Deep inside our being lies pieces of all our ancestors.  Little pieces from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and generations after generations that came before us.  All of this heritage placing their hope in the next generation to carry their pieces into the future.  Their hope being that they could make the lives of others better by accomplishing amazing goals in order to help mankind.  In order that the next generation could do, see, and experience the world greater than they ever could!  Whether we want it or not, these small pieces make us who we are.  Our family goes where we go, and experiences what we experience.  These family members know and knew that our children have their own souls with their own journeys.  They also knew that their children have their own souls and should design their own personal journeys.

However, as our children mature, they really want to know their heritage is always with them inside their own choices, their travels, and their dreams!  No matter where they go or what they do, they need to know family and ancestors are there with them.  As my babies became adults, I felt it imperative that they know they always take us with them, but on their own journeys.  My piece today honors that passing of oneself to those we love.  It lets them know they are never, ever alone in this world.  They should know you are always with them, deep, deep inside!  They should also know they carry the dreams, hopes, and ambitions of their heritage with them as well!  Make sure this week that the younger ones in your family know they are never alone in this world.  They will become stronger and know how important they are in this world—-helping mankind and spreading the love of their heritage!

I Am Always With You

Carry me with you

Wherever you go.

To the green hills of Ireland.

And through the green grass of Central Park.

 

Let me see the things

I will never see.

The rose gardens of England.

The Flower Fields of Carlsbad.

 

My years will run out.

Before I see all the good God has done.

You can carry me to the southern white beach sands.

And to the smooth rocky ones of Nice.

 

I want to see the ancient stones of my forefathers.

And the ruins of Rome.

You can help me get there.

My inner parts are your inner parts.

 

Let me smell the fresh air from the cliffs of Moher,

And that in the Smokies and Rockies.

My soul will breathe in the clean, open air,

Because you have breathed it in.

 

My eyes may never land upon the sands of Egypt,

Nor the deserts of the west.

But when you see the majesty of such gifts,

I will also see.

 

I do not know if my skin will feel the sprays of Malibu

Or the ocean waters of Savannah.

I am confident if you are there,

So, I will be.

 

I want to feel the rocks of Colorado.

And sit upon the rocks of Tennessee.

You will sit, climb, and hike these amazing rocks,

If you are there, I will also be there.

 

The San Francisco bridge, yes the Goldengate, in the sunset

Is something I want to see.

I want to walk with you

Across the swinging bridge at Rock City.

 

Give me the awe experience of the Hawaiian volcanoes.

Or the remnants of Pompei.

When you say she cannot be here.

I will be there because of you.

 

Everyone will continue,

Because you continue.

My mother and father,

Their mothers and fathers.

 

Do not cry for me.

Nor be sad.

I am so elated,

That I can see God because of you!

 

Where you go,

I go.

What you see,

I see.

 

What you hear and smell,

I will hear and smell.

Where you be,

I will be.

 

Smile as large as you can smile,

Because I am right beside of you.

You are holding me in your heart.

Keeping me in your mind.

 

Remembering our times!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

Encourage your children to know their heritage is within them, and that means you and their family are always there.  Let them know they are fulfilling dreams that others could only think about.  But most of all, make sure they know how to pass the dreams and hopes on to the next future generation!  Provide confidence to your family this week by reassuring them you are always with them!  Blessings upon you and your family this week!

Love,

Rennae

 

Journey

 

 

 

 

 

 

The choices we make as human beings can be positive or negative.  Choices are usually based on our own views.  Unfortunately, because we are human, the choice we will lean toward is the negative.  How we look upon day to day living, or how we view the world is a choice no matter the direction we go.  Why people lean more toward the negative than the positive, I will never know.  Maybe they have been hurt over and over.  Maybe they have experienced a pain greater than they can bear.  We just do not know what others have been through.  Maybe it is just easier for them to “wallow” in the negative, than to be lifted up in the positive.  It is ours not to say, since we have not lived their lives.

For whatever reason, it does not mean we cannot have sympathy or empathy for others and help them change their view.  We can help lift them into the real colorful, beautiful world.  We can all choose to see the positive side.  The side of goodness, beauty, and love!  I encourage you today to take the higher road of positivity.  It is not always an easy choice, but it is so well worth the choice.  Look to the beauty and love through the positive portrait of the world!

Portrait of My World

I want to paint you a picture of my world.

Where I see the greenest of greens in all the plants,

And the bluest of blues are in the waters and the sky.

