For the past several months I have found a routine that works pretty well for me, at least for the mornings. I wrote about that in THIS POST. After breakfast my husband and I do some reading together. Then I head back upstairs to read in […]
Category: Art and Poetry
Mistakes: We All Make Them
On Day 9 of the Five Minute Friday #10daywritingchallenge, the prompt was the word, mistake. I am just now writing about it. Everyone has made a mistake or two in their lifetime, right? Actually, we’ve all probably made tons of mistakes. No one is exempt, […]
Time Doesn’t Stop: Learn to Enjoy Life
This post is an updated version of a post I wrote nearly four years ago. The poem was first published on my former blog May 3, 2015. It reminds us to slow down and enjoy life. We know that time is always ticking away. Sometimes […]
Lament: Grief Mingled with Joy
Writing is a good way for me to process my feelings and thoughts. There is lament, helplessness, surrender and joy all mixed together.
Valley: God Brings Hope in the Dark Times
Valley and Peak are the words for the weekly haiku challenge this week at Ronovan Writes. We often talk about times in our lives as valleys and peaks. Usually we are not too happy in the valleys and want to climb back up to the […]
Challenge: Prompts for Creativity
OCTOBER CREATIVITY CHALLENGE My friend, Marvia Davidson, and Jamie Bagley, my daughter and friend, have established The Merry Kettle and Quill. They occasionally offer a challenge to encourage creativity. I enjoy participating, because it helps me keep writing. It is also challenging and lots […]
World: So Much Beauty and Diversity
World is the prompt word for Five Minute Friday this week. What do you think of when you see or hear that word? Often, my mind goes to the big round ball we live on, earth. I think of the song He’s Got the Whole […]
Treasures: Beauty and Peace on a Farm
In last Tuesday’s memoir post I wrote about the birth of our first child, Sara. This past week I spent some time at her place, Edgewild Community Farm, to help out while two of her kids were sick. There was plenty of time to get […]
Hurry: Don’t Rush but Slow the Pace
Does it sometimes seem to you that everyone is in a hurry to get to the next thing? Hurry up so you can get it over with so you can move on and hurry up again. We find ourselves moving through life at such a […]
Prayer Helps Us Discern Our Next Thing
Next is the word prompt for Five Minute Friday this week. Do you ever find yourself wondering what to do? I remember Elisabeth Elliot saying, “Do the next thing.” But what if you don’t know what that is? I suggest that prayer is a good […]