The Spicer of LIfe (Book) - 12/18/2013 6:01:42 AM
I love the cover and all that it implies about God!
In a Perfect World (Short Story) - 8/12/2026 12:29:37 PM
Gunsmoke romanticizes the coming of the law to the original old West in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Without law, the old West was a very open and violent place. Although people, in general, were very friendly and helpful to one another, especially when there was something bad happening to a family, like a woman losing her life in childbirth without a doctor.
World information gathered independently from bias shows that the world is becoming a better place generally every year. I saw that in other places in the world thought to me more primitive when I traveled in the 1970s. Life in those places is even better today, even under autocratic rule in some instances.
The recent concern is the result of the ability of rumors to travel the world over, making it difficult for what really is happening to prevail. Everyone now has mobile phones chronicling almost everything that is happening. Those that are most striking are finding their way to the Internet and even to news sources every day.
It's not the coming of Armageddon, just a lot of information that many have a hard time dealing with.
Ron
The Way (Short Story) - 10/6/2025 9:03:14 AM
Beautiful and True.
The Wonder of the Word (Short Story) - 5/2/2025 10:34:07 AM
Brilliantly written! Being an almost lifelong study of history, it was refreshing to read in areas I had not covered extensively. Thank you for the updates. The wonders of the word scriptures you used far exceed any pagan wonders that certain people put their faith in. Well done, Don
The Walking Dead—Are Among Us (Short Story) - 3/9/2025 8:06:39 PM
Greetings:
I know you are a spirit-filled Christian because His spirit has shown me the same things you talk about. We are all born with the default to die in darkness away from God. We walk a lifelong death march to this inevitable place, but then there is Jesus, who gives us His light to receive His eternal life.
The COVID-19 vaccine makers waited until thousands of people got the jab before they revealed there were 1295 side effects, and most had to deal with the heart.
I think you are a great writer, more please :)
A Living Martyr...Me? (Short Story) - 1/11/2018 11:22:34 AM
A well-written article. Yes, I do often wonder why some people suffer so long waiting they could easily believe that situation and pursue something better. If one just looks at the high rate of divorce, it seems that most people marry for the wrong reason. A closer look will show that one of the partners suffered far longer than they should for finally calling for a divorce.
Ron
The Healing Hill (Short Story) - 10/11/2017 5:23:29 AM
I agree with Eva and you in that we all need our "Hill"
The Healing Hill (Short Story) - 10/11/2017 1:56:51 AM
A beautiful metaphorical place to ground one. I, too, have my "hill"...
Attitude, or Altitude? (Short Story) - 12/9/2016 5:40:58 AM
Attitude has a powerful influence on us. For those with attitudes… And there are many these days so willing to argue vehemently, I only have one thing to say… "What would Jesus do?" What do you think Jesus's attitude was on a daily basis? I believe he was like Gandhi and others who were open to the world and included every one in their thoughts and actions.
Ron
Waiting (Short Story) - 7/1/2016 5:54:18 AM
You certainly make a long and detailed case for your view that waiting is good. I'm of the opposite opinion. Whenever I go to the doctor I hate being called, "Patient." After all, the good doctor is paid well, is an expert technician in his or her field, and should treat the customer with the same respect as all other businesses. We naturally heal and all the doctor can do is assist in that process. There should really be no need to wait and be patient in businesses like this.
"The world waits for no man." I have learned to be patient while waiting. I can't hold a book to read or a smart phone to talk, text, or otherwise occupy my time. I generally just sit there, or if someone is also waiting, engage them in conversation, give them a book, or discuss what we're both waiting for.
As for waiting for God to come and save me from something? I doubt that. When a fire threatened us last year, two houses down. We hurried up and got out of the house at 3 AM.
Ron
Waiting (Short Story) - 7/1/2016 12:41:06 AM
Despite my penchant for multitasking and hitting the ground running, I applaud your words of wisdom. A take-charge kind of person who believes I got where I am today because God is in my corner though I'm not religious, I do roll with these tenets in mind: Good things come to those who wait. And, God helps those who help themselves.
Free Thinkers (Article) - 9/13/2025 1:12:02 PM
Technically, a free thinker is not blinded by dogmas, doesn't listen to assertions presented as truth, and doesn't cite the bible as a source of knowledge, especially from the "four corners" of the Earth. You are free to do so, of course, but religion, in general, inhibits free thinking. Read what Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson had to say about free thinking and the methods of science. Both are good examples of progressivism. Cheers!
What More Do You Want? (Article) - 10/6/2021 8:29:49 AM
I know what those flag bearing, God-fearing folks wanted who stormed the capital on December 6 and I'm not having any of it!
Ron
To Act...Or...Be Real? (Article) - 2/11/2020 5:27:43 AM
Thanks for your review, Ron.
No, lying may not be one of the 10 commandments, but it is a sin which needs to be repented of by the liar. The Bible says, ‘all liars shall have their place in the lake of fire’...therefore that implies to me there’s going to be a whole lot of souls who lived a life of unrepented sins, including lying.
