Thankful for My Family - A Haiku Holiday

By -


 Tender fall of leaf
Awakens the memory
Love of family

Always vibrant love
Mom giving and Dad teaching
Sisters accepting 

A sweet word kind smile
Thankful for the gifts given
Warming heart and soul

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Movement in the Light

By -
About fifty yards away, movement caught my eye.  Two things had happened to allow me to see such a tiny, magnificent creature positioned so far from my home.  Without the sunlight streaming through the treetops, it would not have been possible to see the spider working on his web.  Without watching, I would not have noticed.  But a gift was presented to me this very morning.  Not just the beautiful arthropod, suspended between the power lines, but a lesson was etched on my heart and found it's fingers into my mind.  In that moment, a question formed in my brain:  What gifts lie in wait for us everyday, if we were watching for them?  The light drew my attention outdoors.  The continued watching allowed me to see.  I was reminded of a wondrous parallel.  His light is everywhere, even the angels and Holy Spirit seeking to rescue those in darkness.  My heart cries out this morning, let His light shine into every heart and life to...
Read more

Getting Your FEET Back Under You

By -
Wow!  Although I have written many in my head, it has been a while since I last blogged.  These last few weeks, I have been learning to get my feet back under me.   It has been a wonderful time of soul searching and character building, but I was not so sure at the time.  On this side, it is refreshing to hear, "You look really great.  Your countenance has changed."  After the work put forth, that is quite a nice echo in the ears. My blog prior to this was very candid (to prevent redundancy, see last blog for details).  Needless to say, I felt I was at end of myself.  I began writing the following blog, while helping my daughter learn that she can somersault.  This particular daughter is very tactile and has been since she was very, very young.  When we watched, Herby: Fully Loaded, she would somersault over and over again all over the room with excitement.  She was more entertaining than the movie, even thought the mov...
Read more

ATTIC: To Store or Keep No More? From Grief to Joy by Letting Go

By -
Image
ATTIC: To Store or Keep No More? From Grief to Joy by Letting Go Maybe it is GOOD stuff, but do the items we store really fit our needs anymore?  Opening a journal, I found a list of items with notes telling me to place them in the attic for storage , including telling me to push some of the items to the 'back' of the attic compartment.  The thought occurred to me that we often do the same with feelings and emotions, choosing to deal with them later.   "During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored  the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities." - Gen. 41:48 In the Word, Joseph was encouraged to store up to feed in times of drought.  What truly would happen, if we spent our energies storing what could be consumed in times of need or given as treasures to the future generations to come?  Instead of storing away grief or bitterness, we could fill our heart with the truth and comfort of the Word, le...
Read more