After the ball is over, does the melody linger on? I can’t speak for all writers, but this writer is a puzzle, a bundle of contradictions. How can a book that I’ve worked on, groaned and moaned over, re-written, edited, worried about, fluffed up, lengthened, shortened, and at last declared finished, be so hard to […]
Jan 29, 2017
Who Do You Think You Are?
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Have you ever been asked that question, usually in a taunting tone: Who do you think you are, anyway? Next time you are asked, answer: I’m royalty, a child of the King. Who are you? The Bible also says, “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he” Proverbs 23:7. What you think about yourself […]
Jan 28, 2017
Optimism and Frogs
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What does optimism have to do with frogs? It all depends upon the situation. I’ve posted this poem once before. I didn’t write it but for those of us needing to read something besides gloom, doom, agony, crying, and criticism, this probably bears repeating. Two frogs fell into a deep cream bowl; One was an optimistic […]
Jan 27, 2017
At the End of a Windswept Day
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I’m actually writing this Thursday evening, not Friday morning, although that’s when you’ll be reading it, probably. This has been a windswept day, pretty chilly, but what made it really nippy was an enthusiastic wind that enjoyed chilling the bones of anyone who got out in it. The sky looks so pretty this evening. It’s […]
Jan 26, 2017
Little Things Make Up the Whole
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The other day, I got to church a little bit later than I meant to, arriving at the same time as a tall, slim young man, someone I had never seen before. He said good morning, held the door open for me, walked beside me down the hall to my classroom, and made small talk […]
Jan 25, 2017
Winners of the Mug Contest
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The only thing I dislike about contests is that there can be only one or two winners. I randomly chose not one, but two winners this morning: Sherry Thompson and Terri Crossley. Congratulations! If you two will message me your mailing addresses, I’ll get the mugs on their way to your houses. Everyone who entered […]
