Daily writing promptDescribe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to.View all responses Don't retire without a plan for your time and sense of purpose. That is the advice I would give anyone thinking of retiring. Possibly, one would think that having one's time mapped out is exactly why one retires. But,... Continue Reading →
We, as a People, Will Keep Moving Forward
Our story won't end. Though our voting rights may wane. You can't keep us down. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Story and Wane. For Black History Month, the gerrymandering that attempts to weaken our votes will not keep us from the ballot box.
Being Myself: Sticking with the Troubles I Already Have
Daily writing promptIf you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?View all responses There is no way to know other people's troubles, especially because people tend to say they are fine when they are assailed with troubles. I just want to be me, as I know my troubles, and... Continue Reading →
Covid Finally Made an Appearance in Our House
The only "good" thing about catching COVID at this time is that I had just taught my last class of this 8-week semester and had the time to rest my seventy-something body. I was already behind on blogging, teaching two college courses, and taking two graduate courses, and now I am really behind. I hope... Continue Reading →
A Roof Over My Head is a Gift to be Thankful For
Daily writing promptWrite about your dream home.View all responses When I was a teenager in the 1950s and 1960s, we lived in a neighborhood where everyone was black due to segregation. There were beautiful brick houses that I craved to live in. We lived in a three-room wooden apartment, with the bathroom tacked on to... Continue Reading →
Having Tree-Like Faith: Sunday Devotion
Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2023 Jeremiah 17:7-8: But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year... Continue Reading →
Free Your Mind and Find Peace for the Journey Ahead
Image Credit: Suefeldberg At one time or another, we all crave the approval of someone. To not receive it feels like being run through by a staghorn. So, we must learn how to free our minds of such a token necessity, So we can find the prize of peace and no longer be weary and... Continue Reading →
FODO (Fear of Disappointing Others) is Tiring!
Daily writing promptDo you need a break? From what?View all responses This is hard for me to admit, but I need a break from perfectionism. I never considered myself a perfectionist, even as others used the title for me. My youngest daughter summed up my constant demand for a clean house this way, "You are... Continue Reading →
Your Story Has the Power to Change Lives
Viewed in Museum in Paris, France, May, 2023 Tell of your struggles! Your story is so needed! Its value doesn't wane. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #500: Story and Wane. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven are my intellectual property protected by copyright
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