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ruwth is writing...
This mixed collection contains fiction, non-fiction, prose, and poetry. Entries vary in length from very short to one that is over 3000 words.
53 entries written in 2018: ▼
53 entries written in 2019: ▼
43 entries written in 2020 ▼
2 entries written in 2021 ▼
Entries written in 2022 ▼
NOTE: All Titles with ~ ~ are either non-fiction or based on a true story.
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Prompt: Can we communicate with God and each other? How is this possible?
Robert McCloskey once said, "I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." This is one of my favorite quotes about communication—and it is so true.
Another favorite is a quote credited to George Bernard Shaw: "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place."
These two quotes do reflect my own struggle to communicate with other people. Why is communication so challenging? It goes back to the Tower of Babel. You can find the story in the eleventh chapter of the book of Genesis.
After the flood, men begin to build a tower. Was their intent to reach God in their own strength? Whatever their intent, God declared that as they were one people with one language, nothing would be beyond them.
God's solution was to scatter them and confuse their language. So at Babel, God chose to hinder our communication with each other.
In our modern world, we have such a great capability to communicate—seemingly with the whole world. Truthfully though (as my first quote hints at) even when we speak the same language, we still might not understand each other.
A skill we can work on to help with that is: listening. Listening is almost a forgotten art but I can tell you this from personal experience: if you become gifted in a the rare act of listening, men will beat a path to your door.
What about communicating with God? Well, God did something about that as well. He gave us His Only Begotten Son to reconcile us with Him and open the doors of communication again.
He also has given us the Holy Spirit. In Paul's letter to the Romans, we learn that with His power (the power of the Holy Spirit), we can even talk to God with "groanings that can not be uttered". When we pray in the Spirit, we are praying according to the perfect will of God.
If we have ears to hear God and eyes to see, we can turn to Him and say, "Heal me." and we can trust He will hear us and grant our request. (Mark 8)
I believe that we can ask God to make our eyes to see and our ears to hear—and our hearts receptive to all that He has for us. I believe if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and heal us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9)
And Romans also reminds us that Jesus makes intercession for us...
Our communication with God is authored by God. He empowers us to pray. We are His Workmanship.  (Ephesians 2:10)
Written for "Grill a Christian" 
Prompt: Can we communicate with God and each other? How is this possible?
Word Count: 475 Words
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November 17, 2024 at 9:02pm November 17, 2024 at 9:02pm
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Be Thankful...
God has given us
All things—life and godliness.
Let us give Him thanks.
Written for "Thankful Poetry Contest"
Form: Senryu
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November 6, 2024 at 7:06pm November 6, 2024 at 7:06pm
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~ Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work ~
The words below are found in the Bible—in the first chapter of the book of James:
"My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
There are different definitions for the word patience as it is used here. It is often defined as endurance.
The trying of our faith—the challenging things we experience in this life—those things that might cause us to question God's love for us or even His very existence—as we stand our ground, trusting the God is good, we gain the strength to stand, to endure whateve life may throw at us.
We are also promised that as we wait upon the Lord we shall renew our strength. In the trials and tribulations, as we patiently wait for God to move or simply to uphold us in His mighty right hand, as we trust in Him we gain "the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset" which is the dictionary definition of patience. We are empowered to endure til the end. ♡
Prompt: Prompt:"Patience is learned through waiting. " Eyen A. Gardner
Taken from: Day 2378 November 7, 2024 from Blog City Prompt Forum
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October 31, 2024 at 8:33pm October 31, 2024 at 8:33pm
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God Is and He Is The Rewarder Of Those Who Diligently Seek Him
I'm writing this essay in October 2024 for a contest on WdC called "Grill a Christian". This month's prompt is " what does it mean to you to say that God exists or does not exist?"
My relationship with God is the most important thing in my life so for me the prompt becomes simply: "What does it mean to you to say that God exists?" The Bible says that in order to please God, we must believe that He is.
