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How Mercy Looks From Here by Amy Grant4 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 day ago: I’m listening to Amy Grant’s new CD.   It is beautiful.  Excellent, lovely, and true.  T … more →

Tags: Art, Beauty, Encouragement, Faith, Grace, gratitude, Grief, Grief and Acceptance, HOPE

"Blessed are the merciful" Matthew 52 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday, I bought a Mother’s Day bouquet.  I thought my mother would like that. I remember w … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Harold And Enola Borgh, Art, gratitude, Beauty, Education, Love, Literature, Bible verses and pictures

sun in the north20 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 week ago: sun in the north slants into the sunroom shines on red geranium silence birds sing again today * * * … more →

Tags: Encouragement, Faith, Grace, gratitude, Haiku, HOPE, Nature, Poetry, Short Faith Poems

Short evening prayer

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 weeks ago: A sweet and gentle prayer from Christian Image Source.  http://christianimagesource.com. … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Poems for shut-ins, Art, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, Poems for Nursing Homes, short prayer, Christian Image Source

Sarah Young "Learning to be content . . ."

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: “Learning to be content is both a discipline and an art: You train your mind to trust My Sover … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Art, Grief, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, Books, Christianity, Contemplation

Sarah Young "Learning to be content . . ."

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: “Learning to be content is both a discipline and an art: You train your mind to trust My Sover … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Art, Grief, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, Books, Christianity, Contemplation

robins and red-wings18 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: After I wrote yesterday, I decided we needed a few things at the store.  Driving down the road, I sa … more →

Tags: Easter, poems for bulletin boards, Oostburg Wisconsin, Haiku from Wisconsin, Grief and Acceptance, Short Nature Poems, Haiku, Poetry, Art

Saturday before Easter18 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: The sun is shining and the lily has one bloom.  Deer have been sleeping in our front yard, and that … more →

Tags: Easter, Oostburg Wisconsin, Grief and Acceptance, Grief, Art, Encouragement, lent, Beauty, Love

Jesus Today by Sarah Young2 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: Here and there, I’m reading Jesus Today, Experience Hope Through His Presence, by Sarah Young … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Christmas, Art, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, Books, lent, faith and beauty

Listen To The Green by Luci Shaw16 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: Today I’m rereading Listen To The Green by Luci Shaw (1971; Harold Shaw Publishers, Wheaton, I … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, WordPress, Nature, Education, photos, Reading, Books, Poetry, Art

how he would love . . .2 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 1 month ago: 30th anniversary of Dad’s passing - how he would love my blogs magazines in the mail much of t … more →

Tags: Poems of remembrance, WordPress, Poems for shut-ins, Art, gratitude, Painting, Haiku, Beauty, tanka

how beautiful, how kind13 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 2 months ago: reading poety and watching a vase of flowers change how beautiful the fading pink roses I think of t … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Nature, Grief, Reading, Poetry, Art, Encouragement, National Poetry Month, Beauty

Lent and Easter

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 2 months ago: Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010) taught many of us a lot about how symbols and illustrations … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Easter, Charles A. Waugaman, Art, Grief, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, lent

so much to see21 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 2 months ago: There is so much to see these days.  I love the mix of winter and early signs of spring.  Yesterday, … more →

Tags: Bible Verses, Easter, Oostburg Wisconsin, Grief and Acceptance, Poems of remembrance, WordPress, lent, Poems for Nursing Homes, Love

Daily Prompt - the why of our blog titles4 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 months ago: Today the Daily WordPress Prompt says: ”Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what … more →

Tags: Nature, Quiet gardens, Art, Psalms and Nature, Reading the Psalms, gratitude, Painting, Beauty, Books

snowflakes cover6 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 months ago: My mother didn’t drive, so I have many nice memories of going places with her in the Milwaukee … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, Spring Prayers and Poetry, Nature, Poems for shut-ins, Quiet gardens, poems about hope, Art, Beauty, Poems for Nursing Homes

Daily Prompt - about change29 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 months ago: Today michelle w. offers this prompt: “You need to make a major change in your life.  Do you m … more →

Tags: Grief and Acceptance, WordPress, Grief, Encouragement, Reading the Psalms, Faith, wisconsin poets, gratitude, Grace

warmth and textures21 comments

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 months ago: warmth and textures of colorful handmade afghans and blankets from Bethesda * I wonder about the peo … more →

Tags: Wisconsin artists, Art, Beauty, Love, gratitude, Wisconsin Poetry

"the relationship between the artist and the work" Madeleine L'Engle1 comment

Ellen Grace Olinger wrote 3 months ago: “At its highest, the relationship between the artist and the work shifts, and artist and work … more →

Tags: National Poetry Month, Art, Beauty, Books, Education, faith and beauty, Language Arts, Literature, madeleine l engle


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