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As I was browsing through Facebook, I came across the American Booksellers Association Page indicating that April is the month indie booksellers celebrate National Poetry Month. As a writer, author, and poet, I often write every day, and thank God for giving me the gift of writing. It allows me to share inspiration to those in need of encouragement, and to share the love that God has for each and every one of us. Since indie booksellers are celebrating National…..
I stopped by a local Barnes & Noble Store a couple of weeks ago, and it is always exciting to see my book on bookstores’ shelves among other authors. (I kinda had to chuckle that my poem book sits next to John Milton’s, Paradise Lost, when my Christian Inspirational Book, The Fingers of God, could perhaps be considered “paradise found!” 🙂 I have been writing my whole life, and it has been a dream and goal of mine to publish…..
A friend on Facebook shared a Dennis the Menace Cartoon where Dennis is pointing to the sky saying, “If Heaven is that pretty on the bottom, think how it must look on top!” That got me to thinking about my poem, “I Want to Peek at Heaven.” I was inspired to write this poem when the sky looked exceptionally gorgeous one day, and I thought wouldn’t it be great if we could just peel back the sky and see Heaven…..
Yesterday, at church, the pastor talked about a godly perspective on money. We often worry about money, and we also often spend too much on things we do not need. If we would follow God’s instructions and fearlessly give in tithe and to others, we surely would have more than we ever imagined. Fear, however, often gets in the way. Fear of not having enough, fear of not being able to pay the bills, fear of being penniless and not…..
In my book, I feature one of my poems: “Knee-Mail.” Here is the backstory behind that poem: In this high-tech world of ours, with everyone Facebooking, Twittering, emailing, texting, cell-phoning, etc., many, many times throughout the day, I realized that we can reach other people with these various forms of communication, but we cannot reach God in any way outside of prayer. Prayer is even more powerful than the high-tech equipment we use to communicate. The only way ever to…..
As Emotional Wellness Month now comes to a close, we must remember that our emotional well-being is important every day throughout the year. What causes your tears? Whatever we may be going through, always know that God sees and understands. “I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” Jeremiah 31:25 Photo by Guilherme Stecanella on Unsplash
It’s always amazing when we see a rainbow in the sky. I was amazed this morning when I came across a photo that an airline pilot had taken while passing through a rainbow. How awesome to see it from the pilot’s perspective from the sky. I wanted to share this photo with an except from my poem, “The Rainbow,” that you can read in its entirety from my inspirational poem book, “The Fingers of God,” available here.
In my book, I feature one of my poems: “The Depth of the Well.” Here is the backstory behind that poem: I wrote this poem while in Arizona. I was visiting one of those old-time, western shopping towns where you feel you are in a western movie set, but it’s really for shopping in board-walk shops with swinging doors. While there, I saw a wooden well off in the distance. I strolled over to it to look down the well…..
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and I am excited to announce the launch of my recently published book, “The Fingers of God.” It is a Christian inspirational book containing 237 poems to give inspiration and hope to those who need to be uplifted during any point in their life. This is often a difficult hurry-up, do-it-now world, and God’s love does reach down and touch the lives of each of us in the sometimes depressing and lonely situations we each…..