I love to say’ everybody has a wagon to pull...some are fuller than others.’
I don’t attempt to keep up with others’ sins, for I find plenty of my own which has to be repented of.
And Jesus said to the Pharisees, ‘let him without sin cast the first stone,’
My focus is on the good which has occurred in the last 3 years, which has benefitted millions of our fellow Americans.
I’m looking for more in the coming months.
Happy New Year! I don’t think we’ve conversed since last year!
To Act...Or...Be Real? (Article) - 2/10/2020 10:03:24 AM
Thou shalt not lie is not one of the 10 Commandments. It's a good thing, for our devoutly Christian president. To date he has been verifiably counted as stating publicly or in his infamous tweets, over 16,000 times. I believe he may be, "bearing false witness."
Ron
Good Intentions (Article) - 12/2/2019 12:26:48 PM
A good article. One that makes one think. It made me think about one intention never carried out. There were more.
I'm usually good for intentions and when I make them I make every effort to make them happen. But as the University land manager, I encouraged an old black man, Red, and his incompetent nephew to sell his caved-in old shack. We had hired a young realtor from the area to carry out transactions that allowed the sale of properties like Red's to enable him to buy a better property in another neighborhood. Probably because we offered so little money, Red held out until all the other houses around his were purchased and torn down. The realtor found him a better house in another neighborhood, but Red complained, "That's a bad neighborhood, don't want to move there!" But like all holdouts, he finally gave in and moved some distance away to a neighborhood where he had relatives, strangely called Sunnyside, but was really an urban slum like the one he left.
One of our project managers, Sam, and I took the time one day to go down to Sunnyside to see how Red was doing. He had bought a minuscule lot and had the framing of a one or two room place, but not even any sheetrock on the walls yet and he obviously didn't have any money or help. Sam declared right away, "We'll help you out." I agreed. When we got back to the University and asked our boss, the vice president, if we could use some of the physical plant staff and some of the materials we had to help Red out, he told us that we couldn't use materials, manpower or money from University to help out a private citizen. It was against the law. I recall him using University personnel to build an extension on his house.
We didn't talk about amongst ourselves, but neither Sam or I did anything after that. Reading your article about good intentions made me remember.
Ron
Selfishness vs Selflessness (Article) - 4/23/2019 9:58:40 AM
That’s true in many cases, Ron. Jesus had a name for it...wolves in sheep’s clothing. And He also addressed it in Matt. Ch. 7, specifically vs. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Romans 12:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Hebrews 9: 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
We only are responsible for our personal lives. God will be the ultimate judge, and His day of reckoning will be the final word for eternity. They’re receiving their rewards now.
I don’t follow any of them.
Thank you for your review.
Selfishness vs Selflessness (Article) - 4/23/2019 9:06:36 AM
The minister who took over leadership of our Presbyterian Church in my hometown while I was in high school was one of the most selfish persons I've ever met. Today, I find that Joel Osteen, one of the most successful TV evangelists of all time, preaches a selfish lifestyle to myriad followers seeking the same. While he doesn't accept pay from Lakewood Church, his books have netted him millions and his recent move to tell the story of Jesus on television will continue to fill his coffers with gold.
Ron
The Mask (Article) - 1/26/2018 7:05:07 AM
I'm like you, I never wore a mask even at Halloween. And only remember wearing a costume once at a April Fool's Day costume party where I impersonated a Native American single feather brave.
As I read, I thought about the many "hats" we wear in the roles we play in life. I have played the student, factory worker, engineer, instructor, professor, and administrator roles in some ways well and in other ways badly. Finally settling on writer/author at this stage of my life. Many writers put on a mask when they write with a nom de plume or pseudonym. I don't even do that. I find that having an open book far better than hiding behind anything, especially a mask.
Ron
The Other Side of the Coin (Article) - 10/11/2017 7:38:10 AM
Your article is repeated multiple times. I would suggest going back and deleting the duplicates.
You sure have an ax to grind about our country going to hell. I just finished watching on PBS The Vietnam War documentary that covered the country quite well during that era that many consider, "the good ole days." Today is a cakewalk compared to the pressure the public put on Johnson and Nixon over civil rights and the war.
You are clearly blinded by your ritualistic upbringing. You have become inculcated with a syndrome that affects many Americans that you call patriotism. How anyone can call the lies and verbal abuse from our president good is beyond me. When you require "respect" for the flag to be engaged in ritualistic behavior like the Pledge of Allegiance, it doesn't make you more American, it makes you a blind follower like the Royalists who sided with King George while the rabble-rousers in the streets secretly and openly demonstrated like the people of color are today, sick and tired of being second class citizens simply because of their color.
Air conditioning made the South more livable and agreeable to people from the north. Companies moved their operations south primarily because of lower taxes and the South has prospered. We are all one country, not Northerners and Southerners anymore.
