Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

At Last Found

Posted on July 24, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Conflict’s consuming breath

Tomorrow’s sunrise waits

Evening’s beating rhythm

Will darkness be mankind’s fate?

Each hour fails to open

Anger’s agitation

Whispers breeding chaos

Peace scouting for its station

Searching for safe harbor

Bumpy shall be ship’s ride

Echoes’ explosive drift

Stormy waters’ rising tide

Calmness now surfaces

Persistence pays each debt

Voices now standing down

Courageous steps quell each threat

Tomorrow comes about

Darkness has run aground

Morning works together

Blessed spirit at last found

Hope’s Clear Light

Posted on June 18, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 1:4-5: “For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel that has come to you.”

Faith in Jesus Christ

Rising with hope’s clear light

Love descends from Heaven

Fulfilling mercy’s flight

Faith speaks through God’s Word

Nourishing truth each day

Whisper of light to trust

Breathing hope, never gray

Faith targets saint’s heart

Sowing each faithful seed

Spirit nurtures each one

Blessing how hope shall feed

Faith’s patient journey

Praying to Lord above

Strengthened steps persevere

Uniting with hope’s love

Faith’s kingdom shall come

Redeeming with love’s grace

Father, Son, and Spirit

Offering hope’s embrace

From Colossians 1:12-13: “Giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.”

Forward with Hope

Posted on May 29, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

Catching each golden ray

Glowing from morning sunrise

Motivating from depths within

Opportunity’s faithful prize

Embracing journey’s breath

Pursuing trials ahead

Moving always forward with hope

Opportunity’s next beachhead

Freshening life’s outlook

Following trusted light’s way

Stepping through one more open gate

Opportunity’s grateful play

Exploring adventures

Discovering hidden road

Seeking one final victory

Opportunity’s next crossroad

Pausing now to give thanks

Relishing each blessed day

Looking toward day’s next chapter

Opportunity’s true gateway

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Fredrik Backman Quotes

Posted on May 29, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

All roads lead to something you were predestined to do.

Everyone is a hundred different things, but in other people’s eyes we usually get the chance to be only one of them.

Fredrik Backman (born 1981) is a Swedish author, blogger, and columnist.

Thornton Wilder Quotes

Posted on May 27, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

I not only bow to the inevitable; I am fortified by it.

The stuff of which masterpieces are made drifts about the world waiting to be clothed in words.

Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an American playwright and novelist. His gifted words earned three Pulitzer Prizes for Drama and Fiction.

Pathway Toward Success

Posted on May 15, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

American baseball legend, George Herman “Babe” Ruth, had a simple philosophy as a hitter: “Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” In his major league career, he endured many, many strikeouts, but he also hit record numbers of home runs.

Journey’s imperfections

Discovering each day

Simple philosophy

Always swinging away

Freedom to meet failure

Swinging again with might

Confidence maturing

Baseball rises in flight

Pathway toward success

Achieving one more dream

Every strikeout teaches

Lessons ride each sunbeam

Vision’s bright tomorrow

Learning from yesterday

New challenges arrive

Inning’s next double play

Courage stepping out front

Embracing today’s game

Fearless in attitude

Humbleness blends with fame

Carol Burnett Quotes

Posted on May 6, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

No one ever said life was fair. Just eventful.

Carol Burnett (born 1933) is an American actress, comedian, and author. She hosted her own television variety and comedy show from 1967 to 1978.

Now Traveling Light

Posted on April 30, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 55:22: “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never permit the righteous to be moved.”

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Life’s stumbling footsteps

Sullen heart weighed down

Darkness at doorstep

Day’s final breakdown

Burdens never light

Load much too heavy

Collapsing at night

Floodwaters’ levee

Spirit’s tiresome tone

Christ walks alongside

Merciful seeds sown

Faith breathing, clear-eyed

Shelter’s welcome place

Prayer’s trusted reach

Overflowing grace

Christ’s faithful outreach

With every new day

Worry taking flight

Christ’s open gateway

Now traveling light

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From Matthew 11:28-30: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”

Monday Memories: Nothing Pursues Something

Posted on April 21, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Half-empty coffee cup

Hoping to find something

Peering down, never up

Searching darkened nothing

“Seinfeld” gathers awards

Endless shows with nothing

Jerry’s name on billboards

He’s caught on to something

Writing with empty words

Dreams filling with something

Missing all the keywords

Amounting to nothing

Scanning digital files

Words lost, dreading nothing

Writer facing trials

Mining life for something

Photo on dusty perch

Triggers newfound something

Memories begin search

Looking beyond nothing

Nothing pursues something

Something subdues nothing

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The American sitcom “Seinfeld” entertained viewers for nine years with the creative humor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld. With a setting in New York City, the cast featured regulars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards. The success of the show has often been referenced to a “show about nothing.”

Here is a short clip from the show, featuring Jerry Seinfeld with guest star Brad Garrett. The scene is titled “You barely know your car.”

Originally published October, 2020.

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