Tag Archives: Family

A Godly Mother

Posted on May 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 2 Timothy 1:1-7 and, of course, thoughts on Mother’s Day: A Godly Mother by Michael Doyle Without any sense of shy timidity God speaks through Second Timothy That which we’d do well to recognize Every mother … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day, Too

Posted on May 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

My ex-wife could never gracefully receive a present. Not just from me but from our daughters, they tell me. Still, despite all, there is one gift I would yet give her on this day particularly after the reminders received over … Continue reading →

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A Faithful Companion

Posted on May 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 2 Sam. 7:29: A Faithful Companion by Michael Doyle In a world filled with grief and acrimony God wants to bless our lives through testimony Loving us unconditionally and wanting our best He walks beside us … Continue reading →

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On An Ancient Pathway

Posted on April 30, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! 30 days of poetry. Congratulations to my traveling companions through this journey who stuck with all of this. They tell me it’s really something to write 30 days of poems. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2.5 Million Years, 2020, Adhere, Always, Ancient, Autumn, Birds, Birth, Bundle, Catch, Cheeks, Children, Clockwork, Daughters, Day, End, Eyes, Fall, Family, Father, Feed, Food, Forehead, Formation, Friends, Glide, Good, Gray, Hope, Human, Hunter, Jasper Pulaski, Joy, Laughter, Look Away, Magical, Memories, Mississippi Flyway, NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, Nature, Pathway, Photograph, Pilgrimage, Play, Plumage, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Pride, Profound, Recall, Red, Returns, Ribeye, Ride, Run, Sacred Ground, Sandhill Cranes, Savage, Silent, Sky, Soar, Spring, Tears, Thermal, Thrill, Tradition, Unison Calling, Whistle Stop, White, Whooping Crane | 2 Comments

First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families

Posted on April 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Benjamin Rush, Family, First Principles, Justice, Natural Affection, Necessary, Patriotism, Society, Support, Virtue | Leave a comment

Remonstration

Posted on April 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The 28th Day of Na/GloPoWriMo asks for optional prompt of recalling our favorite bedrooms in the manner of our choosing. Mostly what I remember growing up shouldn’t be. Remonstration by Michael Doyle Looking back without much remonstration I recall how … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Barren Walls, Beauty, Better, Bookends, Books, Community, Confined, Consistent, Derelction, Destination, Dust, Duty, Enrich, Family, Fill, Forts, Friends, Globe, Grow, Guitar, Human Beings, Imagination, Improve, Inspection, Kids, Lives, Long, Looking Back, Loud, Loved, Marks, Military Brat, Music, Na/GloPoWriMo, Nation, Natural, On-Base Housing, Outside, Photograph, Plain, Play, Poem, Poetry, Quarter, Remonstration, Retreat, Room, Same, Scuffles, Seen, Sentient, Songs, Spartan, Tape, Tidy, Together, Truth, Wall, Way, Week, White Gloves, World, Years | Leave a comment

Sudden Comfort of Intimacy

Posted on April 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

There is a certain joy in a young girl’s heart whose imagination overflows into a comfort that is hard to define and amazing to experience. Sudden Comfort of Intimacy by Michael Doyle You cannot buy loyalty Set at the table … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anxiety, Approve, Best, Comfort, Curious, Ebbs, Family, Flows, Give, Heart, Imagination, Indignity, Intimacy, Know, Life, Living, Loyalty, Much, New Day, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pulse, Rise, Star, Strain, Sudden, Suffer, Table, Test, Train, Wish, World, Young Girl | Leave a comment

Gifts From the Heart

Posted on April 20, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 20 of Na/GloPoWriMo, 2020! 2/3rds of the way through this year’s event. The optional prompt is to “write a poem about a handmade or homemade gift that you have received“. Gifts From the Heart by Michael Doyle Since divorce … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 2020, Always, Angst, Arms, Aware, Bits, Capable, Card, Compel, Complete, Cruel, Curl, Dad, Day, Decision, Division, Divorce, Ear To Ear, Essence, Ex, Family, Father, Father's Daughter, Father's Day, Fear, Friend, Friendship Braclets, Gift, Girls, Golden Rule, Grow, Hand, Happiness, Hear, Heart, Hidden, Hold, Homemade, Hug and Kiss, Hugs, Hunt, Inseparable, Know, Lady Bugs, Love, Mindful, Moment, Na/GloPoWriMo, Need, Offer, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Presence, Remind, School, Show, Side, Smile, Something, Start, Sweet, Taught, Tear, Three Musketeers, Trust, Understand, Watch, Way, While, Wish, World, Youngest | Leave a comment

Owed To A Non-Living Killer

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

An attempt at both blank verse which I never quite understand and a virus that apparently isn’t going away so it might be wise to understand, right? Owed To A Non-Living Killer by Michael Doyle A world cast into lockdown … Continue reading →

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Have A Blessed Resurrection Sunday

Posted on April 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

May all readers and their families have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday!

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Blessing, Easter, Family, Love, Resurrection Sunday, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment