Weekend Trip To Manifest
It occurred to me during this past year, while grieving the loss of a home place in Manifest, Louisiana that we would always be welcome in the graveyard and the natural spring there, so this is how I will connect …
Category: Journeys & Conversations
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Rest and Lemon-Honey-Cinnamon Stick Tonic to Soothe a Cold
I have added many friends on social media sites who share my interest in herbal and homeopathic remedies for common maladies. In the future, I plan to develop a catalog of fruits, vegetables, plants, and naturally-occurring items that are purported …
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My Prayer
It is a joy to read this prayer, especially when her life reflected God affirming her requests. I pray I can stop long enough in my busy day to present the same requests to my Heavenly Father. MY PRAYER Lord …
Gracie, Dee and Abby
God Heals Broken Hearts
Losing a loved one can leave a person feeling broken-hearted. I’m sure the smiles of great grandchildren help mend it. GOD HEALS BROKEN HEARTS God looked down on me one day As I sat with a broken heart. I thought …
Our Daughter
It has been 22 years today since my mother passed away. At age 80 my granny lost her 39 year old daughter. My Granny was a great comfort to my siblings and me in mourning the loss of our mom. She …
Ruth Wright McMillin (August 18, 1902 - January 30, 2004)
My Sister Ruth
My Granny wrote this poem in 1995 for her oldest sister Ruth. MY SISTER RUTH God gave her to us for a reason To lift us up through every season. She lifts us up when we are down In Heaven …
From left to right, Irmarie Scott (August 8, 1918 - September 19, 2010),
Malcolm Scott (November 2, 1914 - February 26, 2001),
and Dee Laprarie Bass (April 28, 1911 - January 28, 2005)
To Irmarie and Scott
My granny wrote this poem after a visit from her sister Irmarie and brother-in-law “Scott” (Malcolm). Not only were Dee and Irmarie sisters, they were great friends! TO IRMARIE AND SCOTT I’m sitting here feeling so alone, After all my …
God Gives Us Seasons
“To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven:”- Ecclesiates 3:1 (NKJV) GOD GIVES US SEASONS There is spring, and there is summer There is autumn and there comes winter. Through all the seasons we are …
Wade Adams and Dee LaPrarie Bass
He Knows, He Loves, He Cares
I love how fragrance triggers memories. I open my window on a spring morning and breathe in a faint scent of sweet olive. Immediately I have memories of my granny’s house and sitting with her on the front porch.The thought …
A New Day
Here is another one of my granny’s precious treasures. Enjoy! A NEW DAY The day begins and all is new The sun is shining very bright Up above the sky is so blue And not even a cloud is in …