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Lobelia is truly blessed   My main portfolio contains 9 items. |
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Folder links are in Red * Other Item links are in Blue [Home Schooling] (E) # 983046: where my home school writing course & all associated resources will find a home [Poetry] (E) # 998538: all my poetic attempts- 8 folders worth! [Humor] (E) # 826008: intended to make you smile: my quirky sense of humor [Opinion pieces] (E) # 818262: I DO like my soapbox! A few of my many & strong opinions on a variety of topics... [What I have learned from life] (E) # 998540: essays and short pieces triggered written from personal experience [Original Artwork] (E) # 816593: Black & white illustrations from my annual Christmas card + whatever else fits in here! [Things Tolkien] (E) # 893350: works based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien Theater Vocabulary crossword (E) # 1391775: busy work for our drama students while they wait for their turn in practice [Passing on the Faith] (E) # 1062775: faith activities for kids. Youth group, VBS, Church celebrations.... |
| #816593: Original Artwork (E) [Top] |
| Black & white illustrations from my annual Christmas card + whatever else fits in here! (19 items) |
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family photo 2006 (E) # 1184829: our first family picture in years. Aren't we a handsome lot??? Joseph Sleeps (E) # 1044692: pencil drawing for my 2005 Christmas card Angel (E) # 996716: For my Tooth Angel series (not my original, but I didn't know where else to put it!) Beauty on the Rocky Path (E) # 986447: taken on a hike at Gethsemane Trappist Monastery The Queen of Mean (E) # 986445: Lizzy left her own party to pout- but couldn't resist watching! home school writing course logo (E) # 982629: for my writing course (under construction) Our Home (E) # 915120: God has made His home with us, Halleluia! Hope in the Dark Night (E) # 866077: Designed for contest that is brewing in my head. the Old Coat (E) # 825809: here is the infamous old coat Mercy's Angel (E) # 820610: painted from the memorial on my baby's grave Wonderful and Most Wonderful (E) # 816632: pencil drawing scanned in black & white instead of grey scale- looks almost woodcut! Love Incarnate (E) # 816631: Love incarnate... Holy Family (E) # 816622: Squeezed in Mary & Joseph, too! Invisible in His Own nature (E) # 816618: simple pen & ink The Lord has Comforted (E) # 816615: A year of joy after a year of sorrow inspired this one. Mary, Did You Know? (E) # 816611: I used felt-tipped pen on this, based on an old photo of one of my own babies. Little Tiny Miracle (E) # 816602: His life among us a miracle The Word was made Flesh (E) # 816598: a provocative image of the Unborn Christ That they might have Life (E) # 816585: pen drawing I did for our 1988 Christmas card |
| #818262: Opinion pieces (E) [Top] |
| I DO like my soapbox! A few of my many & strong opinions on a variety of topics... (7 items) |
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Smoker's Rights? (13+) # 988876: the smoking issue from an innocent bystander The Vision and the Music (E) # 980438: God's Design vs. Free Will Terry Shiavo's Death by Starvation (13+) # 956185: letter to the editor Bush vs. Kerry- the Dilemma (13+) # 896232: letter to the editor- with my follow-up comments to reactions Role-Modeling Chastity (13+) # 836981: written for a Catholic audience- published Pentacost 2004!!!! Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition (13+) # 835150: a book EVERY woman should own A Matter of Choice? (13+) # 818201: a letter to the editor re a Michigan pro-life initiative |
| #822314: Nature Poetry (E) [Top] |
| poems with nature imagery or based on nature (17 items) |