There came a point in my life years ago when I had to decide what I personally believed about God as He (and His Only Begotten Son) is presented in the Bible. As I weighed the facts, I made the decision to choose to believe.
Over the years since then, I have joined the father who prayed "Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief". Today, I still choose to believe.
What has happened as a result? So much! More than I can say here.
The Bible also says "God will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is staid on Him." I know that peace—the peace that passes understanding. It is a peace and contentment that is independent of life's circumstances.
As I walk through life on this mortal coil, I experience all the things common to man: birth, death, joy and heartache. Through it all, I can turn to God for comfort. I can not imagine facing trials and tribulation without Him. I don't even want to.
As I wrote in "My Psalm" , in the darkest of my nights, He has consistently been the brightest light. I can sing, "How I've proved Him o'er and o'er."
Can I prove God exists? No. But I believe that, as I choose to believe, He consistently proves His existence to me. He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. May that I be counted in that group. May I diligently seek Him today and always.
God is and He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Written for: "Grill a Christian"
Prompt: "What does it mean to you to say that God exists or does not exist?"
Word Count: 350 Words
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October 20, 2024 at 8:11pm October 20, 2024 at 8:11pm September 27, 2024 at 6:45pm September 27, 2024 at 6:45pm
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This is my personal photo
of a burning candle
displayed in a Trinket
on Writing.Com.
Let your light shine, too!
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Written for: "The Prompt Me Contest"
184 Have Been Collected.
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September 6, 2024 at 11:23pm September 6, 2024 at 11:23pm
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"Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024"
Prompt 6. Sept 6.
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. Paul Tournier
Can you share a secret? Small or big, tell us. No? Tell us why not.
Who is Paul Tournier? I don't know and a quick google search didn't help me. It kept giving me the Paul Tournier quote in our prompt for today. It also caused me to think of another quote I know: "We are only as sick as our secrets."
I first heard that statement around 12-step tables. As I walked the walk, I found it to be true. I often say the 12-steps saved my life—because they surely did. I was ableto embrace myself warts and all.
It started when I officially worked the first three steps:
1. I admitted Iwas powerless over food and my life had become unmanageable.
2. I came to believe God could and would restore me to sanity.
3. I made a decision to turn my life and my will over to the care of God as I understood Him.
Then I was at the fourth step and I did my best to take a fearless and thorough moral inventory of myself. It was not an easy task. I cried my way through reams of paper.
With my inventory in hand, I was ready to share the secrets of my failings with God and with another human being.
Prior to working my firsr fifth step, I was certain that if anyone really knew me, they would reject me but, ya know what—they didn't.
As I shared openly and honestly about my failings, I discovered that being real and authentic was the best way to go. I was blessed to have learned that lesson. It serves me well to this day.
Being real and authentic is very high on my list of values and I am glad—relieved and glad...
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September 3, 2024 at 12:01am September 3, 2024 at 12:01am
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"Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024"
Prompt 2. Sept 2.
Tell us about an earthshaking Life-or-Death situation in your life. What happened, how did it change you, if at all?
Day 2 Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024
I am late.  it is 1 minute after midnight as I start this entry...
Being late is not earth-shattering. Life is taking a toll on me right now. I am going to write an entry anyways.
How many words do I need? 300 Word Minimum..
79 down 221 more to go...
The first thing I thought of when I read the prompt was the first earthquake I ever experienced.
It was August 2011. I was in Annapolis, Maryland—actually Arnold, Maryland.
My dad's address was sometimes Arnold and sometimes Annapolis for some reason I don't remember and never understood...
133 Words—I am so exhausted—I am struggling to reach the minimum word count. Day 2 and I am already a failure!!! 
My father died on July 29th, 2011. That was an earth-shattering event for me.
My youngest sister and my con-man brother-in-law had tried to keep the news of his death from my other sister and I. That was VERY EARTH-SHATTERING. It made my dad's death even harder to bear. They tried to steal my dad's estate.
