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Write about this item in your Blog entry today. I liked this poem. There is a name for poems that describe a scene like this but I cannot think of it right now. It refers to a quiet, country and natural setting and is very similar to a ballad. The imagery here was wonderful. I could see night meeting day and the two becoming one as Mother Nature smiled on. "Prompt: Use these words in your entry: lilacs, honey-sweet, birds, delight, and beauty."Lilacs are blooming along the road. Honey-sweet smell permeates the air. Birds nest in the trees branches. What a delight to the senses! Beauty for all to behold. "Prompt: What are your plans for May?"I have no real plans for May. Several of my colleagues are going with the recreation department for a camping trip to TN. I am covering for them while they are gone.        |
| } R. I. P. Katzendragonz "Prompt:James 2:14-17 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Does your life reflect your faith in Christ? Why or why not?" I believe my life reflects my faith in Christ. I am the chaplain of the WV Veterans Home in Barboursville WV and I try to show Christ in everything I do. I tell the guys in my congregation that we may be the only Bible a sinner ever reads. I want my life to be different from the world. I was walking up the hill the other day. Our compound is on a small hill so we refer to home as "the hill." As I was walking back from taking care of some business a police car went rolling by running lights and siren. I put my hands in the air and told one of the residents that the police had caught me. The man looked at me and said "Chaplain, the day you go to jail for anything is the day I will confess every sin I ever committed." I asked him why he said that. He replied "Your as pure as the driven snow and we all know that. I can't picture you having enough of a past for them to lock you up." I took that as a compliment. Apparently my policy of witnessing by my behavior rather than empty words is working. The administration here tells me that they hear the guys talking about how much they appreciate me. I don't do anything that Jesus would not have done. Well, I'm sure I do things Jesus would not have done but I try to live a godly life. I want to apologize for getting my entry out late. I had a business meeting first thing this morning. I am in the process of starting a business called Rehab for Vets. It will be a long-term residential rehabilitation and treatment center for military veterans. I am going to use a different approach however. My facility will combine equestrian therapy with addiction rehab. Horses are sensitive animals. They can sense change in people and can be taught to respond appropriately when an addict is having issues. It has been done before in several places across the country with good results. The difference in my business is that we will specialize in the treatment of military veterans. 3/4 of my staff will be combat veterans. The other 1/4 will be veterans with small exceptions. We may have to hire non-veteran staff to help with the horses. It depends on whether we partner with a stable or run our own. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Garfield and we found this planet:
Write about this poem in your Blog entry today. I love Limericks and I love May so this Limerick is perfect for me. The syllable count is right and the subject seems appropriate. Good job Twiga ! "Prompt: Write about April showers."April showers is a wet subject. I'd have to say it's saturated. Chance of precipitation 100%! I prefer April showers over January snow. I just wish everybody believed in April showers. Some people don't believe in showers at all. {imaage:1971183} "Prompt: What do you think of assumptions? Are they avenues into which we pour our fears, wishes, or fantasies? Or are they results we gather from reliable and unreliable facts?" I believe they are often wrong. |
} "Prompt:Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. What is your favorite way to praise and Worship God? Make a list of ways you can give God praise." I can praise God for this past weekend and the upcoming weekend. I had the privilege of being a panelist for one of the author of the hour slots on the Festival of Storytellers on Reader's Magnet.com. It was a huge event with over 4,000 registered viewers. I was there for an hour as a panelist. The video is now available on You Tube and I will be adding it to my You Tube channel as well. That gave me some exposure to the public. This coming weekend I am scheduled to do two more author of the hour panelist spots. They will be at 6:00pm Friday and Saturday I believe. If you are interested in watching hit me up and I will send you a link. God is constantly good to me. Some people would say that I have good luck, but it isn't "luck" at all. God blesses me each and every day. I know He does. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Twikkie and found this planet: Rhyssa  Read this item: what this poet needs (13+) a rondeau: I admit no contridiction
What do you think poets need?" I think the most important thing a poet needs is education. They need to learn about poetry. Poetry is an art yes, but it is also a writing discipline or science. Poetry has measures called iambic measures. These measures have a certain beat that poetry must follow to be true poetry. A lot of what is written is beautiful expression but it follows no particular pattern. Therefore it is not poetry. This includes much of my own poetry. |
| } What is your favorite Christian song? Why? I have a lot of "favorite" Christian songs. My all time favorite though has to be "Because He Lives." Why? I'm a Christian because He lives. I'm alive because He lives. Everything about me is Because He lives. I think the lyrics say it all. It is one of the few "contemporary" Christian songs that has doctrine. Most Christians anymore are too busy being "inclusive" and "politically correct" to care about doctrine. Christian worship songs aren't about doctrine. They are all about praise and the goodness of God, but there is nothing in them that denominations might disagree on. This is because the singers are out to make money and they want their songs to not go against the beliefs of any group. I like "Because He Lives" because the words are doctrinal. There is more doctrine in "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Because He lives" than in any song published in the past decade! "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Xena, Warrior Princess and found this planet: Read this item:
