I loved to be sitting near the great big front window, Watching the snow fall and covering the gates and trees. There was a peacefulness in it that healed my soul, But I didn’t think of having to drive in it gleefully. I knew that we had to go to work the next day in... Continue Reading →
I Want A World That My Great-Grandchildren Can Flourish In
With the attack on Venezuela and the continuing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, I fear that a world war will start sooner rather than later. The disregard for the Constitution and the lack of checks and balances on the policies being created and enforced in this country, including disrespect for the rule of law, leave... Continue Reading →
It Only Takes A Second For Life to Change Forever: Fandango Story Starter
It was just for one night. It was Christmas Eve night, and we were in the McGarrett mansion, visiting one of the heirs to the newspaper’s fortune. There were six teenagers ages 16-18, three girls and three boys, including Thomas McGarrett, the heir to the throne. We were only going to do a little kissing... Continue Reading →
In 1951, Some Courageous Blacks Proved that Sometimes You Have to Be the Change You Want to See
In 1951, event, such as the Moton High School Strike in Virginia, a walkout organized by a 16-year-old giel named Barbara Rose Johns, challenged segregated and substandard education for Black children and became a stepping stone to the Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas, in which the U. S. Supreme Court ruled separate... Continue Reading →
I Need My Faith to Be Stronger Than My Fear Today
We are preparing to leave for the hospital today, where my husband will have a pacemaker implanted. I kid him that we are a two-Chevy family, and now we will be a two-pacemaker family, as well. I also have a defibrillator, so I am one up on him, which makes him laugh. He has been... Continue Reading →
Don’t Fear the Detours in Life: One Liner Wednesdays
Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground, Georgia Don't fear taking detours in life, for they tend to lead us to the places we were always meant to go. Rev. Dr. Regina Davis-Sowers Written for the One-Liner Wednesday Challenge from Linda G. Gill. Copyright ©All posts on my blog, Help From Heaven, are my intellectual property protected by... Continue Reading →
I’ll Wait for Someone Else to Bring Me a Magnet from the Moon!
Daily writing promptHow much would you pay to go to the moon?View all responses It took me a long time to get up the nerve to fly to Europe. I still don't use the bathroom on a plane, even if it's a 10-hour flight. I fear the plane crashing while I am indisposed. When we... Continue Reading →
I Have Always Wanted to Soar Like A Bird, Living Life to the Fullest
Daily writing promptWhat's something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.View all responses I would attempt skydiving or wingsuit flying. What it must feel like to feel you are one with the wind! To soar like birds, and to fly and see the beauty of the world below. It would be such... Continue Reading →
Mimicking the Sparrows: Flying with Faith and Without Fear
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 →
Fear of Losing Leads to Defeat: Can You Tell a Story In…
Grace was petrified by Camilla’s dominance in the 800m run of the heptathlon. Watching Camilla holding an umbrella with the colors of a box of Crayola crayons, Grace prayed that, for once, she could overcome her fears and win the event. Written for "Can You Tell A Story In" by Esther Chilton. The prompts are... Continue Reading →
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