Category Archives: God
LOOKING UP
ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER Majestically standing in rows just like soldiers, With arms reaching up to great heights of the sky, The trees tower over the rocks and the boulders, They almost touch heaven and don’t even try, What if … Continue reading
MIRROR OF THE SOUL
Today is my second cataract surgery. The first went well and I’ve been able to see true color out of that eye and everything is much brighter. Now I can’t wait for the other eye to match up. Our vision … Continue reading
DEATH & TAXES
Woo hoo, it’s April 15th and time to get your taxes paid or receive a refund. I never did quite understand why we should be taxed on what we earned by actually working. It seems ludicrous in a way that … Continue reading
MY IRISH EYES ARE FAILING
I will be undergoing cataract surgery in the next few weeks. My eyes probably are about all that I can claim as Irish. The image attached to this post is not me, but those eyes are so nice and clear … Continue reading
GOD’S MASTERPIECE
ART BY PAUL BOECHER – POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER Wallowing in the quietness of God’s beautiful creation, Breathing in the scent of flowers and freshly mowed grass, Observing wispy cloud formations, trying to make something of them, Lost in the … Continue reading
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A BROKEN HEART?
Have you ever felt that your heart would break, because of the sadness within it? Have you ever experienced a feeling of emptiness within that same heart? There are times when I think we all go through this struggle. There’s … Continue reading
IT’S JUST A SENIOR MOMENT ….
The majority of my posts this week have dealt with aging. I’ve tried to interject some humor into the whole thing, but there isn’t really anything funny about growing old. Our bodies have passed the expiration date, our senses have … Continue reading
GROWING OLD IS OVERRATED
“You know you’re old when someone compliments you on your alligator shoes, and you’re barefoot.” Phyllis Diller My weekly planner looks like I’ve become very popular lately. There’s an appointment for almost every day of the week, and my doc … Continue reading
FIRST RESPONSE OR LAST RESORT?
Worry seems to be part of our human nature. It’s interesting to me that animals don’t seem to carry that trait, and what a blessing for them. I mean, they have to find a warm place to sleep when it … Continue reading
SOLITUDE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© In solitude we sometimes find ourselves – we need some time alone, A quiet place where life stands still – an instant safety zone, Where waters blue surround us, where peace is everywhere, … Continue reading
THE PERFECT PRAYER
Prayer was important to Jesus. He would often escape to a quiet place to talk with His Father. His time was limited, because of the big following He was gaining, but that didn’t stop Him. The disciples saw their rabbi … Continue reading
PRAYER CLOSET
My maternal grandmother was a child in the late 1800s. She had a pioneer spirit. much like the matriarch, in the series {“1923”) Cara Dutton (played by Helen Mirren.) My grandma even had snow white hair which she braided into … Continue reading
PARENTING WITH THE THREE “R”S
I’m an old woman and still remember hearing the philosophy that the three “R”s were all we needed to learn in order to succeed as students. I think the person who came up with that concept needed some education on … Continue reading
PARENTING – GETTING DOWN IN THE TRENCHES
I don’t mean to mislead you by my title today. Raising a family doesn’t mean you’re going to be fighting a never-ending battle with your offspring. It does mean you will be spending your time much differently than you did … Continue reading
SO, YOU WANT TO BE A PARENT?
It all seems so precious and perfect. A couple marries, they have a child, then another and maybe more. What could be better? Well, I am certainly not an expert on parenting, even though I did birth three babies that … Continue reading
MANY COLORS
ORIGINAL ART AND POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© A coat of many colors, a gift from dad to son. Each shade revealed the pleasure in work that God had done, The tapestry of color with hand stitched threads of gold, and greens and reds … Continue reading
THE YEARS IN BETWEEN – CONCLUSION
THE TIME WAS RIPE FOR A SAVIOR The Torah wasn’t being taught on a daily basis, as it should’ve been. Families were breaking apart. Religion had become geared to the hierarchy and the common folk felt they had nothing to fall … Continue reading
THE YEARS IN BETWEEN – PROPHESY FULFILLED
Painting “Jesus and His Mother,” by Del Parson I love the above painting, because it shows so much more than a boy and His mother. The painting depicts his devotion to His family. Jesus wasn’t like any other child. He … Continue reading
GOD’S VOICE CAN BE A WHISPER
How do you hear the voice of God? Is it in the beauty of His creation? Is it found in relationships or in the good deeds that we do? Is it a loud thunderous sound coming from the heavens, or … Continue reading
THROW BACK THURSDAY – FAMILY
This is one of those old church photographs, taken some forty years ago. Things have changed a lot since those days, but there are few things that are especially noticeable. Paul has more hair than the rest of us. We … Continue reading
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