Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Courtship and Engagement | Part 6 of 6

This post is about the greatest gift I received when I got married. Yes, we’re almost there!

With a few notable exceptions, Christmas 1964 was a repeat of Christmas 1963. D and I hadn’t seen each other for the last 12 months. This time, D chose to take the Greyhound bus all the way. No car. His luggage arrived with him, Read the rest of this entry »

Courtship and Engagement | Part 5

Fall 1963. I have only one vision of D. It’s sitting on my dresser. D is smiling, looking directly into my eyes, dressed in an immaculately clean shirt, with tie and blazer. He couldn’t look better.

I’m so grateful for this photo. Can’t you see it in his eyes? He’s promising me Read the rest of this entry »

summer mirage

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summer mirage
dances on my screen
sweet paradise

* * * Read the rest of this entry »

Fallen Threads

Do you ever second-guess your writing? I do. Take a look at this George MacDonald sonnet about writing. My comments follow. Read the rest of this entry »

God Bless You All – Howard Finster

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Click on painting
to see the following text in
Howard Finster’s own hand.
The painting is titled “God Bless You All.”

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Visions of Other Worlds

My troubles
came by
people
not animels Read the rest of this entry »

Courtship and Engagement | Part 4

Are we almost there? I think so.

Starvation Rations
That’s what I call the connections between D and me during our long, seemingly endless engagement. We had tons of hope, love and trust. They go a long way. But I really missed Read the rest of this entry »

distant images

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distant images
beckon beyond vibrant hues
of giant blossoms

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Click on corridor photo to see distant image. Read the rest of this entry »

Courtship and Engagement | Part 3

January 1963. My friends think I’m coming back from Christmas break engaged. Instead, I come back more than a little self-conscious. There’s nothing worse than Read the rest of this entry »

The Angels and the Tiger

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Here’s another Amy poem for children everywhere. Especially, but not only young children in unsafe situations. Amy Carmichael spent most of her life in South India living with and for young Indian children.

Most were girls; some were boys. Many were temple children, Read the rest of this entry »

Courtship and Engagement | Part 2

It’s the early 1960s. I’m at a conservative Bible college in the Deep South. I now have a serious boyfriend, David (D). Along with other single students, we live according to the rules. Bible college rules, and the unwritten social rules of the Deep South.

We don’t talk about sexuality directly; Read the rest of this entry »