It’s the end of 2023. We made it through another year, and there’s no telling what the next one will have in store. Back in college, I started keeping a daily planner. I write down what I do each day, include dreams, thoughts, and fears. You could call it a diary of sorts. In aContinue reading “Looking Ahead By Looking Back”
Author Archives: Nikki
Dream of a Loyal Friend
Lately, I’ve been having weird dreams. Stressful ones. Fun filled ones. Ones that don’t even make sense. Yet, one dream I had was pretty adventurous and I’ll probably save it as a story idea. I wanted to share it with you. I was at a college of sorts. There was a cafeteria, classrooms, high nosedContinue reading “Dream of a Loyal Friend”
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
May your Christmas is filled with hope and joyMay you be surrounded by familyAnd feel the warmth of God’s loveMay you have every reason to smileAnd feel peace like a dove Merry Christmas!
Missing Helper at Christmas
There’s something different this yearAs I pull out the wrapping paperThere’s plenty of presents to wrapAnd the tape’s somewhere behind my back Yet, as I pull out the rollThere’s no paws to help me keep holdThe package is free from claws poking holesNo paper gets crinkled from pounces or rolls When Christmas day comes, sheContinue reading “Missing Helper at Christmas”
Character Type
I’ve got a question for you. When you watch a TV show, movie, read a book, or play a video game, what type of character do you gravitate towards? Think of all your favorite characters in all the stories you’ve encountered. What do they all have in common? Are they strong fighters? Are they cleverContinue reading “Character Type”
Regret’s Future
Why does regret come after the fact? You start thinking of moments you can’t get back. It’s not important until the opportunity is gone. And we start wishing we would’ve seized it all along. We wonder how we could’ve changed fate But dwelling in the past is a dangerous place Grief and doubt want toContinue reading “Regret’s Future”
Writing Prompt: Wildlife Spotting
I have the luxury of working at a zoo, so I see a lot of captive wild animals every day I work from giant tortoises to lowland gorillas. Yet, I always stay on the lookout for the native wildlife in my area. We get a lot of opossums and raccoons that will sometimes mess withContinue reading “Writing Prompt: Wildlife Spotting”
Silence the Phone
Can I be honest about something? Lately, I’ve noticed I’ve been dreading the sound of my phone’s ring tone and text tone. Last night, I was wasting the night watching my favorite show. I was enjoying the goofiness and ridiculousness that occur in it and when I heard my phone go off, my smile disappeared.Continue reading “Silence the Phone”
Happy December!
Welcome to the last month of 2023. No matter how your year is going, I hope you can finish off strong. Take a look back at those resolutions we made in January and see what we can cross off the list. I managed to check off half of my dreams for this year. As forContinue reading “Happy December!”
Beauty in the Weeds
Do you remember when you were a kid? Do you remember playing outside in the grass? Going to the playground of your school and creating flower bracelets, necklaces, and crowns with your friends? And because there were never any actual flower around, you used dandelions, clovers, and the little plant with the purple stems comingContinue reading “Beauty in the Weeds”
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