Daily writing promptWhat was the best compliment you've received?View all responses To let someone know that you are grateful for the sacrifices they have made on your behalf is the greatest compliment one can give. We want to believe that we matter to someone, and when our work is acknowledged, we feel like we have... Continue Reading →
Take Time to Contemplate: Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday from Eugi at Poesy Perspectives Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express written permission from the author and/or owner of this blog is strictly prohibited.
Whether Change is Good or Bad Depends On Your Perspective: One-Liner Wednesday
Gibbs Garden, Ball Ground, Georgia See change as an old friend, rather than as your enemy, and you'll be a lot less stressed and depressed. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by copyright. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express written... Continue Reading →
The Journey to Find Ourselves Begins With Self-Love
Not every child learns who they are from a parent’s love. They stagger through life trying to find where they belong. The journey to find their value and worth is a long one, Often, the voyage starts with the words from a song. For me, hearing that the Lord had the world in his hands... Continue Reading →
The Swings Motivated You to Go Higher: I Wish I’d Had the Courage
I loved seeing other girls brave the swings at the playgrounds of my youth, but out of fear, I stayed on the ground. Josie wasn't scared of the swings. She loved getting on the things. Higher in the air she flew, How high to go, nobody knew. Oh, the exhilaration they would bring! Written for... Continue Reading →
Pay It Forward as a Way to Say Thank You
Someone had been leaving fresh flowers every day on his wife’s grave, and Roger was determined to find out who and why. It wasn’t that he didn’t recognize that others had loved her, but he needed to understand what this daily homage meant. Had his wife taken a lover, and he was too busy working to... Continue Reading →
If It Takes More Than Five Hours, Let’s Fly!
Daily writing promptYou’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? View all responses I used to love long car trips with my husband. In my childhood, we never had a car, but my best friend did in high school. I enjoyed gassing up her dad’s light blue 1964 Impala and driving... Continue Reading →
Boy, Was She Mad as a Hornet!
Someone added Tabasco sauce to Janie's collard greens. It was invisible because they stirred it in. Â Muffling her screams, she stood up quickly, her arms windmilling. She needed milk to nurse the pain. With a milk moustache, she walked back into the dining room like a spider looking for her prey and asked who had... Continue Reading →
Throwing Kisses at a Redbird Can’t Hurt, and It Just Might Help
Daily writing promptAre you superstitious?View all responses Overall, I put my faith in the Lord God, trusting that I am not alone in my struggles or triumphs. But, as a little girl growing up in the segregated South, adults used to tell us that when we saw a redbird, we were to throw kisses at... Continue Reading →
Still Life in These Bags of Bones: Planning a Travel Adventure Kick Starts the Anticipation
European Vacation, 2024 I am the travel planner for my husband and me. Over the years, I have learned how to look for bargains, what we need in an Airbnb, and what the best days are to start and end a trip. I do all of the administrative work, and my husband pays for it,... Continue Reading →
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