Category Archives: Trials

Protected: Put on the old and put off the new…

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Cliff Ames Jr.

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Protected: How About A Little Fire Scarecrow…

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Cliff Ames Jr.

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The Selfish Act Of Suicide – Part 1

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Cliff Ames Jr.

This post has been “on the shelf” for over year. I wanted to let some time past before posting. For the privacy of the person involved in this story I have left their name and some details out of this … Continue reading →

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A Grief Revisited…

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Cliff Ames Jr.

This has been a tough couple of weeks emotionally. May 7th marked the day 4 years ago that my dear friend Alese Coco was ushered into the loving arms of Jesus. The next day was the 3rd Mother’s Day my … Continue reading →

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A New Normal…

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Cliff Ames Jr.

After I had lost my Mom, my church and my faith all I wanted was for things to get back to normal. Back to a routine, back to familiarity and back to life on autopilot. Before everything happened I considered … Continue reading →

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Which Road To Follow?

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

This weekend I am facing a choice point. I have to decide between two paths to follow. Neither path seems to have drastic drawbacks and neither of them seem to have burly benefits. One has more short term gain but … Continue reading →

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Looking Over My Shoulder…

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

When I’m at work I’m always looking over my shoulder. The desk that I am at is wonderful because it faces a window but he disadvantage is that the door and the rest of the office is behind me. I … Continue reading →

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Our Second Mother’s Day Without Mom…

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

Today I spent the day with my Sister and her Boyfriend Daniel driving out to Riverside to place flowers on my Mom’s grave. It was a tough outing but it needed to be done. It helped not to be alone … Continue reading →

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When In The Darkness

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

Something I wrote over the past few days… When In The Darkness When in the darkness of this life I pass I wonder when reprieve will come at last ‘Twill always cause my heartfelt thoughts to swirl To fight against … Continue reading →

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Abide With Me

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

Love this song and keeping the words close to my heart right now… She sings the first and last verse but I’ve included them all because they are powerful. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

Instead of using my own words… I’ll borrow words from someone else to describe where things are at for me right now… As you’ll see very little needed editing… It is another one of those posts. You know, the ones … Continue reading →

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The Call Of Suffering

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

Dear Family/Friends/Blog Readers- When I read the Bible I am struck over and over again by the stories of people who were called by God to suffer. Think about it… From Cover to Cover there are countless stories of God’s … Continue reading →

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Protected: The End Of The Firestorm

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

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The Disgusting Truth About Comfort

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

A lot of things have happened these past few weeks that rattled my cage. Most of them shouldn’t have. My cage was rattled over the Conan verse Leno Late Night Wars. I love Conan and always have. Ever since I … Continue reading →

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Pray For Peggy Sturgis…

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Cliff Ames Jr.

One of the gals that is part of my New Church Family is close friends with an amazing lady named Peggy Sturgis. She in the end stages of Ovarian Cancer, has a wonderful husband an 4 amazing children. Of course … Continue reading →

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