Falling From Above
The apple blossoms are falling from the apple trees. The ground underneath the apple trees is carpeted with white petals, and whenever a breeze blows white petals float down like snowflakes. It brought to mind a poem I…
From Ishtar to Easter
The land of Mesopotamia in 2000 BC, flourished by the banks of the River Euphrates. Here great cities prospered boasting walls thick and wide. Ziggurat temples loomed toward the sky. Legends arose of great kings from the past; …
Tapestry of Life
As a tapestry is fashioned by the weaver’s hand,so life is a working of God’s Sovereign Plan.It’s a beautiful pattern; a complex design;purposed before the beginning of time.Our lives each are threads in the Weaver’s hand.We are small…
Chocolate-Chip Cookie Whoa!
I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post how I used to write a poem for Mother’s Day every year. Perhaps you might be curious about these Mother’s Day poems. I thought I would share the one I wrote in…
“Forest Heart” – a poem for Mother’s Day
All throughout the years when my kids were little and growing up, I would write a Mother’s Day poem each year for Mother’s Day. In fact, those poems were the very beginning of my writing … which eventually…
Light in your lamp
In a world of darkness, thick all around, there is fear, confusion, and tearing others down. Everyone is caught up in negative despair. Is there a ray of light? … anywhere?? Oh look! There’s a light! … in…
What is Heaven like??
Someone special is no longer here. Jesus called them to Heaven. And we shed our tears! What is Heaven like on the other side?? … when the breath leaves our body and we’re no longer alive? In that…
My Great Country (part 2)
We hop on the subway, and head down to D.C. It’s our very first time, the monuments to see. I step off the subway; ride the escalator up ... and when I reach the top I am totally…
My Great Country (part 1)
It’s time for a road trip. Let’s pack up and go! Let’s see our great country, we love and call home. With grey skies and drizzle, we pile in the car. We embark on a journey that will…
Life’s Barkley Marathon
In 2017 I watched a fascinating documentary entitled: “The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young.” The Barkley Marathon is an endurance race held in March of each year. The race was the idea of “Lazarus Lake”…