Image Credit: Lakshay Joshi @Unsplash It was hard for Kabir to select the perfect case for traveling, not knowing how far he had to go to find a job that suited his talents. It was no ordinary quest but the chance to redefine who he believed himself to be. He didn't want to be buried... Continue Reading →
I thought that love had passed me by, My present was as empty as my past. Suddenly, a rewellagans was thrust at me, And a second chance of love occurred, at last. I thought he offered only friendship, But then he took me in his loving arms. A tremor of joy touched my heart and... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat brings a tear of joy to your eye?View all responses I was the recipient of an incredible act of kindness. I was in the local Goodwill to look for summer clothes. I was unaware that someone had seen me and decided to perpetuate an act of kindness to me. But after the... Continue Reading →
Museum in Paris, France, May 2023 You belong on top! Don’t let people put you down. Strive, don't just survive! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Hailu Poetry Prompt Challenge: Top and Down.
Porto, Portugal, June 2023 Ezra 8: 21-23 There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat TV shows did you watch as a kid?View all responses In the 1950s and early 1960s, during the day, I watched soap operas with my Aunt Fat. Yes, that was her name! She watched The Edge of Night, Search for Tomorrow, and As the World Turns. It was a white world, which... Continue Reading →
Don’t be quick to fight. Pick your battles carefully. Let go of some wrongs. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Quick and Pick.
Daily writing promptWhat's your favorite time of day?View all responses At night, when the day is done, and all work has ended, I love the moments of lying beside my husband. I listen to his heartbeat, and I am grateful all over again that while Jesus says that there will be no marrying and giving... Continue Reading →
Coastal Discovery Center, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2023 Psalm 131:1-3 Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too great or too awesome for me to grasp. Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself, like a weaned child who no longer cries for its mother’s milk.... Continue Reading →
From the Rodin Museum in Paris, May 2023 I'm hoping to grab your attention When you even deign to come to class. I don't wish to see that you are downloading Photos of shoes or underwear, as by you I pass. I am trying to teach you how to think, And I don't wish to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 