Tag Archives: death

WILL I MAKE HEADLINE NEWS?

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Airliner down, 385 people drowned! If I were one who drowned at sea Would anybody think of me? I have no medals to show my worth. Nothing left of value to this earth. No one to sit upon the shore … Continue reading →

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THE THREES

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

This is the day of the threes.  Three years since Howard passed on and  three weeks since the doctor said I have about three months before joining him.  So I come to this bench where I sit for about three … Continue reading →

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THE LAST LAUGH

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Time and movement stopped; so did the debt collectors, when the old man died. ************* image: Pixabay Writing haiku for Ronovan: https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/08/06/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-213-timemovement/

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FIFTH YEAR SPECIAL

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

WHAT’S SPECIAL?  MY FIFTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AFTER MY NEAR DEATH TRAUMA!* The following selection is from a FB status in July, 2013.  I had written it soon after coming home from Denver. Psalm 91 has been my “food of choice” … Continue reading →

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CROSSING THE BRIDGE

Posted on July 6, 2018 by

For many years, George and Ida had talked about “crossing the bridge.”  George’s dad “crossed the bridge” eighteen years ago; his mom eight years later.  Friends were almost all over eighty and the time had come for them to cross … Continue reading →

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IN THE END, WHAT MATTERS?

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

AMY RODGERS VENTER (The following selection is from a post to Facebook, 2013) A few years ago, I started a speech off like this: Today I want to talk to you about my mom, Amy Rodgers Venter, and how her … Continue reading →

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JESUS, THE DEATH CONQUEROR

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

I’m off for service to celebrate Jesus and his victory in our behalf – salvation and life. Wow, what a victory – and we are more than conquerors because he conquered for us. ***************             … Continue reading →

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WAIT A LITTLE LONGER, PLEASE

Posted on March 23, 2018 by

  There are three Bradford pear trees on a corner near my home. They are loaded with white blossoms. One of the trees is a little more advanced than the others so the green is overtaking the white. I want … Continue reading →

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SILENCE

Posted on January 21, 2018 by

(Note: This is fictitious. My experience only via peers) Poets are often out of balance When extolling the beauty of silence.             The quietness after the screaming child           The stillness … Continue reading →

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TO BE LIKE JESUS, HUH?

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

    When we pray to be like Jesus, what do we have in mind?  Most likely it to be a loving person able to heal, feed the hungry, and point the sinner to God the Father.  How about leaving … Continue reading →

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