 

I have so many colors in my world.

You would never believe.

The deepest of crimsons in the clover,

And the brightest of yellows in the sunflowers.

 

The oranges and pinks are so brilliant in the sunset.

While the browns of the Earth are the richest,

And the ebonies within the sky are the deepest.

 

The indigo butterflies are so deep they reach my soul.

My bright red birds sing for my joy.

The whites of the clouds appear to be as fluffy,

As marshmallows themselves!

 

Every single one making up this world I see.

The beauty and magnificent!

All the good and the best!

 

Now I could see a portrait quite different.

Where the reds run as blood,

And the blues are dark and desperate.

The ebony of the night sends chills through us all.

 

Or I might see the Earth only as a destroyed brown and swiveled green surface.

The blacks would lead to tar pits and the suffering they caused.

Sheets of white could only be seen covering the dead.

 

The yellows and the purple are bruises left on people from abuse.

And the oranges show us only emergencies.

The only pink are the flowers upon the graves,

And the blue is shown only in the tears of those mourning.

 

Yes, I could see this world in the later.

Where evil, hurt, and despair dwell,

And where each heart cries to be relieved.

 

But I will not see my world this way!

Because my world was not meant to be this way.

The world was born of love and compassion.

Its colors were meant to lift us and raise us to a great height of joy!

 

It was formed to provide good in a multiple array of colors!

Displayed as a Monet or Rembrandt in the museum.

My world will be a masterpiece of love, kindness, and care!

 

And my portrait will stand the test of time,

Reflecting the many colors that each of us sees.

Colors of love and life!

Demonstrating love can never be covered by dried, old paint.

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

Make your portrait of the world beautiful and colorful this week!  It is so much more peaceful to grasp for hope rather than despair.  If you know of someone that needs hope this week, reach out.  I realize we cannot physically reach out right now, but there are multiple other ways to reach out.  You will be blessed for spreading the beauty, as well as the one you are spreading it to!  Color this world with beauty and hope in order to spread love and positivity.  God bless you and your family this week with all the beautiful portraits of this world!

Love,

Rennae

 

Blessings

 

 

 

 

Happy Easter!  A great time of celebration for many of us this week!  I just could not let the week pass without discussing Heaven.  In my culture, we all look so forward to when our ascension into Heaven occurs.  I know that my Creator came and revealed Himself as a person, Jesus, over two thousand years ago.  This allowed us to relate in a very personal way to God, Himself.  Just like us, He chose to be born, live, and die to experience and develop a relationship to each of us.  It is not the death that we celebrate this Easter time, but His great triumph over death on this plane in reaching the next plane of living, Heaven.  But most importantly to demonstrate to us hope.  Hope of a peaceful living beyond the grave, Heaven.  Jesus ascending into the “heavens”, the sky, returning to Himself is a perfect example of the hope we are given.  Leaving His Holy Spirit here on Earth to dwell in our souls forever even after ascension.  Even though most of us believe this, we cannot look at this as the destination of arrival.  Heaven should be out journey of living and where the journey continues.  Just like the times we are in now.  We can trust and hope for our journey of love to continue beyond any realm on this physical Earth.  Whatever your Heaven looks like today, it does not matter.  Most cultures have very different views of Heaven, but most do hope in the journey continued.  What matters is that our desire for hope and love is greater than anything else! And all cultures believe in hope and love!  And we understand that our hope and love growing is part of the entire journey!

Heaven

The place that is well known,

Yet does not physically exist.

The goal of the journey,

Yet the journey itself.

 

Arguments are held over its existence.

Opinions on its presence.

Some seeking rewards and prizes.

Other seeking peace of the soul.

 

Do I remain who I am when I reach the location?

Or do I transform into a better soul?

Will others be with me?

To bring joy and soothe my heart.

 

I feel as if I am in Heaven sometimes.

Yes!  Right here and right now!

With all of these many blessings.

Love, kindness, and care.

 

Who’s to say these blessings aren’t heaven?

And when we move to the other realm,

All these blessings are even bigger!

Maybe everyone’s Heaven is different?

 

The smells, sights, and sounds that make us feel at home in our hearts,

Yet the conversation that pierces the soul for direction.

The hope through pain and destruction,

Yet the anticipation from deeds that are earned by glory and self.

 

Presence with self,

Yet most of all being.

Being in the presence of the Spirit, the Almighty, and the Man.

