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I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2"  : "In My Nook" Thank you to my dear Writing.Com friends, who are aware of my range of poetry subjects. I love The Lord so much. He often shows up in my writing. I, also, love slowly drinking cups of coffee and creating craft projects, like embroidery. I'm grateful for WDC, where I can share from the heart without concerns about unkind thoughts from others, who do not share my loves. That in itself is a lot closer to the world I grew up in. Coffee and book nooks are comforting, especially in the chill of late fall and throughout the cold days of winter. I pray this poem will set the atmosphere for your peaceful evening. Blessings, All.     |
| I read the poem and found it very humbling, (British terminology). |
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| Spiritual Dawning - Thank you for the encouraging words. Old English often shows up in my poems because they fit rhythmically, and my familiarity with these words started at age six when my dad presented me with a King James Version Bible. |
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| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "The Gospel Expressed" Today's poem is an activity I like to do in order to make sure I have the message of Bible verses, firmly ensconced in my heart. You'll find the original Bible verses in bold black font and the verses I've created in iambic meter following, without quotation marks because I often need to paraphrase them slightly in order to agree with the meter of the quatrains. I don't ever wish to change any meaning in The Scriptures. So, if something seems even slightly off, feel free to ask me about it. I pray, that I have accomplished my purpose of expressing The Gospel, faithfully. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Life's Restful Moments" Today's poem has elements of "the tired talking" as the seniors used to say. I think I'm looking forward to retiring in about a year because I don't often feel rested and refreshed. Could be age. Could be something physical I've overlooked. Could be a combination of both. Bottom Line: The Lord has promised those of us, who know Him as personal Savior and Lord, a new body with which to worship Him forever in His Presence. A new body sounds more and more like a blessed gift all the time. The Lord told us to "occupy until I come." Could that mean something like, "Keep on doing what you're doing in the responsibilities I've given you"? The Lord knows what's best. He knows what strength I should have with which to do the jobs He has given me to do. Let me be faithful until His next place of service is His next calling. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "What's The Good News?" The Good News is often called The Gospel. The bad news is that we died, spiritually, as humans in the Garden of Eden through our first parents, Adam and Eve, when they sinned at the Tree of the Knowlege of Good & Evil. The Gospel is clearly presented in I Corinthians 15:3-4, KJV, "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:" The Gospel shows Jesus as our saving Substitute in the negative and the positive. He paid the debt of sin through His death, burial, and resurrection. He lived the perfect life, that we forfeited in Adam's first sin. Grace Alone {"sola gratia") fits us for eternity with The Lord in Heaven. I pray He does that for each of us this very day. (John 3:3; John 6:37.44; John 14:6) Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Jade Is Twenty-One" I don't normally post two poems back-to-back, that are so close in the words used, but I thought I would make the exception this time. LinnAnn -book writer  wanted to see the original version of this poem. Yet, after talking it over with Jade Amber Jewel  , I have decided to reveal with original version with my daughter's pseudonym, instead of her real name. At 21 she is an adult, who obviously has the right to make that choice. Therefore, the only thing changed in this version is the nom de plume in every location of her given name. I hope that is acceptable to all parties. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Turning Twenty-One" My daughter turned twenty-one, today. I wrote her this poem in the wee hours of the morning, but now I edited it to make it a bit more universal, so everyone could relate to it. This is the parent's viewpoint, and I hope you enjoy it. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Dainty Threads" The last few years have drawn me into working with my hands more and more. I enjoy needlepoint, which is often embroidery kits with those wonderful little hoops to keep the fabric in place. My latest is my wedding gift to my younger niece and her fiancé. Let's see, if I can post it here.
