-
Recent Comments
Wally Fry on WALLY’S FRYDADDY FRIDAY… thechickengrandma on MY WRITING JOURNEY atimetoshare.me on JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNY Julie (aka Cookie) on MY WRITING JOURNEY Julie (aka Cookie) on JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNY
Advertisements
Tag Archives: Hope
COCKEYED OPTIMIST
When the skies are brighter canary yellow I forget ev’ry cloud I’ve ever seen, So they called me a cockeyed optimist Immature and incurably green. I hear the human race Is fallin’ on its face And hasn’t very far to … Continue reading
THE VOICE OF GOD
When I was a child, I recall sitting in the sanctuary of our beautiful, Gothic styled, Lutheran church. The stained glass windows depicted various scenes from the Bible. The ceiling had paintings of angels and above the altar was a statue … Continue reading
DESTRUCTION OF A TEMPLE
READ JOHN 2:13-22 Today, as we consider the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral and all its worldly treasures, hearts will ache and tears will fall. This building has stood the test of time through wars, scandal, revolution, discouragement and hatred. … Continue reading
FERVENT FOLLOWER
READ LUKE 8:1-2 Jesus had twelve whom He called Apostles, but there were many disciples. Some of them were women – unusual for women of the time – unusual for men to have a following of women. They could be … Continue reading
WHERE’S THE HOPE?
I hope the weather will change soon. I hope I can get a job. I hope I don’t have cancer. I hope I can muddle through these last years of life. I hope, I hope, I hope. I go to … Continue reading
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
The simplicity of the Gospel often boggles the mind. We are expected to believe something extraordinary – inconceivable – impossible. We delude ourselves into thinking there has to be more to it than just a childlike faith, but the truth … Continue reading
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
In Shakespeare’s play, “The Tempest,” the term “Strange bedfellows,” was coined in reference to a drunken jester, named Trinculo. He was been shipwrecked on Prospero’s magic island. He seeks shelter from the storm and comes upon the petrified body of Caliban. … Continue reading
TIME FOR A 360 DEGREE TURN AROUND
We stand on the cusp of a new year. My dad would’ve hit the century mark in 2019, but he went to heaven far too early. We look back at the things that happened during 2018. We’ll see a lot … Continue reading
WHAT IFS …
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could simply erase the events of the past? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Mondays indicated a new start – a fresh beginning? If all the world could take one minute, one second to … Continue reading
CRUSHED, BUT NOT DEAD
ORIGINALLY POSTED 11/06/2017 Ezekiel 37:11-14 “Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS GAINED UNDER THE SON
I find it interesting that time is supposed to move us ahead, but it really doesn’t? In reality, time just repeats itself and history sometimes returns to haunt us. It seems that we go in circles and continue to make … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Uncategorized
Tagged Hope, meaningless, Salvation
LOVE RE-TOLD
In Nicholas Sparks’ book, “The Notebook,” a poignant love story unfolds. It’s the same type of story that filled our hearts with tears when the movie, “Love Story,” came on the screen. Both of these tales, fill us with a mixture … Continue reading
POINT ME UPWARD
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A great expanse of brilliant blue, Interspersed with misty clouds of purple, mauve and gold, Within the space beyond our imagination, Heaven waits, Time passes, We live, We flourish, We make … Continue reading
AGING LIKE A FINE WINE
“A Book of Verses underneath the Bough, A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread—and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness— Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!” Omar Khayyam Yesterday I celebrated 76 years of living. The average life expectancy … Continue reading
IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS
Our world is a sea of people. I often wonder where I fit in, in that massive expanse. Little old me, is like a speck on the radar. Sure, there’s a heartbeat and blood flows through my veins, but it’s … Continue reading
EVEN ON THE DARKEST DAY
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A life once filled with loneliness, a heart that seemed like stone, Has turned to Christ and all at once, that life is not alone, To walk without the Son of God … Continue reading
Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher, Doubts, Hope
I’M HAVING A BAD DAY!
We all have bad days – well, maybe there are a few hours that aren’t so good – perhaps it was a few minutes that didn’t sit well with you and you considered the whole day a bomb. When it … Continue reading
WILL IT EVER END?
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Shots ring out, Bodies fall, Troubled mind, Has heard the call, A call to self destruction, A call within his mind, A place for his instruction, Becomes a killing field, We cry … Continue reading
Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Art& poetry from Paul & Kathy Boecher, encouragement, Hope, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
4 Comments
THOUGHTS ON SPRING
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed… Convince me that you have a seed there, and … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Art & Poetry by Paul & Kathy Boecher, Hope, humor, long winter
5 Comments
TOUCHED BY THE SON OF GOD
A little over a year ago, a friend of ours passed away. We got a chance to get reacquainted for a short time before he died. We had known this man from the first church we attended when we moved … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Uncategorized
Tagged Biblical characters, disease, healing, Hope, Salvation
6 Comments
