MEMORY

A GODLY PRIDE

THE COMFORT THAT MEANS SO MUCH

STAKING A CLAIM

SHEDDING THE ROBE OF FLESH

WHY MY HOME IS SWEET

THE MOCKER STOOD HER GROUND

IF WE WOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER

THINGS I’M ASKING OF THE LORD

FOLLOW THE LORD

MARRIAGE GOD’S WAY

WARNINGS , WARNINGS AND MORE WARNINGS

THANK GOD YOU ARE WONDERFULLY MADE

THE SOURCE OF LASTING HELP

GOD HELP ME SEE YOU

WHO CAN NEVER BE OUTDONE?

A WORK DAY FROM THE PAST

THE SEARCH FOR GOD

MY SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

THE RETURN OF THE SWALLOWS

THE RUNNING RIVER

DUSTING OFF A SAD, OLD MEMORY

THE PROMISE KEY

GOD’S ON DETAIL DUTY

REJOICING ON EASTER

THE KITTEN’S IGNORANCE

MY PRAYER BOOK

SUE SAW THE THUNDER

GIVING THE CHILD BACK TO GOD

THE STONES UPON LIFE’S PATHWAY

THIS JOB OF MOTHERHOOD

THE DINER’S CLOCK

THE ADVOCATE

HOW PARENTS USE TO BE

SHADE FOR A GOURD

A REASON TO READ

THE SCALES HELPED

YOU’RE NOT FORGOTTEN

A MESSAGE ON THE WING

FLOWING BLESSINGS

SURROUNDED BY GOD’S LOVE

A ROCKY VISIT

FROM SUITCASE TO LUGGAGE

ON THE BRINKS OF ETERNITY

NO LONLEY HEN HOUSE

A CHILD’S DECISION

THE NEIGHBOR’S DOGS

CELEBRATING THE RIGHT REASONS

A WATCH CAT

CONFESS OR PAY

THE SUNSET YEARS

A DREAM THAT WON’T FADE

A DAY IN THE LORD’S ARMY

THE COLD NORTH WIND

MAY CHRISTMAS BE A SPECIAL TIME

HE’S NEVER BEEN LATE

ALL IN A GREEN FOREST

I COULD WISH YOU

THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

THERE WILL NEVER COME A DAY

WHAT DO WE WANT IN LIFE?

CHRISTMAS WAS A DIFFERENT DAY

LASTING LIFETIME WISHES

LONGING FOR THE WREN’S SONG

FREE KNOWLEDGE

LIFE’S LANE OF ROSES

THE PRICE OF HATRED

IF YES, IF ONLY IF

DEATH TRACKS

BOX TURTLE TALK

MONEY TALKS

A JAY’S BATH

IF I WERE A LITTLE BUSHY

SQUIRRELY T V

THANKSGIVING 1990

HAWK ON PATROL

DIRTY BATHING

NOT ALL ANXIOUS

TAKE TIME FOR ME

THE OLD MOON KNOWS

THE CANDLE OF HOPE

TIME THAT ENDED

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

JACK FROST ON DUTY

THE FORMULA FOR PEACE

THE CALL OF THE WIND

HELP WITH LIFE’S PUZZLE

ANOTHER WISH GRANTED

A NEW YEAR’S DECISION

SCATTERED RAINBOWS

A SOILDER’S MEDITATION

NOT MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY

TO AN UNKNOWN SEVICE PERSON

LOVE’S THE CURE

FEELING FOR THOSE

ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS

HE WAS JUST A GRACKLE

CHILDHOOD FISHING MEMORIES

MEMORIES OF SPRING

IF YOU’VE NEVER WAITED TABLES

CRAYDAD CASTLES

A WAR TORN LOVE

YES, I MISS YOU

FOR SADDAM

MEMORIES OF OLD SHAMP

ALWAYS A FRIEND

YOUR BIRTHDAY BLESSING

FOR MY MOM

MOUNT UP WITH WINGS

A FREE SLAVE

MORE PRECIOUS THAN AN ANGEL

TO MY MOTHER AND DAD

A STRANGE SAIL BOAT

IN A GROWN-UP WORLD

UNFULLFILLED DREAMS

RAINDROP REUNION

SEA HEARTS

THE COVER UP

MOTHER’S A PRICELESS GIFT

SIMPLY A FINGER

USEFUL JUST AS WE ARE

A SON’S A PRECIOUS GIFT

FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH

A CRY FROM THE ASHES

A MESSAGE WRITTEN ON THE WIND

UNUTTERED PRAYERS

AN OLD GAME WITH A NEW TWIST

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

CURB SERVICE PLEASE

GOING TO THE DOGS

A WORLD OF FANASTY

THE BEST WAY FOR ME

GIVING THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD

SAY A PRAYER FOR OTHERS

YES, THERE MUST BE SITUATIONS

WHEN MAY COMES INTO VIEW

THE BUTTERFLY’S MEAL

GOD’S UNSEEN PRESENCE

BE YOURSELF

HOW LOVELY LIFE CAN BE

INSTEAD

HEARING LIFE’S MUSIC

THE GREATEST WITNESS

A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

DOTTLEE’S CAFE

NOTHING CAN SEPERATE US

MISSING HONEY BUN

SUN BATHING

MISS HEN’S REQUEST

SEEDS APLENTY

LITTLE JOE DIDN’T MAKE IT

NOSY NEIGHBORS

A SUNSET

THE FRIEND, STILLNESS

A SNAKE CAME TO VISIT

THIS FRIEND

A SUMMER SHOWER

HELPING THE MASTER

THE BREAKFAST TRAY

A PACK OF TROUBLE

GOOD INTENTIONS FAILED

INSPECTION DAY

A DAY’S WORK

TRUST HIM WHEN

FREEDOM WINGS FOR WALTER

THE DEVIL’S BEST TOOL

A BLUE BIRD’S SPRING

WHEN PRAYERS SEEM UNANSWERED

GOD’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE

A MISSING SNOWFLAKE

GIVING BACK

VAIN GIVING

AM I AN ANGEL OR CHILD?

