Three of My Favorite Things to Do: To cuddle with my children and grandchildren. To gather with family and friends around a table overladen with good food. To snuggle with my sweetheart in the dark at the end of the day. Life doesn't get much better! Written for the Three Things Challenge #MM204 from Pensitivity... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Katie Mukhina @ Unsplash In the darkness of pain that won’t relent, I reach for my Savior’s hand of mercy and grace. I seek to feel His loving presence surround me, Bringing light and hope into this despairing space. I spill words of need and struggle to Him, Reaching my hand toward my... Continue Reading →
Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, 2025 Amanda remembers the whispers as she passed through the crowded hallways of her school. Being one of only ten black students in her private school always placed walls between her and the other students. Each time she took a chance at making friends, the girls... Continue Reading →
I once loved a handsome man who was lazy, Whose past was somewhat hazy. He asked if in my home he could stay, Although he couldn’t my bills help to pay. I answered, “No! You must think I'm crazy!” Written for Laughing Along With A Limerick #252 from Esther Chilton. The prompt is Crazy. Copyright... Continue Reading →
Enjoying a day in a park in Courbevoie, France, 2024 I watch the sparrows sitting on the branches, waiting for the moment when some inner voice informs them it is time to migrate and make the long journey. Memories of home emerge, and with a flutter of their wings, they fly away, over mountains and... Continue Reading →
One of the young bloggers I follow wrote a post declaring that she would write a blog every day in October. In my comment to her post, I informed her that I would join her, as a way to return to daily posting and answering the daily prompts, which I love. Since we came home... Continue Reading →
Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, GA, 2024 Luke 12:6-7 “What is the price of five sparrows—two copper coins? Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. With a bird... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat would you do if you lost all your possessions?View all responses When I had to leave an abusive relationship, I left all of my possessions behind without a second thought. I wanted to live, and I knew that love that came with scars was not the love that the Lord wanted for... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: NASA Supine on the ground of the manor house, Luxuriating in the smell of the newly-cut grass, I looked at the moon as it made its nightly entry, And reveled in its beauty as the clouds went past. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #436 from Sammiscribbles. The prompt is Supine in 37... Continue Reading →
I spent a great deal of time trying to be perfect in everything I did, from housework to schoolwork and paid work. I wanted to excel in all aspects. It wasn't enough to be complimented on a job well done; I needed to outdo everybody and be seen as number one. I believed that in... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 