Author: Leonas Lines

A born and raised Midwesterner who traveled to Oregon in 2006 via the Oregon Trail route, fell in love with Oregon and now call it home. I am retired and pursuing my life long dream of becoming a Freelance Inspirational Writer.
Posted in Acrostic, December 2018, Rhyme

COOKIES Acrostic

Posted on by Leonas Lines

Cookies

Chocolate and Chocolate Chips

Or Snoballs, Spritz and Shortbread Dips

Oreo’s Original and Oatmeal

Krispies, Macaroon or Pinwheel

Iced Sugar, Filled or Plain

Elephant Ear or sweet Candy Cane

Sandwich, Bars, Cut-Outs or Drops

Acrostic/Rhyme

Happy National Cookie Day! Hope it was yummy for you!

I baked some Sour Cream Sugar Cookies today and was planning to head to Subway to get my free cookie there but never made it.

Just as well, I didn’t need another cookie anyhow. Mine were enough! 😊

Here’s the recipe if any of you might want it.

Cake Mix Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cake-mix-sugar-cookies/e78f72f7-d95c-45fb-a0b1-add9f34b6171

A-Z List Of Cookie Types

https://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cookies/cookies2/cookie-types-m.asp

Where to Get Free Cookies on National Cookie Day

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/national-cookie-day-deals-2018-free-cookies

Posted in December 2018, Etheree

Tis’ the Season

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Evergreen, red bow, red berries, baby deer, snowy

Lights

Twinkling

Reflecting

Everywhere

Smiles are shared

With strangers on the street

Stores are filled with

Shoppers looking for once a year treats

To share with others generously

There’s just something about Christmas

Etheree

Posted in Elegy, November 2018

Goodbye Lily

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Lily, Oregon Zoo Baby elephant
Picture captured from https://goo.gl/images/SCyfuF

In the Autumn we mourn

One who left too soon

Lily, November born

Bid us ‘bye neath the moon

Full of joy was Lil’ Lily

Happy baby elephant

Playful and sweet was she

In spirit, confident

Though illness took her away

From us and her family

We honor her today

For her sweet memory

Elegy

I am saddened by this news as I remember when Lily was born and everyone in Portland got the opportunity to vote on a name for her. I voted for the name Lily and was so happy it was chosen for her. It fit her perfectly. She was so sweet, lively, joyful and happy. She would have been 6 years old today 😪

https://www.oregonzoo.org/news/2018/11/zoo-heartbroken-6-year-old-lily-succumbs-virus

Posted in Double Choka, November 2018

Revived

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Bright sky

I sat with Despair

She held my hand and led me

Into sinking sand

Where I met disappointment

Doubt and disbelief

I watched my dreams fading

Near Disappearing

And then I felt a presence

A Hand lifting and leading

Me out to a better place

A land of hope and purpose

Where the Light shines

Upon dreams making them new

A firm foundation

Where no Disses can dwell

An encouraging

Place full of life where

I’m building a good future

Double Choka

Posted in November 2018, Shadorma

“Down With a Cold”

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Fever, cold, sickness

“Under the weather”

(Whatever that means.)

“Not myself”

“Feeling ill”

(Idioms for I’m not well)

“Abit out of sorts”

Shadorma

The Urban Dictionary says:

“To be under the weather is to be unwell. … Originally it meant to feel seasick or to be adversely affected by bad weather. The term is correctly ‘under the weather bow’ which is a gloomy prospect; the weather bow is the side upon which all the rotten weather is blowing.”

Posted in Nonet, November 2018, Scripture

Manifold

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Tamborine
“Manifold” Tambourine

Many kinds; numerous and varied:

Are God’s Grace and Wisdom shown

To beings in the heavenlies

And to those in the world

By us the church on earth

If we minister

To one another

With our

Gifts

Nonet

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

1 Peter 4:10

To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, Ephesians 3:10

(The photo is of one of my Tambourines that I use in praise and worship. I name all my Tambourines as I feel each instrument has a different purpose. This Tamborine I named “Manifold” because it reflects light in so many ways. I use it in worship to praise God for His Manifold Grace And Wisdom according to the scriptures 1 Peter 4:10 and Ephesians 3:10 )