The best physical exercise for me is good, old-fashioned walking. Because of arthritis and scoliosis in the back, I can't run or jog. I never learned to swim, ride a bicycle, or skate. So, walking on the treadmill at home or at my gym is the only way to get the hour of exercise I... Continue Reading →
Each Day Should Be a Holy and Sacred Day of Rejoicing in the Lord: Sunday Devotion
Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Nehemiah 8: 9-10 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred... Continue Reading →
I Prefer Solid Ground to Lots of Water
Daily writing promptWhat’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? View all responses I love to travel, and travel means walking down long streets, taking in the ambiance and the art. I like going to museums and finding funky places to eat. One means of travel I have not... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Lord, for Angels: Sunday Devotion
Psalm 34: 4-7 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he... Continue Reading →
Hoping for Inspiration to Come: Wordle #343
Members of the writing group sit around the Formica table, looking at the crimson-colored flowers in the wallpaper, trying to reseed the soil of their imaginations. Communication is their product, and all are winners of writing awards. Abstract literature links them in an elemental way, for their thinking is dissimilar to others who in all... Continue Reading →
Hold On to the True Vine, Change is Coming
Image Credit: Daria Nepriakhina@Unsplash I am holding on to the True Vine, For with Him, I can do all things. When trials come, and I feel overwhelmed, I remember the promises of the King. He prunes me and makes me more fruitful, Because sometimes, I need more steel in my spine. So when evil seems... Continue Reading →
Unretired and Happy!
Today, I entered a classroom as the instructor for the first time in three years. I was nervous, and my stomach churned and made embarrassing noises, but it was okay. It felt like coming home again. I smiled and had the students laughing. Humor is so important when you are talking about deep subjects in... Continue Reading →
Let Love Be the Cure
Stumped by racism. Let us love instead of hate. It’s not hard to solve. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #483: Stump and Solve.
When Faith is Tested, Jump!
Archie leaped into the air and grabbed at it with fervor, and he hung on to the end of the chain with every ounce of his energy. It hadn't registered with him that one day as he swung from the old tree swing, the spike holding it to the tree might break and send him... Continue Reading →
The Sun Will Always Shine Again: Weekend Writing Prompt
An ideal life is one we seek. We abhor trials and detest tribulations. But when life is infested with troubles, We learn to face all situations. Look on the bright side. Stay positive even in hard times. For no life is ever perfect, Remember, the sun again will shine. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt... Continue Reading →
