ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER
This sweet watercolor depicts some rugged old canoes sitting on the shoreline, waiting to get back in the water. Weather is always an issue in Minnesota. It can be the dreariest time of year, but when the waters open up and spring displays its beauty, those canoes will get another chance to prove themselves.
We are much like those anxious boats – waiting and waiting and dreaming of better days. Longing for peace. Desiring a change of pace, answers to problems that keep mounting up. Feeling somewhat useless or purposeless. The beauty of the changing seasons resembles our walk in life. Spring is like a second chance. We need to make the most of it because life is so short.
It’s hard to wait. The thought of waiting for heaven is similar as we grow into the winter of our years. Time is running out. Bodies are aging. Minds aren’t as sharp as they used to be. Even in those latter years God has a purpose and use for us here on earth. we continue to serve God. We get closer and closer to the finish line. Because of what Jesus did when He came to live with us, we know that what’s waiting for us on the other side of life is a perfect existence where our patience will be rewarded.
Cool, refreshing waters wash up on an empty, tranquil beach,
The final days of summer have washed over us and we are spent,
Our days pass so quickly as we grow old – or not at all,
Time escapes and ends up somewhere in infinity,
Still there is hope,
For those in their final years,
For the broken,
The crushed,
The weary,
The lonely,
There is a fresh beginning right around the corner,
New start,
New hopes,
New goals to reach,
New people to meet
New adventures to make,
New life,
Live it.
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Love the comparison
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I just love your style of writing ❤️ I need to read more of what you’ve written!
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Thank you for your kind words. I’ve been on WordPress for 14 years. I am a senior citizen of almost 83 years. I spent my working years as a drama director, instructor, playwright, performer and costumer. I recently lost my husband if 60 years. He passed away on New Year’s Day of this year. My writing journey has been a process, I write mainly about my faith, family, life lessons and to encourage and inspire. I self published my only book called “Stages” which was a journey through my life. It is no longer in print. I have a fear of rejection so find it hard to submit anything for publication. I believe you and I have similar ideas about our government. I’ve tried to avoid that area in my writing because I feel my calling is to gives others hope in a trying world. God is the only One we can trust. He’s always available and he had a perfect plan for humanity. I continue to write scripts put now I write to an audience of those over 55. My blog continues as a means whereby I can serve the Lord. Getting His message out there is highly important to me, How’s that for a sample of my work?
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❤️ God bless you
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If I could write like that, I would write like that with nearly the same words. Thank you!
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