As I was reading devotions in “Our Daily Bread” this morning, it seems almost as if it is a special message directly from God at this particular time. Our hearts are heavy and prayers go out to those with the severe flooding occurring throughout the central Midwest right now. Many have lost their homes, businesses, farms, cattle, and a few have lost their lives, with the rising waters of creeks and rivers due to recent heavy snow melting, heavy rains,…..
I posted yesterday on my Author’s Facebook Page about the devotional I read regarding wisdom. Wisdom is of such great value that it is worth our taking time to think about it and to understand its importance. Proverbs 3:14 indicates that wisdom is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. We’ve all felt that pressure of making wise decisions, and sometimes it can cause worry and anxiety when we’ve made the wrong decision, or uncertainty when we’ve…..
As I woke up this morning and glanced out the window at the results of a blizzard blowing through the night before, there was a sense of silent splendor in stepping out and viewing the beautiful white winter wonderland of everything coated in snow. There’s a certain silence and quiet beauty in fresh, untouched snow. It reminded me of a poem I wrote entitled, “Silent Splendor,” which I actually wrote in the middle of summer with a breeze drifting in…..
I was asked by my Rotary Club to read a Valentine’s Poem on Valentine’s Day. In all of the years I have written about love and inspiration, I’ve never written a Valentine’s Poem! So, I proceeded to write a poem entitled, “Valentine’s Day,” which I read last Thursday at Rotary and have posted to this blog. Valentine’s Day is so much fun! It is full of giving, receiving, and anticipation of hearing from special loved ones. Many receive cards, candy,…..
I recently had a line running through my head….”A River Runs Deep.” I jotted it down and pondered the meaning for awhile. I felt God wanted me to write about the Holy Spirit within us, and that the Holy Spirit IS that River. I then wrote the above poem, “A River Runs Deep.” Living Water is what Jesus offered to the Samaritan Woman at the well. When Jesus asked her for a drink, the Samaritan Woman said to him: “’You…..
It’s Game Day! Super Bowl Sunday is an annual championship game day … a game looked forward to and watched by millions. It’s considered an “unofficial” American Holiday, and is the 2nd largest day for U.S. food consumption, after Thanksgiving. (Nothing like barbecue wings, pizza, and chips and dip, etc., while cheering on your favorite team!) It has become one of the most-watched television programs, with millions tuning in to watch the Super Bowl. It also shows some of the…..
This past Monday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (The Holocaust was a genocide of some six million European Jews … approximately two-thirds of the Jewish population in Europe between 1941 and 1945). I wanted to take a moment to write about Irene Sendler. She was a WWII Nurse in the Warsaw ghetto who took a stand against the Nazis by smuggling and rescuing 2,500 Jewish infants and children from the Nazi Regime. She was captured and they broke both…..
So, I got to thinking the other day about all the cell phone usage going on, not only among youth, but really just about everybody. Let’s think back for a moment down Memory Lane (which might really “date” me), but: I remember when NO ONE had cell phones, and when they first came out, they were huge honkin’ things (that really no one in their right mind would want to carry), but, regardless of their size, everyone envied those who…..
Recently, I woke up in the middle of the night with the thought that God would like everyone to take a risk in reading the Bible. I often wake up in the middle of the night with a line running through my head, and must sit up and write it down so I do not forget by morning. In writing poetry, this happens frequently. I write when inspired, even in the middle of the night. In my sleep-fogged haze, while…..
As we enter a New Year, it perhaps should be expected that we may encounter a “new normal” along the way. We might ask….What is “normal” anyway? The dictionary indicates it means conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. This would possibly than mean that a “new normal” would be a new standard, perhaps unusual, out of the ordinary, not expected. It could be looked upon as a renewal in our lives or something that has occurred that we…..