Ron
Serious Intentions! (Article) - 9/25/2017 5:54:16 AM
You have certainly summed up, "the other side of the coin," with this very informative article touching on all the bases that are so hated by so-called conservatives and closet narcissists (we whites are better… I am as white as they come).
Data shows that worldwide, each year life for the citizens of this earth get better. Aging has always caused forgetfulness and nostalgic leanings in older generations to reject the "outrageous and terrible" behavior of younger ones even though a very close sociological study will prove that the older generation actually was more violent, crueler and hypocritical than the new.
Data also shows, usually by the smartest of people, scientists, that there are dangers greater than politics that we have to deal with. Unfortunately, conservatives, who seem to be quite often, while claiming to be smart, quite ignorant of the facts in favor of insinuations, deny that science can tell us something about the future that we can correct. That is the strangest thing I ever heard of. But then, conservatives are right even if their data is anecdotal and specious (oops, a big word only used by liberal intellectuals).
The concern is that the Internet, and the resulting many, many ways that people can become involved in expressing their views as well as instantaneous access and reporting by both the traditional media and any individual willing to go online with their own version of the news, that we are hearing/seeing too much! I view it as good. Although there are many lies and deception with false truth and half-truth, the truth can be discerned with a little examination.
So I find all the huffing and puffing to be quite humorous. The generation doing most of it will soon be in nursing homes or gone like the pompous but totally wrong president who used all the manipulation to surprisingly become president (even he was surprised). His ignorance and hypocrisy constantly on display as he tweets his way to oblivion.
Fortunately, our great country can withstand a bad president and bad company in our families and households. Like those brothers and cousins who held fast to the glorified colonial wealthy and dignified old South supported by the blood, sweat and tears of slaves considered to be nothing but property to be used and abused, one side of the family was right. The wrong side still exists in the minds of some.
There is a reason they "drove old Dixie down" and why our president is the subject of mockery on Saturday Night Live.
Ron
Please & Thank You! (Article) - 2/5/2017 7:46:56 AM
I agree with you that people are self absorbed. Even more so with the advent of smart telephones that people get in tune with and can't seem to even notice others around them with any polite gesture. I used to walk across campus and say hello to everyone that I met along the way. That is nearly impossible these days with both student and faculty walking and reading their tweets or emails as they walk, if not talking to someone on the phone. It's impolite to even interrupt them in these phone conversations to ask for something.
I have been accused of not saying "please" and "thank you." I've also been accused of being arrogant. At work, I was always task oriented and focused on getting things done. Many around me were people oriented and seemed to try to avoid getting any work done but fill their time with idle conversation and relationship building. It sometimes made getting tasks done quite difficult. My serious nature may have led to those accusations. I believed in separating work and pleasure, working hard and then partying hardy.
My disability also required me to ask others assistance on very simple things. I recall asking a new boss to get me a cup of coffee one morning, and then realized that I had usurped his sense of authority over me and he treated me badly after that. As I get more paralyzed, I have to ask everyone around me and my hired help for assistance for almost everything. The number of pleases and thank you grows as this continues. If I drift away from it because of urgency or necessity, I don't think it is necessarily wrong not to do what Emily Post recommended for the servants and polite company
When it comes to common courtesy toward others, I don't think that God has any part of it. Most people don't have the humility of Jesus, so the number of pleases and thank yous they do doesn't matter anyway. The golden rule was around long before Jesus and Christians just assumed it.
Ron
To Tell the Truth (Article) - 1/26/2017 8:45:45 AM
The first thing I thought of after reading your title was that old, very popular, television show back in the innocent time of live television without the five second interval to save missteps. Those people were very courageous.
I will admit to being a liar. Not so much to cover up my misdeeds but smooth over disputes and not hurt people. However, I have hurt people with my honesty and find that even with that hanging over my heart, I have less worry in my life as a result. A clear conscience.
I disagree with you about President Trump. He has lied repeatedly when he states that he knows the facts when he does not. He lied about President Obama's citizenship for years to curry favor with Obama haters, and then turned around at the last minute before the election and declared that he suddenly now agrees that Obama is a legitimate citizen. He has done this on a number of issues like his refusal to accept the credibility of the intelligence of his own government and his insistence on voter fraud when no voter fraud has been uncovered by independent sources.
In short, President Trump shows a psychological profile of a pathological liar verified by psychiatrists far more qualified than I. Pathological liars are very good at convincing people that they are right even when they are wrong. I believe that nearly half of the electorate has been mesmerized by his seemingly, challenging rhetoric of great courage, that is rather, a deep deception… In other words, a pack of lies.
Ron
A Place Called Home (Article) - 4/25/2016 12:36:03 AM
A moving article! For me, home is where my heart resides along with familiar surroundings to form a comfort zone. Its heirloom pieces are symbols of my family's history.
