Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Choose a Color

I loved the mixture of colors in the tiles, and that it gives the illusion that the middle section is higher than the sides, but it's not. One of our friends saw a picture of me walking on the tiles, and she asked how I kept from falling! This was in Alicante, Spain, near the... Continue Reading →

The Healing Power of Memories: Three Things Challenge

Daniel began the difficult task of cleaning out years of lives spent together. He wanted to stay in his home, but his daughters, Lauren and Mary, had convinced him that it was not a great idea to remain where so many memories lingered. The oldest, Mary, had declared his desire to live alone an "overindulgence"... Continue Reading →

Friendly Friday Photo Challenge: Contrast

Ancient versus Modern in Alicante, Spain It was quite a contrast to see the ancient Roman ruins with modern building right next door. It was like being in two worlds. the tall, current buildings were a contrast to the smaller structures of the past. Posted for the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge by Something to Ponder... Continue Reading →

Motivated to Live: Friday Fictioneers

Photo Credit: J. Hardy Carroll Surrounded by stunned nurses and doctors, Cassie looked up at the beehive, fascinated with its beauty. For nearly ten years, no amount of cajoling could convince Cassie to leave the safe space of the inside of the hospital. The windows were her eyes to the world. She had spent hours... Continue Reading →

The Saving Grace of a Mother’s Love: 100 Word Wednesday

With my ears near her beating heart, And her calloused hands holding me close, I knew that I was always safe in her arms, No matter what trials and troubles arose. She chastised me justly when I was wrong, But never to hurt me or to put me down. It was her way of ensuring... Continue Reading →

Travel Fills the Empty Heart

Caroline looked out of the window of the old farmhouse. She lived so far away from her nearest neighbors that she always felt such an emptiness in her heart and in her life. The loneliness of seeming to be the only person in the world robbed her of the joy of looking at the beauty... Continue Reading →

Mother Nature’s Juggling Act

Walking on the waves, Dressed in her Sunday best, Mother Nature juggles her duties, Realizing there is not time for rest. Feeding the seagull from her hand, While protecting the fish at her feet From the debris left by humans who show Little respect for the creatures in the seas. Poem written for 50 Word... Continue Reading →

Nature’s Love: Heeding Haiku

Smitten with the pink, Fields covered with pure beauty. Nature spreads her love. Written for Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille, February 14, 2019, from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie: cherry blossoms. Word of the Day Challenge is Smitten.

Choosing to Love Liberates the Heart

I made a decision when I was about age 12 that the safest way to never be hurt by other people was not to love anyone, even in intimate relationships when I became an adult. At such a tender age, I decided that I would never marry anyone whom I could not give up without... Continue Reading →

What Love Ain’t

Well, Mark, I think you chose some good sayings for the candy hearts. But, I think that "Adore me" kind of misses the point. It's a little like stalking, don't you think, a command rather than a declaration of love? I don't think people will find it cute! (256 characters) Written for the Twittering Tales... Continue Reading →

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