Tag Archives: life

THE MAKING OF “me”

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

(A copy and paste from four years ago – instead of eighty-one, I’m now eighty-five and Alayna is twenty-six.) The browning album crackled from the weight of the fading pictures as my grandchildren turned the page of the wonderland that … Continue reading →

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I FOUND LIFE

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

Why would one go to a cemetery where she knows no one?  Ask me. That’s what I did.  I am 350 miles from where most of my family members are buried.  I wanted to honor those who might at least … Continue reading →

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OF HEAVEN, HELL, AND WALMART BAGS

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

I can’t read so I will write.  Let me explain.  I’ve been to the ophthalmologist and my eyes are still too diluted to read much.  Since my eyes don’t work well, I will see what my brain and fingers can … Continue reading →

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HIGH COST OF HIGH LIVING

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

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 →

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NEW LIFE!

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

Long awaited day. The baby’s heart starts beating, Not a sweeter sound! ****************** Image: Pixabay Thank you to Ronovan for the haiku prompt using words: Sweet and heart. https://ronovanwrites.com/2019/05/20/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-254-sweetheart/

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DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER YESTERDAY?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER YESTERDAY? It was Easter! New clothes, baby chickens, fluffy bunnies, colored eggs, chocolate candy, stomach-stuffing dinners, family togetherness, car load of beauties going to church, giving thanks for the cross and empty tomb? Today the clothes are … Continue reading →

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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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OUR LOVE BEGINS

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

Unborn child of mine: As cells knit themselves into the tiny being you are, so the love of you weaves itself into my heart. ************** Psalm 139:13  “…you knit me together in my mother’s womb…” https://adelectablelife.com/2018/06/24/weekly-writing-prompt-60-weave/

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WHAT SAY YOU, REGAL PINES?

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

  Tell me, Regal Pines, as your fingers point to God, Is MY life hopeful? ***************** Christ died for me, not the pines.  Can I doubt that my life is hopeful? https://ronovanwrites.com/2018/04/02/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-195-regalhopeful/

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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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