Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite genre of music?View all responses Jazz is my favorite music, for the cool sounds of Marsalis, Monk, Gillespie, and Baptiste make my feet move and take away my sorrows. To hear jazz played around the world reminds me of our connections to each other across the categories created to... Continue Reading →
Put Fears Behind and Boldly Speak: Sunday Devotion
Matthew 10: 26-28 So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. Do not be afraid of those who kill... Continue Reading →
Avoiding the Boring Mislife: Saturday Mix
I yearn to drink matcha on a yacht, As the waves rock me gently to and fro. I had the chance to fulfill it yesterday, But my fears just wouldn't let me go. Drenched in shame, I walked, blowing off steam, With my body and mind in continuous strife. I know I must overcome the... Continue Reading →
I Dared to Tackle the Mountaintop
Daily writing promptDescribe your most memorable vacation.View all responses It was 2000, and I went to Geneva, Switzerland alone for eight days. I had traveled alone only once to Madrid, Spain, but that trip did not require me to travel in a cable car. Having never lived where there was a lot of snow, I... Continue Reading →
Never Forget How Valuable You Are
Walking in the woods And the sweet sparrow’s song Remind me I am valuable To Him who keeps me strong. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles: Sparrow in 20 words. I immediately thought of Matthew 10:29-31 when I saw Sparrow as the prompt.
The Marriageable Kind: Weekend Writing Prompt
Chocolate Museum in World of Wine, Gaia, Portugal June 2023 If I could design the marriageable kind, I would use you as my mold. Your laughter and warm kindness, An adventuresome nature I find so bold. How you make me feel special, Encouraging and supporting my goals. Your acceptance of me with flaws, And not... Continue Reading →
Thinking for Oneself is a Healing Balm
Peace shattered by the split over shallow issues, Mean words spoken, mingled with your sharp gaze. I twitch when I think of how I was under your spell, Thinking times were dim if you didn’t share my days. But the time comes when we must call our own shots, And not be like drifts of... Continue Reading →
No Place Like Your Own Bed
We are home! I am still acclimating to our time, waking at 3:00 in the morning, thinking it is time to get up for the day. Five weeks of being five to six hours ahead take a while to overcome. But it was a blast! To travel internationally again was such a joy. Still, as... Continue Reading →
Joining Jesus at the Well: Sunday Devotion
John 4:4-8 He had to go through Samaria on the way. Eventually, he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus... Continue Reading →
When Traveling, Expect Anything to Happen
We are in Paris! However, when we awoke on Monday to fly here, Douglas had a runny nose. Now, it is a full blown cold, but not Covid, thankfully. The pharmacist prescribed nasal spray and aspirin for fever. Douglas just went back for cough syrup, so our first two days have been spent in the... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 