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Unchanging Truths About Wisdom, Beauty, and Change

March 12, 2021 Joann Claypoole beauty from ashes, Blog, Christian Living, Culture, Devotions, Faith, Featured, Fire Starters, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Joann Claypoole, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Relationships, Spiritual Growth

Wise instruction from unchanging truths? Poetic verse and metaphor have a way of piquing my brain. Warnings and instructions. Adventures or tragedies. I want to dig deeper. Learn more. They’re like ghost stories without the

A Sole Supports Our Soaring Soul

February 25, 2021 Will Schmit Fire Starters, Poetry

Yule Sawe Mungu is a rough translation Our Same God in Swahili

God’s Beautiful Foothills from America’s Driveway

July 27, 2020 Karen Friday America, Blog, Family, Fire Starters, inspire a fire, Poetry

THE BEAUTIFUL FOOTHILLS OF GOD AND AMERICA'S DRIVEWAY

My family heritage holds roots in small town America. America Maxfield, my maternal grandmother, lived in a small town in the foothills of Virginia, Big Stone Gap, nestled in a valley surrounded by the Appalachian Mountains.

Sprouts

May 22, 2020 Diana Derringer Fire Starters, Poetry

As a tree sways in the wind but remains rooted to the life-giving earth, may we as adults have the flexibility to deal with the needs of our children, recognizing the unique personality of each

There’s Still Time for a new year

January 30, 2020 Will Schmit Fire Starters, Poetry

You are what you hear; bottle nosed whales slide into an ocean of blues as rain fresh mint and ferns whip the coastal bluff. The Shepherd whistles to turn your head. Facts and faith a

My Mother’s Garden

May 10, 2019 Joann Claypoole Blog, Culture, Devotions, Faith, Family, Featured, Fire Starters, Greatfulness, Holiday, hope, Hope for tomorrow, Inspiration, inspire a fire, Joann Claypoole, Love, Mom, parenting, Poetry, Prayer, Relationships, Relationships, Thankfulness

A redhead with two green thumbs? Born and raised in New York City, a feisty redhead sprung into action the day after tulips and daffodils poked their heads up after a long winter’s slumber. Small