A Coloring Book World, Part I

A Coloring Book World, Part I

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Life is a coloring book and yes, I have the crayons.” — Rev Patricia Bessey This week, I was moved by the above morning message from my minister. I instantly loved it. I had not thought about life in this way before. So, I am inviting you to think about the colors you use to color your world with as you go about your week. The following quotes, poems and…

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 A Pan Handling Dilemma

Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com “People don’t like to see homelessness,” he said, adding he felt like perhaps the community would rather the homeless, “be out of sight.”   — Steve Huston                                                   Waiting in his truck at the stoplight, Aiden noticed the man dressed in a green leprechaun suit and hat (yes, really) who was holding a black decorated…

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Control or Surrender

Hollingworth Lake Shore by David Dixon is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 “To hell with circumstances, I create opportunities.” Bruce Lee It was as though he had woken up one day and his world had completely changed. Aiden was single after a sixteen-year relationship that had ended. She had taken their dog with her and left his cat, at least, but the apartment was emptied of all her things. This…

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The Heart of Joy

“We cannot always control the situation we are in,                                                         but we can always control our attitude toward it.” – Victor Frankl Aiden remembers how his dad died. He died the way he lived, as a gentle man and a gentleman. His name was Wilbur Ernest Wolf, and he grew up on a farm, becoming a jack of all trades and a master at some of them. Dad was a…

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Hocus Pocus Focus

Three lady slippers in the top third of photo One morning when Aiden was coming back from a walk with his dog, he saw a lady slipper. Most of us know it is an endangered wildflower and not to pick or transplant it. After taking care of his dog, he went back into the woods to take a picture of it. He found it and thought it was the only one which had normally been the case for him. He began to…

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Solar Eclipse and Thoughts Part I

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