We even make prisoners of ourselves when we fail to act on behalf of ourselves or others, because we believe we are powerless. O. Morton Harris, Jr., Interpretation, July 2018, Volume 72 (3), p. 324. Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill.
Krispy Kreme Donuts Should Come with a Health Warning on the Box!
Krispy Kreme should have a warning on the box, similar to those for gambling and cigarettes, that alerts consumers to the addictive nature of the food, especially when hot. I don't think anything has been more irresistible to me than those donuts. Once, I went to buy donuts for the whole family, which included nine... Continue Reading →
The Year as a Secret Crush Brought Me Joy and Connected Me with Humanity
His name was Lester, and he was a year ahead of me in school. I looked up his family's number in the White Pages (which tells you how long ago). I asked to speak to him, and when he answered, we talked for nearly an hour. Then he had to go to bed. He kept... Continue Reading →
Relax and Chill: Wordless Wednesday
Leca de Palmeira Beach, Porto, Portugal, June 2025 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 and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Posted for Wordless Wednesday.
This Travel-Loving Black Woman Swears She Has Some Viking Blood in Her Veins
Vienna, Austria, Boating down the Danube, May 2025 Daily writing promptWhat countries do you want to visit?View all responses I would love to see Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and/or Sweden, preferably in July or August. Although I did visit Geneva, Switzerland in December of 2000, and this Georgia woman loved seeing snow-covered mountains for as... Continue Reading →
Gratefulness: One-Liner Wednesday
Be grateful that the worst didn't happen! Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for One-Liner Wednesday from Linda G. Hill. 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 and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly... Continue Reading →
I Nearly Lost My Favorite Thing about Me, My Smile, in a Fall in Europe
Daily writing promptWhat’s your favorite thing about yourself?View all responses Matosinhos Beach, Porto, Portugal, June 2025 In the first week of our vacation to Europe this year, I was at the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. I was taking photos of the greenhouse when I slipped and fell hard to the ground. I chipped a... Continue Reading →
A Washcloth Shouldn’t Be Considered a Luxury, But This Gal Has Got to Have One!
Daily writing promptWhat’s the one luxury you can’t live without?View all responses My husband and I spend a few weeks in Europe every year, mainly because we have three grandchildren in Portugal. One of the differences I find disturbing in European bathrooms is the lack of a washcloth. There are hand towels and bath towels,... Continue Reading →
Queenie is the Only Acceptable Change to My Name!
Daily writing promptIf you had to change your name, what would your new name be?View all responses We took an Uber back to our daughter’s house in Porto, Portugal on Wednesday, because we had walked across the port bridge to get to the beach. I found out it was a bridge that opened about half... Continue Reading →
Everything Is Better with Bacon, Even Chocolate! Right?
Daily writing promptDescribe your dream chocolate bar.View all responses My two favorite foods are bacon and chocolate. I am in Portugal, and the bacon here is wider than in America. On a hamburger, the bacon revs up the flavor. They add an egg, too, but I always give the egg to my husband, which he... Continue Reading →
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