Heaven yesterday, today, and tomorrow!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

I know the discussion of “Heaven” in many beliefs and cultures is very different.  I believe because we are all very different people, we need many different perspectives.  God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit indicated that all people would be reached.  What better way than meeting people where they are!  No matter what perspective you take, I pray your soul can believe there is hope on this journey and that the journey becomes better and better as our souls breathe on, loving ourselves and others!  Chose to live in “Heaven” this week with every breath you take!  Be safe and practice hoping!  Blessings and love!

Love,

Rennae

 

Grace

 

Losing someone or something, like health, stability, or a home, can be very, very painful.  I wrote the piece today during a very painful time of loss in my life.  For a time prior to and after I wrote this piece, I faced many losses.  The first was seeing a decline in mine and my husband’s health.  I had faced a tumor on my kidney, but even worse, my husband had to go through open heart surgery.  During the surgery, he had a stroke and went into a coma.  We came very close to losing him.  Then in the middle of all this happening, my profession went through a life changing time, my children were all leaving for college presenting us with an empty nest, we lost my Mother after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, and our oldest son found out he had cancer.  In all of this, I almost lost myself.  I did not know who I was or who I was supposed to be.  I continued to lose one essential part of my life after another.  And it just would not stop!  It was beyond painful.

Finally, after prayer, talking and listening to God, the search for peace, time, therapy, and the support of family and friends, I was able to recover, especially by maintaining hope.  But many people do not have these types of support systems, or they do not realize they do.  To be in such a spot can make things seem very dark and lonely.  If you ever find yourself this lost, understand there are supports for you.  The supports are out there.  You must never give up hope!  Through all of my “appeared losses”, I came out with a huge amount of gains or wins!  My husband recovered fully, and even had to go through a second open heart surgery 5 years later that was very successful.  My husband and I were able to take several much needed, relaxing trips.  God gave us beautiful grandbabies during this time.  My professional life took a more positive turn that led to retirement.  My sweet Mama was not in pain any longer and at peace once again.  Our oldest son fought and beat cancer!  Our children continued working hard on their educations and careers.

The path is not always visible when you only see losses, but it is there leading to a brighter direction!  God is always there!  You will see that your loss will so help others in its own special way.  The loss will also help you to grow!  I certainly know there are many more  people out there that have been through much more than I have ever been through.  I talked about all of these losses this week, so you would know if I can make it through these times of loss, you can too!  Never forget, you are never alone.  A loss can truly be a win!

Loss

By losing everyone,

I am losing myself.

I don’t know my place in this world anymore.

There are so many losses.

 

I am no longer a daughter.

I am no longer a mother.

I am no longer a wife.

I am no longer a teacher.

 

When your place is being erased little by little,

Your hope weakens.

I am losing.

Losing the fight against loss.

 

What does it mean to be just me?

I’ve been for others so long.

I have no idea where I came from,

Or where I need to go.

 

Daughter, wife, teacher, and mother,

Dreams seem to be a thing of the past.

The joy seeps out of each day.

Smiles are harder to make as wrinkles of worry cover my face.

 

Losing is not about control.

Losing is not a about a destination.

It’s about the empty space in your heart.

Losing everyone is about losing yourself.

 

Please come back to me,

So I can know who I am again.

So I can love life again.

So I can be rich for my family once more.

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

All of our journeys are very different.  Time of our losses may be different for each of us, but hope and healing is always there no matter your time of suffering.  It will come!  There are always gains with the losses.  Not necessarily what we expect, but what we need!  I pray you and your families are safe and healthy.  We know God is helping all of us during this trying time in our country with this disease.  May you and your family be blessed this week!  Stay safe and protective.  My love goes to you and your family.  Always know someone is here for you!

Love,

Rennae

 

 

Journey

 

 

 

There are times in life that are just really difficult.  We become “stuck” in place due to the journey of life.  We cannot seem to move forward, nor go back.  Our directions or paths are there, but we cannot focus to see those paths.  For some reason, our society just does not always accept being “stuck”.  Society deems we are either going forwards or backwards.  However, there is something to say about being “stuck”.  Being “stuck” makes us live in the present.  If we live in the present, we can learn to relish every blessing and actually enjoy that blessing.  We can find the pure joy in life!  The joy of each happening!  Even though it may be hard, try to enjoy your “stuck” state of mind right now.  Revel in each and every blessing in this space, time, and presence that we are in!

