Monet, Manet, Van Gogh, Kahlo, and O'Keeffe, Like a candy store filled with sweets, where do I start? Oh, if only they would allow me to rent an Airbnb In some of the wondrous museums filled with fervid art! I would linger for hours and days in front of masterpieces, Trying to understand all that... Continue Reading →
“I liked the rush, I liked the crunch. Never did look back at the fallout.” Robin read those words and thought that they were the appropriate ones for her epitaph. She had never learned to be organized, to have a place for everything and everything in its place. Her mother, Kathryn, tried to instill on... Continue Reading →
Abundant waters! Flow from my belly this day! Waterfall of love! Written really late for Heeding Haiku withChevrefeuille from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, August 28, 2019: waterfall. When I saw the photo above posted, I immediately thought of Jesus's words in John 4: 13-14. The thought of living water, the Holy Spirit, flowing from me to others,... Continue Reading →
Home is a place of both rest and work! Today, Douglas and I joined one of the many churches near us. I have lost count of just how many there are, but this is the Bible Belt, so you can find churches across the street from each other or next-door to one another. We had... Continue Reading →
Like the little teapot, That was short and stout, I had the bad tendency To pour my whole soul out. I gave to everyone who asked, And forgot about taking care of myself.But to have anything to give to others,One must focus on their own health.Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles: a poem... Continue Reading →
A Trumpet solo! Gratitude for my soul's joy. Harmonies soothing! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Gratitude and harmony. I am writing with jazz in the background. So soothing!
A best friend joys in your triumphs, Shares in your sorrows and defeats, Never lets you forget your value and worth, And keeps your secrets close to her breast. A few weeks ago, I wrote a post regarding my best friend of 54 years, relating how easy it is to get caught up in your... Continue Reading →
We are challenged by Mindlovemisery's Menagerie to write a haiku or haibun from our blog name. Mine is Help from Heaven. This haiku explains what I try to do with my stories, real and imagined. I am a witness. Telling stories of God's love. Sowing seeds of hope.
Dare to hope today. Forget twisted words of doubt. Remember the Cross! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge, August 12, 2019: Twisted and Cross.
Last Monday was the 13th anniversary of my son's death. As grateful as I am to God for thirty years of Malcolm, my heart still hurts when I am reminded of his likes and passions. He loved funky sneakers, and I sometimes find myself telling total strangers that my son would have loved their sneakers!... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 