Somewhere in the Middle

1/15/94

I am of no origin

Standing still in time and space

Waiting for enlightenment

Expecting wisdom, realizing ignorance

Seeing the future repeating the past

Trying to break the cycle without knowing the course

Believing in everything, standing for nothing

I think of me as a formidable one

Capable of expression

Yet the ability to say nothing at all

I speak of times to come

Through traces of what used to be

Somewhere in the middle

I'll find the rest of me

M

Dreaming

Following my dreams

“The difference between dreaming and making that dream a reality is subtle…it’s at the point where you go from hoping and wishing to going and getting.” MLR

M

TBT - Guest Author....Mabel Sally Daly (RIP): Greeting of Love after 48 years of marriage

Among my Granny's things when she passed away years ago, a few treasures found lingering.  A surprisingly intimate and old fashioned love letter representing 48 years of marriage.  So surprising, yet heartwarming to know there was so much more depth than her role as Granny in our lives:

Love has no sense of time and is ageless

(Greeting of Love)

Covington, KY November 18, 1986

To My Dear Husband,

(after 48 years)

Familiarity Breeds Content

Although our married life is full of strife, if you proposed again I'd grab it.

And while it's sometimes very hard to be your wife,
It's also quite a pleasant habit.

Although our being wed has often led me to bemoan your imperfections.

It also seems that I have grown accustomed to you're face and other sections.

Althought there've been some tears throughout the years, it's been less hell than its been heaven.

We've loved each other well.  Let's keep up the good work in 1987.

Mabel Daly

The Quiet Spoken Christian Heart

In a world of shouting, sending out a whisper from 1992

The quiet spoken Christian heart lacks not conviction but courage in awe of the presence and respectfully enthralled

The quiet spoken Christian heart lacks expression not emotion

Loves not any less than those who profess but rather loves from within

The quiet spoken Christian heart loves Christ with the heart as others do

But is unable to convey the magnitude in words or actions

The quiet spoken Christian heart admires those who openly praise His grace

And is ashamed of its own ability to do the same

The quiet spoken Christian heart hears what it cannot speak, believes in what it cannot see, feels what it cannot express...but loves Jesus no less.

M

Radio Silence

What channel are you listening to?

Turn down the volume in your life

Kick irrelevant static channels to the curb

Listen to the echoes of silence reverberating in your mind

Select favorite buttons for anything that makes you smile

Listen closer still to what remains

If the silence is deafening

Keep listening

Focus, find what still remains

Keep it…it’s your sanity, and your brain!

The rest is just background noise

M

A penny for your thoughts...huge milestone moment

A penny for my thoughts...

I started blogging around December and really in earnest, beginning the first of the year.  It's one of the few resolutions I've made and actually stuck with (don't ask me how the diet is going!).

My blog was never something I considered as a financial proposition.  It's been more about tapping back into my creative side and finding a friendly, open place to share stories and thoughts.

But just for fun, I decided to apply for #GoogleAds on my blog.  I was declined the first time back in early January…then approved about a month or so ago.  I don’t know what the criteria is or why I was accepted the second time around.  The only thing I know for certain is that as of March 3, 2015, I very literally earned a penny for my thoughts!

Laugh if you will, but it gave me a real boost in my week and I plan to print and frame it next to my first Scripps Howard check (another proud moment).

I’ve always believed we celebrate our own moments and make life special.  This is one of those moments I wanted to share as I see it as a significant little milestone in my life.  #followingmydreams and hoping you all do the same!

M

Inside Out and the True Beauty of Living

For a friend, who shares the same sadness.  Something I wrote a long time ago before the greatest loss in my life.  I hope this brightens her day.

Thanksgiving, 1994

Inside Out

I see you inside out as I look at you each day

I see you safe and sound though some have more to say

In your eyes I look past the surface, beyond mortality

And see your blessed soul reaching out for eternity

I can't picture troubled seas that plague you in the night

No earthly obstacles can hold you back from His guiding light

All I truly see is the love you give and the knowledge you impart

It shines back brightly when I look from inside out my heart

I am thankful for the love we share as fathers and daughters do

Mostly I'm grateful for the Father shared from above in us two

Because I know the truth in Him and that you know the same

I know this every time we share and speak of love in his name

I pray for strength for you and me and all others in our place

For peace inside that calms the storms that we need not embrace

So if you're ever wondering just how you look to me

Dad, you've never looked better though some might disagree

But share with them what you've shared with me and they will see

A different light, a marvelous view, your true life inside out

There rarely seems a moment fit for these feelings in my heart

I can only hope and pray you see the same in me

When you go wondering how I am, just look inside out my heart

And I will do the same - I love you Dad

M