They wanted my dad's money—I wanted my dad... 
I need 79 more words... Well, actually the needed words become fewer as I note them, eh?
Not only was that August 2011 earthquake the first for me, it is the only earthquake I have experienced.
I was talking on the phone to my "good" when it happened. The strangest part of it was that the kitchen cabinets suddenly no longer seemed solid. They appeared to be waving as though the were a piece of cloth.
Oh good, I am going to reach that 300 Word minimum!!!
As I think back to that sad summer, memories come flooding back. The tears are gentler this time...
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I am late. it was 1 minute after midnight when I started this entry...
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September 1, 2024 at 12:44am September 1, 2024 at 12:44am
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"Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" Prompt 1. Sept 1.
It's the site's 24th Anniversary. Tell us about your love or fondness of Writing.com. What makes this a wonderful place for writers? Why are you (still) here?
What do I love about Writing.Com? I have mentioned this before:
There is a song we sing in church that has a chorus that reminds me of The StoryMaster (no disrespect to God intended):
Even when I don't see it, You're working
Even when I don't feel it, You're working
You never stop, You never stop working
You never stop, You never stop working
StoryMaster is always working behind the scenes.
The best thing about this site is the couple who started it. The self-taught coder, The StoryMaster and the artist/photographer he loves, The StoryMistress
My only regret is that I did not find this site sooner!
From the beginning, I got to have open communication with the OWNER of Writing.Com. Our interactions started on "Invalid Item" back in 2009. He was kind, patient, informative and occasionally a bit cheeky.
How was he cheeky? Well, there was this one time I thought I noticed changes in heading font sizes and such. I posted on "Invalid Item" asking, "Am I crazy or have some of the font sizes changed today. He responded, "Well, I can't say whether or not you are crazy but the font sizes did change.  "
Cheeky, eh?
Another place we have interacted is "Invalid Item" . Something that has made this site super special to me has been his responsiveness to my suggestions. He has implemented several of my ideas over the years which totally blesses my heart.
Another thing is the man is a good businessman! First of all, he understands the baker's dozen philosophy: when you order something from the WdC store, you ALWAYS get little extras along with your order. That's just one of his business strategies—there are others—some are done anonymously and show the same business savvy.
Truthfully, I love the man and I love WdC.
And, The StoryMistress is a sweetheart, too. Years ago, I told her I would like a custom made merit badge. I wanted it to have blue daisies and be titled "Just Because". Back then, they did not offer this feature but the day came that she started using her creative talents to do just that:
You can see the image I sent her here:
The StoryMistress has also made some of the most beautiful trinkets I have in my collection! You can see them here:
There is much more I could say about these two but I will conclude with another thing I love about Writing.Com"
YOU!
StoryMaster did not just create a site, he created a community and if you are reading this, it includes you! Reading, Writing, Reviewing. and interacting with each other definitely makes Writing.Com a wonderful place for us to gather, eh?
24 Years and counting!
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August 6, 2024 at 11:25am August 6, 2024 at 11:25am
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Lilli's QOTD: You find yourself on a 14-hour flight, which fictional character would you like to sit beside?
This question reminded me of the hours I have spent in Simon's livingroom listening to Simon and Og Mandino discuss life and Hand-of-God books.
I have an item in my port about "Meeting Simon . . ." ...
As I write my response here, I find myself thinking it is time to dig out a copy of Greatest Miracle in the World and visit that fascinating man again...
Maybe it is destined for me to become a rag-picker—a good way for me to spend the final chapter of my life...
The Greatest Miracle in the World? ▼
You and me...
God created man—We are His greatest miracle and have so much potential...
We are worth so much to Him, He sent His only begotten Son to die for us that we might be reconciled to Him.
We are His Workmanship...
See: Re: QOTD: Tuesday, August 6th from Question of the Day!
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