If you have been following the news lately, you might be overwhelmed by all the tragic events unfolding. Perhaps you are wondering how you can help from your little corner of the world to ease the suffering somewhere. For me, it was the floods in Texas that sent me on a quest to find a way – small but some way – to contribute. This is what I found.
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Christmas Truce
A story is often told,
of a bitter cold Christmas Eve.
Only 6 months into the war
witnesses later shared the lore
of an event hard to believe.
Continue readingHey, Little Bluebird
Hey, little bluebird
why don’t you fly?
You should be way up high
soaring way up in the sky
in a graceful motion.
But you can’t fly
because your wing is broken.
Continue readingKind vs Nice
Two words that are used interchangeably but with slightly different connotations are the words kind and nice. They hold similar meanings but perhaps the personal definitions are dissimilar by a few degrees. Would you rather be called a kind person or a nice person?
Continue readingTheir best
It is easy to judge. Really, it’s what us humans do best – size up, rank, and file. But before going down that road, here is a skill to learn that will serve the greater good well: be kind.
Continue readingPeople Out There
There are people out there
who know it needs to end
there is no place hate belongs in.
Continue readingThe lesson of the sunflower
I recently read a cute little post about how sunflowers use each other for support on cloudy days. According to the post, when the sun isn’t out the flowers nod to each other for support. Of course, it was supposed to be a lesson about us needing each other. I thought it was cool but two seconds of checking on it led me to believe it is not true. Sunflowers do not tilt toward each other on cloudy days. What they do instead is still a lesson to us, just not the intended lesson the post suggested.
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Judas’ Feet
I had an idea for a poem but couldn’t get it quite right. I attempted three times to get this thought right and finally gave up. Today and next Wednesday I will share two of the attempts.
Jesus washed the feet
of His disciples one by one.
He performed the service
neglecting no one. Continue reading
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