Father’s Day Blessing Loving God, we give you thanks for the many gifts you have given us; the gift of life, the gift of those who love us and especially, today, we thank you for the gift of our fathers. We ask your blessing upon our fathers who gave us rules to live by, standards […]
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I am excited to share with you my first attempt at writing a sestina style poem. Though I have played around with poetry a bit in the past (mostly limericks and another one that I am very proud of), I don’t think I have tried to write fixed form since high school and I know that I […]
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Whatever you do tomorrow, I hope that you feel the love and support of your family and friends. I wish you a wonderful day and hope that you get to spend time with people who are important to you. If you are a mother with living children, I hope that your loved ones, especially your sons […]
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Exhale Magazine‘s Spring 2012 Issue is here! This issue’s theme focuses on “Continuity and Expansion.” I wrote a book review about Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward and a poem (previously published here on my blog) called Breathing that is among those featured in this current issue. For those of you not familiar with Exhale, it is an online literary magazine for those “living and breathing through […]
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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from April with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week was the fourth anniversary of our daughter Molly’s birth and death. We celebrated with our family on Saturday, April 14th by going to the cemetery where she is buried to […]
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Happy 4th Heavenly Birthday Molly Marie! Has it really been four years since I last held you in my arms? It’s hard for me to believe that much time has passed since you were born and took your last breath. It is both painful and healing for me to write you this letter every year. It […]
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