Daily writing promptDo you need a break? From what?View all responses This is hard for me to admit, but I need a break from perfectionism. I never considered myself a perfectionist, even as others used the title for me. My youngest daughter summed up my constant demand for a clean house this way, "You are... Continue Reading →
Your Story Has the Power to Change Lives
Viewed in Museum in Paris, France, May, 2023 Tell of your struggles! Your story is so needed! Its value doesn't wane. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #500: Story and Wane. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven are my intellectual property protected by copyright
Animals Know What Humans Need: RonovanWrites
Animals are smart. Cats and dogs give us much love. They know we need it. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge # 497: Cat and Dog. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven are my intellectual property protected by copyright.
I Love the Perseverance of the Tortoise
Bloganuary writing promptWhat is your favorite animal?View all responses As a child, I loved the story of the Hare and the Tortoise by Aesop. You think the tortoise has no chance to win, but you keep reading. When the tortoise won, I rejoiced because I don't like proud people or hares. I liked how the... Continue Reading →
Blogging Brings Us Global Friendships. Thank you, God!
Bloganuary writing promptIn what ways do you communicate online?View all responses I started blogging about six years ago, and I have 1605 followers. Many of my fellow bloggers that I follow and who follow me are in Europe, Mexico, India, and Asia, along with the United States. I connect with these global friends every day,... Continue Reading →
Keep Some Oil for Your Own Lamp!
Image Credit: Jona162 @pixabay I find that it is too handy to give myself away. Like a pollinator, I try to spread encouragement all around. But while it's useful to fertilize the dreams of many others, My own dreams are becoming obsolete, as I feel so duty-bound. It's like taking all of your oil to... Continue Reading →
Give Yourself a Standing Ovation!
Rodin Museum, Paris, France, May 2023 Look back down the road. See how far from home you’ve roamed. Be proud of yourself. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Down and Home.
Finding the Strength to Endure in a Faith Community: Sunday Devotion
Hebrews 10: 23-25 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.... Continue Reading →
When Eden Comes Close: What Do You See?
Image Credit: John Towner @ Unsplash The beauty of the sunset, gold shining on the water. Reminded me of that first garden from long ago. What it must have been like to walk beside the Creator, Savoring all the beauty that nature had to show. Hurrah for us that we are still loved despite our... Continue Reading →
Let Love Be Eternal and Faithful: A New Year’s Devotion
Lamentations 3:19-26 I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your... Continue Reading →
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