NORTH POLE BOUND

HAPPY GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

GOD’S FAMILY-GREAT COMPANY

EXTRA SPECIAL

IGNORANCE DUST

A GOLDEN STREET

GROWING UP

CLIFFS OF DESPAIR

THE BLUEBIRD’S FAITH

SOMETHING NICE EVERY MOMENT

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

IF YOU CAN WAIT

PAID IN FULL

HOW TEMPTATION CAME

BILLY RUTH

MISSING WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE

THE WISE WILL SHINE

ENOUGH GRACE

FOOLISHNESS HAS A HIGH PRICE

WE WILL WIN

WEDDING WISHES

GOD’S NOT FINISHED

MORE TIME GIVEN

GIVE MY ALL

WILL HE NOT?

ANXIETY

MORE COMPASSION

WINTER’S LAST FLING

THE DOGWOOD

TO A GRAND LADY

EACH THING PLAYED ITS PART

HE IS THE MASTER

LET GOD PUT YOU AT EASE

DYING GRACE

MY REGRETS

I BELIEVE THESE THINGS

SHARING SHOWS GOD’S LOVE

A LOVELY REMINDER

YET HE GOES ON CARING

MY LIFE CAN BLOSSOM

THE GUY I SEE

A MOTHER’S COMFORT LINGERS

A GIFT DEATH CAN’T TAKE AWAY

GOD GIVEN INSTINCT

GOD SENT FOR HIS OWN

HOW COULD IT BE?

SPRING WHEN ONE REALLY LIVES

GOD FOUND YOU

THE SUN REMOVES NIGHT SHADOWS

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

HE CAME

IN THE HAND OF THE FATHER

MY BOSS IS A JEWISH CARPENTER

DON’T EVER GROW OLD

A ROBIN’S QUESTION

TAKE IT WITH YOU

PLAY YOUR PART

A REASON FOR THORNS

A SPECIAL ROSE BUD

I MIGHT HAVE REASON TO COMPLAIN

AN UNWEAVERING FAITH

THE EVERLASTING ARMS BENEATH

FALL, I LOVE YOU

WHERE WILL YOU BE?

OH, WHAT JOY

THROUGH OUT LIFE

THE SNOWMAN’S MAGIC BROOM

A NEW LIFE’S BEGUN

BLESSINGS OF NATURE

I HOPE MY LIFE WILL COUNT

WHY GOD IS PATIENT

THE DESIRE OF MY LIFE

HOW GREAT ‘TWILL BE

GIVE GOD THE WHOLE DAY

MAMA TULA

A STATE OF CONFUSION

THE WIND WILL GROW CALM

WHERE I FAILED

WONDERING ABOUT SCREECHY

A THOUGHTFUL SON

IT’S HOW WE TAKE IT

OUT ON A LOFTY MOUNTAIN

A GUARDIAN ANGEL

RETRACING A WORN PATH

THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT

JAYS HARASSING THE RAIN

THE FENCE BETWEEN

TO MY SPECIAL SISTER, JANNIE

GIVING IT ALL

FAITH IS

REAL OR FAKE?

DRIFTING FROM THE OTHER SHORE

WHERE THERE’S NO GOOD BYES

LOVING THOUGHTS OF EDITH

NO RETURN FROM THE SEA

AN OLD TIMER’S VIEW

NOT ENOUGH LIVES

WHY IS MY PLATE EMPTY?

THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE

DOTTIE LEANN

BIRTHDAY WISHES OF A SPECIAL KIND

A SWEET CHILDHOOD MEMORY

GOD IS THERE

HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED THE STROLL

WILL I LEAVE, NO NOT I

STROLL WITH ME

You’re invited to go strolling

To many, lovely places with me.

I promise there is much beauty

To bless your life abundantly,

And if you’re a little lonely

Needing a friend who’ll understand,

I extend a double welcome

Just reach out and take my hand.

We’ll view lovely, fragrant blossoms

On what was once Cliffs of Despair.

It’s possible to turn things around

With just a sincere, simple prayer!

GOD MADE YOU UNIQUE

God made you unique

And you’re different as can be,

As you read the pages of this book

I hope you’ll be able to see,

There’s a place in this old world

That you alone can only fill

And knowing God gave you that space

Should give rose on your windowsill.

VANISHING MOMENTS

Has there ever been a moment

That brought such joy to your heart

You wished to catch it in a bottle

And never let it depart?

But did it simply vanish

Like a pebble on the shore,

When the waves came to carry it

Back to the depths of the ocean floor?

And were you left longing

For what you thought could’ve been ?

Knowing moments can’t last forever

And they will never make a friend.

BEAUTY UNSEEN BY THE MORTAL EYE

The day was quickly ending

As God pulled down the shades of night.

He turned to a band of angels

And said, Please turn on the light.

"No one saw the lovely necklace

That the geese made for the sky,

But the angels said, "Thank you, God

For beauty unseen by the mortal eye."

ATTENTION GETTERS

There was an apple box,

Outside the old fruit shed.

Our dogs were toying with the idea,

Of making that box into a sled.

A little mouse got their attention,

As he winked an