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Commuter (E) # 801259: Brief moment of inspiration while driving home Here & Now (E) # 801257: contentment in the here & now Living in the Foreground (E) # 1599601: thoughts as I stumble along February Tulips (E) # 939717: the melting snow in my yard revealed yellowed tips of tulips Uprooted (E) # 907044: gnawing bitterness- a metaphor Awaiting the Fall (E) # 846695: the leaf a metaphor of life Conquest (E) # 843877: Loud, raucous trail riders invaded the woods surrounding Gethsemani Monastery Until the Peepers Sleep (E) # 843870: loud calls outside the monestary window at dusk Rabbits (E) # 839239: written after walking through the 4-H rabbit building Misty Morning (E) # 839237: waking up with the day Autumn Rain in the Countryside (E) # 823517: living in the country- ah, fodder for poetry! Distraction (E) # 822309: poetry distracts me when I try to pray! Colors of the Day (E) # 822304: written on retreat at Gethsemane Trappist Monestary Trees in Bloom (E) # 821180: written on a spring-time walk at Gethsemane Monastery Autumn's Court (E) # 821179: watching the leaves fall July Evening (E) # 801288: Written in my backyard Contradiction (E) # 801261: contradictions in winter |
| #822316: Religious Poems (E) [Top] |
| My faith is in All my work, but these are more obvious (32 items) |
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One Foot in Heaven (E) # 1005705: Heaven took me by surprise at Mass the other day... Before Sorrow (E) # 987378: missing the Garden of Eden- Eve's perspective This Fear (E) # 987374: Can heaven be all joy, if loved ones are lost? Triumph (E) # 839990: pride humiliates me Bearing God (13+) # 759037: the realities of God borne by Mary in real flesh & blood Garden Thoughts (E) # 853894: Ponderings by Jesus before His passion Pieta (E) # 853898: What were Mary's thoughts as she held her Son's broken body? Tree (E) # 853901: Haiku using nature imagery, but NOT about nature! Afraid (E) # 853902: fear, and the Source of peace Parable (E) # 850423: metaphor of life and death When My Eyes Are Opened (E) # 1797465: a scripture reading at daily mass got me thinking... She Cries (E) # 1720606: The statue at St. Joe's sometimes looks like she has tears. It makes me ponder... . Good Thief (E) # 1695227: Time to stop pointing fingers. I am the guilty one. Grace (E) # 1441620: A 41in. diameter tree fell... BETWEEN our house & garage! Grace in guise of disaster! Ash Wednesday (E) # 1385299: I was asked to help distribute ashes at mass. Profound. Caught Red-Handed (E) # 1239962: a sonnet- thanks, Hannah, for giving me the idea of putting scripture to sonnet! Abandoned (13+) # 966100: Exchanging abuse for neglect- watching my old parish die In Thanks (E) # 911415: written Thanksgiving 2004 You Can't Fool Me (E) # 907038: thinking of autumn & death & beyond... Eve's Regret (E) # 883997: repented? yes. Forgiven? yes. Yet the pain we inflict still ripples.... A Sudden Sleep (E) # 843869: An elderly woman died in the front pew in the middle of Mass today. Mortal with Immortal Eyes (E) # 839987: eternity beckons through our mortality Empty Tomb (E) # 839245: more Easter reflections from Mary Magdaline's perspective Guardian (E) # 825607: He will place angels 'round you, lest you dash your foot against the stone... Eucharistic Adoration (E) # 823520: written during my weekly Holy Hour Faith (E) # 823516: written praying before the Eucharist Distractions in Prayer (E) # 823514: God is infinitely patient... A Beginning (E) # 822627: written at the beginning of a retreat at Gethsemane Trappist Monastery Losing My Way (E) # 822298: paths that seem clear at first end up a mistake Flying (E) # 801283: carried by God Burned Out (E) # 801265: There is only one Messiah- & I am not He! Gethsemane Regrets (E) # 801254: written on retreat at Gethsemene Trappist Monastery |
| #822317: Other Poems (E) [Top] |
| the rest of my poems (56 items) |
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Never, I Say! (E) # 850421: This dates me- I got my degrees on an old Underwood Typewriter, the beast! The Troll (E) # 801262: I am my own worst obstacle. Choice (13+) # 850745: the innocent sacfificed in our age- primarily referring to abortion Memories (E) # 1797463: Clearing out a heap of mementos of a past I let go of reluctantly Time Travel (E) # 1797451: a moment in my day took me back to my teen years with my dear horse, Chance I Live in My Head (E) # 1695226: Autism spectrum communication issues: Trying to express how I think. Companion Fare (E) # 1666579: metaphor as I ponder on what it costs to get to heaven Outside, Looking In (E) # 1642967: Ever feel like you are from another planet? Asperger's does that to you. Billboards (E) # 1588388: reflections as I drove past my old childhood haunts. Amputee (E) # 1519585: What's left for me to let go? *note: I wrote this as a metaphor! Hit and Run (13+) # 1215434: A hero of mine was sent to prison