ONE WORD

Every year… I try my best to go with God’s desire for me in finding ONE word for me…

To FOCUS this year, drawing closer to God, His desire for what to accomplish…

Day 5

Challenge this Fifth Day
is to write a cinquain!!

Hearing 

you Cry Tonight

Because we’re Far Apart

Should be Here Happily The

With Me

Originally written 6-14-1983
From much longer poem

Jaundiced Outlook

Not long ago born,
having know idea what is going on
Looking through the glass,
seeing the sunny grass
Sitting in just a diaper,
Feeling the warmth & getting hyper
Swinging front to back,
Giggling to the rhythm snack
The yellow jaundice finally fading,
No more need for the sunny cascading

Although the more I grow,

I’ve learned we need the sun – more then we’ll ever know!

Another Day

Third Prompt for NaPoWriMo 2013
Write a Sea Shanty… well I just couldn’t do it, so I wrote about my days…

A Trip around Town
Appointments all Around

Cars speedily rushing
To Late to realize the crushing

We continue to make Plans
When we should be Folding our Hands

To oft the World to Please
Now Praying on our Knees

For Those speedily Rushing & Crushing

Thankful to Safely make it Home
Playing on Google Chrome

 

HL 4/3/13

Legacy

To leave the legacy behind
which shows of
loving, caring, and joyful kind
or
depressed, hurt, and selfish kind?

Working hard, giving my all, to the bone
or
Lazily, hiding away, continuing to groan

Caring for our home, vivaciously
or
Neglectfully letting it go, tenaciously

Joyfully going about each day
sharing of kindness
teaching love
or
Miserably climbing back in bed
keeping to myself
guarding the thoughts at bay

Reading/Sharing of God’s Word
or
Reading/Sharing the World

Carefully watching my actions
or
Destructively reacting

Singing/Worshiping with Love
or
Whimpering/Diving like a shove

Which is TRUE?

Or Could it be…
there are two-sides of me?!?

Second Prompt for NaPoWriMo 2013
Now it’s your turn… share your poem link with me in the comments section below
& NaPoWriMo (by clicking on the pic above)!!

HL 4/2/2013

Slowly, Silently … Quickly, Loudly

First Prompt for NaPoWriMo 2013
is to use the first line from another poem

Slowly, silently, now the moon
quietly shining
as the pain cannot be hidden
Quickly, Loudly, now the YELL

Slowly, silently, now the truth
quietly sitting (screaming inside)
awaiting the anxiety to roll away
Quickly, Loudly, now the decision
to HIDE

Slowly, silently, now my child
quietly comes behind me
wraps his arms around me
to remind me, “it’s okay”

Quickly, Loudly, now the Truth
God Loves Me

HL 4/1/13

30 Day Give

Several people are participating in a challenge to give! How you’re probably asking!?! Giving each day of the month of November of yourself in one way or another – it doesn’t have to mean you spend any money – you could simply make sure each day you find someone (different people even) to encourage… giving a little of you… sharing God too!

WHO would think we could pull this off?!? Why God of course! He inspired 10 women to share this journey and challenge us along with ’em!

Do you have a heart for giving? I sure do

Do you want your giving to make a bigger impact this holiday season? I’d like to make an impact somewhere…

Would you like to be part of a larger giving effort to make a BIG difference? I’d love to be part to make a BIG difference!

So, now – you’d say, “Heather come on, stop pulling our chain! Where do I find out about getting on board?” Here’s the button!

So… while I’m excited to participate in this journey; I’m actually taking a fall break from blogging – So I will maintain the Challenge Calendar journal but I won’t be recording on the blog as I don’t want to sound a trumpet on what we do but I will post occasionally with encouragement and tips on giving. But please do hop on over here to join us and stay up-to-date by following the 30 Day Giving Challenge on Facebook and Twitter. You can also join us in the BlogFrog Community to connect with like-minded participants, ask questions, and grow in your faith.

A couple of ways I hope to contribute… and/or just some suggestions:

1. Sending an encouraging email to someone * who – could be you?!?
2. Spending time with a neighbor (maybe they don’t have family close by), grandparents, parents, aunts/uncles – cousins too, sisters/brothers – don’t forget the in-laws 😉
   Give of yourself… your time with others is precious & priceless.
3. Dinner with friends/Cookout & invite others over.
4. Operation Christmas Child (pack a shoe box & share the joy of Christ with children!)
5. Sharing other’s blog with each other & inspiring posts

Here is another friend sharing a great list of ideas! I love all these ideas & am thankful I came across this challenge! You don’t have to have a blog, twitter, join facebook or anything to join us – you don’t even have to comment to say you will; because we’re here to give for an audience of One – as He asks us to!

Be Blessed, HL

WFW-1 John 3:16

Original image: http://www.manywallpapers.com; I added the Scripture

This is how we know what love is:
Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.
And we ought to lay down our lives
for our brothers.

1 John 3:16

Today I share 1 John 3:16 with you for Word-Filled Wednesday & Women in the Word Wednesdays for several different reasons:

• This is the weeks challenge to memorize for GMG
• This Scripture has been laid on my heart lately
• When I came across this image…
• I felt greatly drawn to share it with you all today!

Unfortunately I think a lot of people today have forgotten that we’re to help each other out when needed. We need to be examples for others – as other points are shared for Women in the Word Wednesdays this week!  Families need to come together and support each other. We’re to love other’s as we love ourselves. We are to forgive as He forgave us. Are we doing this? Are we being who He ask’s us to be? Do we completely have the concept of His love for us – I really needed AmyDeanne’s WFW sharing today! How about how He takes on our burdens and protects us or even how He fills us with joy & commands that we share His Word… Do we remember how He’s reasoned with us… making our sins as white as snow? His Word reminds us … His Word Blesses us… take take to be with Him. Do we know Him, really?

(I’m so glad I’m chiming in late today… and get to share so many other’s Scripture graphics with you; as they all come together! God does that a lot around me! And I’m glad I can share it with you! … I haven’t checked them all out – so Please head on over, Click here to view the entire list of entered link)

Thanks for stopping today,