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Tim G.

His bright, sunny smile could easily beam over South Beach or P-Town's glamor throngs,
but he shines his light in the Mid-West,
snuggly set in the buckle of the Bible Belt.

Fearlessly but never recklessly he speaks truth to power,
shoots straight to the top to undo a wrong.
He is a founder, a builder, a funder, a worker tending to the fruits, yes the fruity fruits, amongst him.

He feeds them,
organizes them,
provides social activities for them,
raises money for them,
takes them in not realizing that he is entertaining angels unaware,
these queer folk,
he makes them family.

Yet he never trudges,
he strolls with a grace and elegance that he draps over all he touches.
Even when his own body seems to war against him,
and medication jazzes or drags him through the day,
his effervescence saves each day and propels him to make the world
a better and much more beautiful place.


(note: Tim G. founded Openarms Youth Project with his partner Ken. Check it out and contribute! www.openarmsproject.org)

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mostafashaban said…
شركة نقل عفش بمكة
يعتبر الأثاث من القطع المعمرة داخل المنازل والبيوت والذي يتوجب ان يعيش إلى فترات طويلة من الوقت دون ان يتعرض إلى التلف ولكن بالطبع عندما يتم استخدامه بطريقة غير جدية فان ذلك يعمل على التقليل من عمرة الافتراضي والذي يعيش سنوات يقل إلى شهور ولكن عندما تقوم بالاستعانة بشركات متخصصة تقوم بتنظيفه ونقله من غرفة إلى أخري فإنها تعطيه عمر اكبر من عمرة الافتراضي وأكثر شركة متخصصة في نقل الأثاث سواء داخل مكة او خارجها وسوف تفيدك في الحفاظ على مفروشاتك هي شركة نقل اثاث بمكة تواصل معها وسوف تحصل دائما على الأفضل .
https://khadamat-makkah.com/furniture-transfer-company-makkah/
شركة مكافحة حشرات بالاحساء
شركة مكافحة حشرات بالاحساء تقدم لعملائها الكرام بأرخص الأسعار أهم الخدمات التي يحتاجها العميل في حياته اليومية وهو القضاء على الحشرات بشكل نهائي، فتعمل الشركة على توفير أحدث التقنيات التي تساعد على تخليصك من الحشرات عن طريق تزويدها بالمبيدات الحشرية الخاص بشركتنا والتي باستطاعتها تخليصك من الحشرات المزعجة لسرعة كبيرة وبشكل نهائي، فقط تواصلوا معنا نصلكم أينما كنتم.

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