Writing in Snow

Fast Day 18: Prayer, Poems, and Gratitude List

Fiḍál (Grace), 18 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, March 19, 2019

"O thou forgiving God! Forgive the sins of my loving mother, pardon her shortcomings, cast upon her the glance of Thy gracious providence and enable her to gain admittance into Thy Kingdom.

O God! From the earliest days of my life she educated and nurtured me, yet I did not recompense her for her toil and labors. Do Thou reward her by granting her eternal life and making her exalted in Thy Kingdom.

Verily, Thou art the Forgiver, the Bestower and the Kind."

Abdu'l-Baha

Facebook Status Update

Today March 19
is my mother's 98th birthday:
Happy Birthday Mama,
I miss you.

Gratitude List For 18 ‘Alá’

Today I am thankful ...
          ...for fresh brewed hot coffee.
          ...that it is a nice day and I can keep the front door open.
          ...for the Arizona sweet ice tea I had with my brunch.
          ...that I have 885 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 167 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...that I have $16.37 in my Send Earnings account.
          ...that I have 501,783 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Naw-Ruz: A Time to Celebrate1

Spring is almost here
a time for joy and cheer,
a time to celebrate Naw-Ruz
and a brand new year.

Footnotes
1  I posted this in Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges From Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/03/naw-ruz-time-to-celebrate.html