Control your temper. Like with fire-spitting dragons, Magic will not help. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Dragon and Magic.
Only You Can Control Your Temper
A Friend Like No Other: Wednesday Devotional
John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. (NIV) As a child in church, I loved the song What a Friend We Have in Jesus! The idea... Continue Reading →
Imaginations are Needed More Today than Ever Before
Photo from CookmePancakes@DeviantArt.com Ariana looked out the window at such a gloomy day, one filled with lacy clouds that seemed to go on without limit. A hard-working practitioner, this day she stopped and thought of a fairy tale that her mother had told her just last week, even though she is a adult now. It... Continue Reading →
It Matters How You Define Love
Photo by Olga Solodilova @Unsplash She held the roses in her hand, and sighed loudly as he looked on. She ruminated on what had happened to using original thought. She'd held out slender hope that this year would be different, A gift he'd made for her rather than always things bought. He looked at her... Continue Reading →
Better Than All of the Rest: Happy Valentine’s Day, Scholar!
You came into my life with so much love share. To be loved was nearly too much for me to bear. Used to capricious men whom I'd learned to fear, I tried to push you away; you remained near. We haven't wasted time looking for a fault, Recognizing we go together like pepper and salt.... Continue Reading →
Feeling Helpless to Help a Child Steals Our Joy
We do so much for our children, and one of the hardest words for a mother to hear from a youngster is "I can do it myself." Yet, even as they grow into adults, we still feel to try to help them in any way possible, as much as we can and not make them... Continue Reading →
What a Surprise: Fandango’s Story Starter
Eileen was hesitant to open the door leading up to the attic Because she was afraid when she got up there she might find That her beloved husband had been keeping a secret from her, One that involved escaping the marriage and leaving her behind. What she found was so astonishing that it made her... Continue Reading →
When Your Bucket List and Covid Collide: What Do You See?
Image credit; Google images I had planned to see Bilbao, Spain by now, For it is at the top of my bucket list. But Covid keeps evolving and changing, Turning a travel certainty into a wish. So, now I live vicariously through snaps From the cameras of much braver folks. Frankly, I'm perplexed that the... Continue Reading →
The Sweet Moment You Realize that He or She is the One: Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
The Guitar Player by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior and was found at Wikimedia Commons. Reticent to admit that I really liked him, It was easier to notice what I rated as his faults. But, as I stood there listening to his guitar I started singing words that I could not halt. His great delivery of... Continue Reading →
We Can Do More than We Think We Can: Wednesday Devotional
Exodus 4:10-11 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 