for crimes against children. Can no one be trusted? The Natural State (13+) # 1189750: haiku for the married. What could be more natural? Empty Skies (13+) # 1156114: 9-11 in retrospect. Autumn Spirits (13+) # 1145516: autumn is like that... ABC of Life (and Death) (E) # 1145503: Found this in a folder from my high school years. I like it. Vacation (E) # 1145494: Trochaic Monometer Night (E) # 1145464: nightmares... Indigo Creeping (E) # 1089323: written for Nature's Beauty contest prompt: dusk over water The Travails of October (E) # 1019573: absolutely true & unembellished tale based on events in our family in October, 1987 Fire In the Pool (E) # 997007: for Rix's Haiku--Picture Contest Futile Pairings (E) # 984323: a metaphorical extreme Another Death (E) # 979828: This one came to me as I unloaded the dishwasher... Easter Ever After (E) # 956109: more meditations on a priest forced from ministry- work in progress Starting From Scratch (E) # 956107: a priest I love was removed from ministry-I wonder what this first Easter was like for him Traveling Alone (E) # 945950: I stayed in a hotel alone for the first time in 47 years. I missed home. Old Shoes (E) # 939718: I visited a place of old pain. It still hurt. A metaphor. Finding My Place (E) # 928245: for the WEEKLY Acrostic *Plus Poetry Contest Autumn Eyes (13+) # 907041: for some reason the autumn leaves made me think of eyes in midlife Morning (E) # 901078: another poem from a morning person Pastoral (E) # 901076: visions from a rural life Cold Morning (------) # 901074: frost on the window Spark (E) # 901072: watching the flames is hypnotic Dawn (E) # 901070: Written by a morning person Love Songs (E) # 901069: written on hearing frogs after a storm High Places (E) # 901068: I love mountains, even if I'm a flat-lander! Gossip (E) # 901066: my, how those little tales grow... Change (E) # 901065: another poem about autumn Proposal (E) # 901062: ...'til death do us part Lovers (13+) # 901060: haiku isn't just for nature poems, you know Left Out (E) # 901057: watching my cat watching me Grey (E) # 893107: when even breathing is a burden Night Thoughts (E) # 877827: anticipation's wakefulness Ode to a Preschooler (E) # 868659: If you have a four year old, you'll recognize this one... Busy (E) # 864122: Wrote this in my college years. It's a lesson I need to relearn! Watchworks (E) # 864118: Ever meet a gossip? This Day (E) # 850422: the power of the past Revelation (E) # 850420: a sonnet from my college days! Ordinary Time (E) # 836065: Ordinary time in Catholicism means numbered (ordinal) days Day to day (E) # 825815: written when I lived alone Rambling (E) # 825622: in need of a human voice Familiar Roads (E) # 825621: trying to reconnect with a dead past Retrospect (E) # 825613: dreams are short-lived sometimes Alone (E) # 822624: even the rocks feel like crumbling sometimes Time (E) # 822615: time as a trinket worn by our immortal souls Thin Thoughts (E) # 801281: writing doesn't substitute for people Postal Haiku (E) # 801274: Ever wonder what that mailman's smiling about? |
| #826008: Humor (E) [Top] |
| intended to make you smile: my quirky sense of humor (7 items) |
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[Tooth Angel Correspondence] (E) # 995007: letters written over the years to my kids by "The Tooth Angel" Time for a New Coat (E) # 817720: humorous but not-so-quaint story of my husband Scary Hair (E) # 809258: my winning anecdote for the Anecdotal Arms contest Viable Options (E) # 823539: An option I MAY consider, if things get bad enough around here! True Love (E) # 856814: more digital play with images of my husband & I The Blind Leading the Blind (E) # 834705: communication problem or self defense? Sex Education (13+) # 831403: A teachable moment, but who's the teacher I wonder? |
| #855209: Family relationship poems (E) [Top] |
| poetry triggered by relations with my own (32 items) |
