From My Heart to Your Heart 2: Matters of the Heart

By 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 27, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524642105

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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Published by AuthorHouse 09/27/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5246-4211-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-4212-9 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-4210-5 (e)

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

All contributions by Dr. Paulette Long and Marlene Johnson are used by permission of the authors.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter 1 For the Young at Heart

My Heart (1973)

My Lost Weekend (1974)

Who Could Love Thee? (1974)

A Broken Heart (1975)

The Fool (1975)

The Way I Look at Love (1976)

Life Goes On

Grow

Oh, How Much I Love Thee! (1978)

One Day (1981)

Who Are Friends? (1981)

There Will Come a Time

Chapter 2 The Searching Heart

Why I Write (1981)

Where to Now? (1979)

Child, Child! (1980)

Who Am I? (1981)

Here Am I (1981)

Beginnings

Because I Cannot See

Let Us…

Preparation for Marriage

Chapter 3 The Heart of Discovery

Regrets

Getting Older

Get Away (song)

One Day at a Time

I Am Number Four

To Be Like You

Waiting on God

Times

God Is

Journey

Chapter 4 The Renewed Heart

Have You Heard?

Strengthen Us, Lord

On the Inside

I Want My Life…

Brand-New Heart

Relax and Let Go

Lying in Bed

It’s in God’s Hands

Compassion

Rest

Chapter 5 The Grateful Heart

Lord, I Thank You (song, 1977)

The Gifts Inside

This Home

Time with My Father

We Are the Light (Inspired by Pastor Miriam Phillips)

The Miracle

Lord, Thank You

Chapter 6 In Times Like These

The Agony of Death

No One Saw It Coming

Comfort Them

Hidden

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait (Inspired by Marlene

Johnson)

I Miss You, Mom

Precious Memories

Waiting

It’s Snowing

Snow

Winter

Spring Is Here

Wasted Days

Children of the Light

500 Souls (Inspired by Pastor Chris Phillips)

Chapter 7 Come Away with Me Again

Spending Time with the Father

Come Away with Me Again Day 1

Come Away with Me Again Day 2, Part I

Come Away with Me Again Day 2, Part II

Come Away with Me Again Day 3

Come Away with Me Again Day 4

Come Away with Me Again Day 5

Come Away with Me Again Day 6

Come Away with Me Again Day 7

Come Away with Me Again Day 8

Come Away with Me Again Day 9

Come Away with Me Again Day 10

At the Close of Day

Chapter 8 Matters of the Heart

Broken Promises

Piece by Piece (Inspired by Kelly Clarkson)

Hear My Cry (1979)

Who’s Watching the Children? (song, 1987)

I See You

The Mask (Inspired by Janice Burns)

The Pain

Pride

Guilt

Backstabber

Forgive Me

We All Have a Voice (Inspired by Maya Angelou)

Just Believe

Chapter 9 Love Calls

Awesome

Precious Love

More Time with Me

Daughters

Prayer for My Loved Ones

I Love the Way You Love Me

My Birthday Blessing

There Is a Place

To Be Like Jesus

He Came to Me

Chapter 10 A Heart of Wisdom

Right or Wrong

Forgiveness Is for You

The Love of Jesus

This Is the Day

Stay with Me

Mistakes

Yours

You Are More Than a Friend

The Light

Take Time

I Am That I Am

My Daily Meditation (By Marlene Johnson)

Chapter 11 Dedications and Tributes

Lord Make Us Strong (1983)

My Sister, My Friend

Apostle Hattie J. Hines

Oprah

To My Tea-Time Friends, Part I

To My Tea-Time Friends, Part II

About the Author

Contributing Writers

In loving memory of my loving parents, who loved me unconditionally

and supported all my endeavors,

Wallace and Erma Smith.

To my family, relatives, friends, godchildren,

and

those who have a voice and need to be heard!

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to God for gifting me and

enabling me to pen this work

of poetry,

From My Heart To Your Heart 2:

Matters of the Heart

Also, thanks to my husband, Robert Mackall, and

my sister, Camille Smith,

for being my sounding board

and giving honest opinions.

Preface

Writing a second book is more surreal than writing the first. I had no idea that so many poems could be birthed through me. I find myself in awe at many of the poems penned. God has truly stretched me to a place I would not feel comfortable to be in. But God, because of His unconditional love, chose someone like me to be a light in this dark and dismal place. I’m overcome by tears of gratitude even as I write this note to express what