and Purposeful Prose
"Senryū (川柳, literally 'river willow') is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 morae. Senryū tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryū are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious." (Source: Wikipedia) Senryū (Practice) Senryu is [...]
When I came back from the hospital I knew there would be some setbacks, but I didn't want to get discouraged, so I sort of swept that thought under the rug. This doesn’t always (or often) work, but it did this time, likely because I was thinking about setbacks and patience before I had my [...]
Looking up at the same sky Watching my eagle soar Not a clue what comes next Or what the future has in store. Dreaming Dreading Hoping I'll soar too Praying Forgetting The sky still turns blue. Tina S.W. June 24, 2020 "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount [...]
Am I vanilla or is the world a bit mad? Am I mad? I might be a bit out of my box. Where's my box!? Hides. What did she just say? I don't know what that even means! Where am I? I think I just teleported to a different reality Where's my box? Backs away [...]
This is a little add on to my "The Sound of Rain" post. Andrew and I watched Louie Anderson's comedy act last night. When Louie got to the bit about rain I told Andrew that I needed to look this one up on Youtube. It's the perfect offset. Accepting Jesus' authority doesn't mean that life [...]
Maybe you've heard it too often The sound of falling rain Perhaps it's left you longing For sunshine once again. But oh the sound of falling rain To me it's still a sweet refrain Maybe you're caught in the deluge And it's a struggle to hear the sweet song I understand the pain there When [...]
One of my biggest problems is patience. I can be quite patient with people, but when it comes to personal progress, especially when I feel that progress is sloth slow, I'm not so patient. Don't even get me started on set backs or feeling as if I'm going in circles. Most of my problems stem [...]
Accepting awards makes me bashful, and I wanted to avoid them, but I can't because people are too kind when they nominate me. So here it goes. I first owe Alicia a humble thank you for her Mystery Blogger Award nomination that I tried to side step. 😬 She's a lovely, down to earth person [...]
This one is going to be a bit journal entry-ish. It hasn't been the most productive week. At least that's the way I've felt. Fatigue was an ongoing theme this week, so I was down for naps quite a bit. However, mentally I fared okay. My mood was fairly even, but I did have one [...]
Faith and patience go hand in hand. It takes time for things to grow. Thankfully God doesn't leave us unattended. He remains our gardener and He is with us always. Those who believe in Jesus as their Master Gardner recieve the Holy Spirit who helps us to understand Scripture, comforts us, teaches us and gives [...]
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