The week ahead will see the first rounds of the March Madness 2013 Poetry Showdown at Ed Decaria's blog Think Kid Think. The format of March Madness competition, with each poet given a surprise ingredient (word) to inspire and use in their poem, reminded me of the Food Network show Chopped. In Chopped the contestants… Continue reading Chopped–March Madness Edition
Author David Harrison's Adult Word of the Month (W.O.P.) Poems feature snake poems this month. Here's my take on SNAKE.
Secrets by Kristen Heitzmann My rating: 4 of 5 stars Twenty-seven-year-old Lance Michelli and his Nonna have a deep connection in Secrets, Book one of Kristen Heitzmann's Michelli Family Series. That's why when Nonna has a stroke and can no longer talk, Lance is still able to understand something of what she wants. It has… Continue reading Secrets by Kristen Heitzmann (review)
What's the saying for March--"In like a lamb, out like a lion," or "In like a lion, out like a lamb"? The implication is that March is a windy month. Wind is no stranger to the Bible. It is mentioned for the first time in Genesis 8:1 when God sent a wind to help dry… Continue reading March prompt: wind
TABITHA While others haggled over meat and fish I caressed bolts of nubby linen examined weave of wool marveled at the rich lightness of silk. When I became disciple love of finery and fabric was all I had to give the Risen Wearer of the unseamed cloak. Then I forsook my search for that embroidered… Continue reading Tabitha
Do you ever use Bible words in your prayers? There are several ways to do this. You can pray complete prayers as they are written. Some well known Bible prayers are the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), and the prayers that Paul prays for the early church in Ephesians 1:15-20 and 3:14-21. Wes and Stacey Campbell… Continue reading Pray the Bible
The annual Utmost Christian Writers Poetry Contest due date is five days away—February 28th (entries must be post-marked by that date). I know this is a legitimate contest, as I've won prizes in it in past years (for "Baptism" in 2004, for "Wisdom of the Scarecrow" in 2006, for "Converting to Childhood" in 2007). PRIZES… Continue reading Contest due date looming
Journey by Angela Elwell Hunt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Suspicion and jealousy cause a rift between Yosef's sons Efrayim and Menashe when grandfather Yakov speaks a firstborn blessing over second-born Efrayim in Angela Hunt's biblical fiction Journey. This schism is magnified by their dissimilar personalities. Menashe is serious, brooding, and intense while Efrayim… Continue reading Journey by Angela Hunt (review)
Leah “…bury me with my fathers…. There they buried Abraham and Sarah…Isaac and Rebekah…and there I buried Leah” - Jacob in Genesis 49:29-31 The morning after Jacob lay with me even my weak eyes saw his anger. When I give him a son he will love me. Even my weak eyes saw his joy at… Continue reading Leah
'Valentine's Day' in my novel Destiny's Hands comes on the day the Israelites celebrate their final defeat of the Egyptians after they cross the Red Sea. In the story Moses leads in a celebration dance and main character Bezalel joins in. Then he looks on as Miriam leads the women in their part of the… Continue reading Love at first sight?
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