Space, Time, and Presence

I just do not know where I am in my life.

Have I done all that was meant for me to do?

Are the accomplishments all done and stand as they are?

 

It’s hard to be in a space,

To be in a time,

And in a presence where you are not sure.

 

Where do I go?

What do I do?

What’s next?

 

I have hope.

My hope is not lost.

But I seem to be floating in space.

 

Watching time just pass.

Stuck in the presence.

No more where or how or when.

 

One day we head toward this path.

The next day toward another.

Still just in the present.

 

How does it all fit together?

When does it all come together?

Does it ever all come together?

 

The hopes, the dreams, and the desire to serve God are all there.

But where is there?

Are we here, there, or everywhere?

 

We can’t live in the past.

We can’t jump to the future.

But we can be present.

 

Present for God to send us.

Send us any way, anywhere, or anyhow.

His space, time, and presence are not always ours.

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

I pray this week you can be uplifted and encouraged in your present state.  Also, we pray and send love to all people hurting from this disease and its results.  May blessings be upon everyone.  May your “stuck” joys outnumber your anxious moments!  The Great Creator is always with each of us, and we have been given each other !

Love,

Rennae

 

Journey

 

It is so amazing how the first little growth of spring appears to be so fragile.  The daffodil (aka the buttercup!) has always been my flower!  Their bright colors just blast us with sunshine, telling us winter is on its way out.  It appears fragile, but it can withstand the last snows of winter and the harsh winds of March.  It very much reminds me of the people of our nation right now.  Because we love each other, we celebrate each other, and we stand with each other, the outside world might consider us weak.  Like the daffodil, we may appear fragile, especially at this time, but we are far from it!  We are strong and have been withstanding adversity all our lives.  During these difficult moments of disease, political bickering, and natural disasters, we may appear fragile like the daffodil, but underneath that appearance, we have a firm foundation built on love and caring.  I have seen story after story the last several weeks of people helping people.  Our bright colors will be like those of the daffodil!  We will blind the world with our bright colors of American tenacity!  Our fragile story will be one of overcoming!

The Daffodil

Thin skin.

Yellow tints.

Designed like china teacups.

 

Lightweight structures.

Tossed in the wind.

Yet straight as an arrow.

 

Your bodies tolerate snow.

And you stand at attention to the sun.

Your bright color makes me smile.

 

Slender leaves.

Protective but delicate.

Floats like kites.

 

Your scent is the perfume of queens!

The room is filled when you are present.

You are an aphrodisiac to our senses!

 

You dominate the bouquet,

With your appearance.

Prancing around the vase like dancers!

 

Year after year.

You return from your bulb.

To surprise and enlighten us again!

 

You are the first signs of hope,

Especially after a hard winter.

You tell me I have tomorrow.

 

Smell sweet little one.

Shine bright.

For you lift my heart this spring!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

Our prayers and love go out this week to all, especially those affected by this disease, natural disasters, and other issues facing friends and families.  We will carry on by the love of the Creator through every American!  Stay grounded and positive!  We were given the natural world, like the daffodil, to know we are resilient.  Blessings of strength this week!  Show your bright colors!

Love,

Rennae

 

Blessings

As we step further into our journey, the years seem to shorten.  What once seemed to take a thousand years to complete, now is gone within seconds.  Birthday years shorten themselves, leaving us to speculate on where we came from, where we are, and where were we are going in our lives.  We begin grasping life double fisted in order to make the most of every second!  Also, our reflections on our journey are essential in understanding our growth.  This allows us to be prepared for the next leg of our path!  If you have not stopped to see this on your birthday anniversary, please do.  And don’t even wait until your special day!  It will be so beneficial to your mental health and to you understanding your blessings and joy.  Reflect and celebrate your life this week and every week.  You are a very special creation that has offered this world a piece of your soul!  Never cut yourself short by not understanding this concept!

End of a Birthday Year

I am who I have become to be.

I am happy with me,

Even though others may not be.

As I have said to others,

If I die today or tomorrow,

I have no regrets for living.

 

I have done for all that I could.

And everything I have done was out of love.

And it has made me the woman I am.

A woman molded and designed

By all the women in her life.

A woman that will carry the beings of her queens.

 

Oh!  It has not been fast or easy!

I have grown so fast sometimes,

That I have cried into the depths of my heart.

And I have laughed sometimes as high as I could reach.

Even to touch the angels,

And to see the smile of God Himself.

 

Every day is the process.

I forget, I remember.

I shout, I moan.

I forgive, I am forgiven.

And I smile with each start of the day!

Knowing I have another chance.

 

But when it is done each day,

I am who I am supposed to be.

I am a strong woman.

A woman who makes decisions with her heart,

But most of all with God in mind.

Seeking her true path.

 

I was given chance after chance.

And day after day to practice living.

I am a woman who has lived each day.

Really lived it!

All the joy it brings,

And all the sadness it delivers.

 

What is true though—

Is to always look back,

Smile upon those precious memories.

Always bask in the present moment.

Always look forward with dream, hope, and love.

Because God did say it is all good!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

This is a celebration of birthdays this week!  No matter which month or day your day falls upon, celebrate all that is you!  And keep in mind you are still evolving into the great creation God made you.  Happy birthday Januarys’ through Decembers’, and everyone have a fully blessed birthday year!

 

Love,

Rennae

 

 

Journey

 

 

 

Growing up in the South and the Bible belt of the U.S., going to church on Sunday morning was just a given.  And sometimes Sunday night and Wednesday night!  This is where we worshiped God.  This was our formal worship.  I am not sure any of us realized our worship was so much more than inside the four walls of the churches.  Upon reflection the little faith we had inside grew by leaps and bounds outside these walls!  We learned to worship God in the garden, at picnics, on sunny days, on rainy days, at births, at weddings, at funerals, at the lake, on the beach, on the front porch, and you probably get it now!  Anywhere we felt very close to God!  For me at the back of my folk’s property was a small wooded area that had some cut down trees.  The stumps made a perfect seat to just sit and talk to God.  Everywhere and anywhere is where God and His chapel can be found!  He doesn’t call us just sitting on a pew or standing in a choir.  This doesn’t mean that church isn’t important.  It is very essential to be in the midst of a caring and loving community when we find one.  Although many of us have that outside the church building as well.  Today’s piece is a reminder that God is always present, wherever we might be!  His chapel is always open!  The question becomes “Is your heart always open to Him?”!

The Chapel Is Open

The view of green.

A slight breeze.

Birds dart about.

The chair is comfy.

The front porch is serene.

The chapel is open.

 

The valley leads into the hills.

All shades of green.

The hills are so astute.

Sounds of animals can be heard.

The holler opens up to my heart.

The chapel is open.

 

Butterflies abound in the grass.

The waving of the sun.

Brings a quiet scene.

His breath blows the wheat grains.

The field holds my hand.

The chapel is open.

 

Waves carve prints in the sand.

Sounds go flip and flap.

Shells find their resting places.

The breeze taste of salt.

The horizon opens my eyes.

The chapel is open.

 

Fishing boats dot the water.

Trees overhang on the banks.

Little waves beat the muddy bank.

Wearing the rocks smooth.

The lake brings my mind rest.

The chapel is open.

 

Sticks holding each other.

Sticks that are the trees of winter.

Layers of beautiful white and brown.

A blue bird comes out briefly to calm me.

Settling on the branches.

The chapel is open.

 

Trees become silhouettes.

Multiple colors fill the horizon.

The sun peeps its final rays.

Rocking in the chair brings rhythm.

The back porch soothes my soul.

The chapel is open.

 

Sky becomes dark.

The land is pitch.

Then small twinkles appear in the pitch.

A light show begins.

The fireflies are the final act in my show.

The chapel is open.

 

The snow falls like feathers.

Landing on the scape like cotton.

Winds toss the bits about.

Trees and grasses are outlined by the snow.

The snow sets the winter scene for my job.

The chapel is open.

 

Soft chair.

Fireplace crackling.

Warm coffee.

Swaddling comforter.

The Good Book speaks to my being.

The chapel is open.

 

Light paints the stain glass.

Silence brings reverence.

The cross speaks of sacrifice.

The pew allows me to relax.

And the sanctuary sets my being at peace.

The chapel is open.

 

Anywhere and everywhere.

Quiet or loud.

Peace or chaos.

By oneself or with others.

Our minds and hearts go there.

The chapel is always open!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

Thank you so much for being with me today.  Our love and hearts go out this week to all of those affected by the tornadoes here in Tennessee.  You are in our thoughts and prayers.  I hope you can be drawn closer to God or your spiritual needs by being with me this week.  May all your chapels be open this week and may your communities be close this week.  March blessings for an amazing Spring from God!

