>A Yorky-poo puppy named Libby shares my days.I suppose I could say, “I own a puppy,” or “I have a puppy,” but saying she “shares my days” more accurately reflects reality.She often gets me up from my chair, she frequently gets me out through the door, and she often gets me thinking throughout the day.Sometimes … Continue reading >Puppy Love

>When I drive down our road, I can see the the varied green of the woods now has distinct definitions of color as the leaves of individual trees begin to change. There are no golds or rusts yet, but various greens are now tinged with yellow and pink and brown. Many leaves of the maple … Continue reading >Flame Maple

>Considering the projects that confront me over the next two months has led me to adopt a new writing schedule: fiction manuscripts and non-fiction book commitment in the morning, income-generating work in the afternoon, and volunteer work and homemaking in the evenings.Will it work? We shall see.

>The House failed this morning to pass the President's $700 billion bail out. Some people I talk to think it is a lesser evil that must be done, sort of like voting for McCain this fall. Others can't understand why the government must bail out private businesses that have made poor financial choices. I think … Continue reading >Fun Financial Times

>Gallus cantavitIn dawn’s soft colorsand still air,the remote crowof a distant roosterechoes in my earas a poignant reminderof multiple transgressionsand endless grace.© 2008 Glenda Mathes

>Praise GodFor gleaming star that crowns the gilded dawnFor frost that clings to shingled roof and lawnFor breath that fogs in air that’s crisp and clearFor flashing flags of startled antlered deerFor sunlight’s glint on frost-wrapped blades of grassAnd even for the windshield’s frosted glassPraise GodFor warming sun in sky of sapphire bluethat glows through … Continue reading >Autumnal Psalm

>Deus utiturI’m a cracked pota hollow shellan empty vesselThrough whicheternal grace glimmers© Glenda Mathes 2008

>This morning an image of a long-time friend popped into my mind and I wrote the following poem.RememberingI remember your arm on the slanted school desk lidand your finger on the side of your faceas your nervous smile tried to hide your teethwhen the teacher introduced the new girl.You tugged down the skirtover your crossed … Continue reading >Remembering

>"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."Mark 12:30For some time I’ve been thinking about what it means to love God with all one’s heart, and soul, and mind, and strength.At the very least loving God … Continue reading >Loving the Lord

>It's Patriot Day in the United States. And it's been seven years since the infamous attacks of 9/11.That day I arrived at the Edward Jones office where I worked and pulled the wire messages from the printer. The first to catch my eye was the one stating that the market opening had been delayed due … Continue reading >Piety and Patriotism