I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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YOUR HEART CAN’T SING? FAKE IT.
YOUR HEART CAN’T SING? FAKE IT. That is the Six word story I’m sending to Shweta’s blog, the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP). I invite you to join her challenge and have some fun with her word “fake.” Extenuating … Continue reading
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Tagged 6WSP, advice, happiness, me, opinion, put on a happy face
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VELVET DRESS
Ma made me a velvet dress. Of all the dresses, mine is best. West of where the Mississippi flows. Smilin’ perty, my face glows. It’s black with all those fancy twirls Made me the envy of the local girls. When … Continue reading
Posted in #lightm0tifs, #p0eticlicense, Thursday Inspiration, Uncategorized
Tagged #lightm0tifs, #p0eticlicense, advice, dating, rhyme poem, Thursday Inspiration
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HIGH COST OF HIGH LIVING
Please give careful thought To life lived in the fast lane. Few want the results! ************* I went for the obvious today, but ….. What can I say? I’m as near ninety as I am near eighty. And my friend … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, safety, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, advice, danger, death, haiku, life, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
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AS THE YEARS GO BY
What can you do to add a pleasant roundness to your years – Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter? Cultivate and follow principles that lead to laughter and devotion to a cause. When you go to bed at night, formulate the … Continue reading
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU? TAKE 2
I’m having a bit of a laugh about my blog from yesterday. Only my son and his wife even slightly suggested their menu before marriage might have included something besides food. 😀 I guess they knew Mom had something in … Continue reading
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU?
GUYS AND GALS: Whatever menu you served to get your spouse, be prepared to dish up for 65 years or so. Image: Pixabay
DANGER ZONE
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson About a mile upstream, there was a fish’s school A thousand little fishes learned a brand new rule. Always stay together and help each other out And never ever swim in danger under a water … Continue reading
MORE “SOCIAL MEDIA” FROM MY PAST
Yesterday’s sayings were from my mother’s book. Today I will share some from my own. I confess to a thumping heart when I would have courage enough to ask a male classmate to write – such trepidation as I waited … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, autograph book, common sense, philosophy, social media, wisdom
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YES, WE HAD SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media of my day – the autograph book! I’ve been into old stuff and found all these goodies. Hope you will enjoy them with me. A sampling for today – more to come later.— My hair won’t stay in … Continue reading
Posted in social media, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, autograph book, common sense, philosophy, social media, wisdom
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