Love,

Rennae

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

 

Environments can change radically sometimes.  This might be a work environment, a home environment, or a friend environment.  Some source, a person, several people, location change, or a number of factors, enters the environment and boom—things change!!!  The environment is turned upside down!  The change can be a positive one or it can be negative one.  In the piece today, I address the negative.  Change that turned an environment into total chaos creating fear, distrust, and pain.  One so toxic that you can start to lose yourself from so much doubt and fear.  When the change factor removes love from an environment, people feel lost, abandoned, and alone.  The source, or thief, will not give in until the situation is best for them.  They will steal all the joy from everyone.  Being in this type of environment is a danger to ones’ well being and soul.  It can cause great doubt.  If you find yourself in this type of environment, you really must leave or remove yourself from the situation.  There is too much good in this world to live under such stress.  We are all too precious to be treated in such ways.  Some might say you are just retreating and hiding, but this is not true.  When your soul, your inner being or your inner self, is in danger of being lost, it is time for you to make the move!  Be on the alert if you ever find yourself in this situation or environment, you always have choices and you are certainly worth it!  Do not let the thief get away with it!

The Thief

It is a sad place.

Why have people turned on people so?

It makes me sad to see such pain.

Pain pushed down and hidden.

 

This is not a good place to be.

Us against them, them against us, us against us.

Souls that once were happy for those they served,

Are now gloomed and seek to serve other places.

 

I feel like my soul is being sucked out of me.

I am trying to be something that I am not.

I hurt.

My heart hurts, and my mind is in chaos.

 

I cannot satisfy anyone.

Everyone has ideas of who I should to be.

Ripping my inner self from my experience and confidence.

Smearing my character.

 

My purpose is no more.

The love for my journey has been stolen.

And my worth has been minimalized.

Leaving me empty.

 

How did this happen so quickly?

Why do people strip others of their dignity?

Never forget you are precious.

Don’t let the thief steal your soul.

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

Thank you so much for being with me this week!  Never let a change thief steal who you are.  God wants you to flourish with your gifts, and He will lead you where your heart needs to be and where you can be at peace and be joyful.  Remember, always read your environments, in order that you are being nurtured and not stolen from!  Protect who you are in your environments this week!

Love,

Rennae

 

Journey

Love—-a very simple spelled word.  But wow!!  What a complicated word past the spelling!  It is really easy to say we love someone, but to actually do it is difficult.  It is truly a journey to accomplish.  Some people make it easy, but others try everything they can to stop you from loving them.  However, it is not only others that can make love difficult, it can be our own hearts that present a problem.  We must grow our own hearts in order to be able to love others.  It really starts with loving ourselves.  Now that is where many of us fall short.  We have great difficulty loving ourselves whether it is our physical appearances or emotional situations that hold us back from ourselves.  Usually patterns engrained that we factually or falsely perceive, negative environments, DNA wiring that can cause us to do this, or any number of other reasons.  We have to work very hard to reach deep, deep inside and love ourselves!  Then we can reach far, far outside to love others!  Just remember life is about love!

Little Heart

Oh!  Little heart!

How much love can you hold?

Or how much love can you give?

 

At times you give all you have.

And at other times you withhold your love.

Little heart, you can learn to grow.

 

Precious one, you have loved your spouse.

You also have shown love toward your family.

And you have not spared your love to friends and strangers.

 

So, grow little heart!

Become stronger and wiser.

Reach past the stars to find love!

 

Love looks for you.

You don’t always look back.

You have looked and searched for love before.

 

My little heart, you are fragile.

Sometimes it hurts and cries because of love.

Other times it smiles with joy!

 

Love is always there little one.

You just have to see it.

And you have to believe in it!

 

The love might be big like a lover.

Or it maybe small like a glance on the street.

And the love may very well be a deep satisfaction of safety.

 

Little one, you may be scared,

But don’t fear!

Because love is what this world was built on.

 

Reach deep inside little one,

Because to love outside,

You must love inside.

 

Little heart, love.

Love always.

For life is the pursuit of loving!

Lori Rennae Hickman Chapman

I hope you can love inwardly and outwardly this week.  Try to work at loving someone difficult this week.  It may be as simple as saying, “Let me love you!”.  I so appreciate you coming to my spot and sharing in my writings.  I certainly understand your time is very valuable, and you joining me shows love!  Lots of loving this week!

Love,

Rennae

 

 

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