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- WHOA – STILL DWELLING IN OUR MOTORHOME – TWO YEARS NOT TRAVELING – FINALLY HAVE INTERNET WE CAN USE – ADAPTED MY NOVEL INTO A SCREENPLAY – THAT WAS FUN – HAD A LOT TO LEARN AND LEARNED WHILE WRITING – NOW READY TO SELL – DUH – PANDEMIC – YOU GOT TO BE KIDDNIG – STILL – OUR GOD REIGNS – THE LORD IS ALWAYS GOOD –
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- So Long – So Long – Not Goodbye but Too Long not to Post – We Live the RV Life – Data Costs More than We Like – Posting Requires Data – Almost Decided to Quit Posting – Catch Up Time –
- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
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- Beginning Our 2018-19 Tour in our Motorhome – And the Excitement Builds – What Could Be So Exciting – For Me – Looking Out Our Windows Beholding New Surroundings – I Love It –
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- Bikes in Our Future – Steve Turning 80 Soon – Carol Ann 70 – We Think We Can Ride Them and Have Fun – Good Exercise – A Recap of Challenging Journey – Different from Our First Year that Happened without a Hitch –
- Las Cruces New Mexico – Destination for Fun with Friends – Fellow RVers Meet Us Here – We Dine Together at Local Restaurants – And There Are Plenty – Steve Had Coach and Jeep Washed after Five Days of Rain and Mud in Texas – Now They Shine Again –
- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
- Moving toward Our Next Destination – Driving a Comfortable Distance – Following Our Plan – Reaching Parks We Booked Months Earlier – Three Days to Rest – Three Days that Fly By –
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- Had to Share this Photo of Lake Erie Shore – We Arrived this Afternoon Greeted by a Wasp that Flew into the Small Window Used to Pay Tolls from the Driver’s Seat – Last Year Hornets Invaded the Cockpit – One Huge Wasp Was Just as Effective in Slowing Down our Progress until We Smacked it Silly and Tossed it in the Trash –
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- Camping on Little Pigeon River Makes Up for Being Canceled by Our RV Park on the Mighty Mississippi – Which Flooded Her Banks This Year – Here We Are on Another Riverbank – Enjoying the View –
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Farmer’s Rice
My paternal grandmother served this delicious dessert frequently. Most foods my grandmother served were old Pennsylvania Dutch recipes she’d learned from her mother, my great grandmother. Grandma had eight grandchildren and we all loved her Farmer’s Rice. Ingredients: Cooked white or brown … Continue reading
Changes
Changes When life changes without warning My inner compass goes berserk My comfort zone disappears I drive about but cannot steer Why it happened isn’t clear Questions appear Unanswered I feel threatened Filled with fear I call His Name Jesus … Continue reading
Squirrel Hunter
Shady, a hunter in his former life fending for himself among his feral enemies, enjoys a very different life now more than a thousand miles from his home turf. Shady had a reputation for being a wild scrapper and a … Continue reading
First Draft
FIrSt dRaFT … fIrsT DRaFt … FIrsTtt When will I learn that my fIrsT DfrAft is not a product ready to be seen? But it seems so GreAT the first time I read it! It’s as READY as it’ll ever … Continue reading
A Child
A Child A child looks up to see a smile Longing for approval Instead he sees a scornful scowl And hears his hero howl A child’s heart breaks His small hands shake He wants to run away His dad shouts … Continue reading
Point of View
View overlooking courtyard taken from apartment window Tall trees hold my gaze rapt in contrast of strong branches and fragile green leaves set against calm blue sky. Beneath our second story point of view, courtyard lies cozily centered among sturdy … Continue reading
Provider
Provider We have a need we cannot meet We try so hard to find a way When all the while There’s only One Provider Any time Anywhere For anyone Yet So often we avoid this One Fearing there’s a price … Continue reading
Becca
Short story in small segments. Continue reading
It’s me Lord
It’s me Lord I’m here again in fact I never meant to leave I was looking for you Everywhere And found You Looking for me Thank You Lord I get lost a lot And panic When I can’t find You … Continue reading
Camping with Mom – Short Fiction Based on True Story –
Ronda, a young stay-at-home mom weary of the everyday routine of caring for five-year-old Samuel and three-year-old Jennifer, looked forward eagerly to a vacation at a campground snuggled next to a lake a few hundred miles from their home. She … Continue reading
When
When When the sky seems too close to the ground And your shoes too short for your feet Don’t look around – look up When your troubles seem over your head And your heart hurts more than your feet Don’t … Continue reading
Comfort Food
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Comfort foods like chocolate, pastries, popcorn, and Spaghetti with Meat Sauce are sure to pamper certain of us when feel like being coddled and spoiled. Often my husband and I crave homemade spaghetti. From start to … Continue reading
Morning Coffee
Morning Coffee A sip of my favorite coffee in the morning is for me nothing less than a gift from heaven. It is more than a beverage, more than a tradition, something near transcendence from where I am to where … Continue reading
Sheepfold
Sheepfold Who can tell what a day may bring Or what a day may take away Who can tell how a day May change the course of history But there is One who knows He can change a life In … Continue reading
The Road
The Road The road’s been rough The journey long No heart to travel on The road ahead Seems steeper yet Shoes worn Clothes torn Best to lay the body down Let the weary traveler rest No more desire For further … Continue reading
Beautiful
Beautiful She hides in crowds Shrinks from view Glances at the faces Of people she never knew She wonders if they’re happy She whispers a prayer for them She thinks they’re beautiful Because They are They‘re beautiful For each one … Continue reading
One Mistake
One Mistake From one failure Arise all the horrors Of humanity From one mistake Come heartache And Pain Can’t figure it out Don’t get it yet But it’s true Just one wrongdoing Only one We don’t obey The Word of … Continue reading
Slim Shady – My Cat
This is young Shady The Teenage Cat The strange past of my precious cat Shady remains an unsolved mystery. This handsome gray cat has a history and emotional baggage, in fact. This is what I know: Although keeping company with wild … Continue reading
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread, one of my favorite comfort foods, turns out perfect every time I bake it. This plain bread, delicious and easy to prepare, with texture like no other quick bread I’ve eaten, pleases my husband, as well. I … Continue reading
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