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.
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Faye on DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/bound… Frank Hubeny on DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/bound… oneta hayes on MORE CYRUS/TRUMP gilberta54 on MORE CYRUS/TRUMP Faye on DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/bound… Archives
Categories
Meta
- Follow Sweet aroma on WordPress.com
Tag Archives: freedom
DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/boundaries, part 2)
Well, I’ll finish the story I started yesterday (about hitting the car in the parking lot). I first left a note on the car in case the owner came out, then I went inside to see if I could find … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, Uncategorized
Tagged bond servant, boundaries, doing our own thing, freedom
2 Comments
DOING IT MY WAY (freedom/boundaries, part 1)
Frank Sinatra, right? And now the end is here and so I face the final curtain, My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain…….. I did it my way How nice to be free, … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, Uncategorized
Tagged bond servant, boundaries, doing our own thing, freedom
2 Comments
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
If Ammie had not had to go to the hospital, the chair wouldn’t cause me so much pain. “She’s okay,” the doctor said. “She has a brilliant mind. We are going to keep her for some testing and studies.” It … Continue reading
Posted in family, freedom, politics, Rochelle's picture prompt
Tagged childrearing, family, freedom, government control, Marxism, politics, socialism
7 Comments
SAFE BUT BOUND
No eaglet ever had clipped wing staying in nest – Nor freedom to soar. **************** Image: unsplash Haiku Challenge by Ronovan https://ronovanwrites.com/2020/09/14/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-323-clipwings/.
Posted in freedom, Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge
Tagged eagle, freedom, Ronovan writes haiku, solitude
1 Comment
TAMED, NOT FREE
Portrait of a Boy with Falcon – Wallerant Vaillant (The Met – Public Domain) Boy with Falcon – tamed, Both longed to soar open skies But neither was free. **************** Challenge to use picture with these words “soar/free/open” by https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/11/05/daily-writing-challenge-nov-5/ … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Writing Challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged Daily Writing Challenge, freedom, the haunted wordsmith
4 Comments
WHAT THE NIGHT OWL SEES
The villain stopped his swagger immediately upon hearing the hoot of the owl perched on the lower bough of a tree snuggled in the musky forest. His tough aura vanished as he sat on the log. He reached for the … Continue reading
MORE ABOUT FORGIVING
I ended my last post referring to a “snit” for which I had to ask forgiveness. I have had to forgive situations a bit more hurtful than than. But never like some situation which people face. I need to … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, freedom, grace, love, oedience, reaction to abuse
19 Comments
WHY FORGIVE?
I’m swimming upstream today so I’ll hurry before I lose my gumption. Here goes: Lewis B. Smedes said, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” This philosophy is highly promoted these days … Continue reading
Posted in forgiveness, Uncategorized
Tagged forgiveness, freedom, love, obedience, reaction to abuse
10 Comments
MEET THE CONQUEROR
My second 2017 hope for you is that you find freedom from all fears, addictions,and any other bondages. Jesus is Conqueror over your personal enemies. Mine too. (Luke 8:28-39) Luke tells that in the country of the Gadarenes, there in … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Uncategorized
Tagged addictions, demoniac, fears, freedom, Jehovah nissi, Jesus the conqueror, Luke 8:28-39, sanctification, set free, victory over personal bondages
6 Comments
SCREW TURN MANSION
FREE TO FLY Me? A wall flower, they say; an eagle I say. I sit here on the mezzanine and watch the beautiful people milling around aimlessly -glass in hand, smile on face, every hair and pleat in place. Listen … Continue reading