I once read an article about the Beatles- an interview with Paul McCartney. He said that at first when they were starting out, their songwriting wasn’t very good. But because they loved it, they stayed with it. After awhile they became quite good at songwriting! (Ya think?) When the Beatles were at their height of popularity, […]
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True Story: An acquaintance said she heard someone pounding on her front door… she didn’t say knocking, she said ‘pounding!’ She went to answer it and a determined woman was there who demanded, “Where on earth did you get your mail box? I’ve been looking all over for the past 2 days and I can’t […]
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit” ~Peter Ustinov. A few years back, I was on a very long interstate car ride and listening to Delilah (desperate listening: most stations were too static). A man called in to request a song for his true love, the woman he […]
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead…” Oscar Wilde ~But how would one do that, some may ask: Effort, practice, study, and determined will are the answer- It starts with the very little things: a service, a kindness, a prayer, a good deed, […]
I saw “The Ultimate Life” last night, a sequel to “The Ultimate Gift” with James Garner. The movie “The Ultimate Gift” is a story about a spoiled rich boy who is to inherit his Grandpa’s riches. But when they read the will, Grandpa has left a video of himself instead! In this video he sends […]
Sunday Morning The cat looks at the world Outside its window The grass looks good for stalking in For hiding till ready to pounce at dragonflies and mice Tall brown trunks with green tops that flutter Seem so delightful for climbing Flying feathered creatures and small furry scuttling things Look playful and maybe tasty too […]
In Emilie Barnes book “More Hours in My Day” I read the story of a woman who was upset because her husband wanted her to pack his lunch everyday. She didn’t want to do it. Then Emilie asked her something like, “If the Lord were to ask you to pack Him a lunch, would you do […]
A Giving Love A true giving love Bleeding its’ life, drop by drop Will not soon die off Michele Marie
Haiku: Love, Sharing and giving A true love bleeds drop by drop And then gives some more Michele Marie
Michele Marie's Poetry By The Fireside... 