Knowing the Difference Between Being Useful and Being Used

Daily writing promptWhat is one thing you would change about yourself?View all responses It is often difficult for me to know if someone is taking advantage of giving nature. I tend to go with my heart, and let the Lord deal with dishonest or scamming people. While I am pretty good at spotting scammers online... Continue Reading →

A Vision of a Hopeful Future for America: Weekend Writing Prompt

Where has the past progress gone? How did we envision the future so wrong? How do we recover love lost again? What will it take to break the greedy chains? The spirit of the freedom fighters remains. We will not let heroes and heroines die in vain. With boundless hope that the past in us... Continue Reading →

When What You Are Doing Doesn’t Work For You, Be Open to Change: Sunday Devotional

Luke 5:4-6 When he [Jesus] had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” 5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” 6 When they had done so, they caught such a large... Continue Reading →

Even in Pain, Life is Beautiful

Paris, France I am rooted in this place of pain, My footsteps have walked here before. Some days stir on an endless loop, An echo of hours hearing the same old score.   Time slips away, as this old body creaks. Through the years, clocks don't remain on hold. I look back on the young... Continue Reading →

A Cerulean Sky and the Ocean as Medicine: Weekend Writing Prompt

Hilton Head, South Carolina What I would not give to look into the cerulean sky, Above the ocean, majestic, calm, and beautiful. To sit on the sand with others likewise inclined, Free from the hustles of life, free from doing my duty. Lying on my blanket, reading a book that pleases, Oh, let the peace... Continue Reading →

The Words We Speak Matter to Other People’s Health: Sunday Devotion

Proverbs 16:23-24 From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive. 24 Kind words are like honey—sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. The words we hear on social media today are often harsh and mean-spirited. They damage the souls of people. The division in the United States creates... Continue Reading →

A Glass Carries the World’s Needs and Wants: Writing Prompts

A glass is more than just a receptacle or a dish. It’s what comes in it that makes life so sweet. Wine that lifts our spirits and brings a smile, Or Orange Crush, that transforms a meal into a treat! It might be a beer in a large stein in Germany That we share with... Continue Reading →

Maybe Not the Birthday Present Many Would Choose, But Perfect for Me Right Now

In a couple of weeks, I will have another back surgery! I learned to never say what you won't ever do again! After the fall in Vienna in May and a subsequent fall in my bathroom in June, I have spent so much time at doctors' and dentists ' offices. I have had six weeks... Continue Reading →

Moving Through Life with Grace and Strength: Wordless Wednesday

Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia Posted for Wordless Wednesday from Poesy Perspectives. 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 written permission from the author and/or owner of this blog is strictly prohibited.

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