Jesus and Me

By Troy Gagne

Have you ever tried to express yourself but just couldn't find the right words?

Jesus and Me is a look into the poetic mind of Troy Gagne through nature, laughter, life's trials, struggles, and finding redemption in these trying times.

Life moves so fast, and before we know it, we're stuck in the daily grind.

We forget about dreams and aspirations that once motivated us. Stop! Take a breather! Take that leap of faith! Rediscover the motivation and drive that once fueled your passion to achieve your dreams. We are never too old to make a difference and achieve those goals.

The words and inspiration will touch your heart and give you the words that are difficult to find as you read through the pages of Jesus and Me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798887518091

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Jesus and Me

Troy Gagne

ISBN 979-8-88751-808-4 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88751-809-1 (digital)

Copyright © 2023 by Troy Gagne

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

832 Park Avenue

Meadville, PA 16335

www.christianfaithpublishing.com

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Jesus and Me

Best Friend

Wrinkle in Time

Poet's Prayer

Fire

Grandma's House

In It Together

The Beach

A Man

Never Forget

Thoughts

Thinking Back

The Hunt

Give Thanks

The Greatest Gift

Cabin Fever

Look No More

Quiet Place

Second Wind

Prodigal Son

Best Friends

Willing

For My Oldest Daughter Who We Call Pie

M&M

Who Doesn't Love Pie?

Through Morning Bringing Sunshine

Be Still

Bucket List

Scars

Change

Comfort

The Journey

Dirty Hands

Music

If Only

I Need Some Good News Bad

I'm with Her

Heart Matter

Old Buddy

What's Easter to You?

The Storm

Yesterday

Come and See

Come on Back

Memorial Day

Garden Walk

Conversation

Weight

Rain

The Move

High Road

Ode to My Friend

Crossroads

Love Just Works that Way

Empty

Drifting Away

Lost

Levi Blues

Home

The Gift

Old Turntable

This Old House

Job that Never Ends

In the Details

Never Came Home

Give Up on You

Farmers Blues

Enlightened

Poet's Mind

Chicago

Escape

This Old Watch

Tip of the Mitten

Heroes

Invitation Can Change a Life

Ragamuffin

Weight on My Shoulders

Beyond the Brokenness

Wanted Outlaws

Hand It Over

Heartstrings

Twenty Years Today

Christmas Card

Choice

Too Old for That

The Tourist

What Do You Do?

We Don't Talk Anymore

Alaska

Fears

Quarantine Blues

Knees

Uneasy

May Fifth

Writer's Block

Summer Night

Untangling My Line

Rescued Me

See

Camping Ludington

A New Song to Sing

Laughter

Appreciate

Ton of Bricks

God Winks

Throwing Stones

My Mind

Greatest Love of All

Today

Love You

The Walk

Wonder

Wants

All the Pretty Colors

Last Name

Dreams

Wrinkle in Time

Gravesite

U-turn

If She Knows

Home

Roses in the Winter

Hello, Mom

My Hardest Day

Year-end Review

Power of the Tongue

Heart

Smile

Friends

Reflection

Untangle My Mind

Make It Stop

Rest

Last Night, I Cried Again

Watchmen on the Wall

The Ways of this World

Treasure Within

Good Morning, Sunshine

Father's Day

Hot Sunshine

Farmer's Prayer

Broken Pieces

Heart on Your Sleeve

How Did He Get Here?

Man Down

I Don't Think

All Fade Away

Laid Upon My Heart

Grandpa

We Get To

Doubt

Mountaintop

Record Store

He Is Here

Where You Look, You Walk

Reflection

Weather

Depression

Buy Back Memories

Finding Myself

Past

Noises

Never Too Far Gone

Holy Week: Day One

Holy Week: Day Two

Holy Week: Day Three

Holy Week: Day Four

Holy Week: Day Five

Holy Week: Day Five

Holy Week: Day Six

Holy Week: Day Six

Holy Week: Day Seven

Holy Week: Day Eight

Thoughts from a Worried Mind

A Special Prayer

Dear Mommy

Remember

One Touch

Hard Times

Mine to Carry

Dead Man Rise

Searching for the Light

Victory Awaits

Laughter Is a Part of Life: Sometimes Poems Get Silly

Front-Porch Getaway

Love You More

Blue Cadillac

September in Montgomery

Lonesome Sound

Off the Grid

Hollow Golden Egg

Unbreakable Love

Face-to-Face

Redemption

Truth

Goodbye

About the Author

Jesus and Me

Hot cup of coffee

Just the dogs and me

Quiet and alone

In this place I call home

Maneuvering through life stages

As words jump from these pages

Alone just casting lots

Sitting here connecting the dots

It's amazing how you find yourself

As the answer begins to reveal itself

Locked doors open with the right key

A quiet conversation just Jesus and me

Best Friend

You're my happy when I feel sad

You bring reason when I get mad

Worry sets in and tries to steal the next move

Look in your eyes helps my mind to improve

When I fail and don't reach my goal

You're a soft armrest for a weary soul

The love you give is hard to comprehend

Impossible to capture the depth of my best friend

Wrinkle in Time

A wrinkle in time

That's all I have with you

Cannot find the words

To the things I wish you knew

Sitting and wishing to find

That special rhyme

And make the most

Of this wrinkle in time

Poet's Prayer

Lord, I hope these words

That are jumbled in my head

Can make it to this paper

Through the tip of this pencil lead

I pray that they flow

In a way that assists others

To say all the hard things

In our struggle with our brothers

Kindness that heals

The hurt and the pain

Brilliantly captures the joy

As we dance in the rain

Hoping some laughter

Will spread more love in the air

And help to show God's grace

Through this poet's prayer

Fire

We struggle with small

And stumble on the simple

Days keep on passing

The worry shows a wrinkle

Thinking about the things

We have no power to change

Instead of moving on

We get more constrained

By all of life's trials

Difficult as they can be

Things get better