Tag: Joy
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Precious Student Gift
Crinkled paper with rainbow heart a precious student gift relationship rocky at the start crinkled paper with rainbow heart born from kindness on both our parts attitudes did surely shift Crinkled paper with rainbow heart a precious student gift #VerseLove Day 18 – Try a Triolet Triolet has 8 lines. It is small and powerful.…
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A Crumb Can Be So Satisfying
Joy sneaks up on you, it is appearing out of thin air not making you aware of the delight made especially to touch your soul to set your heart dancing be open and ready to devour a sweet morsel of life, a crumb can be so satisfying. #VerseLove Day 12 A Poet Like Me Today’s…
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Recipe for a Happy Mom’s Heart
3 tsp. of back-n-forth texts 1 dash of an unexpected phone call 2 tbsp of tearful hugs of joy 4 cups of dreams of the future coming true Sprinkle back-n-forth texts throughout an ordinary day. Add an unexpected phone call, just because. Blend in tearful hugs of joy at an arrival back home for a…
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Come Out and Enjoy the Day
“Come out and enjoy the day!” chirps the chickadee perched on my deck rail, head turning from side to side trying to hold me in its gaze. “Come out and enjoy the day!” beckons the squirrel investigating the snowless deck, bounding over to my French doors, glancing in to invite me to join him. “Come…
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My Best Colors
I RSVP’d yes to the writing party invitation from Leigh Anne Eck at A Day in the Life blog, http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2023/03/its-party-time-sol23.html Thank you for extending the invitation to the community. So now I am showing up to the party in my favorite popping royal blue sweater, faded black jeans and matching blue socks. The vibrant hue…
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A Birthday Itself is the True Gift
The other night I was having dinner with my dear, elderly neighbor. We talked and chatted about many things over glasses of wine and dessert. She shared she was going to have a late night because she needed to stay up until midnight. This is her birthday tradition. On the eve of her birthday, she…
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A Few of My Favorite Things
Trails through forests and footsteps on needles Bright colored foliage and ladybird beetles Small, black chickadees ready to sing These are a few of my favorite things. Blank empty notebooks and bright colored inkjoys, Stickers and pencils and writing with no noise Capturing words from my mind as they spring, These are a few of…
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FINALLY- A Winter Foray
FINALLY- there is enough snow! I have been waiting all winter to be able to go snowshoeing and today was the day. I honestly can’t believe that it took until March for us to have enough snow for this to happen. Living in Upstate New York, we typically have an abundance of snow each year-…
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Pinball Soul Tune
S-t-r-e-t-c-h Spring! Woosh Ching! Ching! Chinga-chinga-chinga- Ching! Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Fly-woosh! Ding!….roll… ding-bing-ding-bing-ding- Roll, roll, roll Click! Flip! Miss…..ball gone. Last night I had such a delight playing vintage pinball games. My husband and I had a date night at the Pinball Collective. I thought it was going to be all modern machines…
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Oh Sun, You are a Trickster
Sunbeams fill the room Drawing attention outside Calling us to play Oh sun, you are a trickster no warmth, winter’s living on All day long I sat in a conference room with no windows. At the end of the school day, I returned to my room. It was filled with sunshine. I happily looked out…
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