Sadly, I'm not able to go to the wedding about seven hours away from my home, or I would hand it to them, personally. So, I mailed the gift today, and that was the hardest part of the process because I got test anxiety at the register. There were a couple of questions a paragraph each, and I think I pressed a wrong answer because the cashier asked me about it. Then my anxiety went turbo because I tried to say, "I'm sorry," and agree with her. She seemed to understand and changed my answer to the correct one. Thank the Lord for a compassionate cashier. I left with the thought in my head, "Whatever answer means there is nothing harmful here. Just an embroidered tea towel with three 8 1/2 X 11 sheets of paper." Now, I remember why I usually send eCards and gifts from Amazon.com.  Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Who Is Jesus?" Today's poem has been created in response to the weekly challenge from
This week we're looking at the different kinds of comparisons, which are simile, metaphor, symbol, personification, and allegory. I've explored how to demonstrate the Person Jesus is using some of these forms of comparison. I hope you enjoy this poem. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Return to Christmas in the 60s" It may be a little early, but the birthday week for WDC reminds me, that the holidays will be here soon. Christmas never really leaves my mind. So here is a final poem for the Writing.Com celebration, that remembers some of my earliest Christmas memories, including the time my saucer sled left the snowy hill, almost interacting with some cars in a nearby parking lot at the hospital of all places. I'm glad to still be here. Anyway, those were joyous days, before I learned the truth about Santa Claus. Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Tools, That Help Others" Throughout my years on Planet Earth so far, I've heard sages tell me, "Love is spelled T-i-m-e." I can see that. I agree with that. Often this time is dispensed in quietness, drinking a nice warm cup of tea or coffee, while being ready with a soft tissue to gather some needed tears. Often words of sagelike wisdom are needed, during these moments in the safety of friendship. Wisdom is not always the words we want to hear, but the words we need to hear. Correcting words come with greater acceptance in already-formed relationships. Words delivered in love seem to have greater impact than hasty words delivered by relative strangers. May The Lord give us the ability to help others in our world this very day. (Philippians 2:13, KJV) Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Living All Ways" Jesus is "The Way, The Truth, and The Life," according to John 14:6, KJV. Jesus is also The Door, according to John 10:9, KJV, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” Our days and ways on Earth are limited to consistently less than one century. Let us find our safe place in Jesus. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler." (Psalm 91:1-4, KJV) May you know Him this very day. (John 3:3, KJV) Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Weaving" If you ever have the opportunity to visit other countries, especially third-world countries, to share the Love of Christ or extend humanitarian aid on some level, then I would encourage you to go, embracing the opportunity with both arms. I learned so much when I visited Paraguay, during my college years in the 1980s, and when I visited Honduras on two separate occasions about a decade to a dozen years ago. I had the privilege to share some of my handicraft and fix-it skills at an orphanage in Honduras while attempting to converse with my meager knowledge of Spanish. I received so many intangible gifts from these wonderful children, (not the least of which were beautiful smiles,) but one tangible gift has stayed with me until this very day. One of the older children taught me how to make friendship bracelets by hanging a loop of thread on some blinds in the dining hall, then weaving another loop of thread in an S-pattern around the original loop. The process of weaving the pattern was very relaxing and became muscle memory. Returning Stateside, I put the muscle memory to good use by adapting the S-pattern knots to go around a couple of loops of memory wire, which I have dubbed, "Friendship Necklaces." I was working on one of these tonight as I wrote this poem. How wonderful it is to see the similarities between weaving threads to make crafts and weaving words to make poems! I think I may have mentioned it before, but it always bears repeating, "Poetry has consistently been a tool for mitigating times of depression in my life." Emotions have a way of getting stuck in my heart when the sadness is too heavy to be fully expressed by tears. The words of poetry become a release, that nothing else really can be. "Thank You, Lord Jesus, for this gift. It is the answer to the prayer of a 13-year-old heart as we both know. Amen. Amazing Amen." Blessings, All. |
I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "What a Gift is Life!" This is an amazing week! Happy Birthday, WDC! Life is truly a Gift! The Lord chooses the best as he sees fit! The greatest Gift is life with Him Forever. Believe what He says, and ask Him for His Mercy. "For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy." (Romans 9:15-16, KJV) Blessings, All. |
| I've added a new entry to my book, "These Are My JOTtings, Part #2" : "Lady's Slipper: "Autumn Hope"" Yesterday, I started learning about the Lady's Slipper from the
Today, I thought it would be interesting to attempt a longer poem comprised of multiple Lady's Slippers. I hope you enjoy it. Blessings, All. |
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