Like a shadow, my memories from that brief childhood introduction to a religious organization stitched together my inquisitiveness and a measure of soul-searchingness. Unknown to me was the extent to which the direction, length, and shape of my choices would lead me. … More Life Happens . . . so do Spiritual Experiences
Looking up, I began to feel an attachment to my surroundings. These mighty remnants of ages past symbolize my life. My perspective changed from outward to inward, as did my perception as I came to interpret what I saw and felt. … More Life Happens . . . so does Perspective Leading to Personal Perception in the Architecture of Split, Croatia
Ripples in time. Reflections on life.
Rhythmically, currents flow without strife.
Lasting impressions, peaceful, sublime.
Life’s happenings trail through heart and mind. … More Life Happens .. . so do Ripples, Reflections, and Introspection
I do not need to cryMy God does it for me.I do not need loudnessHis thunder pounds my heart. I am not invisible. I only live in a world with no time for me. I lay down, close my eyes, and see myself in a bubble surrounded by the fresh air of my God. He … More Life Happens . . . so does Navigating Grief Through Introspection
“Words are to an experience like a photograph is to the eyes.”
Vicki Nicholls … More Life Happens . . . so do Preludes, Notes, and Musical Masterpieces: Compositions in My Heart
This life is one comprising life-altering relationships. My relationships with my Father in Heaven, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are inspirational. This Christmas, totally alone, my thoughts turned to the first story of the reason for the gift-giving and celebrations. … More Life Happens . . . so do Christmas Ponderings
Where do you find yourself when your world screams, though all around you, a deafening silence echoes a haunting refrain? Even the darkest night, with sparkling starry stories, follows another day in seeming ignorance, and the circle of life keeps spinning, heeding not your pain. I remember (without the debilitating weariness, body, mind and heart-wrenching … More Life Happens . . . so does Voyaging into My Heart
What glorious sights abound when viewed in the mists around.Peace in the blanketed air, scenes of the feeling heart, share. Listen on Anchor or Spotify February 3, 2022 — The street light filters through the wood slats of my bedroom shutters in pre-dawn hours. In my bed, I lay, phone in hand (for writing), thinking, yawning, … More Life Happens . . . so do Mists
For me, love means life and wholeness in a sought-to-be-found priceless treasure of cherishing companionship. Finite, by mortality’s limited vision and scope, yet securely fashioned in eternal realms, love knows no boundaries or end. The greatest gift, wrapped in simple, heartfelt, plain and humble expressions of rewarding, selfless, unfathomable, sometimes unexpected and curious, displays of … More Life Happens . . . so does Love
What image do these words conjure? Riddle me a mystery, a puzzle, a dream, a life. Symbols, figurative expressions, and literal translations, a writer’s paradise, help me understand my life, one of fantasy mingled in reality. Or is it one of reality interspersed with elements of fantasy? From whence, and why, came these words to … More Life Happens . . . so do Stars, Fairy Dust and Fireflies
Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning.Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. True or false?Once upon a time? Thy hands have made and fashioned me: give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments. (Psalms 119:73) Have you ever read or seen something that melds into your heart and mind with a force that … More Life Happens . . . so do Dawnings
Doubts, hope, anticipation, dreams, and faith: interloping, wrestling, and interconnecting words with prevalence in living through the deep waters of my life result, I am sure, from my tendency to overthink, or so I have been cautioned. They move upon cresting waves, hidden beneath the surface like riptides, and sparkle like precious gems bathed in … More Life Happens . . . so do Doubts
PROLOGUE She could not get those thoughts out of her mind, and she did not want to try. It is such a big decision and scary for a few reasons. FLASHBACK Spring 2017 ~ Less than two months pass after disembarking the Serenade of the Seas, and she is seriously considering another ship. Planning trips … More Life Happens. . . so does Anticipation
you licked the beater or spoon coated with raw deliciousness you spun around with your arms wide open with your head up until you were dizzy you stuck out your tongue to catch raindrops you spontaneously fell on your back and made a snow angel you let the wind whip through your hair without worrying … More Life Happens . . . so When was the Last Time?
June 16, 2021 ~ Barefoot strolling, on indiscernible grains of soft, warm and silky-wet, water-smoothed sand, symbolic and metaphorical in my heart, causes meditative pause as my breathing slows, focusing my vision to immerse myself where time exists not. Hearkening to the call of frothy, whipping cream-like topped rolling waves thundering applause, I eagerly step … More Life Happens . . . so do Footprints and Freedom