Write about this in your Blog entry today." I wouldn't object to going on a space voyage with Xena, Princess Warrior! Of course, I suspect most men would enjoy her company. I love Villanelle poetry! This one is no exception. I think the author did a fine job of telling this story about Santa Claus. What child does not look forward to Santa Claus? I'm sure there are children who are not taught about Santa Claus, but most kids look forward to Christmas. This poem tells about Santa seeing a group of children in the streets. It reminded me of the homeless children in our country. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "What would you do if you were invisible for a day? Imagine all the possibilities..." I don't think I would want to be invisible for a day. It would just get me into trouble. People would walk into me and that would make me angry. People would ignore me and that would be bad. It would just lead to too much trouble. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Prompt: "Write a journal entry from your favorite spot sharing enough details or hints that we would be able to guess where you are. Have fun being creative." What if I don't want to be found? Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Do you read the Bible and/or pray daily? Why or why not? I do not always read my Bible every day because I am often doing a thousand other chores for the Lord. However, I do pray every day even if it is only a brief prayer. I try to say prayers of thanksgiving because God sustains me day to day and provides for me. I live at the West Virginia Veterans Home where everything is provides for us. I know God provides this place for me. Without it and with God I would be on the streets and lost. As it is I owe everything to God. So yes, I pray a prayer of thanksgiving each day. God has given me purpose. I am training to be an Emergency Disaster Services volunteer with the Salvation Army. I took my basic EDS course Wednesday night. I will be taking the Safe from Harm class next Wednesday. I also took ServSafe training yesterday for my national food handlers card. It is a class that allows you to work with children. Once I have finished that and my criminal background check comes back, I will be certified as an EDS volunteer. I am looking forward to working as an EDS chaplain. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Tobber writes about a world on fire in
What do you think? I think the planet is heating and preparing for the end. Peter tells us that the world will melt with a fervent heat. Jesus is coming again and when he does the old world will be destroyed and a new one created. It is only natural that the world would be heating up now. It is preparing to burn. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- What has God done for you? What do you do for Him? What hasn't God done for me? I am 59 years old and as far as I am concerned God has been responsible for every heart beat of my lifetime. God has done it all. He has brought me this far and He will not let me down. What do I do for God? Not much. I'm the chaplain of the West Virginia Veterans Home and a soldier in the Salvation Army. I also an elder for the National Association of Christian Ministers. Aside from that I don't do near as much for Him as He has done for me. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: Chris Breva  was called away to Venus so I will be doing the prompt today. I was cruising the galaxy and found this planet:
Write about mountains today. I live in West Virginia, the Mountain State. The funny thing is that our highest peak is 4,280 feet. A mountain is at least 5,000 feet. So we have no mountains. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Philippians 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Do you have a plan ready to share the gospel if the opportunity presented itself? What would you do or say?" I have opportunities to present the gospel every day. I present every time I sit here in my room with my door opened to prevent people from talking about what I am doing behind closed doors. I also present it every time I do the next right thing. The gospel isn't necessarily about how much preaching I can do. I'm like St. Francis. I preach the gospel every day. Sometimes I find it necessary to use words! Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Luke Skywalker and found this planet: (188) Read this item:
Write about Mars in your Blog entry today. I don't want to go to Mars. I'm pretty much a homebody. I have never travelled far from home and doubt I ever will. Other places make me anxious. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Write your favorite Bible verse? Why is this your favorite verse?" I have several favorite Bible verses including "John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10, and others. My go to verse typically is Philippians 4:13 which says "I can do all anything through Jesus who gives me strength." I have proven this verse over and over. I am about to prove it again by conquering skin cancer. The dermatologist just told me yesterday that I have skin cancer on my face, neck, and scalp. I suspected that I did as I noticed it some time ago. They are going to treat it with a cream that will make my face turn orange and then peel like a photo negative when I wash my face. I can do this though because Jesus is my strength. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Quill and Groote and found this planet: Emily  writes
Write about this item in your Blog entry today. I agree with the author. Having parties is fun but after all the guests have gone and there is time to relax, is when the real fun begins. Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Your thoughts on the quote and do you think your time is ever wasted on people or things you love?" I think we often feel like our time is wasted on others, but in reality we are showing love and people will respond to it. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: “In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.” ― Paulo Coelho, Aleph Write about trees or journeys or how they relate." We are all on a journey through life. Some of us struggle and make the journey hard. Others are kind, loving, and serving. This makes the journey easier. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- Isaiah 53:2-5 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Have you ever experienced a personal healing or seen someone else healed? Yes. I have seen people healed and I have experienced healing. I was healed of a prolonged addiction. Now I stand in need of another healing. I was diagnosed today with skin cancer. It is on my nose, chin, cheek, scalp, and neck. I have to treat if it with a cream that will make the outer layers of skin turn brown and fall off. I also have to avoid any exposure to sunlight. I cannot even allow sunlight to come through a window and touch my skin as it it the light that triggers the cancer. I have to wear sunscreen year round and hats. The sunscreen I can accommodate but I hate hats. They give me headaches. Jesus has this all under control though. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Keith Urban and found this planet:
