When you teach a course at the local college and take one class toward a Master's degree, there is very little time for cleaning the house. I have learned to live by the phrase printed on a pillow a pastor friend gave me years ago, "I cleaned my house last week, sorry you missed it!"... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe a man who has positively impacted your life.View all responses We called him Uncle Red, and I never learned why he had that nickname. He was the only one of my father's siblings that did not drink alcohol. He worked at the train depot behind where we lived with his sister, our... Continue Reading →
Douglas in Porto, Portugal, June 2023 One more day of life! Praise the Lord for this blessing! Let joy rule our hearts! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #493: Praise and Joy!
Luke 8: 40-48 As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it,... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Dan Meyers @ Unsplash I entered the tree with awe. Oh, how small I seemed. But I imagined the tree Was as enthralled with me. Two of God's creations Meshed at a moment in time. The tree standing for ages, And me settling into my prime. I didn't feel any superiority, For this... Continue Reading →
Be mindful of Stings. Don’t Kiss Your Money Goodbye. Stay Alert and Sharp. Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Sting and Kiss. I though about all of the scam alerts this time of the year, especially for older folks.
Valor Chocolate Museum, Villajoyosa, Spain, 2018 Daily writing promptDo you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?View all responses We went to Alicante, Spain, in 2018. One of the places to explore nearby was the Valor Chocolate Museum and Factory in Villajoyosa, Spain. We knew we were in the right place because... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat is one thing you would change about yourself?View all responses I am working to change the tendency to see a problem before it happens. Most of the time, what I fear never materializes. For example, when I walk into a store, I worry that people will think that, as a black person,... Continue Reading →
A Park in Porto, Portugal, June 2023 Psalm 66: 5-9 Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people! He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him. For by his great power, he rules forever. He... Continue Reading →
“There’s no cure for a beast like me,” Victor said, a sardonic smile on his face. He stood there looking at himself in the mirror, pride and arrogance emanating from every pore. He straightened an imagined wrinkle in his left trouser leg and laughed at the fiery red-haired woman who thought that love would transform... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 