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Easter is a Time for Love

4/9/2023

I still have my Christmas trees up in my living room. I love to think about the birth of Jesus Christ, and at Easter, I think about his love from heaven. Here is a poem I wrote to celebrate this year's Easter called "Easter is a Time for Love":

Easter is my favorite holiday
because of Jesus having a new life
in a heavenly eternity to stay
in a happy place while overseeing earth’s strife.

I love the eternal love of Jesus Christ,
the Holy Spirit, and God high in the sky.
Jesus Christ his own loving life sacrificed
to help many sinners when their bodies die.

I’m like a sheep following a Shepherd great
who helps me lots from His position above
to find my way through mazes to freedom’s gate
while receiving His eternity of love.

I love to celebrate heavenly love
with family, friends, and the three above.

Happy New Year!

1/1/2023

One of my New Year's resolutions is to continue to do what I have been doing to lose some more weight and to stay healthy. I'll still be eating a lot of vegetables and trying to exercise more. I love to eat salad and vegetables. Then I can continue to eat chocolate and other dessert items. I also do things like shovel snow and mow my own lawn for some exercise. In some ways, it's nice to have a small yard and driveway.

Merry Christmas 2022

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas! I haven't put up a Christmas tree in years because one of my cats used to climb up into the branches. This year, I put up a cat-safe tree, which is an artificial tree without ornaments. It's also standing between two bookcases, so my current three cats cannot easily climb into its branches. I keep turning the lights on and may want to keep the tree up all year because I love it so much. Why should I hide something I love in the basement or attic?

Happy Thanksgiving 2022

11/24/2022

I'm so thankful for my current life, including my family, friends, and pets. I'm also thankful for my current job and for the many accrued vacation days that I had this last summer, so I could write and have published another book of poetry: Paw Learning Mazes. I'm also thankful for the many learning processes that I've used in my life and for being able to help others to learn how to write, read, study, and think logically.

Happy Easter 2022

4/17/2022

I love the Easter eggs on the cover design of Holidays Amaze. I also like the bright yellow color. The poem about an Easter egg hunt for Sunday School children in this book is interesting in the way the children reference parts of the bible. There's a nice narrative poem "Sticking Together on Easter" on pages 21-28 of Holidays Amaze; the children and adults in this poem are doing an outdoor Easter egg hunt near a pond. Here's one of the stanzas from page 22 of Holidays Amaze:
The youngest child showed a picture on his sock:
Jesus was helping Peter to water-walk;
the child then pulled from his bag a book to show
the hands of Jesus working miracles aglow:
many acts of feeding, healing, and helping,
such as saving the scared Peter from drowning.

Christmas with Cats and Family

12/25/2021

My cats are very helpful with different Christmas items, especially on Christmas Day. This photo was taken more than four years ago. The cat on the right side of the tree is now in heaven. The one on the left side is less than ten years old and very healthy. He sometimes even acts like a kitten. These two cats used to act like a brother and a sister. At Christmas time, I love to meet with my pets, family members, and their pets.

Thankful for the Many Mazes of My Life

11/25/2021

I'm so thankful for Paw Dream Mazes now being available online and for my many author events. There are so many mazes in my life and in the lives of my pets. When I'm driving to work, I usually can choose between driving on the highway, driving near a lot of red lights, or driving near a lot of trees. I often pause to think about the different ways to drive, walk, or run. I also love to go shopping, so I can look at and think about different possible food items. Especially for Thanksgiving, the food items are a lot of fun to look at, and I'm thankful that I'm able to choose from different items while seated at a table with family members.

Easter Sunday 2021

4/4/2021

I took the photo in this posting at the beginning of January 2020. The stained glass window in the photo is entitled "Easter Morning," was created by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and is in the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. I very much enjoyed this trip and am sooooooo thankful to have visited the Museum of the Bible. I am even more thankful to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for giving me eternal life through his sacrifice. I love being a Christian and knowing about God's love being available through eternity.

Memories in Christmas Tree Photos

12/25/2020

Happy Christmas! This picture reminds me of my love for one of my cats that had polydactyl paws. He loved to do things like climbing onto the tops of doors, opening up cupboards, and climbing within the branches of Christmas trees. He also liked to play with the Christmas tree ornaments. Paws for cats are very important in their lives, as the cover design of Amazing Holiday Paws also shows. They often are looking at their paws, in addition to using them to stay active in life. Pictures are great because they help us to view our memories over and over again. May your Christmas Day in 2020 result in some great pictures and memories to brighten your future!

Thankful for Appliances

11/26/2020

Especially around Thanksgiving, I am thankful for so much. I'm very thankful for my family, friends, pets, and my own life. I also have a lot of essential items that enhance my life.
Last week, my very old stove started to mess up with beeping sounds about needing the timer to be set for the oven. Even though having to buy a new stove right before Thanksgiving can be viewed in a negative way, I have begun thinking about the many working appliances that I have. I also am able to use the old stove while waiting for a new one to be delivered. I just turn off its electricity when it is not in use. I am very thankful for the many wonderful parts of my life.