Tag: hope
group name: survivorsforum
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May 22, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
When my son was born, it was a happy occasion, albeit after an extremely difficult childbirth. On paper, it might have seemed not so difficult -- the birth was delivered vaginally, after all -- but my . . . more
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January 11, 2008 01:52 AM EST --
Sparkling . . . more
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January 20, 2006 11:38 AM EST --
Notes on the past done in the present with hope for the future
New moon new notebook
Total solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere
I write [right] out the total eclipse of my home and family
I know . . . more
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January 31, 2007 07:01 PM EST --
(Sorry about the formatting. The editor would not cooperate.)
I always thought I was being a good girl, doing the right thing. I always thought I was being Christian in giving and giving . . . more
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April 24, 2006 11:10 AM EDT --
for Maureen Sullivan Stemberg, in grief and greening
A purple line draws itself, criss-
crossing paths on Cartesian plane.
The sun's out today. Hello, sun!
Please warm the air, my windowpane.
. . . more
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October 22, 2006 11:42 PM EDT --
this is for john f. walter, a dear friend, fellow writer, and comrade in pain.
hope
no pain meds, they say. whether from bodily intolerance, or doctoral ignorance, the result is the same.
seconds . . . more
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July 11, 2006 11:53 PM EDT --
Fifteen minutes ago, I was smiling at you,
Loving the way you love me,
Loving the way you take care of me
And the way you tell me I'm pretty even when I don't feel like it.
Fifteen minutes . . . more
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October 07, 2006 01:24 AM EDT --
He did not wait till the world was ready,
Till men and nations were at peace
He came when the Heavens were unsteady.
And prisoners cried out for release.
He did not wait for the perfect . . . more
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March 26, 2008 06:38 PM EDT --
Oprah had two shows about a woman and her husband who lived in a home packed from floor to ceiling with clothes and gifts and garbage that they had been unable to let go of for over 15 years. It . . . more
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October 02, 2006 07:39 PM EDT --
I have a question that has been bothering me for quite some time, and it is one that I would really like an answer to.
Having grown up in a Christian background, when something terrible happens, I immediately . . . more
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March 05, 2007 06:37 PM EST --
I walk lightly
and speak in quiet whispers,
so as not to kick up dust
that might irritate the one...
The one who vowed to love me,
The one who vowed to love me,
The one who vowed to . . . more
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October 23, 2006 11:40 AM EDT --
There is so much pain in this world. Just this morning, I read two very sad, yet courageous articles from two Gather friends who are going through difficult times. These articles brought . . . more
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August 19, 2006 10:56 AM EDT --
I am a part of an amazing group of people. We call ourselves H.O.P.E., which stands for Helping Overweight People Embrace. It is the first group of our kind, and I have been a proud member . . . more
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October 08, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
You hide among us, broken and bruised,
Afraid to show your face;
The mask you wear is made of leather;
Of your true self, we see no trace.
You smile when others are smiling;
You cry when others . . . more
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July 26, 2007 04:40 PM EDT --
I read this article on Yahoo and wanted to share......
Oscar, a hospice cat at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, RI, is seen Monday, July 23, 2007. Oscar the cat . . . more
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May 14, 2008 10:39 AM EDT --
I have always loved reading Aristotle quotes. I can always find something in his words that relate to me and my life, brings me inspiration, and it broadens my mentality.
I would like to . . . more
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April 16, 2006 04:35 PM EDT --
The American Public media/MPR program "Speaking of Faith", today presented "Exodus: Cargo of Hidden Stories." The radio show explored the meaning of the biblical story . . . more
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July 10, 2008 12:59 AM EDT --
"hope is the thing with the feather"
Emily Dickinson . . . more
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April 08, 2006 01:38 PM EDT --
Hard Wood Writing
Feeling lucid under pressure
Moments of sheer horror and panic do pass
Drawn on ousted emotions to draw-paint words to paper
Form scenes opened-felt by me
Acts of art for . . . more
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June 12, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
When the sun is refusing to shine on your day and you're finding it hard just to cope,
When you're seeing more rain clouds than stars in the sky, and you just feel like giving up hope . . . more
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