Write about this item in your Blog entry today. I agree with this author. We can drive or tow a car to a mechanic to have it fixed. To fix ourselves though we must push ourselves and push ourselves. I am in the process of trying to lose weight. I have decided that I am going to intentionally miss both breakfast and lunch from now on. Hopefully I can get back to a healthy weight. I also found out today that I have skin cancer on my face, scalp, and neck. I have to avoid all sunlight and use high SPF sunscreens. I am also suppose to wear hats, but doubt that I will. They are treating the cancer with a cream that will make my face turn brown and fall off. My scalp gets treated first as it is the most serious. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Rose, nightingale, butterfly, festival, and joyful." The rose is my favorite flower. At my old house I planted several roses. I had just about every color. I could find no black ones, but I had everything else. I used to listen to the nightingale. They sing beautifully. I always liked the monarch butterfly. The have a festival for the butterfly but I don't know where. I'll bet that is a joyful occasion though. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- } Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2235060 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Luke 9:2-6 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. Have you ever gone out witnessing? Write about your experience." I never did care for door to door evangelism. I would rather people see Christ living in me in my day to day action than to go out preaching religion. People hear what you say but they believe your actions a lot sooner. I would rather win them by my behavior than drive up a wall with my words. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Today we entered Quadrant N-421 where we came across another star voyager. jonblair talks about actor Leonard Nimoy, and the famous character "Mr. Spock" in
What do you think?" I think Nimoy and I have a lot in common. Nimoy spent the latter part of his life reconciling with family and making amends for things he had done wrong. I have spent the past twelve years attempting to reconcile with my family and making amends for what IK did wrong earlier in my life. While my family has said that they accepted my amends I remain an outcast and that is their prerogative. I won't force them to associate with me for doing so would be more harmful than anything I did in the past. You see, I am a recovered addict. I spent years mooching off of society and living like a sponge. I no longer do that. I have been clean for 12 years and will work until my dying day to make up for the years I did no work. The work I do today is actively writing and marketing my books. I have a book coming out at the end of this month called "Teatime." It is being self-published by readersmagnet.com in San Diego CA. They are holding an event called The Festival of Story Tellers from April 23-25, 2021 and April 30, 2021- May 1, 2021. It is a virtual festival, free to the public. All you have to do is register and you can stop in anytime. It will air live for those time slots 24 hours a day. I am one of the panelists for several of the workshops. My times are: Friday April 23, 2021 @ 6:00 PM - Biographies and Memoirs Saturday April 24, 2021 @ 6:00 PM - Self Help Friday April 30, 2021 @ 6:00 PM – Religion & Spirituality Saturday May 1, 2021 @ 6:00 PM – Inspirational and Personal Growth I will also be going live from my booth Friday, April 23, @ 2:00 PM And Saturday April 24, @ 2:00 PM Then Friday April 30, @ 2:00 PM and Saturday May 1, @ 2:00 PM These are all efforts to market and build my brand as "Chris Breva" author. I owe it to my family, society, and myself to work my butt off to build Chris Breva into a marketable author. My real name is Marvin Schrebe, but since most people cannot pronounce it, yet again remember it, I legalized the name Chris Breva and use it to write with. I also work as the Chaplain and Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist at the WV Veterans Home where I live. I do so to earn my room and board and a little spending money. I will work in all these positions until the day I die or until health forces me to give them up. I owe it to myself, my family, and society to do so as this is my way of making amends to them for the many years I mooched. Maybe my family and I will never be fully reconciled, but like Nimoy, I will spend the rest of my life doing my part to make it up to them whether they know it or not. Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- and Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- (Since the prompts are the same.) Prompts: "Describe ten sounds you associate with spring." Ten sounds I associate with spring? Frogs croaking is the first sound that comes to mind. Frogs breed in the spring and bullfrogs croak to attract mates. When they start you would declare there were thousands of them when in reality there are only a few. The next sound would be birds chirping or a whippoorwill calling. Again these are usually mating calls. Another sound is rain. It usually rains a lot in April so the sound of rain is a spring sign, though it also rains much of winter as well. I cannot think of any other sounds. There are lots of early sights though such as daffodils popping through the ground and the return of the red-breasted robin. Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Image #2098718 over display limit. -?- Image #2118746 over display limit. -?- Image #2147967 over display limit. -?- Image #2187984 over display limit. -?- Image #2159373 over display limit. -?- Image #2164523 over display limit. -?- Image #2191828 over display limit. -?- |
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