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Reflections From a Cloudy Mirror

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Two Great Finds!

July 23, 2015

A friend shared the following poster with me recently, which, when viewed in conjunction with reading the linked article on …

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Signs of the Times

May 8, 2015

These were culled from some of my facebook shares. I’ve got more, but I will save them for another lazy …

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Editorial Angst

February 26, 2015

The Sunday Whirl, February 22, 2015   THE EDITOR RESPONDS   Her toes barely touching the floor, she leaned her …

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Scribbling Outside the Lines

February 22, 2015

To the Angel of Dreams, this brief request: Grant me peace, a night of rest. Your children run riot, leaving …

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Afternoon Delight

October 29, 2014

The poster below appeared on one of my Google+ page posts. Supposedly it has made the internet rounds before, but …

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Invalid

September 15, 2014

Hey! At least it’s only my license that has expired! How many of you read the title with the definition being …

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Aside

Ring Them Bells!

August 27, 2014

WANT AND NEED There is inside of all of us good and bad; there are singing angels, out of the …

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Gentle White Noise

July 21, 2014

 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2014/7/20/a-bakers-dozen-170/ The gentlest of passions gives no warning, no storming, as a jump from some forest creature less agile often …

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Diagnosis

July 6, 2014

.  https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/wordle-168/ Through the microscope, the image was clear, a simple ghost, no heme or globin, the ferrous red was …

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Saving Grace

June 22, 2014

    It was an awful day. An awful year. Sorting through the coins in my pocket, by the feel …

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The Dreamer

June 15, 2014

THE IMPARTIAL SEA Smoke puffed from the chimney of the house above the sea, that was perched upon a sandy cliff …

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I am going to give it a try. . .

June 12, 2014

  I’m taking the plunge. Yes, dear Gentle Readers, I am going to e-publish a collection of my poems and …

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Days of Waiting; Day of Fire

June 8, 2014

Today is Pentecost Sunday.  It is considered the “Birthday” of the church.  To some that might not be good news, …

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What Becomes of Ever After

May 12, 2014

  It is a disquieting thing to watch the sky shattering in a storm. Wind currents rushing violently, as if …

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What’s Your Logo?

April 29, 2014

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1 In …

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Living at the Draftville Hotel!

Every poem or story or essay I post here is a draft, and usually a very early draft. I'm still learning how to look at my writing objectively, and when it comes to fixing what's broken or just non-functioning, ...whew. I don't ask for formal critique--that's a lot of work. But if you notice anything you think might help a poem (including, but not limited to spelling and punctuation!), please don't hesitate to mention it. In the comments, that's fine, or drop me a note: ptohlinecalhoun@gmail.com.

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"Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you. It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God."

~~I Peter 1:18-21, The Message

"The greatest and most difficult lesson, at times,, is learning to trust God."

~~Paula Tohline Calhoun

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I love life, and treasure it each day, because I have come so very close to losing it, more times than I can count! That's not to say that I don't get grumpy, so I've chosen this photo of me with "Andi" nibbling on my ear. Andi belongs to our son Josh, the eldest of our three sons - the others being Matt and Adam.
I strive to improve in all aspects of my life. Some days I'm more successful than others, in much the same way as my blog says, "some days are cloudier than others." I live and love by the Grace of God. My wish, my prayer for everyone is enough. . .

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