and Purposeful Prose
So I was munching away on a carrot as I juggled lime green markers in bed one morning. I went to grab my carrot to take another bite, but it was nowhere to be found. I thought to myself, hmmm… I guess I must have finished it. I was still hungry. Carrots aren't very filling. [...]
We use the term "plowing ahead" to say that we are continuing to do something difficult or unsuccessful without resistance. Or as Paul the Apostle would put it, we press on toward the goal. What was Paul's goal? It was a deeper relationship with Christ. As I think about plowing ahead two things come to [...]
Even the caterpillar must spread its wings It can't stay a chrysalis It must be changed. Does it resist? Does it cling to its cocoon? No, It seems to embrace that change is good news. It knows the way forward Is both beauty and peace Just as the follower who trusts and seeks For when the [...]
"Come on…" "Move along." "That isn't your dish." "Mrrrrrr," she replied Who knew that cat's could give such lip! Tina S.W. June 9, 2020 Paul's Encouragement to the Church at Philippi "Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [...]
Do the Pines pine for days gone by When their leaves turn brown from the bite of plight? Do they look back longingly at stolen days When life becomes a desolate haze? Or do they hang on tight As they look ahead To better ways and days instead? You can't go back But you can [...]
Prin was always stewing over everything. Her little sister, Glo, constantly chided her to simmer down. Little sis, however, was rather difficult to please. To be fair, both sisters were two peas in a pod. Prin was just as difficult. She was also very sensitive, which meant that she felt everything. Nevertheless, one bright and [...]
I wondered if I should title this one "Organize." My thoughts are so all over the place. It feels as if my heart is all over the place too. I'm scrambling this morning for what kind of photo to use for this post! Ever been there? Oh, I already have a photo. Never mind! However, [...]
I'm already laughing about the title of this post. The above photo is one of the few items I have as a keepsake that belonged to my great-grandma. It's called The Welsh Tea Party. From what I've read about this object the Welsh didn't dress this way. This is just a fancy costume. However, this [...]
Nothing went as planned last Saturday. I don't know if it was because I was overtired--not having had enough sleep--but one failed attempt at making the best of this day, after another, sent me back to bed in tears. It feels so stupid. I felt ridiculous. First I couldn’t connect with Jesus. Then I couldn't [...]
Fiction and reality collide. Faceless and so busted up inside. -Fireflight/You Decide When I wrote the poem "Honesty" I was looking ahead with less than hopeful thoughts, I was also looking back with mixed feelings. Things definitely didn't go as we'd imagined. Early into our married life hurdles and dashed dreams found us. Andrew’s health problems [...]
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