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Natural Pearls (E) # 843873: contemplating gems made out of grains of sand- parenting metaphor Eulogy (E) # 801252: dealing with my parent's divorce after their 36 years of marriage & family Flight into Egypt (E) # 833406: facing the desert on the wings of a dream Living Between the Lines (E) # 843872: more is left unsaid than said Just Everyday Magic (13+) # 825342: wizards all are we Because I am not a Rose (E) # 1797469: ponderings of an "outsider" Which Side is Real? (E) # 1701026: You think it will still be there when you turn back, but it's not. A metaphor. Orphan Thoughts (E) # 1660764: "Even should she forget, I will never forget you." Isaiah 49:15 Autistic Holidays (E) # 1630130: If you know a child on the autism spectrum, this will sound familiar. Prison (E) # 1591186: My youngest brother was recently sent to prison. I visited him for the first time. The Holes You Left (E) # 1484984: making sense of it all Life-Sized Balloons (E) # 1210131: Who's doing the letting go, I wonders? Dreams Like Outdoor Cats (E) # 1207068: a metaphor. I miss them. Pity Party (E) # 1162095: feeling sorry for myself The Worst Thing About Moving On (E) # 1143589: trying to leave it behind Life Work (E) # 1120543: acrostic for Father's Day When No Samaritan Comes (13+) # 1034295: Watching the victims- not everyone gets a good Samaritan. Leisure (E) # 871451: written on a quiet day at the beach with my youngest four kids Opus (E) # 868660: Compose a masterpiece. Consider parenting. In So Short a Passing Time (E) # 864120: Never imagined THIS when we started out... Misunderstanding Understood (E) # 843874: experimental metaphors on the generation gap Laughing with Ghosts (E) # 839242: written after my Aunt Phyllis' funeral- Silly me, I thought she was the last. Exile (E) # 834691: Egypt from Joseph's perspective Road to Egypt (E) # 834682: more meditation on exile Mother's Love (E) # 822312: A mother's love is the archtype of Love Storm Child (E) # 822256: Garrison Keillor coined the term "storm child" The Empty Feeder (E) # 820771: the one who feeds them has died 100 Questions (E) # 801279: for my son, the boy of 100 questions Two Made One (E) # 801273: to my husband, Joe Too Busy to Pray (E) # 801267: Trying to slow down in this hectic life... Going Home (E) # 759035: written after my Dad's funeral Rooted Things (E) # 759029: written on retreat at Gethsemane Trappist Monastery |
| #855211: Poems borne of Miscarriage (E) [Top] |
| items conceieved out of the pain of losing our three little ones: Isaac, Mercy, & Therese. (7 items) |
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The Tomb (13+) # 759128: waiting for a miscarriage to complete Magdalene Fears (E) # 839243: Easter morning, before hope The Manger is Empty (E) # 839241: miscarriage & finding a nativity display with no Christ Child Death Out of Order (E) # 839234: when the young die Bereft (E) # 823513: depression took a differnt twist with my last miscarriage Missing You (E) # 822311: The promise of reuiniting in heaven doesn't lessen today's loss Mourning Thoughts (E) # 801285: depression in the morning |
| #878806: Poems of Hope (E) [Top] |
| Hope despite the contradictions of this life (15 items) |
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I Heard the Winter Birds in Song (E) # 1797453: walking by hope, not by these feeble senses Grounded (E) # 1016700: Our car died. I thought it would be the end of me. I was wrong... Absent (E) # 883124: When God seems far from us, hope is all that's left. Favorite Poems of Hope by others (E) # 880300: Read these when your world is dark. These fine poets offer REAL hope! Walking a Dusty Line (E) # 876867: Solitude is so hard to come by! Walking into the Storm (E) # 874868: I know He'll grab my hand, but I'm still afraid Lost (E) # 843879: I got lost (again!) hiking near Gethsemane Monastery. Adrift (E) # 839235: God stays with us in every storm Redemption (E) # 825604: carrying our crosses Silly Me (E) # 822631: emptiness is only a defect of perception Hope in the Dark Night (E) # 822619: dark night of the soul Winter's End (E) # 822305: written after the hardest winter of my life Frost (E) # 822303: Frost waits for the sunrise Simple Mercy (E) # 822297: Love in spite of us Mercy (E) # 801256: the cross a contradiction |
| #893350: Things Tolkien (E) [Top] |
| works based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (5 items) |
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Temptation (E) # 801282: musings on themes from Tolkien Gandalf's Farewell (E) # 891726: written for the Lothlorien Group's Middle Earth song contest Last Ship Long Gone (E) # 821177: What was lost when Tolkien's last ships left for the West? Gandalf (E) # 817715: torn paper collage of my favorite Tolkien character Tolkien Geek Badge 1 (E) # 816838: designed for true Tolkien fanatics |
