title: Daily Inspirations of Love
author: Carolyn Larsen
description: Carolyn Larsen is an author, actress and experienced speaker with a God-given passion for ministering to women. She has spoken at conferences and retreats around the United States, Canada and India. Carolyn is a co-founder of the performing group, Flashpoints, five women who share a God-ignited passion to encourage women and girls to know God better through drama, creative movement, signing and humor.
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  # Love By The Sea
  
  
  poetry about love & heartbreak by
  
  
  Oscar Woodbury
  
  
  (c) 2018 Oscar Woodbury
  
  
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  dedicated to the woman
  
  
  who made me see the world
  
  
  in a whole new way
  
  
  i love you more than anything _
  
  
  **CHAPTERS**
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  By The Lighthouse
  
  
  Chapter Two
  
  
  By The Sea
  
  
  Chapter Three
  
  
  On The Tides
  
  
  Chapter Four
  
  
  Drowning or Surviving
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  By The Lighthouse
  
  
  i had, by mere chance  
  
  
  happened upon a lighthouse  
  
  
  as i was exploring the eastern shores
  
  
  and next to it, i saw a woman
  
  
  of such incredible beauty  
  
  
  that it felt as if i had just discovered
  
  
  the true purpose of my life:
  
  
  to make her mine.
  
  
  so often in life  
  
  
  we are chasing after a shadow of happiness
  
  
  without knowing  
  
  
  the truth of it  
  
  
  through every darkness
  
  
  a beacon of light pierces
  
  
  a lighthouse of hope
  
  
  on every tumultuous sea
  
  
  love  
  
  
  is the summation  
  
  
  of a thousand small gestures
  
  
  adding up to romance  
  
  
  what use is it to live life
  
  
  denying yoursel