Tag: Jesus

My Bamboo Spark and Writing Again

I am excited to report that I have once again gotten my Bamboo Spark to work. It’s a gadget that converts my handwriting to digital text that I can then email to myself. The last time I tried to use it, I got nothing but...

Juggling 101 — A Poem for NaPoWriMo

Well, it’s day #3 of NaPoWriMo2024 and a poem has been swirling all day, so I decided to post it. I may take its advice and not continue posting new poems the rest of the month. I may not. Juggling 101 Don’t juggle more balls...

Melancholy Me Talks to God

I’m in California at a writers retreat. I’m learning so much and hanging out with a few other wonderful writers. And yet, this is what I wrote last night after our first session. Why so downcast, Oh my soul? I understand the psalmist’s plea. Here...

A Darling Children’s Book

Do you have young kids or grandkids on your shopping list for Christmas? If so, I have a wonderful gift idea for you. This summer, I helped my friend Lee Havens publish her children’s book called Prodigal Pedal. It’s a super cute story about a...

Can I Get a Witness?

Recently someone told me that I talk too much about God and faith, that I write about Him too much on my blog. Funny thing is I had been feeling lately like I focused too much on fun poetry prompts and didn’t share about my...

Thoughts on “Seventy Times Seven”

I love the Psalms and C.S. Lewis’s reflections are inspiring. This quote in particular makes you think. Jesus really did say forgive “seventy times seven,” which literally means as many times as necessary. Ouch! That’s a hard truth to swallow along with our pride. So...

Idyll Paint Chip Poetry Prompt

Welcome to another week of paint chip poetry fun. This week we’re writing idyll poems. This is a new poetry concept for me and I think it will be a lot of fun. The Challenge Today your challenge is to write your own idyll, according...

Thoughts on “Close-Fisted, Teeth Clenched”

This week I’m sharing thoughts on a C.S. Lewis quote I had forgotten. I love Lewis’s allegory The Great Divorce, but it’s been awhile since I last read it. If you never have, I highly recommend it. Very short book with lots of insight. The...