11 Jun 2017 7 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality Tags: christianity, compassion, Judging others, poem, poetry, self-examination
Sharing a poem I wrote earlier this month. Initially I titled it Examination Day, but after going back and forth with hubby about all the possibilities- I just went with the sheep by still waters…
May your self- reflection always reveal an abundance of grace within, that you may be able to abundantly give it. For such times as these…
10 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: compassion, Distraction, intimacy with Jesus, Jesus, Lent, Lists, National Poetry Month, Planning, poem, poetry, prayer, Prayer life, relationships
22 Aug 2014 17 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Christ, Christian Poetry, christianity, compassion, faith, mercy, poem, poetry
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This morning I woke up, went to my desk and penned this poem. Sometimes I feel that calling myself a writer is a half truth. Because when words come, I sometimes am faithful to make myself available to the tumbling forth…but then does that make me a writer, or a just a word catcher? I am as one who is led, one who avails to that which flows, not one who desires to control the flow of what comes….I just don’t know. But today I give you what came to me. May it be a blessing.
22 Jul 2014 16 Comments
in Writing Life Tags: children, compassion, mental health, Mental Illness, Special needs
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” When I taught in public schools I frequently developed opinions about why “challenging children” behaved poorly. More often than not I blamed their parents. I held the self-righteous notion that I worked hard to raise happy, well- rounded children and that if other parents took their responsibilities seriously and parented effectively, their children would be fine. Boy was I getting mine, living with a mentally ill teen, spending lots of time in the psychiatrist’s waiting room, and thoroughly researching the topic chipped away at my arrogance and ignorance.
I began to change.” ~Kate McLaughlin
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