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    From My Heart to Your Heart
    From My Heart to Your Heart
    From My Heart to Your Heart
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    From My Heart to Your Heart

    By Alicia G. Smith-Mackall

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    Poetry has given me a voice to express the many emotions I am feeling at a particular time. I grew up in the era when children were to be seen and not heard. Childhood was difficult for me because I loved to talk, but I was not allowed or encouraged to address my feelings, nor was I even asked what I thought. I was the youngest child of four for eight years but still the baby girl. By the eleventh year of my life, I was no longer the baby; I became the middle child. People cant comprehend what that did to me, unless they have been there. I always enjoyed talking, which got me into trouble in school. I had lots of dolls, with which I was able to create my own world until I began to write short stories and then poetry.
    I came to an understanding of Gods existence when I was about eight. I spent a lot of time talking to Him, especially when I was sad. I didnt really get to know the true knowledge of Jesus Christ and salvation until I was twenty-five. Thirty-five years later, I can no longer contain the love, joy, and peace that abide on the inside. My recent poems, mixed with some of my earlier poems, are being poured out for all to share and be partakers of Gods grace and mercy. Allowing the Holy Spirit to direct and awaken in me emotions that I was unable to express has been a journey all its own as well as a true blessing.
    I have always loved poetry; it has a way of saying things that are soothing to the heart of the hearers instead of harsh to what they hear with their natural ears. The journey begins on the inside with the key that unlocks what the heart has to say.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 24, 2014
    ISBN9781491874219
    From My Heart to Your Heart
    Author

    Alicia G. Smith-Mackall

    I feel very blessed after writing my first book, From My Heart to Your Heart. I was extremely happy to have located many of the poems written over forty years ago. They are dated throughout this book. It is my desire to blend the old with the new. To my surprise, many of the things addressed over forty years ago have come to pass. It is easy to see that some of the poems were before their time, and perhaps that is why they were hidden from me, for such a time as this. The message continues from the first book, delving a little deeper into the things we still struggle with throughout our lives. We are encouraged, here, to deal with “matters of the heart” so that we can be free from the many traps that the enemy has set for us, causing us to fail in our relationships and fall short of the glory of God.

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      From My Heart to Your Heart - Alicia G. Smith-Mackall

      AuthorHouse™ LLC

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2014 Alicia G. Smith-Mackall. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse  03/21/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-7422-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-7420-2 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-7421-9 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905127

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      Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      Chapter 1:   Beginnings

      Mirror, Mirror

      Each New Day

      Alone

      Am I Stuck?

      Open Our Hearts

      I Shall Not Forget

      Tick Tock

      Heaven

      Was Jesus Not a Good Example?

      Chapter 2:   Then Came Salvation

      Jesus

      Purify My Mind

      Father, Bless Your People

      The Master’s Plan

      What Would You Do?

      Wonders Never Cease

      To God Be the Glory

      Open My Ears

      Open My Eyes

      God

      That Others May See

      Chapter 3:   Seasons Change

      Fall

      Not a Good Time to Give Up

      Peace

      Moving Forward

      The Rain

      What Do You Do?

      Worry

      Worries and Cares

      To Those I’ve Left Behind

      My Healer

      Intercede for Our Children

      I Didn’t Know

      I Watched Him Die

      Chapter 4:   The Thankful Heart

      You Are on My Mind

      Brand-New Day

      You Got the Whole World in Your Hand

      Father, Thank You

      Good Morning, Father

      Today

      Thank You, Lord

      God Is My Constant Companion

      Quiet Days

      I Give You This Day

      Chapter 5:   A Place Called Freedom

      A Place I Can Go

      Come Away with Me Day 1

      Come Away with Me Day 2

      Come Away with Me Day 3

      Come Away with Me Day 4

      Come Away with Me Day 5

      Come Away with Me Day 6

      Come Away with Me Day 7

      Come Away with Me Day 8

      Come Away with Me Day 9

      It Is Good to Be Here

      Chapter 6:   Angels along the Way

      Family

      There Is a Friend

      Warriors for Christ

      Mr. Slowpoke

      The Mouse in the House

      Peanut

      Friends

      Thank You, Father

      Chapter 7:   The Father Speaks

      The Lord Spoke to Me

      Word from the Lord Be Still and Know (Part 1)

      Word from the Lord Be Still and Know (Part 2)

      Word from the Lord Come Away, My Beloved

      Word from the Lord Trust in Me

      Word from the Lord It Is Time

      Word from the Lord I Have Chosen You

      Chapter 8:   The Heart Responds

      How I Love You, Lord

      Peace Like a River

      Forgive and Forget

      Some Things Are Not Meant to Be

      Walk This Walk

      What Is a Negro?

      What Is a Negro?

      I Am a Negro

      Invisible

      Daniel

      About the Author

      In loving memory of

      my loving parents, who loved me unconditionally and supported all my endeavors

      Wallace and Erma Smith

      To my brother, who gave me my first car

      Shawn Smith

      To my aunts and uncle who supported and celebrated every milestone of my life

      Elner Saunders, Lottie Mae Townes, and Pastor Louis Jones Sr.

      To my in-laws, who were also my neighbors and dear family and friends

      Samuel Mackall, Pete Hart, Geraldine Hart, Rose Edwards, and Timothy Welch Sr.

      To my most trustworthy friends, whom my heart will always remember

      Marvin Fountain and Dr. Arista Garnes

      To my prayer partner and mentor

      Evangelist JoAnn Harris

      To my family, relatives, godchildren, and friends

      and

      to you who have a

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