PINK Flowering Trees for PINK Saturday!

   

                                                             Are You In The PINK???

I am sorry this post did not get up on Saturday, technology challenged, I thought I hit published and had only hit saved. Hopefully you will still enjoy the post!

Pink Saturday is here again, so grab your pink coffee cup and cozy up with me! Don't forget to check out the May Day Swap, registration ends tonight at midnight and there is so much fun to be had creating a beautiful piece of art in any media form with a theme of flowers! For your convenience you can register here and the end of this post or go here for all the details! Have you visited the PINK BUBBLE?

Crabapple Robin                    Crabapple Profus                           Eastern Redbud

Empress Tree                                                                                       Empress Bloom

Jane Magnolia            Kwanza Cherry

Mimiosa Tree

Almond Blossom            Butterfly Bush

Okame Cherry Tree  Oklahoma Redbud Tree   Myrtle Pink Velour

                                       

National Mall USA

                                            

  

or

These amazing Cherry Trees can be viewed here and many varieties pictured... purchased here!

Please cast your vote, what pink tree blossom is your favorite?  I will publish results next week... just leave a comment at the end of this post for the one you liked the best! I love the cherry trees but the picture of the pink almond bloom is breathtaking!

Hope you felt blessed with the pink perusal of pink flowering trees.

As Bev requests each Saturday we PINK bloggers travel the web sharing our PINK worlds...I would like to feature the most beautiful blog I have visited... Fly over to Around The House and check out Butterflies and Pink Lemonade!

So refill your PINK coffee cup and fly away with me!

                                                

      Pink Saturday Bloggers

                                                                   

Join Today MAY DAY SWAP!!!

       

      Click above picture for link and details!

Have a blessed PINK Saturday!

Calling All May Flowers!!! May Day Swap Extension through Saturday Sign UP Today!

May Day Swap Details

Spring is soooooooooooooo wonderful! I was asked to extend my May day Swap through Saturday so PLEASE spread some seeds and come join in the fun!!! Get all the details here! Everyone who joins the swap will receive a special gift from me and I am usually pretty generous!

In the spirit of blossoming love in my life I am posting 2 of my favorite poems written for my dear sweet

BOB,  he has swept me off my feet and our love blossoms every day!

Isn't he sweet? He'll probably flip whenever he sees this post!

                A Blossom

Softly tenderly a sprout began to grow                                              
Yet it wasn't water it needed you know...
Starved for someone to listen to craving
Love the little tulip hibernates no more
No longer fear which blocked the sunlight...
She shines and basks in unparalleled glory
The greatest, purest wholesome story
In days of old to be told, as we hug and hold
Each other close into the night each breath,
Each loving kiss and caress surpassed
The fear and pain, how quickly you've unmasked
The woman who hid deeply wounded and lost wails

Are rejuvenated with moments purely white pale                                           
Blankets of snowflakes, shields of butterflies
Dancing, fluttering, and truly as I doth now surmise
The deepness and conviction I saw within your eyes
I can't help wonder and leap forward, hopeful a surprise
A dream unfulfilled attained, my soul ignited passionately enflamed
So diligent we play the dance of love again, but not the same
Of lost failures, too old, unwanted to behold
We've sparked the embers of our hearts, await our story told -
I have no doubt much joy that we will share
And my dear sweet, my love for thee is here.
Cherish me, honor me, want me an love me
I in turn open my arms and will for eternity
Be linked to your inner circle of blossoming love
Like olden times we sing our love, hopefully doves
Sing a true and binding love song two people
Not weak, nor wandering or empty feeble
Steps of the past, rejuvenated power of love
To thee I send, I pray 'tis blessed above.
And so my amor, te amo, falling in love can be
A beautiful journey I shall explore with thee.


Poems My Way Valrie 04/10/2010

LOVE doesn't take your breath away,

LOVE makes you want to breathe the breath of who you are with...

These are especially true when you know you are in love you just do...

           LOVE


LOVE is friendship on fire.
LOVE doesn't take your breath away,
LOVE makes you want to breathe the breath of who you are with...
LOVE ignites the burning desire deep within one's soul.
LOVE makes you feel alive, no longer alone inside.
LOVE brings joy to everyday things and makes everything okay.
LOVE melts away the brick wall you enclosed yourself within...
LOVE kindles a friendship into something everlasting.
LOVE surrounds you with a glow.
LOVE, true LOVE lasts forever,
LOVE when set free returns to me.
LOVE puzzles you when you try to define it.
LOVE doesn't just happen, like a flower it blooms.
LOVE seems a dream to me; to be in LOVE
LOVE must be felt, shared and nourished.
LOVE is more than words can share.
LOVE and trust go hand in heart.
LOVE eternal, is it ever meant to be mine?

Poems My Way Valrie 02/27/2010

WOW! Such a busy week! Whales Bay Poem!

WOW! What a week last week. I have been writing poems and short articles and even working on an instructional strategies book for teaching reading. My new found source of inspiration is Glimmerglass Lake State Park and the marvelous lake (Otsego, NY) that glistens day and night. Next time I go to Glimmerglass Lake I will be sure to have my camera in tow! I feel a poem growing!

