Creative Writing for the Creator

Just consider these moments, imagine these scenes: Someone is engrossed in something he or she really enjoys doing ... and you just love to watch that scene ... You see the falling leaves of the trees, gold, red, yellow and in-between... and you welcome the changing of the seasons ... You hear a baby's giggles when parents or caregivers play with him/her joyfully...and it warms your heart... A dog comes to its owner, tail-a-wagging, with playful eyes... and you want to be loved just like that ... There is peace in your home and in your heart, all is well with your soul... and you just sigh that sigh of thankfulness that comes from a grateful heart... When you cherish those special moments... m oments of thanksgiving, gratitude, adoration ...  The little and big things that bring joy to people's lives... ..and this list goes on and on... (how could I ever purport to list what love is?) But if you want to know what Thanksgiving is? It is a hea...

Dealing with discouragement? We all do at times. A Christian pastor developed a sermon around the acronym HALT . I thought about it a lot and decided to HALT to think about its meaning. And here is what it means: H - A - L - T H = Hungry A = Angry L = Lonely T = Tired The pastor's message warned us of the dangers of ever being: Too Hungry Too Angry Too Lonely Too Tired Wow, I thought... brought to extreme levels, each state in itself would be enough to cause us trouble and lead us into doing things we'd surely come to regret later - to say nothing of a combination of those or, worst of all, experiencing ALL the HALT states at the same time!... So I have come to realize the wisdom of HALT b ecause God loves us and desires to help us find more balance in our lives. And it is from Him that we find that extra strength and mercy to also help others achieve balance. "Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a cha...