A Place Called Home (Article) - 4/24/2016 6:56:39 AM
Although she moved many times on purpose, our family's concept of home was my mother and her kitchen. Home was always where Mom was. We flocked to her and still do. However, with Dad dead, and her 91 with several physical problems, she is housed in an assisted living home with little enrichment except the books she reads. Already it is a strain on our family not to have that "home" that our mother always represented.
Ron
Unfinished! (Article) - 3/27/2016 6:15:17 AM
I am not religious, but my physical condition, quadriplegia, means that I will have a shortened life. For example, last night I had to go to an urgent care clinic just before it closed at 9 pm with a recurring urinary tract infection that kills people with my condition more than any other medical problem.
As a result, my life is finished when that time comes. I have prepared detailed instructions for my family to ease their completion of my last requests. The book I'm currently working on at the time will be my last book, and may or may not get published. It is of little concern to me. Like you wrote, some things in everyone's life end unfinished.
Ron
A MIRACLE! (Article) - 4/14/2010 6:29:25 PM
Donna, I just sent the last few paragraphs to my daughter in Ohio. She'll get it in the morning at work. I will definitely be back to read more1 I share your faith in the Lord.
Coal-Cracker Hugs,
Connie
PERSPECTIVE IN THE RACE OF LIFE (Article) - 5/7/2009 6:29:46 AM
This is a very informative and inspiring article, so related to my poem
"Running the Race" - without God we may run the race of life but the
goal is not as focused, for then it will running just for the sake of running - empty existence.
Cynthia
MY FIRST MEMORY (Article) - 3/24/2009 10:17:50 AM
Ma'am!
Every description was next to perfect!
Just that the extracts from the psalms went above my head.
Such things are strictly meant for Christians,...or, to sound more specific n less controversial, i must say that these extracts can be understood only by those who've a good knowledge bout each n every chapter of the bible....,
...N i guess the main theme which u wanted to convey to the readers was hidden in them!
LIFE SUCKS? - NOT FOREVER! (Article) - 2/8/2009 12:14:53 PM
LIFE SUCKS? – NOT FOREVER!
This title says it all. Thanks for opening your heart and sharing "Jane's" story. When difficulities come, even of our own making, it is comforing to know - it will come to pass. Susan
Words Just Would Not Come (Poetry) - 3/11/2025 9:21:35 AM
I don't know what caused Levi's death, but you convey the feeling that his parents must be feeling very, very well.
Of all the losses that come to us in life, the loss of our small children hits the hardest. I wish them well and quick recovery. Perhaps they are young enough to have another Levi to help take his place.
Ron
Words Just Would Not Come (Poetry) - 3/10/2025 6:59:29 AM
How beautifully heart touching. It will not be in vain. I felt the loss deep in my spirit but the expectation of holy fruit.
Words Just Would Not Come (Poetry) - 3/8/2025 9:55:00 AM
I read this last night before retiring and once again upon awakening. I read it a third time to my wife during coffee this morning. We both wept. I am truly sorry for the loss. In our experiences, grief does not change you, it reveals you. And this is evidenced in your words, as you effectively convey the range of emotions and thoughts a mind and heart can go through. For a while, (as we’ve experienced) when one person is missing, the whole world seems empty. Thankfully the pain of it all eventually passes, but praise God Most High, the beauty remains. Michele and I both extend our deepest and most profound sympathies to you and Levi’s parents. Thank you for sharing… rlc
Come Sit By The Fire (Poetry) - 3/19/2023 8:45:33 AM
Those fireside memories and conversations make life beautiful.
Come Sit By The Fire (Poetry) - 10/14/2022 10:58:27 AM
Your poem was so lyrical and catchy that it would make a great song. It's really too bad that we no longer seem to have time to sit on the front porch with a cool lemonade or like you have written, sit around warm fire on a cold day with others and reminisce.
I find that I do it a bit too much here, but some like what I write anyway. I'm beginning to like your poetry very much.
Ron
Come Sit By The Fire (Poetry) - 10/12/2022 4:19:23 PM
that is very inviting as this was such a delightful read. thank you for this piece.
Yesteryears (Poetry) - 9/21/2021 9:40:54 AM
You kept it up beat. I expected you to get into the other part, like the Beatles did in Yesterday. But I'm glad you didn't. Too many poets do that.
Ron
Yesteryears (Poetry) - 9/21/2021 9:00:41 AM
Yes, we always need to be reminded of where we have been in order to connect with where we are, and where we are going. Besides, reflecting on the past lets us dim down the unpleasant while accentuating the positive. Well-written.
Yesteryears (Poetry) - 9/20/2021 3:01:58 PM
I agree…it’s so good to look back and reminisce…
Keeps me going on uncertain days…
…and our memories are ours to keep forever…
I really enjoyed this!
Diana…🌻
Little Things (Poetry) - 7/27/2021 9:11:49 PM
Yes, it is the little things that count, the everyday kindnesses and gestures we do for others without expectation of what we will get in return. Thank you for this very nice poem.
