…the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth
to all generations.
*Psalm 100: 5 (KJV)*
Photo of swans on Lake Michigan by Karl.
Category: Generations of Faith
warmth and textures
warmth and textures
of colorful handmade
afghans and blankets
from Bethesda *
I wonder about the people
who made them
stitch-by-stitch . . .
and why they let them go
perhaps a move from
one home to another
and/or a ministry of love
like prayer shawls
a passing to another Place
perhaps . . .
knowing their art
will warm another
and needing no credit
imagine buying such a gift
for a few dollars
and on sale too
* Bethesda Thrift Store in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
Photo by Karl
Acrostic for ADVENT and Photos
A doration and
D evotion
V ision of
E ternity
N ow in
T ime
This is a favorite poem, and thank you.
We included this poem in Quiet Christmas Poetry (2014).
These are photos from 2017 – grateful for God’s gifts of beauty.
One of my treasures from Bethesda Thrift Store in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Lake Michigan yesterday
The light and found art on the wood porch are an inspiration, these colder days.
Ellen Grace Olinger
The Broken Way by Ann Voskamp
I am reading The Broken Way: a daring path into the abundant life, by Ann Voskamp (Zondervan 2016; Copyright by Ann Morton Voskamp).
This book is blessing me these days; after a year of new losses, challenges, and many new blessings.
Ann’s writing is honest and from her heart. She writes prose with the soul of a poet – her own special voice.
Her book is also the work of a scholar. Ann Voskamp has a page for “Bible Translations Cited.” The Notes for each chapter include references for Bible verses, and many authors. Some of the authors she mentions are Mother Teresa, Martin Luther, Eugene Peterson, and Elizabeth Elliot.
Ann shares often at her site online.
Paperwhites and Poinsettia
In this post, I share pictures of our paperwhites from my archives. Then a gallery of paperwhites and pictures of the poinsettia from yesterday’s post follows.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Thank you!
Creative Notes and Photos
Yesterday I received WestWard Quarterly: The Magazine of Family Reading, Fall 2017, a print journal edited by Shirley Anne Leonard.
Back issues are available in PDF Format from the WestWard Quarterly website.
This poem of mine was published in the Winter 2016 issue:
reading
in a sunny corner
of the house
I could be
any age
*
Fall colors by Lake Michigan yesterday
Yesterday
Celosia plant in the house – 2017
November 2016
Ellen Grace Olinger
