art on shelves and walls
blog posts too
some artists
are from long ago
they created for their time
and ours
Emily Dickinson’s poetry is one example.

art on shelves and walls
blog posts too
some artists
are from long ago
they created for their time
and ours
Emily Dickinson’s poetry is one example.
Sunday rest
prayers and gifts
of winter with
new hope
for spring
I began this site on March 11, 2017 with the first blessing recorded in a handwritten journal, inspired by One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp (2010, Zondervan). I wrote, “raindrops on branches of the birch tree December 2012.”
Recently I bought the 10th Anniversary Edition of One Thousand Gifts. I wished to read the “Introduction for the 10th anniversary edition the gift of grace upon grace,” written by Ann Voskamp in late October 2020. And I like the ribbon bookmark. The Page for the book at Ann’s site has a picture of the cover and more information.
I will share more in a future post. Writing haiku is often a record of blessings for me.
old songs
that are ever-new
Spring soon
spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting
Ellen Grace Olinger
WestWard Quarterly, Winter 2021
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Daily writing prompt
M ay
E veryone who can
R emember and
C onsider
Y our children in need
MERCY
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5: 7 (KJV)
lily gardens
in January
I remember
their flowers
in July
and perhaps
because they
will bloom again
now is beautiful too
January 3, 2023
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin