Big Sky Buckeye

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About bigskybuckeye

Born in the Big Sky Country of Montana and now living in the Buckeye State of Ohio, Richard is the creative mind behind Big Sky Buckeye. Retired after 40 years of teaching, I enjoy writing, photography, traveling, and following a healthy lifestyle.

Path of Life

Posted on June 26, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 16:1-2: “Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.'”

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Seeing foolishness

Walking darkest roads

Life’s journey of faith

Coming to crossroads

To whom shall we choose?

Evil’s empty book

Filled with deception

Flesh becomes his hook

Wilderness calls out

God’s refuge protects

Love filled with goodness

Earning our respect

Boundary lines set

Marching in God’s trust

Chosen path of life

Faith removes our lust

Always before us

God’s daily support

His right hand’s guidance

Grace never falls short

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From Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

Taken From a Church Sign

Posted on June 26, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Worry ends where faith begins.

From Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Summer’s Sweetness

Posted on June 25, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Life no longer singing wintertime blues

Summer’s sweetness rocks around timeless clock

Easy life, driving nature’s express lane

Planning fun times on each neighborhood block

Fresh-cut wood pile, next to backyard fire pit

Little granddaughter’s eyes, poised to light up

Marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate

Making sweet S’mores, summer’s perfect line-up

Nighttime fun never really wants to end

New memories flicker around fire’s glow

Please, please . . . let us stay for another hour

Darkening fire gracefully ends night’s show

On my, another blessed summer night

Dreaming later, tomorrow taking flight

Curious Trivial Facts (6/25)

Posted on June 25, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.

Although often thought to be a contraction for the phrase “Swiss watch,” the name “Swatch” actually stems from “second watch” and the marketing campaign that introduced it as an inexpensive, casual, and disposable accessory.

The white-shingled house that Ari Gold lived in for the first four seasons of “Entourage” was, for nearly thirty years, the real-life residence of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.

These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).

Ralph Ellison Quotes

Posted on June 25, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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The world is a possibility if only you’ll discover it.

The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.

Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was an American author who is best known for INVISIBLE MAN, which earned a National Book Award in 1953.

Our Rock, Our Refuge (Elfchen Series #106)

Posted on June 24, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Invincible

Searching

Life’s wilderness

Where’s stability found?

Nothing shall shake God’s

Cornerstone

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Proven

Faith

Deeply challenged

Whom to trust?

Christ’s love builds His

Cornerstone

Everlasting

Waiting

No longer

Finding empty tomb

Jesus fulfills faith’s empowering

Cornerstone

This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Dennis Swanberg Quote

Posted on June 24, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

To make your dream come true, you have to stay awake.

From Ephesians 3:20: “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.”

Menu of Choices

Posted on June 23, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Life comes at us every day

Today’s choices have much to say

Right now, Option A looks quite good

Wishing for luck, knocking on wood

Infinite possibilities

Some become liabilities

One choice navigates life forward

Life seems so straightforward

Another turns life upside-down

Flipping plans into dark ghost town

Daily question: What choice to make?

Tomorrow’s answer now at stake

Opportunities from choices

Watch out for temptation’s voices

Making choices, powerful tool

Please just one, become a jewel

Life’s mistakes searching for feedback

Answers help to keep us on track

Menu of choices fills desires

Lighting up our inherent fires

Near life’s hot stove, always aware

Certain choices may burn, beware

Searching with hands, hearts, and minds

Our next choice, what will it now find?

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Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

Posted on June 23, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Some days are meant to be counted, others are meant to be weighed.

Do not apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.

Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969) is an American journalist and author.

To Whom Shall We Turn?

Posted on June 22, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Isaiah 65:1: “I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that did not call on my name.”