Problems Of Making Friends | Social Politeness

I am a, "What you see is what you get," kinda person. If I want to make friends, I'm all over it. I'll make effort. I'll try to hang out. I'll become involved in reading posts, if the person is a blogger. I'm entirely open from the beginning. Probably jump a little too soon, and am…

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Provoking Poetry | Connection To Roots

"I should know what God and man is."  Flower In The Crannied Wall- Alfred, Lord Tennyson  A flower is connected to its roots. God is connected to man. In my blog Inside Cup, I go over a multiple of posts covering scripture in depth. If you didn't know, I am a Christian writer, and I…

Write With Me | Overgrown & Hidden

Happy Week 26  This past week has been busy, but we are finally moving forward. Overgrown & Hidden (Inspired by Featured Image) Abandoned and isolated. Dim light peaked through the bare branches. No one had visited the place in years. Those who stopped visiting forgot. Those who never knew carried no guilt. Its story stopped…

Friendship (Is Greater Than) Politics

Check out my lovely friend Rachel and her perspective. I know some of you are Anne of Green Gables fans. 🙂

The Buttercup Lamb

Earlier this year I discovered something unexpected about a beloved book series. I was reading Anne of Avonlea and came across an interesting passage. Given certain current events that occurred at the time, my mind was primed to catch all things political. And so I read…

“Diana’s father was a Liberal, for which reason she and Anne never discussed politics. Green Gables folk had always been Conservatives.”

(Anne of Avonlea, Chapter 18)

But are they the only ones? I picked apart the series to find out. Lets start in the beginning.

Marilla and Mrs. Rachel Lynde

How about these two? Marilla and Mrs. Rachel were two very unique individuals who proved to be opposites in more than a few ways.

In Anne of Green Gables, it states that it was likely because (and in spite of) these differences that their friendship remained through the years.

In chapter 18, they…

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Write With Me | Saying Goodbye

Yeah, I'm a tad few days late in this post. It's been getting busy around here. By the time this post gets published the movers will be here and packing all of our things. So this post, is saying goodbye. To this house, and the past journey I've been on while I've lived away from…

Cars 3 Review | I’m An Adult And I Loved It

No spoilers, no worries. I will be vague. Let's start this off by saying, I am NOT a Cars fan. I am a Toy Story fan, but I never got into cars. But when I saw the trailer for Cars 3 I became very curious about the story. I think children's films sometimes have better…

Quality Quote | Being Thankless

"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have have a thankless child." Shakespeare, King Lear, 1605 I'm a fan of actress Sally Field, and I love the series, Gidget. Sally plays a 15 year old girl, who lives with her father, an English professor. In one particular episode, her father follows the advice…

Lessons My Dad Taught Me | Happy Father’s Day

Fathers are our teachers. Guiding us in the footsteps we should go. There are numerous lessons Dad gave me and continues to teach me, but I wanted to share some of them with you today. Life Gives You Stories So Make The Most Of It  My dad is a quiet man, but when he talks,…

Hurt The Ones Who Don’t Hurt You | Wake Up Call

Anyone stop by and see the title, but nothing else? I KNEW there was something I was forgetting, and it was this post. Le sigh. But hey, that's what life is about. Making mistakes, and picking ourselves up from them. Learning throng the experience. Which is something we all have to get better of. How…

Provoking Poetry | Calling Me Home

"All paths lead to you, Where e'er I stray." All Paths Lead To You- Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff    Though a short, this poem captures love quite well. It definitely relates for those of us who have had to experience a long distance relationship. Everything reminds you of that person. Through these, though happy or sad,…