| #901080: Bible Playlets (E) [Top] |
| written for Vacation Bible/Sunday School classes (10 items) |
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Trial of a Self-Proclaimed Christian (13+) # 1025835: written for high school youth group The Temptation of Jesus (E) # 990845: Luke 4:1-13, in my quirky style The Firey Furnace (version 2) (E) # 980334: written with fewer actors, dialogue just for the VBS staff/helpers Jesus Rises Again (E) # 979181: 20 minute play for Vacation Bible School Paul & Silas in Prison (E) # 979177: designed as a 20 minute playlet with volunteers playing the principle parts The Woman at the Well (E) # 901089: set in a modern setting The Good Samaritan (E) # 901087: faith mixed with fun! Raising Lazarus (E) # 901085: one of my favorite scriptural accounts The Prodigal Son (E) # 901083: not quite how you've heard it before The Firey Furnace (E) # 901082: Shadrach, Meschach & Abednego |
| #983046: Home Schooling (E) [Top] |
| where my home school writing course & all associated resources will find a home (5 items) |
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Home Schooling with Writing.com (E) # 981789: work in progress- writing assignments & links for use in the home school Writing Links for Home Schoolers (E) # 983573: Or for any teacher! Links I've found so far- in writing.com and on the world wide web. Recreating the Wheel Contest (E) # 1128205: contest for home schoolers, teachers, or anyone with writing activity ideas Home-Style Elections (E) # 1010590: hands-on civics Why did I start home schooling? (E) # 998535: in case you were wondering |
| #995007: Tooth Angel Correspondence (E) [Top] |
| letters written over the years to my kids by "The Tooth Angel" (4 items) |
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The Simple If Unbelievable Truth (E) # 995192: -or- I'm Not Simply Making Up Excuses The Tooth Angel's Picture (E) # 996719: What does the Tooth Angel look like? Read on and find out... Gray Cat Makes a Deal (E) # 995010: The tooth angel is detained. She gets help... at a cost! Of Cats and Old Women (E) # 995012: Why the long absence of Tooth Angel AND Princess the cat |
| #998538: Poetry (E) [Top] |
| all my poetic attempts- 8 folders worth! (6 items) |
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[Religious Poems] (E) # 822316: My faith is in All my work, but these are more obvious [Nature Poetry] (E) # 822314: poems with nature imagery or based on nature [Poems borne of Miscarriage] (E) # 855211: items conceieved out of the pain of losing our three little ones: Isaac, Mercy, & Therese. [Family relationship poems] (E) # 855209: poetry triggered by relations with my own [Poems of Hope] (E) # 878806: Hope despite the contradictions of this life [Other Poems] (E) # 822317: the rest of my poems |
| #998540: What I have learned from life (E) [Top] |
| essays and short pieces triggered written from personal experience (8 items) |
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Hidden Sanctity (E) # 801247: sanctity only God sees Gethsemane (13+) # 759052: finding meaning in the meaningless tragedy of a miscarriage Letting Go (E) # 801251: My infamous "mist essay"- my family thinks it's hopelessly sentimental. How to Make a Nursing Bra (E) # 801249: a practical idea for nursing bras that REALLY fit! Regrets (E) # 1407562: something that's been getting me down Burn Out (ASR) # 835152: everyone needs support sometime- speak out! Ask for help! Letter to God (13+) # 820767: written after a miscarriage A Real Life fable (E) # 807359: lessons from real life |
| #1062775: Passing on the Faith (E) [Top] |
| faith activities for kids. Youth group, VBS, Church celebrations.... (5 items) |
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[Bible Playlets] (E) # 901080: written for Vacation Bible/Sunday School classes Who Is This? (E) # 1388932: interactive skit, written for my youth group to perform for the kids at our church St. Nicholas Skit (E) # 1180433: 15 minute-long skit for advent program for 3-10 yr. olds All Saints Costume Ideas (E) # 1064671: Biblical/Saint costumes don't have to just be bathrobes & towels on your head! All Saints Day Party Ideas (E) # 1062777: All Saints Day has been eclipsed by Halloween. We can reclaim the feast! |
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