I have been connecting with many new websites and poetry forums. The newest are http://poetrydances.ning.com/ and http://poetswhoblog.blogspot.com/. Additionally, I had my first article published! It is a first hand narrative and was  published over at Associated Content, Places to Take First Date (Cooperstown, NY). ot of fun to write. Type in contributor name Valrie Verhoeven! Many thanks goes out to TESS at (The Heart of Words) as she is the blogger and friend who/where I discovered Associated Content!

Writing to prompts or first line poems is something I have used as a writing strategy for my students. Last week I responded to this one: "The ice is melting on the bay,"

                                           This and other great whales can be viewed here!



          Whales Bay

The ice is melting on the bay,
Flooding roaring throughout the day.
Sea gulls calling soaring low
As chunks of ice no longer slow
Force through the glacier barrier
An old man at sea the warrier.
Steamships plod and break the ice
Removing all that's within sight.
Vacationers come, the whales return
And from this, we now adjourn.

Poems My Way Valrie (as posted on http://www.poetrydances.ning.com/ 04/01/2010 Search for all poems by my name!

Looking forward to a productive week and have a wonderful day!

Happy Easter To All and Here's My Virtual Easter Basket!

Good Morning Pink Saturday Post follows this post. I am posting my Easter Post today!

Happy Easter To All My Family, Friends, & Followers!

These incredibly beautiful bunnie mates are made

by Vanessa you can find her here and her Etsy store too!

These little bunnies are looking for a good home! Buy here!

Hershey is donating $10.00 for every blog that participates in this wonderful event to CMN. Wonderful way to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network! Get details here!

HERSHEY’S BETTER BASKET BLOG HOP RULES

Copy and paste these rules to your blog post.

Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.

Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.

Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.

Leave your link at BetterBasket.info/BlogHop comment section. You can also find the official rules of this #betterbasket blog hop, and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.

This started as a meme of HERSHEY’S donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network up to $5,000 – but after so many bloggers participating, HERSHEY’S decided to donate a total of $7,000 honoring the kindness of blogger community .

Feel free to add it today and funds are raised through April 4th, 2010!
 
                                         Here is my virtual Easter Basket to all of you!
 

Please create a link back to me if you visited me today and help raise money for CMN!

May your day be blessed with the comfort of love, life, and laughter!

Easter Praise

To Christ I owe my life, He died so I may live

And so my heart is filled with love to give.

Each day I breathe, I know He carries the weight of my sins

How such forgiveness is offered and a chance to begin

Again, fresh and new cleansed by the blood of Christ!

To Him I talk and walk throughout my daily life.

He is always with me in good times and in strife.

The garden of love blooms eternally for those who enter within

There are no contests, no battles, washed free of your sin.

On Easter morn' when the sun rises and casts the softened hues

Pink, violet, and crimson tones, in your heart know that Christ has died for YOU!

I offer up my poem of thanks and feeled blessed by God's grace

Because I know Him and His son, the world is a better place.

Poems My Way-Valrie 04/03/2010

Have a Blessed Day!

PINK EASTER THOUGHTS!

What better way to start PINK SATURDAY than with a pink coffee cup, so grab yours and let's hop around the web this Easter weekend and make new friends.(Links to other PINK SATURDAY BLOGS HERE) Please leave a comment and if you can join the MAY DAY SWAP EVENT (here)!

My little Easter chick is all pretty in pink, ready for April Showers, and what do they bring?

That's right,  pink SPRING flowers and butterflies of course!

Pink Swan

28th Street Orchids

This potted Pink Swan orchid makes a lovely gift for Easter!

Or a wonderful Deluxe Pink Crush

All three of these are available

here!

ProFlowers.

And aren't these tulips just beautiful in varied shapes of pinks?

Ready to have some fun decorating glitter eggs?  Help the baby bunny and chick!

Be sure to hang them on your tree

and store them safely for many years of fun!

How about baking a few bunny cupcakes or an Easter basket cake?

This bunny is waiting for you!

Many recipes for these and other fun cakes can be found here!

Last week I met  MyThoughtsMyVoice  during my PINK surfing time and want to introduce you to her wonderful blog. Visit her today and learn about the Hershey virtual Easter basket, a simply wonderful way to pass on good fortune to the needy and bless your friends, family, and followers! I am going to send at least 2 to my children it is so easy to do! I'll post the pictures tomorrow!

There is a new button on my blog, come inside and see what is in my PINK BUBBLE!

Email me that you visited today and enter PINK BUBBLE for the code for a 25% savings!

 Have a blessed weekend and remember the sacrifice Christ made for us as He died on the cross!

MAY DAY SWAP EVENT!

FTD Bouquet

I am sponsoring a MAY DAY SWAP EVENT. May day has always had special significance for me as the real first sign that Spring is here to stay. All through my childhood I have fond memories of collecting wildflowers for one of my neighbors every May Day, making them into a boquet and taking them to her house. Her face would light up like an angel each year and she'd invite us in for cookies. Jesse, I know you are up in HEAVEN smiling now as I dedicate this swap event in your memory.



