Image Credit: Nikola Johnny Mirkovic @ Unsplash Shadows on the floor and arches up above. A place where solitude and peace await. I move from sun to shadow like a child, Imagining the drawing of figure eights. I take my time reaching the magic door, Contemplating many moments all alone. I've waited a whole year... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses Just yesterday, my daughter told me that I was the best mother. That matters because I am her biological aunt. I have been complimented a lot regarding my teaching, but recognition of the sacrifices that parents make for their children brings me much joy.... Continue Reading →
Paris, France, May 2023 Psalm 65: 5-8 You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas, who formed the mountains by your power, having armed yourself with strength, who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and... Continue Reading →
Psalm 119:73-76 You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word. I know, OÂ Lord, that your regulations are fair; Â you disciplined me because I needed it. Now let... Continue Reading →
Amsterdam, June 2023 Hosea 11:1-4 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. But the more I called to him, the farther he moved from me, offering sacrifices to the images of Baal and burning incense to idols. I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading him along... Continue Reading →
Photo Challenge from Mindlovemisery's Mengaerie George and Susan walked to the bar where they could always find a kind word from someone. Their friend, Harry, established the Bird Haven, especially for people who know how to see the humanity of others and who don't think that being nice demonstrates weakness or frailty of heart. The... Continue Reading →
Photo Challenge from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie On cold, chilly days when the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds, I suffer from the grayness that freezes my heart and seeps inside my soul. But a trip to the local museum is just the healing medicine I need. As the colors thaw my heart and lift... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?View all responses I never thought that I would actually hear myself say that well-worn Christian expression I had come to hate, "Devil, you are a liar!" I didn't want to address any possible darkness and have it enter my mind or spirit. But... Continue Reading →
Lisbon, Portugal, June 2023 Nehemiah 6:15-16 The wall was completed in 52 days, on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul. When all our enemies heard this, all the surrounding nations were intimidated and lost their confidence, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God. Whatever the work that God calls us to do, we... Continue Reading →
Courbevoie, France, May 2023 Ezekiel 36: 26-27 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and... Continue Reading →
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