October 7, 2011

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches for Recipe Friday

Fall is officially here, and with the cooler weather I start thinking of soup. And nothing goes better next to a hot bowl of tomato or potato soup than a hot, gooey grilled cheese sandwich. My family loves them. They are super easy to make, but...

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October 6, 2011

My Little Dog and His Ball – A Poem

I’m sitting here on Wednesday evening trying to think of what to write for my Thankful Thursday poem. I’m not feeling very thankful. In fact, I’m tired and feeling kind of crabby. Then my little dog Roman (named for the book of Romans) brightens my...

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October 5, 2011

What Are You Doing With Your Talents?

The subject of talents seems to have come up a lot lately. Or more specifically, the subject of my writing talent. Several people have commented on my blog that I am talented. My response is always that my writing talent is a gift from God,...

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October 4, 2011

Biblical Prayers – My Tuesday Three

Today I want to just share three of my favorite prayers from scripture. No commentary, just the scripture, in part because I just don’t have the time or energy for commentary and in part because they have the power to stand alone and require no...

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October 3, 2011

Trusting in the Midst of Chaos

I heard a new-to-me Sanctus Real song at the Casting Crowns concert on Friday night that really touched me. It is from their 2008 CD titled We Need Each Other. The name of the song is “Whatever You’re Doing (Something Heavenly)” and I found the...

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October 2, 2011

Psalm 21 – Praise to the Lord for Victory

I seem to have used up my creativity in poetry this week and couldn’t think of a clever way to choose a Psalm, so again I’m just going in order of the next Psalm that I’ve never posted before. And that is Psalm 21. This...

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October 1, 2011

My Giant Straw – A Poem

The Saturday poetry prompt over at dVerse Poets Pub is to write about pop culture, to create a poetry version of pop art. I immediately thought of a pop art sculpture my son made two summers ago. The bendy straw and plastic cup are definitely...

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October 1, 2011

The Fading Light of the City on the Hill

I had a great time at the Casting Crowns concert last night! But it was so much more than just a concert – it was a wonderful night of worshipping God and allowing Him to work in my heart on some things that need work....

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September 30, 2011

Poems on Poetry

At dVerse Poets Pub yesterday for the Meeting the Bar: Critique and Craft – hosted by Emmett Wheatfall we were challenged to write a poem about the craft of poetry. Immediately I thought of something I once wrote in a comment on a fellow blogger’s poem post....

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September 30, 2011

Cauliflower and Carrots for Recipe Friday

Okay, so this is a pretty basic recipe but it’s one of my family’s favorites for a vegetable side dish. It’s also really easy to make. I first started combining cauliflower and carrots when my son was young. He loved carrots, but I wanted him...

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