What if we could become more like children who have such childlike wonder. Maybe we, too, would feel joy and hope with even simple things.
Category: Creativity
Clogyrnach Variation: A Fun Way to Challenge Writing Skills
Writing a clogyrnach variation poem was fun but definitely a challenge! After many words, thoughts and trials, I finally settled on a poem.
Hope Trusts, Prays and Waits for God’s Answers
True hope trusts in the finished work of Jesus on the cross and His resurrection. We rest in the promises of God, knowing that He hears and answers prayer.
Creative Ways to Focus On and Explore Hope
Hope is something we all need to keep us from losing our joy or falling into despair. This year I want to creatively explore hope my #oneword.
Creatively Serving Others with Homemade Gifts of Love
Serving by giving almost comes naturally to me because my mother set a good example of creatively serving others and bringing joy.
Light in the East at Sundown: What is its Source?
As my son and I sat on the porch, we began to wonder, as we had in the past, why the sky looks so bright in the east at sundown. Where does the light come from?
Murmurs of Peace Reach My Heart
What are murmurs of peace, and how can we hear them throughout our days? We each may have different experiences that wake up certain memories of times we felt calm and peaceful. But the connecting cord that binds us is the Holy Spirit, who Jesus […]
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 […]
Hope: A Simple Woman’s Daybook, September
September has been quite a busy month with some unexpected happenings. That’s why I haven’t posted in awhile. But through all we’ve experience there is always hope, because we have a God of hope. Today, I’ll be linking up with Peggy at The Simple Woman’s […]