Welcome to Day 2 of 31 Days to a Healthier Lifestyle! The #5MFW #Write31Days word for today is paint. Often painting is a good way to relax and chill. It helps release tension and feed your need to create. I would like to make a weekly […]
Walk for Exercise and Refreshment
Welcome to Day 1 of #write31days. My theme is 31 Days to a Healthier Lifestyle. Each day I’ll share a bit from some of the categories I mentioned in my introductory post. Walk is the prompt for the #FMF Write 31 Days, but that is something I […]
Healthy Habits Lead to a Healthier Life: Write 31 Days
People are always talking about having a healthy lifestyle. We are bombarded with ads telling us what we need to do to be healthy. They often try to shame us into thinking if we don’t use their products we will never be healthy. Being healthy is more than just exercising, […]
Five For Five Minute Friday
When I started my first blog three years ago, I joined Five Minute Friday for my first post. I often wondered if I’d find enough to write about in a blog, but FMF kept me going with prompts every week. [bctt tweet=”I always love a […]
Listen to the Sounds All Around
The prompt for Five Minute Friday this week is the word listen. It reminded me of an old song by Ken Medema called “Listen” which is on the album “Fork in the Road.” Here are some of the words: Listen to the sound of […]
Time to Say Goodbye: My Last Day as #LMMLinkup Host
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE Welcome back to Literacy Musing Mondays! This is my last post as a host, though I intend to continue to linkup. It is time for me to step down, because I can’t give it the attention it deserves. My life has […]
Questions, Answers and Beliefs
Have you ever struggled with any of the following questions? I know I have. Who am I? Why am I here? What does it mean to be me? How does my belief affect who I am and what I do? What is my purpose? What do […]
Heal Our Broken Hearts, Oh God
I thought about the suffering and pain people deal with daily, and I wrote this prayer of lament for God to heal our broken hearts.
Sleep My Child, Be At Peace
Two years ago I published this poem on my former blog under the title A Blessing for the Night. There were several nights where I had trouble getting to sleep. When the next night promised to be the same I decided to get up and write. As […]
Open Your Heart, Find the Magic in Ordinary Days
OPEN YOUR HEART TO THE WONDER You may think your ordinary days couldn’t possibly have anything to give cause for wonder. But I believe if we open our hearts to receive and keep our eyes and ears open, we might just find that wonder […]