America Forward (Poetry) - 7/22/2018 7:50:19 AM
It's wake up or be destroyed. Well expressed. The biggest danger we face is decimation of our constitution, against that we must defend.
America Forward (Poetry) - 6/17/2018 1:36:51 PM
I'm not sure what this rally call is to. When it calls for "No matter the color, religion or creed," does that make it legitimate? If it is a call to go backward to fight old battles thought never won, it is not for me.
The most eminent danger we face is income inequality. And the source of that income inequality is the rich running our government with the power of their money. All other fears are merely rehashing the same old stuff since we came from Europe and took this land by our disease and guns from those that lived here thousands of years before us "true" Americans?
Named after a Spaniard, the Americas include North, Central and South America. Everyone living on the two continents are Americans. We are United States citizens, either born here or naturalized here.
Ron
In His Time (Poetry) - 12/31/2017 8:01:41 PM
This is well-written, Donna; and it stands as a testimonial of your faith. I talk to God all the time; not sure He hears me but, I know He has sent angels to save me on a number of times (even from myself) and I am ever grateful. And I do believe in angels and miracles. Happy New Year to you filled with blessings of love, peace, and joy.
Regis
Focus (Poetry) - 9/2/2016 7:07:45 AM
Like I always tell holier than thou out righteous so-called Christians… "What would Christ do?"
Ron
A Prayer for You (Poetry) - 8/31/2016 12:39:07 PM
wonderful attitude to prayer.
Happy Birthday, Eileen! (Poetry) - 8/28/2016 10:03:50 PM
A very special poem that exudes your true Christian character. God Bless You for all the wonderful things that you do. Yours in Christ,
John Michael Domino
PS: One of the activities I am involved with is a foster home camp where we make meals for youth and provided them with Christian hope and love. Amen
Happy Birthday, My Friend! (Poetry) - 6/30/2016 7:26:35 AM
She's really going to like this. You touched all the bases.
Ron
Little Things (Poetry) - 4/25/2016 5:52:56 AM
"...It may be a song, it may be a smile
Go do it today, and do it with pride
A crown of life will be waiting for you!"
Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem, D.S. Mullis!
What if? (Poetry) - 3/27/2016 9:33:44 AM
What if our path of least resistance is far right?
Other than that, you've nailed it! Thanks.
What if? (Poetry) - 3/27/2016 9:25:01 AM
I believe this is a true reflection of what is going on in our society here and more broadly throughout the world. I think it all boils down to your line about the parents fail to teach, I know it is not a for sure thing all the time but if parents teach hate, or how deprived and cheated they have been in this life, need someone to give them everything, you know how the kids will turn out. Some parents don't teach much of anything by way of great example and that also leads to minds full of mush.
Dan
What if? (Poetry) - 3/27/2016 7:32:26 AM
I find your rather dismal, negative view of the future to be rather prominent in the elderly community. This is probably the result of medicine prolonging life and the known fact that as we age, we tend to remember the best of the past and forget the worst. Even Socrates stated that the younger generation was going to hell.
World data indicates that the best years in history were the last two years. All you have to do is write your poem for 1933. At that time, my father, one of seven children, with a schoolmarm mother and factory worker/farmhand father, was malnourished, had eye and ear problems, bad teeth, didn't finish high school and had very little job opportunities. Fortunately, he did get two years of the Civil Conservation Corps, a big government despised program that replanted much of the old-growth forests raped by the lumber barons that turned out to be unsuitable for farming in northern Wisconsin.
When World War II came, probably the most perilous time for United States since the Civil War, dad tried to sign up, but couldn't because of his eyes and ears. He married my mother who was 17 at the time, and worked odd jobs. He became a truck driver, a Teamster member and worked (unhappily most of the time for companies that didn't care for their employees, although he loved trucking) until he retired at 62.
I worked until I was 69 and am still healthier than he was, ever. The future is quite bright for young people because there are so many options and so many are no longer discriminated against like the blacks in my father's northern Wisconsin rural community where they were only allowed to be junk collectors and farmhands with little or no prospects except sports.
Ron
What if? (Poetry) - 3/26/2016 2:49:57 PM
"What if?" Our country has already gone off the deep end of insanity. To get back some of that sanity is going to take a strong leader, able to turn some heads back on track. Some people say it can't be done. I'm not one of those people.
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/18/2015 8:12:59 AM
Very nice. Ashiff
A Jewel (Poetry) - 9/11/2015 7:32:06 PM
He is not a secret to keep to yourself, but a solution to share with everyone you meet! Beautiful thoughts in this little jewel of a poem.
Connie
Little Things (Poetry) - 9/11/2015 7:18:36 PM
Donna, I've been reading some of your poems and enjoying them. I'd like to pass this one on in my hometown. I'll send you a message on that. Among others, I share poetry with a group of seniors who attend a senior daycare. I think simple words with a good message make an impact on them.
