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!
Let The Joy of the Season Rule Your Heart!
The Light That Welcomes Us Home
Out of the darkness, The luster of a night light Brings joy to our hearts. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Joy and Luster.
Each Day Should Be a Holy and Sacred Day of Rejoicing in the Lord: Sunday Devotion
Psalm 118:24 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Nehemiah 8: 9-10 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred... Continue Reading →
In Your Grandchildren’s Smiles, You Live On!
August 12 is a rough day for me, but it is better now than seventeen years ago when my youngest child, my Black Knight, died after a painful struggle that only he could describe after a heart transplant. He stopped taking his medication. His choice, but I still wish I could have been at home... Continue Reading →
Amazing Love, Forever Love, A Mother’s Love
Photo Credit: Alisa Dyson@ Pixabay They placed him in my arms, and I immediately knew Nothing would ever reduce my love for that child. I held him with sturdy hands, for to me, he was royalty. And my black knight, majestic in his brown skin, just smiled. On Mother's Day each year, I try to... Continue Reading →
Becoming a Catalyst for a Joyful Nation
Picture by Kev at Unsplash I saw one lone star. I wished joy for the nation. Let me start the wave. Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Lone and Star.
There’s Joy in the House Today: Saturday Devotion
Nehemiah 8:10: Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. It is so easy to be discouraged when all that we see or hear from news shows is gloom... Continue Reading →
Broken, But Holding On to My Faith
It's been a while, I know. But, I have been dealing with a pinched nerve in my back that makes sitting long enough to write uncomfortable. I will have surgery in June, but for now, I just decided not to let it defeat me, so I write today, and boy am I joyful to do... Continue Reading →
The Joy of Being Remembered: Wednesday Devotional
Luke 23:39-43 One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has... Continue Reading →
An Auto Museum as a Balm to My Overworked Heart
Savor Auto Museum, Cartersville, GA Here I am at age 70, and after a lifetime of being the employee of the month or seen as a "miracle worker" on my jobs, I am still unable to let go of the need to give my best to the world. For anyone who also follows me on... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 