no matter the size
whether carved, gathered, gifted
heart rocks rule the day
heart rocks by Angie Quantrell
A Valentine Haiku
Tag Archives: writing
Haiku Moment: sentry
pause, observe, alert!
feline surveys her queendom
sentry on duty
sentry by Angie Quantrell
Monet in the Yakima Valley
Book Share: Look by Gabi Snyder
Look
Words by Gabi Snyder
Pictures by Samantha Cotterill
A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024
Oh, this is the one to read today! This picture book is filled with hope and love, beauty and patterns. Beautiful!
Thanks to Kathy Temean and her blog, Writing and Illustrating, I won a copy of Gabi’s gorgeous book. Thank you both!
Each time I’ve read Look, I’ve been filled with the JOY of discovery and delight. There is so much to be found on each page, and the colors and words make the journey effortless and thoroughly engaging. With the detailed cut-paper illustrations, patterns pop from the page.
My Goodreads review:
This book is absolutely gorgeous! Filled with hope and love and a search for patterns, the poetic words by Gabi and the cut-paper illustrations by Samantha combine to make a beautiful journey for a young reader. A day in the life of a young child who goes out and about with his mother. LOOK helps the reader see the wonder of it all and allows them to take a peek at the grander picture of the whole world, but also at the tiniest of details. Ten thumbs up.
Happy reading!
Haiku Moment: splendor
creep and cling, burst forth
glorious beauty tumbles
splendor for the eye
splendor by Angie Quantrell
Siena, Italy
Haiku Moment: eye candy
miniscule planets
avian winter treats drape,
walker’s eye candy
eye candy by Angie Quantrell
Yakima Valley
Haiku Moment: anything
lines, zags, speckles, dots, holes
heart, tower, treasure, or picture
rocks can be anything
anything by Angie Quantrell
rocks from her enormous rock collection
Haiku Moment: icy fingers
splayed digits pose
winter encases
icy fingers
icy fingers by Angie Quantrell
Haiku Moment: bumper crop
abundant marbles
cluster for birdy harvest
feathered bumper crop
bumper crop by Angie Quantrell
photo by Angie Quantrell
Fall in the Yakima Valley
World Kindness Day: What Will You Do?
Today is World Kindness Day and the perfect time to consider how I can extend kindness to others. Not just today, I hope, but as a growing habit as I journey through this life with the people around me.
Random acts of kindness are always nice, and I’m thinking that going the extra mile to make that personal connection would really make someone’s day. The day is just beginning, so I’ll have to keep my eyes open for ways to show kindness.
Whenever I hear the word “kind,” I think of the days I was a kindergarten teacher at Harrah Community Christian School. One of the Bible verses we learned together was Ephesians 4:32a. I often combined motions and movement as we practiced our verses, and for this one, we marched around the room, urging each other to “Be kind and compassionate to one another (Ephesians 4:32a).” I don’t know about the kindergartners, but every time I see that reference or hear “kind,” our rhythmic rendition pops into my head.
So today, how will you be kind and compassionate to others? I’d love to hear.
Go forth and be kind.
Be Kind, Make Friends is available at WMUstore.com.
Surprise Mail is the Best
It was so cute to watch my honey bring in the mail the other day. He was so excited to show me the cover of Be Kind, Make Friends on the slip sheet of the Mission Friends Winter Leader Kit! I mean, it does look awesome to me as well. But his excitement was super adorable.
Bring on the surprise mail!
