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Vignettes: My Kingdom

Dad’s back yard was his pride and joy.  Actually, his whole garden was good reason for him to be proud.  I’m referring now to the garden of the prefab house that I associate with my young childhood – age five through eleven years.

There was a concrete walkway that crossed the full width of the back of the house.  This was then bordered by a tall trellis fence with an archway set midway.  Both the fence and the archway were painted white and were covered by thickly growing rambling roses.  The delicate perfume of these roses when they were in . . . → Read More: Vignettes: My Kingdom

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Spiritual Growth: My Quiet Time

My quiet time in the morning is totally sacred to me.  I come out into my screened room with my books of reflective thoughts and I sit with God.  This is the most important part of my day.  It helps to set the tone of my heart, soul, and mind and prepares me for the day ahead.

When I am in my screened room I am surrounded by nature.  There is my garden, which I tend to in the best fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants fashion, with its green grass and beds full of bright nodding flowers.  The old WalMart gazebo wrought-iron frame sits . . . → Read More: Spiritual Growth: My Quiet Time

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Poetry: Driving To Kentucky

Dear God, how awesome is your work!

    As we drive through the rolling hills of Georgia and Tennessee,

the amazing canvass that you continuously create

    unfolds before our very eyes, mile after never-ending mile.

Oh God, what fun you must have had.

    Eyes ablaze with inspiration, sweeping color-laden brushes

across earth’s length and breadth,

    perhaps an artist’s black beret perched askance upon your head.

And as the Muse’s smile spread over you face

    you laid down all the vibrant hues of Fall.

(A touch of Michelangelo? Da Vinci? or Van Gogh?

    You gave them . . . → Read More: Poetry: Driving To Kentucky