Connie
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/11/2015 2:43:41 PM
Being a mum is the most underrated vocation. It is the most difficult of all vocations. And there is seldom a vacation.
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/11/2015 11:33:03 AM
A bond formed like no other.
Ron
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/10/2015 7:13:53 AM
Motherhood--the art, the magic, the wonder of us all.
Beautiful poem!
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/9/2015 9:36:15 AM
"The gift of life so fragile,yet
withstands the test of time."
True words!
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/9/2015 7:59:51 AM
Motherhood is a fulltime job as you have stated
in this lovely poem.
Always,
Deborah
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/9/2015 7:44:43 AM
The best thing that ever happqened to me was when I became a mother for the first time. I felt immense happiness, and my husband and I were both so proud. This poem brings back those memories.
Sandie
Motherhood (Poetry) - 9/9/2015 4:04:16 AM
"Demands from her, her utmost good!" I agree wholeheartedly with that, but not all mothers have their "utmost good" about them. Mine didn't when she was raising me.
Sunset Beauty (Poetry) - 3/8/2015 3:29:40 PM
GREAT WORK! GOD MADE NATURE SO THAT WE COULD SEE HIM THROUGH IT. I SEE HIM THROUGH THIS WORK...THANK YOU FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
THE CURE (Poetry) - 5/24/2014 6:03:26 PM
well done
Sunset Beauty (Poetry) - 12/19/2013 12:53:21 PM
A portrait in words as
exciting as any on canvas.
Superb!
Sunset Beauty (Poetry) - 12/18/2013 8:50:09 AM
Sunsets bring out the poet in everyone.
Ron
Sunset Beauty (Poetry) - 12/18/2013 6:03:39 AM
Very nice! It makes a nice picture to envision with a smile.
Connie
No Time! (Poetry) - 12/16/2012 6:39:37 AM
we all continue to pray
budd
I MISS YOU... (Poetry) - 12/15/2012 8:48:14 PM
This is much too good to be left there unread. so I read it. and enjoyed it. ps do you think this site is dying? please don't answer to message box..Thanks you'll see my poem it tells all.
Maybe! (Poetry) - 11/1/2012 1:34:50 PM
But if we don't try, there won't even be maybes, just regrets.
Ron
Maybe! (Poetry) - 11/1/2012 2:59:10 AM
the maybes of life and love are infinate, i enjoyed this much
budd
MY MAMA (Poetry) - 1/4/2011 5:47:26 AM
What a loving and wonderful tribute to your Mama! Lost my Mom last September 2010 and like you - miss her a lot. Thanks for posting, it is a blessing to read.
Christmas Time (Poetry) - 7/31/2010 11:34:26 AM
...........Yes, Jesus is the reason for the season, but I remember that and still love christmas festivities.
Magnolia & Tea-Southern Style! (Poetry) - 7/31/2010 11:33:22 AM
Love those magnolia flowers and the smell. Enjoy this writing of them too.
To A Special Sister! (Poetry) - 7/16/2010 12:17:04 PM
Reading this certainly made me miss my sister. Beautiful thoughts! Blessings...Frances
THE NOTION (Poetry) - 4/18/2010 1:00:44 PM
The notion that a notion would become a poem is exactly why we are poets. Well done Donna!!
BRAVO!!
LIFE'S MEANING (Poetry) - 4/18/2010 11:14:27 AM
Some go through life and ignore the signs placed in front of them and end up lost.
George
LiAna, A Vine (Poetry) - 3/27/2010 10:35:50 PM
lovely work
In Memory of Elizabeth Gannam Jorde (Poetry) - 2/9/2010 10:42:17 PM
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE I NEVER KNEW...UNTIL YOU SPOKE OF HER SO BEAUTIFULLY. MY SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY WHO BEAR THE BURDEN OF WAITING...UNTIL THEY SEE HER AGAIN. GOD BLESS AND THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Christmas Time (Poetry) - 12/14/2009 11:33:39 PM
How reverently true, God bless...
Be always safe,
Karen
Christmas Time (Poetry) - 12/14/2009 8:34:13 PM
wonderful thought to move us through the season, with hope
Covenant Brothers (Poetry) - 11/28/2009 8:26:48 AM
I like it, Well done
The Love of a Son (Poetry) - 11/24/2009 10:58:47 AM
Excellent! I too, have only one cherished son so I can relate! Cool! blessings...Frances
Once Again (Poetry) - 11/14/2009 8:37:27 PM
HALLELUJAH! AND 'ONCE AGAIN' GOD HAS USED YOU TO TOUCH MY SOUL AND BLESSED ME THROUGH YOUR LOVELY WORK. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Mercy (Poetry) - 9/6/2009 12:22:58 PM
D.S. Beautiful words capturing the essence of mercy and grace! Well done! Blessings...Frances
Trust In Tragedy? (Poetry) - 8/29/2009 12:34:03 PM
WHAT A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF TRUST...THIS IS WELL WRITTEN WITH NICE PHRASES, IMAGERY AND RHYME. THANKS FOR SHARING AND BLESSINGS.
JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Our Blessed Hope! (Poetry) - 8/27/2009 8:35:22 PM
AMEN...WRITTEN WELL AND FILLED WITH WHAT ALL 'BELIVERS' ARE HOPING FOR. BLESSING. JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
The Love of a Son (Poetry) - 8/15/2009 8:26:35 PM
Great Job! I too have a son (my only son) and his name is also Josh. Enjoyed this much! In His Greatest Love, Sis. "D"
God Is Love (Poetry) - 8/15/2009 8:22:39 PM
A most excellent write, which I really enjoyed, thanks!(smile) In His Greatest Love, Sis. "D"
I LOVE YOU! (Poetry) - 6/14/2009 2:52:44 PM
Very beautiful writing sweet lady...Hugsss
I LOVE YOU! (Poetry) - 6/11/2009 8:55:28 PM
D.S.
What a beautiful love poem. Those three little words are the sweetest in the world.
Mary
TOGETHER! (Poetry) - 5/20/2009 5:03:24 AM
Beautiful tribute to love! I have this kind of relationship with my soulmate too. Nice write D.S.
TOGETHER! (Poetry) - 5/11/2009 3:16:12 PM
It nice to be in seperable with someone who love you and you do the same in return.
Cheers,
Milton
TOGETHER! (Poetry) - 5/10/2009 10:42:53 PM
Very nice and lively! I like the pace of it, obviously the love here is so vividly alive - together.
Cynthia
The Hands of Time (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:18:08 PM
Now more than ever, this poem must be read and shared! "Man's come a long way, but now he should heed, The absolute fact; that he has a need-" and denying that need has now brought this generation into
man-made chaos that will soon destroy all of mankind.
Cynthia
Only God Knows (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:13:59 PM
How great is His wisdom and His plan for us - you tell them in this poem an map it out in effective verse, so encouraging and inspiring!
Cynthia
It's All About Me (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:11:22 PM
I like this very much, a situation we are all in when life's cares
occupy our intimate time with the Reason for our existence, and we
get "unplugged" from the Source of all Power - God. We go about
so busy in His work but not busy with Him, the Planner of our work.
You wrote this perfectly - well done.
Cynthia
In His Time (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:08:03 PM
"Don't be afraid to take off your mask, let Him be Lord is all He ask-"
Simple truth that the proud cannot accept. The world remains SELF centered and cannot receive, the mask blinds them, but the Truth will set them free as they hear about Him. Your poem is a way for that to happen!
Cynthia
His Plan (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:04:13 PM
Ah, the Wisdom of God!!! "The man without the Spirit cannot understand
the things of the Spirit, for they are foolishness to him..."
He knows His sheep and His sheep hear His voice. You do hear Him and you relay the message for others to hear Him too. "By His example I know how to give."
Cynthia
Words (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 7:00:28 PM
Without the Power of the Holy Spirit our words are empty and
ineffective - but with His Presence in them they are our SWORD,
our HAMMER, our SEED. They cut to silence evil, they pound to break
the sin, they grow as seeds to bear fruits of Righteousness.
Cynthia
A Jewel (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:57:00 PM
Completely true, as a lamp cannot be hidden under a bed - it must be put high on a lamp stand to shed light for a whole room, pearls and jewels of God's Word need to be shared. Caution tells us not to sow
them amongst swine and dogs.
Cynthia
Be Thankful! (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:53:59 PM
Wonderful poem and excellent message - in all walks of life thankfulness is a blessing. A thankful heart is a heart of worship.
Cynthia
Guard Your Heart (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:52:10 PM
How very true - "But given some time the root makes a tree!"
Unresolved anger or resentment grows slowly into hate and bitterness,
and the heart unguarded becomes an unwilling soil. Your words are
cutting and your pen a scalpel - to bring healing here.
Cynthia
God Is Love (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:48:41 PM
What a real blessing this poem is!!! God is Love and He loves to do good, because in that He delights...not the wrong concept that He does
all the wars, famine, financial collapse, etc. that are all man-made but blamed on Him. You write poetry so well and He is glorified in your work!
Cynthia
God's Majesty (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:45:02 PM
Majesty - the perfect word for our God Who is awesome in Power
and abounding in Loving Kindness! He is worthy of all praise and honor, and this poem so gives much of that! Excellent write - I like the rhyme, flow, content, and style!!!
Cynthia
The Love of a Son (Poetry) - 5/7/2009 6:42:09 PM
I can relate so well with this - having an only son who is God's gift to me, and this poem seems to talk about him too. I love the way you express a mother's thoughts - Happy Mother's Day!
Cynthia
Family Life (Poetry) - 1/28/2009 4:22:08 AM
Glad I finally got to read about this. Good tribute to your aged Father. Sorry did not get to it sooner. You write terrifically, by the way.
