A song for Rita
She can’t help it, she just oozes Jesus. Rita is one of those people who speaks the name of Jesus as naturally as she exhales. She wouldn’t dream of compartmentalizing her faith–-everything about Rita cries out “I AM NOT ASHAMED OF...
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself…
This…THIS is what you'll have to look forward to if I get 100 comments to . It's not a pretty proposition people. The mere thought of it sends shivers down my spine and glass beggin' for reinforcement. (And whatever you do,...
People who know what I’ve been up to will understand why I wrote this. Everyone else will get an ear worm.
I like musicals. In my head I can sing and dance like nobody's business, but in real life? Not so much. From "Mame," Open a New Window is one of my all-time favorite show tunes–oh, how I love its music and message!...
The First Last
Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What’s that suppose to mean? In my heart it don’t mean a thing. ~Toni Morrison, Beloved I almost missed it because I was so self-absorbed. The...
It woulda been a WHOLE ‘nother thing had I gone for a literal interpretation
Wisdom sight, obscured by circumstance and poor decision's consequence, restored by Light. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My week's entry for Laura Salas' "15 Words or Less Poems." Her photo, my...
Morning inspiration
Morning inspires me. I don't know why, but there's something about quiet and sunrise and the birth of new day that delights and enlivens me. Maybe that's explanation enough. In any event, before I write anything else, I often write a few...
Around/About
Week of October 17
Links I loved, laughed at or learned from…or otherwise thought worthy of your time ~ I can barely stand to read Ann Voskamp's brilliantly poetic prose because it's like looking at the sun; but in her case, it's like looking at the Son....
“Beware Walmart Shoppers” ~ a social commentary in 15 words or less
, my 15 Words of Less Poem. Quite possibly the oddest combination of words & pictures I've posted to date; I think I shall title this one ~ Beware Walmart Shoppers the absurd demands attention. a trainwreck amuses, entertains, disgusts,...
Fall Break ? Vacation
It's our kids' Fall break this week and while others are sneaking off to the beach or lake or visiting family and friends, we are experiencing the rigors of having a child who's a senior in high school. What does that mean for us? Fall...