Edwin Rolfe said,
“You can’t judge a book by its cover”
Jesus once said,
“You will know them by their fruits”
Don’t judge, examine fruit.
Tanka
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Enjoy the Joy of Today
Many tomorrows
Have swiftly come and gone
Yet we still keep on
Looking for their appearance
Oft missing the joy of today
Tanka
Memorial Day
In memory of your
Faces we no longer see,
Who fought to keep us free,
Souls so brave and true, now gone,
For our freedom we thank you.
Tanka
Keeping Busy
Limited resources,
Boredom, time to spare,
Creativity reigns.
New garden art on display,
Pretty way to recycle.
Tanka
Today I was working on creating some yard art from things I had on hand. I like to make useful items from things that normally get thrown away or recycled so I have been trying to find things to make with the plastic bottle caps from my water bottles and also aluminum cans. The photo posted is some of the flowers created today that when finished will go outside in my back yard.
Junk Mail
Something we all get
Something we all do not want
Something we all throw
Such a waste of people’s time,
Labor, paper and money
Tanka
NaPoWriMo Day 20 Prompt: Junk Mail
I do try to find creative ways to use junk mail in my art like in my paper collage art, paper mache sculptures, envelope art journals and shredded paper packing but it still seems to pile up.
If you want some ideas of creative ways to recycle or reuse your junk mail just click the link below for: 35 Unique and Practical Ideas To Recycle Junk Mail Brilliantly
https://www.natureholdsthekey.com/recycle-junk-mail
Or do a search on You Tube for creative ways to use junk mail.
Ordinary Objects
During quarantine
Learning the value of our
Ordinary objects
Cookbooks, ovens, dinner plates
Become familiar
Tanka
I grew up in a time when people rarely ate out, at least those I knew. My family always ate meals at home around our big Formica kitchen table where conversation was shared along with mom’s wonderful home cooking.
I learned to cook and bake from my mom and aunt, most of my friends did also. It was just an ordinary part of life back then.
High School had Home Ec classes and Shop classes as part of our learning experience, to prepare us for living as adults.
There were some restaurants, but our family rarely ate out. A treat for us was to occasionally eat a light supper out on a Friday night shopping trip downtown at Woolworth’s lunch counter. We would order toasted egg salad sandwiches with pickles on the side and potato chips. As we waited for our food we would watch what was called the “dumb waiter” open and close as it carried food up and dish tubs down as the kitchen was downstairs from the counter above.
So cooking my meals at home during this time of quarantine has not been a big change for me at all, as that is what I usually do anyhow. I feel it tastes better and is less costly to do so, although I do occasionally like to order a pizza or sub sandwich at a local restaurant as a treat.
But many people during this time of virus, are having to learn to cook as they stay home in quarantine. It is a new experience for them as they were accustomed to frequently eating out. They are now sharing recipes and pictures of their dinner creations on Facebook. The family dinner table is being restored, and ordinary things like ovens, and mixing bowls, are being used again.
That is the good I see coming out in all of this. That is the part of this I hope has some lasting effect, as immediate families grow closer together and spend more quality time at home, and life slows down to bring appreciation of ordinary things.
NaPiWriMo Day 8–Prompt: Ordinary Things
God’s Hand
Hope, Help, Healing
Are in my God’s palm today
He’s reaching forth to
Bring His hope and help worldwide
And healing to the nations
Tanka
As I was praying this morning for my family, friends, fellow believers, myself, and the nations of people worldwide, tears of sorrow came to me as I prayed against this virus which seems to be covering the world.
I asked that the blood of Jesus might come to cover us instead.
I asked that there be a worldwide revival so people might be drawn to God and come to know Him as His hand is not too short to save anyone anywhere.
As I was praying I had a vision of God’s Hand extended. He was holding out His hand and in His Palm were the words Hope, Help, Healing.
This is what He is offering to all of us today, anywhere we are, worldwide.
If you are looking for Hope, Help, or Healing, He is offering it to you.
Take His Hand and receive what you need. He is a good God who will never leave you, nor forsake you in this time of pandemic or anytime.
He will always be near to bring Hope, Help and Healing to your mind, body and soul night or day.
NaPoWriMo Day 4--Prompt: Dream image. ( Well my poem is close to prompt as it was a vision I had, but not actually a dream)
Inspired to Inspire
Just a few small stones
And a little bit of time
Can brighten the day,
Create some happiness
For me to share with others
Tanka
I enjoyed painting some more inspirational rocks today to share near the path.
Many that I’d created last week were taken by those that passed by so I needed to replenish the area.
I am happy to see they are brightening people’s day.
Provision
At a time when
Gatherings are discouraged
Sparrows meet together
Feasting on food provided
By their Father in heaven
Tanka
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26
(Seeing these birds in the parking lot at my local grocery was a great reminder that God will provide during these unstable times and like the birds I should not worry about what I will eat or drink.)
Walking Circumspectly
Walking thru my day
Avoiding worry puddles
Watching where I walk
Stepping over the pitfalls
Of the fear induced cracks
Tanka
