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    Gemspirations: Praise Poems
    Gemspirations: Praise Poems
    Gemspirations: Praise Poems
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    Gemspirations: Praise Poems

    By Rowena Stenis

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    Many people influenced my desire to write poetry. My mother wrote poetry and set a good example. My father was a language professor at a university, and the major discussions during our meals concerned words.

    My musical training made it natural to think of poetry as the music of words and to see the rhythm and rhyme in the use of words. Several poems were written while I was growing up, but serious writing came later.

    Years later, while on an automobile trip with my husband and children in the western U.S., we visited with many of our friends and relativesI wrote thank-you notes to them in poetry. Other inspiration came from lifes experiences, such as watching wildlife, meeting other people, being with family, and seeing the effects of aging.

    One poem was inspired by talking to a Japanese lady about forgiveness, love, and acceptance. After fifty years of marriage, many people asked for marriage advice, which I explained in a poem called Marriage Advice.

    My poems have appeared in the yearly publications of the International Library of Poetry, as well as in the World of Poetry anthology. A music publisher in Nashville, Tennessee saw some of my poems and has set some to music and put them on CDs. One of the latest is Marriage Advice, which says to put Jesus in the center of your life and pray.

    My first book of poetry, entitled Reflections, was published in 1994 by
    Carlton Press.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateMar 25, 2014
    ISBN9781490826172
    Gemspirations: Praise Poems
    Author

    Rowena Stenis

    Rowena Stenis was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1922, and she attended The University of Texas, where she met her husband, Tom. Mr. and Mrs. Stenis have four children, fourteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She is beloved for establishing “Camp Gramps,” an annual week of family fun.

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      Gemspirations - Rowena Stenis

      Copyright © 2014 Rowena Stenis.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-2616-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-2618-9 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4908-2617-2 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014902568

      WestBow Press rev. date: 3/25/2014

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Foreword

      Preface

      Adventures

      A Wish For You

      Alaska Trip

      Celebrating

      Fantasy Airplane

      Fourth Of July Parade

      God Guards

      Hold On!

      Not A Scratch

      Ribbons And Patches And Ants

      Rough Water

      Where Am I

      World Microcosm

      Wren Inside

      Amusing

      Absent-Minded

      Bells

      How To Vacation When Retired

      Hugs

      Hurry! The Maid’s Coming!

      Mechanics And Dentists: A Riddle

      Pet Names

      Predicament

      Retirement

      The Face In My Mirror

      The Siren

      Too Sick

      Wash Day

      What to Eat

      What We Say

      Wrestling Match

      Faith

      Bouquet Of Eden

      Cracked Pots

      Creation

      Escape

      Five Seasons Of Life

      Garden of my Heart

      God Loves Each One

      God’s Greatest Gift

      Guilt Crossed Out

      Heaven

      Let Go and Let God

      Marriage Advice

      Marvelous Creation

      Satan Laughs

      Smile; Don’t Complain

      The Lighthouse

      The Sun Stood Still

      Trouble = Opportunities

      Nature

      Butterflies

      Copperhead!

      Dog Apology

      Doves

      Hamsters

      Handicap

      Lost Iguana

      Majestic Eagle

      Man’s Best Friends

      Music In Nature

      Springtime Is Fall

      Tiny Helicopters (Happy Hummers)

      Toad’s Spaghetti

      Velcro Pup

      Philosophy

      Agape Love

      Birthdays

      Center Pole

      Children Are Loaned

      Days Of My Life

      Forgive!

      Never And Always

      How God Loves Us!

      Mother To My Parents

      Only One

      Sonflowers

      This Too Will Pass

      Unique

      Wise Parenting

      Worry

      About the Author

      Acknowledgements

      Poetry is the Music of Words

      I would like to acknowledge my dear husband Tom B. Stenis and my brother Llewellyn Smith for their honest criticisms of my poetry, and their unwavering support as I search for inspiration in everyday life.

      I would like to acknowledge my children and their constant reminders of my life’s mission: to help spread the love of Jesus throughout my life’s work.

      I would also like to acknowledge my many grandchildren and great grandchildren, for showing me that love and an endless supply of fun can always bring a smile to a face and a hug to our hearts.

      A special thanks to my grandsons, Paul and Luke Stenis, for their touching presentation in the Foreword and for helping gather the finishing touches to this book.

      And last but not least, I would like to extend a special thank you to Gavin and Lauren Goodrich for their endless support and help in creating this book of inspirational and encouraging poetry with their computer and typing skills.

      I would also like to give one last Thank You to all of God’s children and creatures for helping inspire the poet inside me along my journey through life.

      May the Lord be with you,

      Rowena Stenis

      Foreword

      by Paul and Luke Stenis

      Rowena Stenis, or as her grandchildren fondly know her as Mom-R (pronounced mom-mer), has been a powerful influence on her

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