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Monday Memories: Infinite Road

Posted on October 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Walking this lonely road

Losing count of each step

Packing life’s hefty load

Careful not to misstep

Miles of infinite road

Where will it finally end?

Life scanned, like some bar code

What lies around the bend?

Few answers on this road

Walking day after day

Needing life to reload

Feeling like nature’s prey

Danger lurks on this road

Always staying alert

Life delayed in safe mode

Old, worn boots kicking dirt

Life resembles this road

Challenges come and go

Heavy, infinite load

Never walking too slow

alone autumn mood forest cold countryside

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Originally published May, 2020.

Ralph Brownrigg Quote

Posted on October 15, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Trees have their seasons at certain times of the year when they bring forth fruit; but a Christian is for all seasons.

From Galatians 6:9: “So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.”

Ralph Brownrigg (1592-1659) was an English-born member of the Anglican clergy.

Christa McAuliffe Quotes

Posted on October 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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May your future be limited only by your dreams.

Reach for it. Push yourself as far as you can.

Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire. She will be remembered for her selection as the finalist in the Teacher in Space Project. She was a crew member on the ill-fated NASA mission on January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle Challenger was destroyed shortly after take-off.

Monday Memories: Day by Day

Posted on September 25, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Looming, life’s challenges come from left field

Invading life, pushing through safety shields

Sheltering-in-place brings many changes

Experiencing new rules, with broad ranges

Occupied at home, juggling novel ways

Overcoming change, yet lost in life’s maze

Closing businesses, routines now shuttered

Feeling suddenly strange, life seems cluttered

Playing underfoot, young children amaze

Showing adults, innocence shows new ways

Living with this new normal, upside down

Sensing loss, emotions creating frowns

Praying for those needing support and care

Tapping our faith, God leads with His bright flare

Remaking daily habits, life’s new pace

Shelving normal, left high on a bookcase

Growing each day, uncertainty prevails

Ticking clocks, second hands moving like snails

Hunkering down, persistent virus sprawls

Waiting day by day, patience makes its call

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Originally published April, 2020 (near the beginning of the Covid pandemic).

Dale Evans Rogers

Posted on September 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Cowgirl is an attitude really. A pioneer spirit, a special brand of courage. The cowgirl faces life head-on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses.

It’s the way you ride the trail that counts.

Dale Evans (1912-2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She also just happened to be married to one of the most famous of Hollywood cowboys, Roy Rogers.

Paul Auster Quotes

Posted on September 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

As long as you are dreaming, there is always a way out.

What matters is not how well you can avoid trouble, but how you cope with trouble when it comes.

Paul Auster (born 1947) is an American writer and film director. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.

Maya Angelou Quote

Posted on September 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.

Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist. Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.

Outcomes of Faithfulness (Elfchen Series #165)

Posted on August 25, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Life’s Journey

Walking

God’s highway

Taking His way

Now becoming our way

Devotedness

Blessed Saints

Following

Christ’s example

Breathing with perseverance

Surrounded with countless witnesses

Steadfastness

With Us Always

Accepting

Father’s discipline

Tested by trials

Feeling His unwavering love

Righteousness

Esther Hicks Quotes

Posted on August 3, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

The greatest gift you can ever give another person is your own happiness.

It is impossible to control conditions that others have created.

Esther Hicks (born 1948) is an American inspirational speaker and author.

Daniell Koepke Quotes

Posted on August 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

You have to listen to the sound of your own breathing and honor the truth inside you.

Everyone messes up, lets people down, and makes mistakes. Not because we’re inadequate or fundamentally inept, but because we’re imperfect and fundamentally human.

Daniell Koepke is an American writer.

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Life’s Journey

Blessed Saints

With Us Always

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