of Life, Love and Family

Tracy Wilson John

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In "Of Life, Love and Family," John Tracy Wilson transparently bares his discoveries on building relationships that are life-changing. This book is for everyone who craves the richness that comes from knowing your life has meaning. As John says: "Whether idyllic or defective, relationships are the fabric of life. We are the threads that determine how the pattern of that fabric will take shape."

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• Publié par: First Edition Design Publishing
• Date de parution: 27 juin 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781622873470
• Langue: English

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of Life, Love and Family
John Tracy Wilson


First Edition Design Publishing
of Life, Love and Family
Real World Insights Into Our Most Important Relationships

John Tracy Wilson

First Edition Design Publishing
Of Life, Love and Family
Real World Insights Into Our Most Important Relationships
Copyright ©2013 John Tracy Wilson
ISBN 978-1622873-48-7 PRINT
ISBN 978-1622-873-47-0 EBOOK

LCCN 2013943561

June 2013

Published and Distributed by
First Edition Design Publishing, Inc.
P.O. Box 20217, Sarasota, FL 34276-3217
www.firsteditiondesignpublishing.com



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Of Life, Love and Family
Real World Insights Into Our Most Important Relationships
By John Tracy Wilson

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Charlottesville, VA 22906

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Notice of Liability
The information in this book is distributed on as “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the author shall have no liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book.
This book is dedicated to the ones I love and to the Creator, who inspired it all.

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Table of Contents
So What’s It All About?
Right Where I Am
Take Me Back
Break The Chain
Little Girl
It’s A Miracle
So Where Do We Go From Here?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
So What’s It All About?

Relationships...they’re overrated – family, friends, love interests, as well as God. The level of grief is just too great. Hurt and pain are far more likely to be the abundant yield than any lasting happiness or joy. Cynical? Maybe – but it’s an easy opinion to endorse, until you’re brought to the realization that life isn’t really about our comfort and bliss. Life is all about relationship.

Can I be an integral piece of the puzzle, a vital part of the master plan?

Does my life even have enough significance to make a difference?

Are relationships really worth it, or is it all fallacy?

Is a relationship with God essential to my happiness?

Does God want to know me on that intimate of a level?

Relationship is what we were created for. There’s more at work here than feeling light and fluffy – having everything laid out nice and neat. Quoting a lyric from one of my songs:

Plans were laid before we were made
We’re not some cosmic brew

There’s more at stake from the ripples we make
Than simply passing through

I haven’t always believed the things I will ask you to consider. Through the years many of my relationships haven’t reflected an image of anything close to perfection. But EVERY relationship, from the one beginning first with our creator God to those that are tangible, holds the purposeful task of being a quintessential layer of who WE will become. Likewise, we also aid in the make-up of who OTHERS may become while we impact and contribute to their foundation, shaping their design as our lives intersect on the way to our completion. Whether idyllic or defective, relationships are the fabric of life. We are the threads that determine how the pattern of that fabric will take shape.

In the coming pages I will be sharing lessons and insights I have grasped about our daily living and time here on earth – both of inspirational encouragement and cautionary warning. These are drawn from my personal experience with situations and circumstances that most of us seem to naturally encounter as we take in and breathe out the elements that form the atmosphere of relationship. Even when all is not perfect and the negative appears to stake it’s entitlement on the reality of our existence, we can still take positive steps to grow from and build meaningful relationships with unending worth, as we find ourselves ever closer to eternity.

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Right Where I Am

I’ve been contemplating my purpose in life
How I fit in God’s plan
Sometimes living each day in the nine to five
Is more than I can stand
But I’ve got to stop being defeated
After all I am only a man
Deep down I know the place I’m needed is here
Right where I am

Right where I am
That’s where I need to be
Not wishing I were somewhere else
God has yet to lead
He says here and now
But I’m running out for glory
Before He sets the stage
I’m rushing into the story
Before it’s time to turn the page
He wants me right where I am
Right where I am

I stop and think of all my blessings in life
The true measure of wealth
Adorable children, a marvelous wife
I love them more than life itself
So when I chase after an illusion
And dreams that might have been
I always come back to the same conclusion
It’s right where I am

Right where I am
Now feels good for me
I commit to God’s own will
Trusting Him to lead
He has it all worked out
I’ll run the race He’s given
Rendering all my heart
But if I want the blue ribbon
Here’s where I start
Right where I am
Right where I am

Through the years, Lord, I can see,
You always had your hand on me
Shaping me into your plan
Guiding each step with faith
Helping me make it each day
Right where I am