Tag Archives: Family

Thought For the Day: Family Is the Main Source of Education For Children

Posted on November 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The group consisting of mother, father and child is the main educational agency of mankind.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Character, Child, Critically, Education, Family, Father, Goal, Group, Humanity, Intelligence, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother, Think, Thought For the Day | Leave a comment

Thunder Road

Posted on November 13, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Robert Mitchum wrote and starred in a movie way back in the 1950s that spoke to the ways of moonshiners and their dispute with the Revenue men. It touched on many topics that each could be made their own poems. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Back Woods, Backs, Breeze, Code, Drive, Family, Honor, Living, Mile, Moon, Moonshine, Obstacle, Old, Persistence, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Remnant, Robert Mitchum, Scrapple, Tale, Tax, Thunder Road, Trees, Unforgiving, Veteran, Whippoorwills, Wink | Leave a comment

Knowing God’s Good Favor

Posted on October 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Isaiah 6:5: Knowing God’s Good Favor by Michael Romani We lay down our burdens, coming as we are Keeping our focus on Heaven as our North Star Keeping in the truth of words we’ve spoken He … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All, Broken, Burden, Contrary, Family, Favor, Focus, God, Healing Hand, Heaven, Holy, Know, Light, Mercy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Right, Righteous, Strive, Truth | Leave a comment

Matter of Life and Death

Posted on October 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 John 3:11-18 Matter of Life and Death by Michael Romani Ours is to live in Holy Love Here on earth as above It’s a matter of life and death And of what life has left … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Across, Action, Believe, Bible, Book of John, Calling, Christian, Command, Compassion, Death, Deceive, Down, Earth, Embrace, Empty, Family, First Step, Fruit, Give, Grow, Heaven, Hidden, Holy, Human Beings, Initiation, Life, Love, Meaning, Need, New Heart, Option, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Potential, Practice, Pride, Proactive, Reaction, Said, Satisfaction, Serve, Shine, Shown, Sin, Spirit Led, Strive, Tolerance, Tradition, Truth, Understand, Witness, Word | Leave a comment

Legacy Rehashed

Posted on September 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Sort of random with a bit of truth in the cervices: Legacy Rehashed by Michael Romani If we could drag the future Out into the past If feelings could somehow nurture All the things that didn’t last If we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aspersions, Beginning, Blunder, Cervices, Details, Diamonds, Drops, End, Family, Fantasy, Friend, Future, Hand, Harmony, Hope, I, Kiss, Legacy, Love, Nurture, Past, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Rehash, Reply, Rough, Star Crossed, Strife, Tales, Tomorrow, Truth, Unabashed, Wells, Winning, Wonder, You, Youth | Leave a comment

Finding the Extraordinary

Posted on August 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Samuel 16:13 Finding the Extraordinary by Michael Romani Love burns like a blazing white light Bringing soul shine into my night The hallelujah in your bright eyes Offers it’s brilliant sense of surprise Lifted up … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Extraordinary, Eyes, Faithfulness, Family, Find, First Samuel, Focus, God, Hallelujah, Hour, Inspiration, Light, Love, Moments, Name, Nation, Ordinary, Peace, Perspiration, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Seeds, Soul Shine, Steps, Sublime, Success, Surprise, Unnoticed, Worship | Leave a comment

Short Poetry Workshop – Crystalline – Crystalline Hope (Small Town Life)

Posted on August 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Indiana is filled with small towns and with these people of the earth who remind us of what it means to be neighbors and community. Crystalline Hope (Small Town Life) by Michael Romani Down the way on a country highway … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Brick, Byway, Carousel, Community, Corn, Country, Crystalline, Family, God, Honest, Hope, Life, Photograph, Short Poetry, Silos, Small Town, Town Square, Workshop | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Hero

Posted on August 18, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

When I was much, much younger I felt a certain kind of empty hunger Wishing that I would not become a zero Instead I strove to become a hero Picking out who I wanted very much to be I modeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Country, Daily Prompt, Family, Goals, God, Hero, Hunger, Knight, Life, Model, Others, Prayer, Risk, Servant, Service, Young, Zero | Leave a comment

Daily Prompt – Distant

Posted on August 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The end of a long day fishing has finally arrived As the captain thinks on how he has survived Always eking a humble living from the sea Respecting the ocean with all of its majesty Spotting the distant lighthouse on … Continue reading →

Posted in Photographs & Memories | Tagged Blessed, Daily Prompt, Distant, Family, Fishing, Gratitude, Home, Lighthouse, Love, Majesty, Safe, Sea, Shore, Shown, Unspoken, Wife | Leave a comment

Missed Your Eleventh

Posted on August 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Sometimes, things are not in a person’s control. Every attempt has been made to do the right thing and still it turns out so very wrong. Missed Your Eleventh by Michael Romani I sit on the couch alone Wishing my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Birth, Birthday, Broken Heart, Clock, Cuddle, Daddy, Daughter, Discouragement, Fairytales, Family, Father, Friend, Frustration, Hands, Held, Hope, Listening, Lonely, Love, Moon, Parental Alienation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promises, Sad, Stare, Talk, Tears, Walk | Leave a comment