Friday, March 27, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020
Post 19 Don't Cry Daddy /Elvis & Lisa Marie
As I watched this video of Elvis superimposed into it with his daughter singing along, I cried. I had never seen it before, had you? I return time and time again just to listen to the ballad, to feel the real love of a parent and his daughter. A lesson or two is to be learned and shared.
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Sunday, March 8, 2020
Post 18 A New Poetess Debuting/Emily Zahasky
Please send a warm welcome to our newest poetess and enjoy her light-hearted spirit shining through her poetry!
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introducing:
An Alaskan girl who loves to craft, bake, and explore the wilderness around her homestead. Come join her for an adventure in her poetry, writing, or blog!
Visit The Blueberry Barn Blog Click the Pic
From my poetry notebook, Emily Zahasky
One fine day in April
The Seasons gathered for tea.
And this was quite unusual,
To have four and not just three.
For one must always be busy
It was their duty after all.
But Spring was taking a break
And letting Jack Frost cover it all.
This was a big occasion,
As all the sisters knew -
Everything must be perfect
From the first "hello" to the last "audeu"!
Everyone helped decorate
With icicles and flowers,
And Spring covered all the table
With a veil of silver showers.
Summer brought a salad,
Winter brought hot tea,
Autumn brought preserves and scones
and Spring sandwiches a plenty!
While they sat they chatted
about love and about the weather
(For Winter had eyes for Mr. Frost
Who was handsome and quite clever)
Autumn mentioned last year's early freeze -
Winter had to blush -
Spring gave a merry laugh,
While Summer talked in a rush.
And before the day was over,
They'd made plans to meet again,
As all said goodbye to each other
To each sister and dearest friend.
Yes one fine day in April
The Seasons gathered for tea.
And it sounds like they had such a lovely time
I wish they'd invited me!
Last night I actually had two friends over for a tea party, as well as my youngest sister who is visiting! We had a lovely time, just like the four Seasons in the poem, so I don't feel so left out now that I have had my own fancy tea party. Haha!
Winter's Day Reading
Lost Mittens
Snow Sugar Cake
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Lost Mittens
Snow Sugar Cake
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Friday, March 6, 2020
Post 17 Featured Poet and Author
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The Invitation
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The Invitation is a prose poem by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Many years after the poem was written and had become famous, the author wrote a book based on the poem, The Invitation (1999), by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Oriah is a spiritual counselor and storyteller, among other things. This poem offers an invitation to every single one of us to "show up" in the universe. She reminds us that we do not serve the universe by being small. Rather, we serve the universe by making the most out of our lives...............>
It doesn't interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesnt interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.
It doesn't interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."
It doesn't interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn't interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.
Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-invitation-by-oriah-mountain-dreamer
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Sunday, March 1, 2020
Post 16 Michelle S. Lowndes
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Heavens Inspirations
Poetry is published on separate pages below the graphics of poems.
Inspiring Others For Jesus - Through Christian Poetry
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My name is Michelle Lowndes. I was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. The youngest of five. I live in South Auckland, with my husband Tony. We have been married for 26 years (March 1993). We have 4 beautiful children - Nathan 23, Caleb 21, Josiah 19 and our only daughter, Alisha, 15 years old.
You may like to read my testimony on the struggle I had with miscarriage My Lost Babies
I am what I call a 'Home Executive' (known as a stay at home Mum). I attend Harvest Christian Church (a pentecostal church - AOG) along with my family. I have been a Christian for about 37 years now. You may want to read my brief Testimony
I started writing Inspirational Christian poetry in the beginning of 1995. Many years prior, I wrote Christian songs. I do enjoy writing songs (when inspired) and the lyrics to other people's music. I began writing songs when I was about 12 years old - although I wasn't a Christian at the time and the songs reflected where I was at. When I came to the Lord, the songwriting dramatically changed. Sometimes I'd just start singing them spontaneously. I stopped writing songs around 1990, although around 2002, when my eldest son came to the Lord, I put tunes to some of the songs he started singing to God. This is all I did in the area of songwriting at that stage, although near the end of 2007, God started stirring within me the desire to write songs again. It started with writing lyrics to go with someone's music, the whole process was something I really enjoyed. I ended up purchasing a guitar and going through the agony of playing again - as I hadn't played in many years :-) God then gave me new songs, although I only write songs now and then.
God planted in my heart a dream to write a Christian children's picture book series. At the time I started writing Christian poetry, I had an idea to write kids stories in rhyme. I started it around 2002, but it tends to get shelved. My hope is to have it finished and published one day. I have also been involved in writing secular children's picture book stories, which I would also love to have published one day.
My hope and prayer for this site, is that you
will find encouragement and comfort in
the words of these poems & devotionals. Also, that
you will be challenged in your walk
with God to press on in Him more.
You may like to read my testimony of how I came to
creating this website Birth Of Heavens Inspirations
By M.S.Lowndes (Michelle)
Our Gifts Are For Encouraging
When We Face Rejections
When We Let Him Have Control
God's Peace
You Have A Part To Play
This Is The Time; This Is The Hour
God's Eternal Blessings
We Matter To God
God Is Not Distant
Memories
A God Of Hope
Desperate Times
You Are Worthy
In My World Of Silence ~ Deafness
God Is Always There
Love and Hope
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