Image Credit: Royce Fonseca @ Unsplash Casey stood on the porch of his new home, away from the fame and lights that he once thought were the "best things since cornbread." But the costs were too high for him to keep paying without losing his soul. The ravages of his spirit weren't visible, but he... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Azul, 8-year-old artist in the Philippines True love, like quilting, requires patience, As no two people can ever fully agree. The giving and receiving of reciprocated love, While precious, is still filled with mystery. For a kiss that sends us quivering and shivering Can only come from the mouth of a special one.... Continue Reading →
Watching the beautiful red flowers bloom usually uplifts my soul. But today it can’t lessen my anxiety about remaining at the castle. I learned a lesson: Do not take for granted that what we value in life will continue without our vigilance. I assumed my husband paid the bills, only to discover that was not... Continue Reading →
John Atkinson Grimshaw, Whitby Harbour (1882) public domain Walking along the quay at night, I watch the ships go slowly past. I dream of being aboard one of them, Sailing away from this life, at last. The elegance of their movements Across oceans gleaming in the dark Calls to my wanderlust-filled heart, Daring me to... Continue Reading →
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 →
Image Credit: Maecel Straub @Unsplash Image Credit: Tommao Wang @ Unsplash As Jaylen sat his his desk, working through lunch for the fourth time this week, he wondered how he had come to be in such a dead-end job. He had been part of a boy band, named the Heartbreakers, that had been famous. People... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Aaron Burden @ Unsplash I envy the butterflies, whose wings make them free To soar high in the sky to many places I'd like to go. But I can only dream and wish for that sweet freedom, That would let me fly away and rest from my woes. Places that water, sky, and... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Christian Crocker @ Unsplash Jade left the orphanage at age eleven. She was at the bottom of the hierarchy in a place where no one was wanted, because she had no idea where she came from or knew her family history like other people. Did a stork leave her on the porch? These... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Sarah Whiley Before another day that the earth completely revolves on its axis, I will find the courage to open the door that leads to my tomorrows. With patience and faith, I will give my inner kid a chance to grow, And become the consolation I searched for to overcome my sorrows. I... Continue Reading →
Holding on for dear life, Jumpy tried to keep from falling and being squished to death. If only he had listened to his mother! She admonished him to keep away from the two-feet ones. But he was uncontrollable, thinking that the two-feet ones were nothing compared to frogs. So, he tossed all the lessons he... Continue Reading →