Who Me? - Forget? (Poetry) - 11/9/2008 10:28:48 PM
Very sad to remain on the side lines and observe one slipping away. Watched my mother slowly slip away to the point where her family was unrecognizable, touching write...
Be always safe,
Karen
It's All About Me (Poetry) - 10/25/2008 8:38:24 PM
I like this poem alot,well written,take care
Edwin
Family Life (Poetry) - 10/25/2008 8:36:45 PM
A lovely tribute to your dad.I enjoy reading it,take care.Great Poem overall :-)
Edwin
The Love of a Son (Poetry) - 10/25/2008 8:34:48 PM
I love this poem.It relates to me in a way because I'm an only child/son and the way that you express your feelings in this poem is the exact same way that my own mother will probably feel as well.A son/mother relationship is very special and priceless.
Edwin
It's All About Me (Poetry) - 10/25/2008 11:17:29 AM
Hello there!
A very nice way to put your point across; especially in our very egocentred, 21st century lifetime.
I really liked your sensitive approach and the way you "put" the message over.
Great stuff,
Regards,
Brice.
God Is Love (Poetry) - 8/14/2008 7:53:04 AM
This poem is a "Bright Shinning Light" of hope.
Yours In Christ,
John Michael
Only God Knows (Poetry) - 8/14/2008 7:51:22 AM
I agree!!!!
Dear Donna,
I wrote a poem with a similar message. It's one of my favorites and the one that you wrote is definately on my top ten as well.
Write on!
John Michael
Be Thankful! (Poetry) - 8/14/2008 7:47:49 AM
I love your Christlike attitude! Your poetic ability is a GOD given gift that HE has blessed you with.
Come visit my website as well and see what Christ has done for me!
John Michael
The Spicer of Life (Poetry) - 8/6/2008 5:44:55 AM
Very well done,enjoyed...have a wonderful and safe day...HUgssss
The Spicer of Life (Poetry) - 8/5/2008 10:21:57 PM
Very true and well written. We are our own destiny....
Be always safe,
Karen
What's That In Your Hand? (Poetry) - 7/27/2008 3:09:45 AM
Hi Donna,how are you?This is a lovely poem with a good message fill with wisedom and knowledge.Very inspirational.I enjoy reading it,take care of yourself
Edwin
What's That In Your Hand? (Poetry) - 7/20/2008 9:29:26 PM
Wonderful, uplifting, inspirational piece with a fantastic moral to it....
Be always safe,
Karen
What's That In Your Hand? (Poetry) - 7/20/2008 6:28:00 PM
I thought this was very interesting and good. Hopefully everything is good and you might enjoy some of my work! Keep it up
The Stirring (Poetry) - 6/16/2008 8:34:44 PM
Oh how divinely true, God bless....
Be always safe,
Karen
Letting Go (Poetry) - 6/14/2008 7:44:25 PM
Words of truth and wisdom expressed with such passion....
Be always safe,
Karen
Letting Go (Poetry) - 6/14/2008 10:13:53 AM
Great inspirational poem, turning to the Lord in the troubled times.
Mary
Letting Go (Poetry) - 6/14/2008 9:10:11 AM
Great poem Donna. Learning to "let go" is one of life's hardest lessons, but once learned life becomes so much easier. I've learned the hard way the He is in control and not me. And also that when we face those brick walls of life that it may be at the last minute but He will always knock them down for us.
Blessings,
Marcia
Oh What A Difference... (Poetry) - 6/13/2008 11:32:33 AM
A grand testament speaking the truth. The secret. Well done my friend.
Hugs,
Marcia
The Adventure (Poetry) - 6/12/2008 7:09:59 PM
Oh how spiritually uplifting and wonderfully phrased. Keeping God close keeps the light in the soul alive....
Be always safe,
Karen
The Back Burner Friend (Poetry) - 6/12/2008 6:46:32 PM
I'm such a dork. I ended up nearly in sobs after reading this. You put a special and positive light on something that I've felt I've always been - a person on the back burner for everyone. I've never thought of a beautiful way of thinking of it, and it's so touching. Haha, really made me feel a little better. I needed that. I hope a LOT of people read this.
There's Nothing to Lose (Poetry) - 6/11/2008 10:43:54 PM
Inspirationally beautiful...
Be always safe,
Karen
There's Nothing to Lose (Poetry) - 6/11/2008 6:18:23 PM
Yet giving up that which means most to you,
Produces a yield of something brand new!
&
Surely in losing you'll find that you win,
For God will make something of nothing again!
Are remarkable lines.
There's Nothing to Lose (Poetry) - 6/11/2008 6:02:24 PM
Words to live by, this is uplifting and well written.
There's Nothing to Lose (Poetry) - 6/11/2008 4:00:36 PM
This is such a great inspirational writing...it touched me so.
Little Things (Poetry) - 6/8/2008 10:01:50 PM
Yes, it is in the little things that we do everyday that makes the world a better place, and for some of us, helps us remember WWJD. Thanks for this.
