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Jody Lee Collins

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September sky with trampoline.#lookup (sacred echo September sky with trampoline.#lookup (sacred echo @llbrownie )). #pnw #skyscape
Have you ever noticed how the seasons mirror our i Have you ever noticed how the seasons mirror our interior lives? God is always doing a new thing even when it looks hopeless. #elizabethgoudge @elizabethgoudgebookclub
I'm writing a new book and need your help! . By no I'm writing a new book and need your help! . By now you all know I write a bit of poetry…. Have you ever noticed when you mention the word "poetry", the usual response is, “I just don’t get it,” as if there was some secret, codified way that words arranged themselves and only an initiated, select group of people can really understand it. Hence, not many folks read poetry. I’m here to change that with my new book, “Hearts on Pilgrimage," coming in January 2021. . Although I’ve been through this process before, anyone who’s written a book via traditional publishing or self-publishing will tell you–writing a book is easy (sort of!). The hard part? Getting people to find it and read it–that requires an army and no end of time and energy. . After I wrote my first book, I was blown away by the over 450 readers who found “Living the Season Well-Reclaiming Christmas” to be a welcome addition to their bookshelves. Many people said it was inspiring and helpful and best of all, they told their friends about it. Which is where you come in. I am putting together a book launch team and would love your help to spread the word about Hearts on Pilgrimage. Qualifications? All you have to be is a reader and a cheerleader. Social media connections, such as here on IG and/or Facebook and Twitter are a super duper Plus. But that is all, no poetry degree required. Here's what Launch Team members can expect: A free PDF download (80 ish pages) of the book around Nov. 1st Social media graphics to use (anyone wanna volunteer for that?) Swipe copy for social media and email sharing A discount book price for Launch Team members prior to release A Private FB group for conversation, connection and questions. . If that sounds like something you're up for, click on the link in my profile and type away. Thanks ever so much!
Ben was right. Ben was right.
..... When I woke up yesterday and noticed it was ..... When I woke up yesterday and noticed it was the first day of Autumn, my first thought was, "Oh dear Lord can we just jump to New year's Eve, so this year can be over?" . . There is nothing about this season that has been easy. Some days I feel like I have whiplash from all the adjusting. But I do know there has been a shift towards understanding more deeply what it means to walk in blind trust that God knows what he's doing. . . Perhaps it's a geographical problem, living on the west coast-- feeling the brunt of not only pandemic restrictions, schooling at home, and so very few things open, along with unrest in the largest cities closest to me. Sometimes I think other people have it so much easier and I feel a little jealous...friends who get to have coffee or take a walk to the bakery or go to an outdoor wedding. (I admit I could be wrong about that. #socialmedia). . . Meanwhile my flesh wants to skip right over the lessons only God knows I need to learn, which I can barely identify on any given day. We can't skip over our days, or the lessons. Truth is, we can't get to tomorrow until we live through today. I'm praying for strength and grace to say yes to the unseen purposes and plans of God and bank on His actual, factual kingdom. . That is all we have. And it is everything. #notestoself #lifeinthetimeofcorona #notesonapandemic Photo #RefineRetreat 2019. Jlc
Every time I think I've tamed my book buying habit Every time I think I've tamed my book buying habit, another one shows up in the mail, and I think to myself, "oh that's right... I d i d order that." @thriftbooks @abebooks #readersofinstagram #poetsofinstagram #readupstream
“My story is important not because it is mine, G “My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, but because if I tell it anything like right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours.” -Frederick Buechner ((Not my dahlias.)) #amwriting #faithwriting #friendswithpens
When my kids were growing up, we spent a lot of ti When my kids were growing up, we spent a lot of time watching Sesame Street. But we also watched Mister Rogers. I witnessed the magic myself of two noisy children settling down to hear the voice of someone who spoke right to their heart. I agree with Mr. Rogers, listening to our children and our grandchildren takes a lifetime...and an ear for music. God has a song He's singing over all of us, I pray that I have ears to hear it.
Now the gray begins The drip of days and Dull li Now the gray begins The drip of days and Dull light. The quiet Of golden flame and Flicker, coffee in the Dark kitchen, casting my eyes through the glass to the glory of summer's end and the silent season of Fall.
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    • About Me
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    • Celestial Bodies {a #poem}
    • Accompaniment {a #poem}
    • Contemplate {a #poem}
  • Blog
    • Five Female Poets of Faith
    • We Were Made for Connection
    • Love in the Time of the Corona
    • Susan Cowger-Slender Warble, Poetry