Archive for July 2014
Thunderstorms
Posted on: July 7, 2014
How do you feel about thunderstorms?
Do they frighten you?
Or do you find them calming to watch?
That you take the time in keeping track
Of the thunder claps on your stopwatch;
As a little girl my family and I would sit on the front porch
And watch as the storms would hit,
Soon the sky from the lightning would be well lit.
My siblings would count the seconds
Between when the lightning would strike.
This was the part of the storms that they really did like.
Thinking this would help determine
Just how far the lightning was actually away.
We often wondered just how long the storms might stay.
The wind would then usually pick up spraying us
With rain blowing our way.
I found it beautiful to watch nature
As we all stopped what we were doing just to observe.
We would talk and laugh with one another.
It was so great to have this alone time together.
I think it is because I did this as child
That most storms don’t seem to bother me much.
They probably would if I was all alone as such.
I remember someone saying “just pretend that your loved ones
Are bowling up in heaven
And that when you hear thunder from the lightning strike,
It is them getting a strike up in heaven.”
That is a good way to think of it if you are someone
That is absolutely terrified of them
As you have always been since you can remember way back when.
Maybe if you try putting your mind to a different
Perspective of the storm,
The storm won’t seem so scary.
And you may even feel more bravely,
Surprising yourself as when a storm now hits
You react more calmly.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
(Pictures are taken from Office.com)
Vacation at the Cottage
Posted on: July 6, 2014
Long walks along the beach
And now nature is within reach.
Unfortunately, so are the mosquitoes, black flies
And even maybe a leech.
There are also campfires too
With sing-a-longs of old songs and some new;
Some would rather entertain themselves with reading a book
Or playing board games such as Sequence
Or spending time outdoors taking a scenic look;
During the warmer days when the sun is shining brightly
Some may try tanning to get a beautiful glow
But sometimes they end up with a bad burn rather to show.
There are also meals done up on the barbeque
As the oven often heats up in the cottage
Making one feel ill like they had the flu;
The days at the cottage is such a bonding place
For friends and family to share
As there is so much to actually do
And quality time now days is very rare;
These days at the cottage seem to go by rather fast
But the beautiful memories created here are meant to last.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
(Photo is taken at Burk’s Falls, Ontario, Canada)
If only the good times would last,
Rather than just being a part of one`s past.
Then think how happy one could possibly be,
If happiness and laughter is what they now would see,
This can happen if we allow ourselves to focus less on our troubles
Because then true happiness in life can finally double.
Now anything in life can seem so easy to accomplish, making everything
More of a blessing and fewer things to go wrong but rather right;
It is because of this new found positive attitude of yours
A brighter view on life can be brought to light.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
Time passes so slowly since you went away.
It just seems like only yesterday you were with me here to stay.
But then life got in the way,
Taking you so very far away;
Now time seems to stand so very still
And so does the pain against my will.
I cannot keep the tears from flowing
Down my cheek,
For every thought of you makes me feel so weak.
They say that time heals all wounds
But for now I find that so hard to believe,
For as of present all I can do is just grieve.
I know I need to appreciate the time together that we had spent
And cherish every memory, even though I wish more days were meant.
Someday, GOD willing, our paths shall cross again.
But for now, the memories I have of you shall have to help me mend.
For later there will be a brighter future up in heaven for us,
Because this shall be GOD’S gift, the most greatest bonus;
Making this time apart only temporary,
Which is a very good thing for me
Because being separated from you feels like agony;
There is a promise though that GOD made to everyone
And that is that this is not the end
But a new beginning to our `happily ever after,
Where eternity we shall forever get to spend.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
Time Well Spent
Posted on: July 6, 2014
Put away your cellphone and your electronics
Even if it’s just for one day;
Try going for a walk instead
Or boating along the bay;
There is also having fun with playing board games
As many family and friends like to enjoy and play.
You may tend to miss your electronics when they are put away,
For that is all you have come to learn and know
In this modern day,
But enjoy the time well spent with family and friends
As our life here is only on lend
Because it is to be cherished for time does go by pretty fast
And you just never know how long our life shall ever last.
Friends and family is what truly should matter
As you will later come to learn and know
Because people are more essential than electronics
As electronics are just “things” for show
Because do you really need to use your phone
Literally everywhere you may go?
The time with family and friends is
What should be most important,
As that is how true happiness in life shall ever grow.
So why not try putting away the electronics more
Because a happier future with friends
And family could be what is now left in store
For more time spent with them is what they truly adore.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel
(The picture at the top of the page is from Office.com
and the photo above is with family and friends at Burk’s Falls)
(Picture taken from GodVine.com)
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