February 7, 2010
I’m sending this poem into the air
I’m not sure if you’ll hear it
But I’ll send it anyway.
Because tonight my heart is full
With things too beautiful to say.
Emotions surge and dance together
Sadly pleasant, bittersweet
And sunsets, music, laughter, love
And people never coming back
And places I can never go again
And days that linger, suspended, in my mind
Are calling out to be inside
This poem.
January 26, 2010
… it’s so hard not to slip and think, “It would be so easy to be good, if only . . .”
(But to live in the shadow of the mountains in a windblown meadow, miles away from noise and confusion, does seem as though it would be Heaven.)
P.S. Three posts in one day! 
lol
January 26, 2010
is like instant springtime!!!!
*Thank you, God*
♥♥
January 26, 2010
Climb every mountain,
Search high and low,
Follow every byway,
Every path you know.
~*~
Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
‘Till you find your dream.
~*~
A dream that will need
All the love you can give,
Every day of your life
For as long as you live.
~*~
Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
Till you find your dream
~*~
January 21, 2010
I’ve discovered that a “crush” or “infatuation,” and truly falling in love, are two totally opposite procedures and have two totally different outcomes.
With an infatuation, you fall head over heels for someone you’ve just met — love at first sight, almost — and the feeling is strong enough to make you walk on air. It’s only after a long emotional trip that you realize, “Wow. They are actually just a regular, ordinary person. I wonder what I even saw in them!”
With falling in love, it’s the other way around. You’ve just met someone and the first thing you see is a regular, ordinary person. You may not see ANYTHING in them. They can walk in the room and your heart does absolutely nothing. It’s only after a long, beautiful journey that you realize, “Wow. They are sooo special. I could never live without them now. I’m… in love!”
So where the first “crash-bang” episode quickly fades into the distance, the second experience is like a tree that took time to root and grow up into something so strong, nothing will bring it down.
Now I know everyone’s experience is different — everyone’s love story follows a different plot. But this is how my love story went. And I wouldn’t trade it for the world. <3 <3
January 20, 2010
Einstein said that success was 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. What is similar about writing is that it is not the most talented that succeed; it is those that are persistent. The more you write, the better you become… Writing is not about who can use the biggest words but about describing complex concepts in simple terms.
If writing is your dream, stick with it no matter how many rejection letters you receive. Also don’t be afraid to write for free at first, just to be published. Who knows where that one published article might lead?
January 13, 2010
For the perfect wedding dress.
This is the general idea, but not exact — except for the sleeves and the sweetheart neckline! And the skirt! 
I actually added the sleeves myself with Paint Shop because the dress had halter-style ribbon straps, but I want these *particular* sleeves — little puffs.
What do you think? ^_^
January 12, 2010
… I am thinking about:
~ Spring.
~ Amish country with its beautiful farms and simple ways.
~ The warm and beautiful future.
~ God’s grace.
~ God’s love.
~ God’s light.
And I am sooooooo happy. ♥♥
January 5, 2010
Is turning out to be a challenge! But I’m still doing better than I was.
Today I slept in. Then I had prayer and Bible reading after I woke up, and then I looked at one of my Ideals magazines (the Inspiration issue) and ate Sour Skittles for breakfast while I read it… in bed. Yes, I decided to pamper myself this morning. lol I absolutely LOVE my Ideals magazines! Sadly, they are out of print, but we bought a whole bunch of the back issues and the one I picked out today just HAPPENED to be a January issue… from 1977. The poems and the pictures always make me smile.
For those of you who know what I’m talking about, the first Ideals magazine I became acquainted with was at Grandma’s house.. I think it was missing its cover. But it was a spring issue and it was full of springtime illustrations and poems and I ADORED it and read it cover to cover many times over. Uncle Ricky would sketch the pictures out of it. Unfortunately, that magazine was lost and I don’t even know what year it was printed, although I know it was probably an Easter issue. But Mommy and I re-discovered them in an antique store last year and then searched online and found a whole bunch of them. I wish I owned the entire collection!
Its sad that something so nice, simple and wholesome is considered “dated” and “irrelevant” today… the main reason, I’m sure, that it is out of print. I think that if I could do one thing in my writing career, I would love to bring that publication back!
Right now it’s almost 3:00 in the afternoon and I still need to clean my room, so I’ll probably go do that now. I have an almost-finished cup of coffee on my desk, clothes on my bed, and more clothes on my floor. lol It’s not TOO bad, but it does need some attention. 
Have a wonderful wintery afternoon, everyone!
P.S. I’m so ready for SPRING.
January 3, 2010
No, I didn’t post yesterday… but I don’t think the weekends should count. Okay, maybe they should…
I woke up this morning and I was in SUCH a mood to read! Actually, I was in the mood to go to a hot, sunny Florida beach or out west, maybe to Arizona, and see some cowboys and experience the warmer weather there. I was also in that 1950’s mood that overtakes me on a randomly regular basis. However, since none of these things were immediately possible as I wished, I was in the mood to read, and have some vicarious adventure.
The first thing that came to mind was my mother’s Betty Havena books, which I am going to find and read as soon as I have time. The second thing that came to mind was Meme’s Lupine Summer which I have simply GOT to finish. I’ll do that first.
Anyway, being in the mood to read also made me in the mood to write… anything but going to work. It was freeeeezing cold yesterday and today, and I didn’t get much sleep and could hardly keep my eyes open. But I had coffee and it turned out not so bad after all: Proof that I LOVE my job. It was fun anyway and I always perk up when I pull into the parking lot.
Right now I’m starving and about to go snack before supper. If I wasn’t starving and going on caffeine, I could probably write a much more entertaining and put-together post. But as it is, I’ll write more tomorrow! <3
