Things I Could Have Said Today

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Photo: Bee and thistle: Taken high in the Cascade Mountains where there is a bee buzzing on every thistle. by Debora Rorvig

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Things I Could Have Said Today

I've been riffling through musty pages of things I've written in the past. I can't find the autumn poem I wanted to post today...but I did find this short piece that I probably wrote after feeling that I had failed to be the person that I wanted to be that day. I think we all can relate.

Things I Could Have Said Today

I love you.

I am sorry.

Thank-you!

You were right.

I was wrong.

Lord, please forgive me.

Lord, please help me.

Can I help you?

Please.

Yes.

Good job!

I will pray for you.

You can do it.

I can do it.

God is able.

I will try.

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10 comments:

trump said...: So very true, i wish most of us said one of these things to someone we care about! Richard; October 25, 2011 at 1:26 PM
ellen b. said...: Amen! Good words go a long way...; October 25, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Rebecca said...: I think there probably was a reason you couldn't find the autumn poem -- like I needed this reminder, for one...; October 25, 2011 at 2:37 PM
Linda O'Connell said...: A wake up call to all of us. Thank you.; October 25, 2011 at 4:13 PM
chickory said...: we are fortunate to wake to a new day every 24 hours to set things right. the past is over, the future is the future. right now. focus on right now. love this. xo; October 27, 2011 at 6:04 AM
chickory said...: "the elegance of the hedgehog"? that sounds interesting!; October 27, 2011 at 6:06 AM
Brenda Leyland @ Its A Beautiful Life said...: That's a neat list you've got... I like the idea too!; October 27, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Cindy Swanson said...: Hi Debora! I saw your picture on A Femme d'Un Certain Age (my pic is on that same post), and had to stop by and say hello. I suspected your blog title might be from Philippians 4:8, which I'm claiming as my life verse in an increasingly dark world. I'm all about spreading the loveliness!

Hope you'll stop by and visit my blog!

Blessings,

Cindy @ Notes in the Key of Life; October 28, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Elizabeth said...: Yes, Debora, we all need reminding at times. Thank you. x; October 29, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Ocean Soul said...: I'm thinking i should post this on my fridge! Good reminders Debora!; October 31, 2011 at 12:11 AM

I Am From

I Am From...

by Debora Rorvig

I am from a lumber mill worker’s company house
with peeling paint and a sidewalk made of two by fours.
From faded flannel shirts that smell of pine and cedar boughs.

I am from Mason Jars of homed-canned pears,
from Dairygold milk with cream on top
in bottles on the porch.

I am from a garden plot with rows and rows of golden corn
that always wanted hoeing,
and from atop the highest branches of the Gravenstein apple tree in the Attolini’s orchard-
with apple juice dripping from my chin.

I am from saurkraut and wooden shoes-
the Millers and the Youngedykes,
and from the lively Scottish clan
who wear the McKinnon tartan.

From farmers and woodsmen
plain folk all,
who’s hands were calloused hard
but who’s hearts were tender-soft.

I am from ‘what will the neighbors think’
and ‘if you can’t say something nice,
don’t say anything at all.’

From saints and sinners who didn’t see eye to eye
but loved each other anyway,
and in their own way.

I am from the Western shores of Washington
strewn with agates, kelp and driftwood,
from Steelhead salmon, salty smoked
and chowder made from clams we dug
at Semiahmoo spit.

I am from my mother Ruby,
who taught me how to sew
on the old Singer treadle machine;
and told me all about my heritage.

And from my daddy, Raymond Claude
who took me nightcrawler hunting in the moonlight
and showed me how to bait my hook
and fish along the Nooksack River’s edge.

I am from an ancient, tattered Holy Bible kept safely on the upper shelf
with pictures of Jesus Christ
and a letter edged in black- carefully tucked inside.
There are births and deaths recorded there,
and a poem by great- great grandfather Alexander Laughlin Mckinnon
who I never met--and yet I know him
better than some I’ve met.

Precious is that Book to me.

And that is where I am from.

My Life List

*Seek first the Kingdom
*Never stop dreaming
*Make a difference in my students' lives
*Create alternate streams of income to fund my goals
*Dress with flair
*Master virbrato on my violin
*Try cross country skiing in Eastern Washington
*Lose those extra pounds and be healthy
*Be more active in my church
*Stop fearing things, people and confrontation; say what I think
*Stop Hurrying
*Inspire my grandchildren
*Own a Cottage on the Beach
*Live the Word
*Memorize the Book of Hebrews
*Find the perfect hairdo
*Be myself
*Look up old friends and make new ones
*Remodel the kitchen and bathroom
*Make my garden lovely
*Sleep under the stars in the desert and hear coyotes howl
*Write and publish a book(s)
*Travel toRio de Janiero, Cape Breton, South of France, Italy,Scotland, Wales, UK, Ireland, Norway, Turks & Caicos, New York City and the Eastern Seaboard; The Deep South, Africa

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Things I Could Have Said Today

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