The theme of the swap is FLOWERS! This event is open world-wide so be sure to let me know if you will ship internationally so I pair partners up accordingly!You may create any form of art as long as you incorporate flowers into it. When you receive your swap partner's email and address please send her/him an email of getting to know you information. For example: favorite flower, color, and a brief biological history of who you are and your blog address. PLEASE CC your EMAIL to me so I KNOW you have connected with your partner. If for any reason you become unable to do the swap, let me know so I can arrange to have a new partner for your partner. I will be creating a FLICKR GROUP to post your pictures. You may join the swap beginning today and registration closes on April 11th, 2010. Please email me your contact data, email address, blog address and name, your mailing address and phone number by April 11th. Packages should be mailed no later than April 30th, to be in time for MAY DAY! Please get a tracking number for your package as we all have had things lost in the mail. This should be fun and stress free and inexpensive! I suggest limiting your expenses to under $20.00 and a flat rate mailing package always helps keep shipping costs down for larger packages. You may create a link to my MAY DAY swap and grab the FTD tulip picture as button/url...http://poemsmyway-valrie.blogspot.com/2010/04/may-day-swap-event.html and post it to your blog! PLEASE!!!  It's such fun and you will make many new friends, just imagine the bouquet of friends just waiting to be gathered! How many is up to you!

                                                  

                                                              May Day Swap

Tulips are my favorite flower! I am looking forward to a HUGE BOUQUET of MAY DAY SWAPPERS! Have a wonderful Good Friday! And be sure to visit tomorrow for PINK SATURDAY!

Poetry & prose are my reasons for being!

WOW! What a week last week. I have been writing poems and short articles and even working on an instructional strategies book for teaching reading. My new found source of inspiration is Glimmerglass Lake State Park and the marvelous lake (Otsego, NY) that glistens day and night. Next time I go to Glimmerglass Lake I will be sure to have my camera in tow! I feel a poem growing!


I have been connecting with many new websites and poetry forums. The newest are http://poetrydances.ning.com/ and  http://poetswhoblog.blogspot.com/. Additionally I have my first piece of writing published over at Associated Content, Places to Take First Date (Cooperstown, NY). http://www.associatedcontent/ look under valrieaverhoeven. It is first hand narrative and was a lot of fun to write. Here is my url: http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/772376/valrie_verhoeven.html Many thanks goes out to TESS  at (The Heart of Words) as she is the blogger and friend who/where I discovered Associated Content!

Writing to prompts or first line poems is something I have used as a writing strategy for my students. Last week I responded to this one: "The ice is melting on the bay,"

                                          This and other great whales can be viewed here!                 
         Whales Bay

The ice is melting on the bay,

Flooding roaring throughout the day.           

Sea gulls calling soaring low

As chunks of ice no longer slow

Force through the glacier barrier      
An old man at sea the warrier.
Steamships plod and break the ice
Removing all that's within sight.
Vacationers come, the whales return
And from this, we now adjourn.

Poems My Way Valrie (as posted on http://www.poetrydances.ning.com/ 04/01/2010

                                                                           


Looking forward to a productive week and have a wonderful day!

SUNSHINE AWARD RECIPIENTS!!! And My Sister My Sunshine My Friend

Today I am pausing to count my blessings and honor 5 fellow bloggers who have brought me SUNSHINE! Here is the award they have received. My new friend Carrie at More Than Words suggested we do this and I immediately put plan into action! The most honored blogger is my sisterVanessa at Stitches'N'Stuff who not only brings sunshine into my life every day but has saved my life! Four other splendid ladies who bring me sunshine each time they visit my blog or I theirs are:

Deb at Midlife Poet
Tess at The Heart of Words
Marilyn (Summer Gypsy) at Unshelved Words
Bev at How Sweet The Sound

So why not pass it on? Just grab the button and honor five of your most honored blogs that bring you SUNSHINE!

       My Sister My Sunshine My Best Friend

Vanessa means butterfly and she is truly a beautiful one!
Just when I thought my world was coming undone,
She rescued me and breathed life into my floundering soul.
She gave me back confidence and hope that someone else stole.
A sister you would be honored to have to cherish and love.
Certainly Heaven sent me her as sure as there are doves.
You don't get to choose your sisters in life, but friends we do
And as my best friend there is noone truer than you.
You are the sunshine that warms my heart and heals my mind,
In your brilliant rays you shower me with love so kind,
Gentle and unconditional, knowing no limits -
We commune as kindred spirits.
So Vanessa, my SUNSHINE I honor you with this award
Thank you for always being there for me, God will reward
The kindness, the love, the giving person that you are -
For Vanessa you are one of His brightest stars.
You are humble, loving, generous, caring, compassionate too,
Vanessa the world is a better place because of all you do.

Poems My Way  Valrie 03/31/2010

Thank you for being my sister, my sunshine and my friend. I love you.

This is me                                         

 and this is my favorite butterfly Vanessa ... yes it actually does mean butterfly! To get to see how wonderfully creative and loving she is stop over to her blog soon and tell her Valrie sent you!

http://vanessa-stitchesnstuff.blogspot.com/

She is bigger than life to me, she is the essence of what LIFE is all about!