Daily writing promptWrite about your dream home.View all responses When I was a teenager in the 1950s and 1960s, we lived in a neighborhood where everyone was black due to segregation. There were beautiful brick houses that I craved to live in. We lived in a three-room wooden apartment, with the bathroom tacked on to... Continue Reading →
Having Tree-Like Faith: Sunday Devotion
Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2023 Jeremiah 17:7-8: But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes;its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year... Continue Reading →
Free Your Mind and Find Peace for the Journey Ahead
Image Credit: Suefeldberg At one time or another, we all crave the approval of someone. To not receive it feels like being run through by a staghorn. So, we must learn how to free our minds of such a token necessity, So we can find the prize of peace and no longer be weary and... Continue Reading →
FODO (Fear of Disappointing Others) is Tiring!
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 →
A Thanksgiving and a Testimony: Sunday Devotion
Psalm 116: 16-19 O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household;  you have freed me from my chains. I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people—in the house... Continue Reading →
My Castle for an Oreo!
Bloganuary writing promptWhat snack would you eat right now?View all responses I love Oreos. To me, they are the best cookie ever made. Now that they come in so many flavors, it's hard to leave the store without a bag of the new ones. Thankfully, I have a husband who is more sensible, and he... Continue Reading →
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