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
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
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
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
Reading and pondering the King James version of the Holy Bible, I have always appreciated the impressions left in my mind (raising and answering personal questions) and heart. I recite the Lord’s prayer often while walking, paddleboarding, and meditating on my faith in God. I do so slowly with bowed head and bended knees, figuratively … More Life Happens . . . so does The Lord’s Prayer
Timelessness, eternity, and the phrase forever in a day simmers in the pot of my mind. Timelessness, eternity, forever in a day. Unheard to the natural ear,but recognizedwithin the chambers of my heart,a soliloquy utters my spirit’s voice.Hearkening,I learn to see and know myself,in truth sublime,His divine nature within myself. Discovery of the sages,timelessness, eternity,forever in … More Life Happens . . . so do Thoughts in Solitude
**Just 2 notes before you begin reading/listening. FIRST: In referencing “blessings,” I would like to say that I believe what I consider blessings comes with a range of feelings between negative and positive, laws of opposition. Life is a full bucket of challenges, but I believe there is a depth and purpose to all happenings … More Life Happens . . . so Make it An Adventure
Before I was born,in a space beyond time as we know it, I roam among trees.Alpine meadows, in the mountain shadows,calling my spirit,lead the way to cascading waterfalls.Before I was born, in an expanse where eternity breathes,I deeply inhale.Winds, whispering through vast mountains valleys,lifting me upwardshow me peaks of inspiration, stillness.Before I was born,in realms … More Life Happens . . . Before I Was Born
Within an ocean, I breathe the freshness of me. … More Life Happens . . . so do Teardrops
March 27, 2020 — On this date, I published my first post on Life Happens. Never anticipating the variety of experiences leading me to share my private life online, nervous excitement and hesitancy became companions. March 26, 2021 — A year passes. Through emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual voyages resulting in deep contemplation, tears, smiles, … More Life Happens . . . so do Discoveries
Unblemished, pure, sparkling, crystalized illusion?Pristine, in its untouched beauty, drizzling brilliance,exquisitely lain, ultimate softness, silencein opalescent flakes falling, heaven’s essence. The frigid air sucks her breath as teardrops escape her heart, intermingling the warm, wet moistures within the facial encircling atmospheric anomaly to form an icicle suspended in mid-air. Failure to resist the power pressuring … More Life Happens . . . so does Falling
What makes a photograph memorable? Is it the unspoken language of composition, heard solely within a heart, that stimulates emotional reflexes? The use of light and dark to capture a moment in the ‘eye of the beholder’ reflects an invisible thread. Like the magical wonder of a spider’s intricately woven web, the human eye sees … More Life Happens …so do Heroes
My heart feels where my hands need reachingto touch the holy fingertips of God,as He, with outstretched arms beseeching,quietly whispers, “I am always here.” Yes, He knows my need to feel cradledin the hollow of His tender embrace.As I, with His acceptance, snuggledhumbly, He tenderly whispers, “Abide.” Stilling calmness, a comforting balm,He wraps around me … More Life Happens . . . so do Whispers
