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https://lindaghill.com/2026/01/28/one-liner-wednesday-jusjojan26-the-28th-winter-wonderland/
And I’m keeping all you winter-burdened folks in my fervent prayers…just call, and HE Answers!!
~ Cale
https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/wordle-741/
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We were wonderland-bound
a place called Cape Hope…
each of us desperately needed
hope, clarity, peace, direction
a future that offered more
than we’d experienced last year…
when we arrived noonday sun
was blindingly bright, glittering
on every inch of packed snow, ice–
we passed three churches
before seeing the one we’d chosen
by way of same dream we’d
had in past month–
it was hardly more than a chapel
yet the Cross in the window
above the altar embraced
entire interior, the mosaic
fairly vibrating with colors…
we were on our knees
heads bowed, mute tears
coursing down our cheeks–
Everything will be alright…
these were words we heard
from the Voice within silence…
Sovereign God of grace, mercies
ever-faithful throughout the ages…
His hand was turning the wheel–
~ Cale
(from his calendar: You Were Made For This Moment, Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow)
https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2026/01/12/what-do-you-see-323-12-january-2026/
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The poetry is by my friend Hagar. ~ Cale
Image credit; Alison Torres @ Unsplash
Image credit; Sean Pierce @ Unsplash
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I would have walked through
a thousand winters to find you
to be with you, to love you…
Bare trees, breath-tightening
frosted air would have been
to me, nothing…
loving so fiercely
I’d have been fearless
no mere child
despised, tiptoeing
’round strangers
harsh shadow figures
in world far distant
much colder than yours…
I would love you today
with same blind
passion which knows
no dearth…regardless
of season or years…
But you are gone
for always.
~~~
Blood Moon, you pulse
with wild beat…heat
which can’t be soothed
nor I, who beg you
whisper in the wind
so dark it spins
my thoughts to places
I would not go…
sing a lullaby
into the rain
and weep with me
Blood Moon…
Good Tuesday to all who visit here! I want to thank you for encouraging my blog-shy friend, Hagar, to share her poetry. This is her most recent one, with a photo from her area–I hope you’ll like it. ~ Cale
Footprints in the snow
proof God walks ahead of me
my Winter Shepherd
I have a friend who won’t blog, but has given permission for me to share her words. ~ Cale
Winter is longer this year
the days move like
ancient arthritic
tortoises
around clock’s
merciless face
I hear them sighing
or is it me…
The Christmas lights and decorations are getting packed away as I have energy (and the good sense to label boxes this year🙄).
Thank goodness there’s still time to make New Year’s treats from recipes I sorted weeks ago…if I hustle.
But I’m most looking forward to a hearty pot of borscht–yep, CABBAGE…preferably in the form of sauerkraut! How I love the ruby red of beets (which reminds me…I could bake the loaf of cranberry bread that didn’t happen between Thanksgiving and Christmas).
So this is a new blog, and I’m totally thrilled that WordPress gives us lovely falling snow which doesn’t chill the bones, thank you!! A few days ago it appeared there was some white stuff on the grass below my window…but I couldn’t be sure (it might have been only my annoying cataracts). I checked again, and sure enough it remained…until gradually melting in the rain. Ah well…changing seasons and mercurial weather…at this point I’m eager for Spring cherry blossoms (sigh).
In any event, if you’ve stumbled on this site in your blog travels, I greet you with a warm welcome–perhaps I’ll see you again when I’ve hung up the apron, and settled into writing mode. I offer blessings to all…may you enjoy peace and contentment, and HOPE as we enter the New Year! Cale😊
Poetry ~ Cabbage After Christmas 