That Should Be Her Plight

She should resign — or be impeached?

What should we do with Kristi Noem —

Kristi, Kristi, Kristi Noem?

Spank her good and send her home?

Didn't she call Alex Pretti “an assassin?”

Hardly true. Hardly right.

What should we do with Kristi Noem?
Sue her — that should be her plight.

 

Instead of Sorrow

Everything doesn't have to be a sword.

Tamer times,

softer times,

call for no weapons to even come aboard.

Peace,

instead of sorrow—

let it smile

and reach into tomorrow.

Guns and knives and a wicked machete,

missiles and bombs

once rained down like so much confetti.

Now, let those weapons rest—

but not on graves.

Let them be buried
beneath the waves.

 

 

Control Thine Anger

Do you measure your anger—

or depress it?

Do you change the conversation—

and say you shouldn't even discuss it?

I speak of Minnesota.

There was a shooting there—

and it should raise your hair.

Or should it?

Should you not even let it?

For anger is not a good feeling—

it's not healthy and it's not healing.

There are those—

I suppose—

who would say, "Don't even go there."

Don't enter those conversations—

not if they just turn you into a bear.

I say there are times for anger—

times when anger is fine.

But control your anger, control your wrath—

though I know that draws a fine line.

Perhaps don't even express it.

Perhaps don't let it even be seen.

Handle the situation the best you can—

without appearing angry and mean.

But there are times for displeasure—

times you need to show that.

Controlled anger can be anger indeed—

so if you must, then you must wear that hat.

Let's Welcome a Detention Center

Word is, federal officials want to open an immigrant detention center in Salt Lake City. Okay, let's build it. Let's have a detention center in Utah. But let's make it a place where detainees are treated well and with respect. More than that, let's require that such a center be transparent, with the names, statuses, and court dates of detainees available. Don't let them build unless they agree to this. No, let's go a step further and require that they DO build a detention center here. We want the detainees to be treated humanely. We should demand a facility that so requires. Two more things: 1) The facility is to be open to daily inspections, and 2) The detainees are to be free to speak to the press.

 

 

Dreams Are Sometimes Shattered

Dreams are sometimes shattered—

broken and torn apart.

It seems as though they've fallen

right off heaven's cart.

They tumble down a canyon wall,

shattering more and more,

and every piece is broken

by the time they reach the valley floor.

Who will pick them up?

Can anyone rebuild this dream?

I see a man walking up,

and in his eye there is a gleam.

He smiles gently and gets to work.

He fixes everything that's broke.

And soon the dream is even better—

what he's done is a masterstroke.

So, if you ever dream a lot,

but your dreams are then wiped out,

turn to the Savior's touch,

and He'll help you beyond any doubt.