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Jody L. Collins

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Southern California., The United States

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Jody Collins is retired from 20 plus years of teaching and when she's not at her desk writing, enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren. She and her husband call the Seattle area home where she marvels at the birds and messes about in the garden. She's been writing since Smith-Corona typewriters graced the desk of her eighth grade typing class, but nowadays you can find her poetry and reflections at www.jodyleecollins.com. ...more

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	Hearts on Pilgrimage-Poems & Prayers 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mining the Bright Birds: Poems of Longing for Home 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emmanuel Poems: Verses for the Holidays it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living the Season Well-Reclaiming Christmas by Jody Collins, Jody L. Collins (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How to “Write” a Poem With Pictures

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There’s more than one way to write a poem.

Folks often feel intimidated about how to write poetry—I get it; I’ve been there. But Art journaling offers a way to venture into expressing oneself with words and pictures both and thus create a poem, a made thing, (the definition of poem from the Greek word poiema). Made things can be creations with pens or paint or paper, offering a re

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Elizabeth Goudge God So Loved The World

by Elizabeth Goudge

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Jody Collins said: " Elizabeth Goudge's fiction is at the top of my all time favorites list. Just ask my grandchildren; she has an entire dedicated shelf in my living room cabinet.
However, this book's treatment of the gospels and Scripture strayed a bit, in my opinion, f ...more "

Apr 29, 2023 03:32PM · see review

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Heaven in Ordinary: A Poet's Corner Collection

by Malcolm Guite (Goodreads Author)

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David's Crown: Sounding the Psalms

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Jody L. Collins wrote a new blog post The Daily News {{a #poem}} The Daily News“They came out of the tombs and after Jesus’ resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people.” -Matthew 27:52,53T Read more of this blog post »
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