Reflections Four-Dimensional Thinking: 2014 Review, and More! 31 Dec 201420 Mar 2016 You may have heard of three dimensional thinking; considering past, present and future. As we close out 2014, and welcome the new year, I'd like to propose we consider not…
Poetry… Passing 13 Dec 201420 Mar 2016 Untimely for we who stay, Torn in sore lament-- Time and distance Ne'er to be breached again; Not from our doing. Resigned unto eternity Or waiting to be joined againContinue…
Relationships Are you akin to kindness? 20 Oct 201420 Mar 2016 It's not news; as far as history traces our interactions, we humans have had troubles with one another. We get ourselves tied in knots worrying about the latest news: a…
Global Issues… Has Anybody? 24 Aug 201422 Mar 2016 "Has anybody told you today?" "Well, just in case, I'm telling you again: I love you." It was his trademark; his brand, calling card. If you saw Mickey, you…
Attempts at Humor… ROFLMAO 10 Jul 2014 I can't remember the last time I actually rolled on the floor, laughing my ass off. Maybe that would explain the slight but ever so definite widening of this writer's…
DP challenge… On the Move: Church for Introverts 11 May 201411 May 2014 Fading fast, treasured steps and memories. Church for introverts. For Wordpress Weekly Photo challenge,On the Move Joan T. Warren Randy's iphone
Not the Sort of Things People Talk About Reblog of my Daughter’s Amazing Post Today 10 Feb 2014 You've read here about my daughter a bit, and you've seen some of my daughter's photography. Now, be blown away with her most recent post: http://theopenbench.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-yellow-brick-road.html She is amazing. I love…
Reflections Grace Is. . . 23 Dec 201326 Apr 2014 . . . being a poor peasant girl, discovering the child of God born in me! A Christmas Song Thank you, Brian, for the mention! Let us remember to pray…
Reflections Grace Is. . . 18 Dec 2013 . . . Burying an old potato and reaping a fistful of new potatoes. ©Joan T. Warren This new mini-post series, "Grace is. . .," is an impromptu,…
Reflections Grace Is. . . 21 Nov 2013 . . .Crying all the way home from school with a sealed note from the teacher for your parents to sign, then finding out she reported a good thing you…
Reflections Grace Is. . . 19 Nov 2013 . . . finding a long lost love whom you had hurt and learning (s)he forgave you a long time ago. ©Joan T. Warren This new mini-post series, "Grace is.…
Poetry… Generational Torch-Bearing 16 Oct 201326 Apr 2014 Coming home from a precious, short visit with my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter this weekend, there was plenty of time alone in the car to think. As I considered some…
Poetry Haiku from a Younger Me 3 Aug 20139 Sep 2013 Some of my Haiku from 1975, I was 17. . . Under the shade treeour love withstood all falsehoodsthat summer, long ago. Continue reading "Haiku from a Younger Me"
Poetry Poems from a Younger Me (17) 2 Aug 20139 Sep 2013 Like a blade of grass amidst meadows ~ i ~ so unnoticed yet so full of life -me, @17Continue reading "Poems from a Younger Me (17)"
Reflections A Delicate Strength 15 Jul 20139 Sep 2013 Rocky Mountain National ParkAbove the tree line, frigid wind, snow and ice sever all but the most adapted life forms. In this harsh environment, against all expectation, alpine wildflowers paint…
Reflections Deeply Rooted 25 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 There's something about one's heritage that runs deep. Be it genetic memory, collective unconscious, morphic fields, or some other forthcoming mechanism, I believe we encounter intangibles like values, interests and talents…
Reflections Song for the Unsung 23 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 This weekend we took a quick trip to visit Randy's mama, Louise, as she recovers from hip surgery in a small town in western South Carolina. After spending the day…