Capturing a memory on a string and hanging it to see. It whimsically floats away and eludes as a laughing child, not wanting to obey my commands to stay put. Memories fleet away so quickly with age. I have more than five decades worth of a life summed up in a motion picture of Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 29: Practice Truth of Christ
John 3:21 "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." We hear the cliche, "Practice makes perfect." In all history, however, only Jesus lived the perfect life. He walked in the power of the Holy Ghost. When Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 28: Facing The Test of Faith and Perseverance
My kitten tests my resolve to write today. This little creature keeps jumping on me as I type. Runs across my keyboard and then pushes up against my chin purring. I tell her to play and gently toss her to the ground. She means well, but why does she do this every time she Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 25: A Poem About Wait
Wait proceeds change. Delay heavily breathes in a room of quiet where you sit in anticipation of the next hours in your life. It colors life in gray hues. The wait seems to refuse to bloom. Conditions Caused By Wait Summer hanging on blocking the arrival of Fall, with Continue Reading
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes Day 24: I’m Different Because of Jesus
A few years ago, I read Holly Gerth’s book, You’re Already Amazing (affiliate link). As I read it, my focus centered on self-concept and finding truth in how God sees me. Reading this book made a big difference in my life because I discovered God works in me daily to make me different and Continue Reading