books and blessings

a small card
in a devotional book
from a thrift store

words of encouragement
from one person to another

I keep the card with the book
and its history today
and tomorrow

We also bought used books from Mead Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. After I read them, I can give them to someone else, or donate to another place. Lately, I am especially interested in memoirs.

And I bought Jan Karon’s new book: Bathed In Prayer, Father Tim’s Prayers, Sermons, and Reflections from the Mitford Series. I looked for the book at local stores, and then bought from Amazon. I appreciate being able to order online too. I have also bought used books from Amazon.

Please see Jan Karon’s site for more information. I love her novels. They are deep and true, so well-written.

It is endless – all the ways to learn, bless, and be blessed.

Peaceful gratitude,
Ellen Grace Olinger

Poems and Flowers

early Spring
and almost Easter
my glasses rest
on my Bible
open to the Psalms

reading the Gospels
a few verses at a time
raindrops on branches

Publication Credit: “reading the Gospels”
Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog

Poems and photos are by Ellen Grace Olinger.

morning prayer

Easter And Spring Poetry

morning prayer
water birds flying north
stay close to water

My haiku was first published in SMILE, 67, 2010. SMILE was a large print journal edited and published by Joyce M. Johnson for years.

And published in Take-out Window: Haiku Society of America 2014 Members’ Anthology, edited by Gary Hotham.

Ellen Grace Olinger

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