Ellen Grace Olinger
Think back on your most memorable road trip.
Daily Prompt
Years ago, and for several years, I drove from our small town to the Milwaukee area (Wisconsin USA) to help with my mother’s care.
groceries for Mom
fresh flowers
always on the list
another year
has passed since
my mother’s passing
I sit and quietly read
a book she would like too
What is your mission?
Daily Prompt
My mission is hope. I write because I love language, enjoy designing blog posts, and to offer a few moments of beauty, encouragement, and hope.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD:
thou art my trust from my youth.
Psalm 71: 5 (KJV)
time with old friends
poems in a journal
from years ago
What are your biggest challenges?
Daily Prompt
My answer to this question would vary over years and decades. These last years are about growing older as well as I can. I follow a good health plan every day. Good progress, and I am grateful to many people. Blogs work well. We live in our home, and if I should need more care some day, my blogs will go with me! Wonderful to know.
An old acrostic poem – rest is important.
R estore
E ncourage
S ing
T rust God
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest. Matthew 11: 28 (KJV)
Take good care!
How are you creative?
Daily Prompt
Creativity is a part of health for me, and the definition changes over time.
When I helped with my mother’s care, that was good creative work. When I arrange art and books – and this changes all the time – this is creativity. The kitchen and gardens. A kind note. We are all creative. Gifted and can grow.
I may not work the long hours as before, but blogs work very well for me. And so much room to grow. I write, reprint poems in new ways, try new ideas with post designs. I postponed work on a new book and trust the right time for different projects. So grateful and I look forward to each day and the new year. Thank you and blessings.
sometimes it seems
the older I grow
the more simple
my poems become
and yet they are
supported by years
all the ways life
challenges and grows
and I am grateful
for every day
and look forward
by God’s grace
Poem from December 2021
500 Posts Blog Review
Ellen Grace Olinger
in some ways
I felt older than I was
my health
family caregiver
now that I am old
those years
give me strength
Poem from December 2021
500 Posts Blog Review
Ellen Grace Olinger
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