My husband is a painter!!!

 Time to update this blog, now that I have some wonderful paintings done by my husband, Alan, during lockdown! Who knew he had such talent? Here is one of his first... 'Tree and fields'

I Heart Japan

The whole world today
holds Japan in its heart
for the pain and the sorrow they face

The whole world today
holds Japan in its prayers
but what could we do in its place

The whole world today
holds Japan in mind
for the trials and challenges to come

Japan is the heart
of the whole world today
give her faith, give her hope, give her love

The Power of Ten

Power of Ten (10)

Story Focus (5 + 5)
Faith Grace (5 + 5)
Write Peace (5 + 5)

Bob and Mimi (3 + 3 + 4)
Walk in Love (4 + 2 + 4)

Ticking Time

Minutes, hours, days
Months, years, lifetimes
Our two dimensions
Here on Earth

Peace, Joy, Laughter
Faith, Hope, Love
Unknown breadth, scope
Outside ticking time

PEG Every Day

Turning the page
To a new chapter of life
Cannot control how it ends
But can always control where I go

Life is too short
To accept less than happiness
Always readjust
To get back on the 'flight plan'

Praise God for everything
Concentrate on excellent things
With God all things are possible!
PEG every day... praise...excellent...God...

A new crayon, a new song

I often feel that every day
my mood is a different coloured crayon
or a different song

Perhaps that's why art is so beautiful
or ugly
and dependant upon both artist and audience
for its interpretation

And isn't music just fantastic
or horrible
depending upon artist and audience?

Some days I want to be all the colours
in the rainbow
in the box of 64 Crayolas
in the gumball machine

Other days I just feel
a little bit country
a bit of James Taylor, Carly Simon
or George Gershwin, or Rachmaninoff

But how can I stop my feelings
from controlling my actions?
Choose a different colour?
Change the record?

Oh, were it that easy...
It would not be life
Must always remember, though life is tough
God is good!

Always and Forever

Forever
Begins with today
Will always be here
Is longer than can be imagined

Today
Is here now
Will bring many surprises
Ends with tomorrow


Sometime
Will come to pass
Is going to happen
Happens again and again

Always
Begins at the beginning
Will be forever lasting
Is sometime, today, forever

Twenty Years from Now...

In twenty years time
In 2028
I will be 68
And one year older
Than mom when she died

In 2004
When I was 44
I never imagined
That I would not have my mom
When I was 45 -

To laugh with
To cry with
To share our stories
About the past
And to continue to grow up together

Why shouldn't my mom
Turn 91?
I'm sure the world
Will just explode
With technology - by 2028

I hope to be around then
And live longer than my mom
But if not
I know I'll see her in heaven
And give her a big hug of thanks!

From Above...

Another year over
Another goodbye
But new adventures to come

It's all so exciting
It's all so unknown
It can be quite frightening for some

Make every day count
Make the most of your dreams
Fill your days with sunshine & love

Be thankful for all things
Both seen and unseen
For all things come from above

by Emily Dickinson

Who has not found the heaven below
Will fail of it above.
God's residence is next to mine -
His furniture is love.

I wanted...

I wanted to write a song
but I only knew the meaning
the words would not come
just the tears

I wanted to hug the world
so I said a prayer to God
please stop all the suffering
give everyone smiles

I wanted to solve the mystery
of why courage happens
then I listened to my heart
'Let it Be...'

I wanted to hear love
and talk to the animals
to be grounded, to have wisdom
I'm still learning

Just Rambling...

At 47, and after 7 years of using the internet, I'm finally finding out how much I really don't know about it. But the learning is exciting, and the possibilities seem endless.

What I don't like about the internet is my inability to stop and get off! So addictive, which is not always a negative - but easily can become so.

What I love about the internet is the ability to go anywhere in the world! (Except parts of China, perhaps?) This thing is like a gigantic puzzle, but no borders, no corner pieces - just lots of colours and continuously expanding!!

All of us should work on building our little 'peace.'

Seasons...

3 years ago Monday my mother died
2 years ago November my father died
i miss them so, i loved them so
and to everything there is a season

war is everywhere
angry people, hurried people
all of us put on this earth for each other
and to everything there is a season

my God you are most wonderful
all your people, helping those who suffer
life is reborn today and joy will come
and to everything there is a season

daily student of God
learning to listen and love
finding humour in all things, except pain
and to everything there is a season

Thank you God!