Creative Writing for the Creator

INDEPENDENCE DAY, 4TH OF JULY: On this day, we, the people of the United States of America, will celebrate our country's INDEPENDENCE! INDEPENDENCE and FREEDOM, though, are NEVER FREE: they ALWAYS cost someone blood, sweat, tears, and eternal vigilance... INDEPENDENCE has always come as a result of wars that have been fought, of all the brave people who have died so we could have our freedom: freedom of speech, religion, freedom to even share our photos and messages on our Facebook pages, phones, and blogs - just to give the silliest example... In some countries, people cannot choose how many children they may have, who they may marry, their religion or ruler, to say nothing of women: in many countries, they have absolutely NO RIGHTS! I could go on and on about fundamental rights, such as LIFE, a gift from God, DENIED and taken away without freedom of choice... While we celebrate INDEPENDENCE DAY on this  4th of July, it would be wise to keep our eyes ...

Aviso : esta é uma receita que dura para sempre, de alegria, perdão e satisfação eternos. Você nunca terá sede ou fome novamente. Você viverá para sempre. Você vai querer partilhá-la com o mundo inteiro! Ingrediente principal: Jesus Cristo Modo de preparar: 1)  Abra seu coração para as boas novas: Que Jesus Cristo ... ... é o Filho de Deus, um com o Pai e o Espírito Santo desde o início... ...nasceu de uma virgem... ... é a ‘luz do mundo’: Emanuel=Deus conosco; um bebê, nascido por você e por mim... ... é o caminho, a verdade e a vida, o único caminho para o céu e vida eterna... ...que enviou o Espírito Santo para viver dentro daqueles que recebem a Ele, Jesus Cristo,  como  Senhor... ... é o Rei dos reis, Senhor dos senhores, o grande “Eu Sou”, “Cordeiro de Deus”, que morreu na cruz e derramou Seu sangue como o sacrifício derradeiro de amor por toda a ... que ressucitou ao terceiro dia e ascendeu ao céu  e está sentado ao...

WARNING :  This is a 4-step recipe of everlasting joy, forgiveness, and eternal satisfaction. You will want to share it with the whole world! You will never go hungry or thirsty again. You will live forever. Main ingredient:   Jesus Christ How to prepare: 1. Open your heart to the good news: That Jesus Christ ... ... is the Son of God, one with the Father and the Holy Spirit  from the beginning... ... was born of a virgin... ... is the ‘light of the world’: Immanuel = God with us; ... a baby, born for you and for me...   ... is the way, the truth, and the life, the only way to heaven and eternal life... ... who has sent the Holy Spirit to live within those who receive Him,  Jesus Christ, as Lord ... ... is King of kings, Lord of lords, the great ‘I Am’, the ‘Lamb of God’,  who died on the cross and shed His blood  as the ultimate sacrifice of love for all mankind... ...who rose o...

A dam in a river blocks (the natural flow of water) Creates a reservoir  To produce hydraulic power A river dammed:  A claustrophobic sight Walled up (and waiting) To breathe its suspended sigh Every heart is a river Yet some have been dammed  No passage: blockage. Hoarded emotions repressed Those obstructed hearts hoard  Their frugal, stingy 'heart-draulic' energy What will happen to that artery? (Will love ever stretch out of such misery?) The dam in the river. The dam in the heart. Consider the river...  Consider your heart.  

Something lives on the inside of me. I am possessed . It burns me. I melt. Is it Molten Lava?  It roars inside me. I hear it. Is it a Lion? It runs in my veins. I am taken by its force. Is it a River?  POSSESSION?  I will tell you the true story: Once upon a time, there was this girl... And this girl knew she had been created for the good. But she felt deeply separated from the Creator. Nothing she could ever dream could fill the void inside of her.  She talked to a tree, talked to her dolls and pets...  She read stories, drew, sang, danced... Still no answer to her empty heart.  No meaning to her laugh or tears. A long succession of days and nights. Emotions, words, actions, all so senseless.  Motions, motionless. Sounds, deafened. Until one day she heard the Truth. The Truth said that she had a choice. That she could open the door to the true Savior. His name, Jesus. The Great I...

Que delicioso reviver as musiquinhas da minha infância ! Can çõ es que mam ã e cantava e a crian ç ada ainda adora... Essas cantigas  que também cantei com os meus filhos... (e, quem sabe, cantarei com os meus netos?) Ah, aqueles shows de teatro infantil O entusiasmo nas carinhas dos pequeninos  (e dos pais e av ó s, claro!) Esta  é  uma das minhas favoritas: SABI Á  L Á  NA GAIOLA Sabiá lá na gaiola fez um buraquinho, Voou, voou, voou, voou E a menina que gostava tanto do bichinho, Chorou, chorou, chorou, chorou Sabiá fugiu do terreiro, Foi cantar no abacateiro E a menina vive a chamar Vem cá, sabiá, vem cá A menina diz soluçando, Sabiá estou te esperando, Sabiá responde de lá, Não chores que eu vou voltar... (Ser á  que ele vai voltar?)

SPRING is here! Uh-oh: Spring cleaning (and the TO-DO LISTS!) I don't know about you, but I am a list maker I am a 'jot-downer' I love tables, bullets, numbers, topics  ... and subtopics (Is that a sign of a cluttered mind in need of release?) I hate to even write this, but... ... would this mean STRESS??? When life gets too hectic, it usually starts in the mind! So much information. .. ... creating the need for more information... (like scratching  the itch that itches and spreads its 'itchy-bug' or  eating a small piece of chocolate  and catching the 'cocoa-craving') List it and hate it! This online world, too, can be overwhelming! Links leading to links Association to association Thought to thought Like plucking the first feather out of a pillow...  and watching the second come out  (and pulling it out too, followed by its feathery followers!) Or popping bubbles on an (almost) endless bubble wrap sheet! ...