It takes strength and courage – lots of courage – to live righteously. To make ourselves choose the right things, at each moment, against the push-pull of our natural minds and inclinations, the distractions of life, and the voices and trends of the world. It is hard. But we are to do it – it … Continue reading The strength and courage to live righteously
When you study the lives of Abraham and his descendants, it becomes obvious that they waited a long time for the ‘normal’ milestones of life to occur. Although they lived longer than we do now, the waiting periods were still long, and the relative life stages are comparable enough to ours. Abraham and Sarah were … Continue reading Waiting: Abraham, Rebekah, Jacob, Rachel, Joseph, and Moses did it too
Michael’s army Righteous spirits armed with light, Fighting for free will; Around them rages combat fierce, As spirits bound by what they feel Defend their right to be. On each side a friend or foe, or one who once was near; Now enemies – now lost forever, never to be born on earth. Each spirit … Continue reading Poem II: Michael’s Army
I was looking through a folder (on my computer) of poems I’ve written, and have decided to share some of them here. Generally I keep them for myself – after all, I’m the person I really write them for, and the one who’s helped most by them. It’s a sort of therapy for difficult situations … Continue reading Poem I: Fear
I finally went to see the new “Cinderella” movie the other day (now a few weeks ago). I have a secret (or maybe not-so-secret) love of fairytales, happy endings, magic and beautiful ball dresses. And the movie was everything people have been saying it is – innocent, lovely, bright and poignant. The colours were great, … Continue reading Courage, kindness, joyful womanhood and Cinderella
Peaceable Treasures 