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“We Are Our Grandmother’s Prayers; We are Mothers of Courage” (Sweet Honey in the Rock)

June 20, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics

I have been working on the scanning and printing and adding to my blogged life stories the baby albums of each of my children. (I had hoped) to finish it by Mother’s Day and intend to gift each of them a copy of these scanned/printed albums plus some more prints of their About Baby Books with milestones and all kinds of written babyhood details and remembrances – but it proved to be quite more of a daunting task than I...

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What Does it Mean to Become Meaningless?

March 26, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Feral Thoughts, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

It’s a Saturday morning. Gearing up for my day, having my coffee…first, I put on a playlist. An inspiring song I added comes on, and I brew… Considering making it my morning social media share, for whatever reason, I go to YouTube. There, in my feed, I see a video I saw last night suggested at the top, one that I wanted to watch. So, I watch. There is a saying, I believe it came from an old Meineke commercial,...

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in case you are wondering, i have a BS…that’s some kind of SCIENCE degree, not ART(S).

March 23, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Life Stories, Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Every once in awhile when I am caricature drawing (that is, drawing five-minute cartoons of people for between $100 to $150 per hour…) someone will ask me: Did you go to school for that? While there are no stupid questions – and I believe that because I often ask stupid questions simply because I just don’t know about something! – I do confess this one secretly brings me some amusement. Because. Well. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in...

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Sacrilege, Anthropomorphism and Theological Musings

March 13, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

So. This is the piece I am choosing to bring to completion today. I started it on December 20, 2021. I’ve had a rough couple of weeks. Friday night and yesterday, I made time to work on some blog pieces, as some reward for surviving, yet, hitting some glitches, the piece I was focused on cannot yet be completed. It will now need to wait until I can invest the time needed to do it properly. Oh, and as I...

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How One Should Dress When Walking Out of Their Prison Cell

March 6, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

The image above was created last winter and I recently stumbled upon it, thanks to the reminder of “one year ago today” on social media. I like this image. It is fun. And I thought I need to use it with a writing of some sort. Today, what I want to express seems to oddly fit with this image.__________ This image was created in some moment of both solitude and joy – as I recall, it was a cold day...

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Ye Blind Behold Your Savior Come and Leap Ye Lame for Joy

March 4, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings

I had an exhausting day yesterday and went to bed quite early, around 8 pm. I awoke around 5 am today, which is also quite early, and figured I may as well start my day which I know will also be, exhausting, by the end of this gift. Had a number of thoughts on my mind last night, and shortly after awakening today, my thoughts returned to a beautiful video a friend shared with my yesterday. And then, another song...

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The Things You May Find in a Christian-Owned Mega-Corporation

March 1, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Every once in awhile I kind of find myself in some pregnant pause as I stroll through the “Hobby Lobby.” While part of me feels some amount of remorse for possibly being all “judgy” of this Christian Corporation, another part of me feels it may be okay to express my opinion. You know. As a professional artist. And, a Christian, too. Today, I had one of those pause moments, later wondering at how a product passed through the eye of...

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War Zones and Gunga Din

February 27, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Book, Media and Movie Commentaries, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

Like most days around here, I spend a lot of time in create solitude and contemplations, often pausing here and there to draft snippets that interweave my daily tasks and experiences with written thoughts springing from whatever the activity at-hand. Yesterday, I started my day with thoughts about my own personal battles in my small world here…coupled with awareness of a major war zone now unfolding in the Ukraine. With my own heavy-but-small battles here I’ve recently turned away from...

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Sparrow Songs

December 11, 2021
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I came across this beautiful song Sparrow Alone, and wanted to pass it on, along with some reflections on sparrows. A number of songs, references and at least one hymn have been inspired by the words of Jesus concerning the value of the common sparrow. “Two sparrows sell for a farthing, don’t they? Yet not a single sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. The very hairs of your head are all numbered. Never be afraid, then—you are...

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“I Said Tomorrow, the Lord Said Today”

December 6, 2021
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Book, Media and Movie Commentaries

I get excited when Spotify introduces me to a new musical artist that I fall in love with! This past weekend, it was Mean Mary. She has quite a voice and talent! Great guitar and banjo, and amazingly creative YouTube videos. And it appears she writes her own songs. By listening to more of her works, I found a number of very spiritual and Christian-based lyrics. That’s an even bigger plus – a musical artist that is spiritual and Christian...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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