Another Porch ...A Poetry Blog

Yesterday my dad's oldest brother ( and Wayne's father ) was laid to rest. He is an uncle fondly remembered by his nieces and nephew...

The Way, the Truth, and the Life John 14:1-6 1 “ Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s ho...

  Life is not a big empty table like this one... ...before the guests arrived each with a freshly-baked delectable delight! ...turning the e...

PAD Challenge day 6: For today’s prompt, take the phrase "Better (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the...

After a stretch of rain last week every farmer and gardener is paying close attention to the condition of the soil with common quest; "...

Rom.3:23 For the wages of sin is death,  but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Rom.6:1 What shall we say then?  Shal...

Sometimes I am prone to lament the effect without acknowledging the cause... Sometimes I want, for instance, the wisdom from above without f...

'Be Careful we don't want your toes too close!'   I cautioned Tot yesterday as he got as close as he could to watch Janet cut up...

Today's post Inspired in part by Gen.19 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand,  and upon the hand of his wife,  and upo...

I seem to be on a bit of a better-late-than-never routine these days! partly because recently I'm really struggling with last lines,  so...

How wonderfully heart-warming it is to recall a life well-lived, in faithfulness to God. But how very common, unpopular and unglamorous is t...