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I am in my senior years. I am a widow, mother and grandmother. I have lived a long time and experienced many things. I went to Bible College for two years and ,my favorite subject is the Bible. I went to Butera School of Art and also studied with many other

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Warfare: 2 of 27
HeroesWhy am I here and who made this planThat I lie here a lion, a buck, or a bearStruck down in my youth ne'er to be manTomorrow, the future, I never will shareA lover or husband I never will beA child of my own I never will seeWas this the enemy that did this to meHe lays here beside me a lion is heWe are two heroes our co... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Should Christian churches allow gays to be ordained as priests?: 13 of 127
I am always amazed when people use the teachings of the Apostle Paul to excuse themselves from sin, allow them to continue sinning, and somehow make sin to be no longer sin. Paul said that we have all sinned and come short of the Glory of God. There is none righteous, no not one.Paul was preaching to sinners and telling them ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Imagination: 4 of 26
Imagination Which is more powerful, the imagination or words? Of course we must have a thought before we speak the words, so all starts with the mind and the imagination. "Out of the heart, the mouth speaks," so the Bible states. We speak and believe the things we are programmed with and it begins when we are children.Ben's f... More..
Arts & Humanities > Making Art Portrait painting tips: 2 of 12
I usually begin a portrait with an oval for the head in the size suited to the canvas. My next step is the placement of features. Section the oval off with a line across the center of the oval. Half way between that line and the chin, draw another line across. Half way between that line and the chin draw another line. Study t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife The possibility of life after death: 9 of 52
I found out by experience that there is life after death, and in fact we do not even die. When my youngest child was born, I died. My spirit left my body and I found myself looking down over doctors and nurses, working on a woman. I heard a man say, "This woman is dead." I did not know that the woman was me, as I was right t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Assessing the Bible: 2 of 11
Assessing the Bible The Holy Bible has been the top seller of all books on the market throughout history. Its popularity is not because it is filled with myths and fables as some suppose, and would like to make others believe. The people who live within these covers of the Bible were real people with many faults ju... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Understanding the concept of reality: 10 of 48
Understanding the concept of realityI believe that I am living in a reality. Even with wishful thinking my laundry was real this morning, and did not suddenly disappear, and it is now washing in a real metal washing machine. I still find that I must clean my house even though I would like to dream a maid into existence to cle... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Pain in life: 13 of 61
Sarah poured herself a coffee and sat down at the table. What would she have done without Maxwell Bartovitch? Clyde had been gone for months. It took all of the money she had to pay part of the mortgage for the first month. The bank did not want to accept part payment. "We will need the rest of it before the next payment is d... More..
Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Salad: 20 of 92
Anchovy Caesar SaladI learned how to make this wonderful, tasty salad many years ago while working at a restaurant that got the recipe from a movie star who frequented the place while a movie was being made, and had it specially made for him. It soon became popular with all of the patrons. I am sure many wanted it just becaus... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success The purpose of the National Novel Writing Month: 3 of 13
I had never heard of National Novel Writing Month. I received an email from a teacher of a creative writing class I had taken several months before. "I think you could write a novel," the teacher said. "Will you join NaNoWriMo with me and we can motivate each other." Me write a novel? Fifty thousand words in one month? I was ... More..