I have tried to write this post ten times tonight. I keep getting up to deal with something. Son #1 is sick, and he’ll come in here every few minutes needing to tell us something. Son #2 is sick as well and will wake up when Son #1 moves around. Then, someone will start crying.Continue reading “The Blessings”
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The Worrier
One of my favorite poets is William Cowper. If I remember correctly, his last name is pronounced Cooper. I realize that posting religious poetry from the 1700s won’t exactly grow my audience, but I think some people (not everybody) had some good things to say back in the bygone eras. Especially when they were sayingContinue reading “The Worrier”
The Footprints
I enjoy reading poetry. For a long time, that’s all I ever read. I have a first-edition book called The Ballad of the Brand written by Robert William Service. It’s exceptional. My favorite poem that he wrote is Carry On. I would peruse poemhunter.com and read the poems of Langston Hughes, John Keats, Walt Whitman,Continue reading “The Footprints”
The Pickles
Charity canned some cucumbers today. Our prayer is that they will turn into pickles. She’s canned them for the past four years with her sister-in-law. Growing up, we always had homemade pickles. Grandma made them every year and stored them in the basement. There’s something about going to the basement and smelling the oil andContinue reading “The Pickles”
The Crochet
Crocheting fascinates me. The ins and outs and back and forths of a needle-like hook and the handiwork involved are on par with solving complex mathematical equations, in my opinion. Years ago, my grandpa’s wife made a crocheted blanket for us for Christmas. It seemed five feet long and four feet wide, but I don’tContinue reading “The Crochet”
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