Greetings,

Thank you for reading my meditative poems.

I want to share a bit about myself (and would love to hear about you).

Writing meditative poems is a way for me to talk to God. I find that as I read scripture or look around me, I want to write what I seem to intuit from God. He is speaking…and I am listening. The creative process of writing helps me to articulate what I hear from God through my intuition and the images that rise in me. God’s way of communicating is forever deep and bright. Similar to the mystics, I am open to experience His Presence and Word in my life, and one of the ways that works well for me is through writing meditative poems.

It will be great to hear from you; Your thoughts, responses, interpretation, or feelings regarding my meditative poems

I am a writer and an art teacher. My PhD is in Art Education and for many years I taught art, worked as an academic writer and a translator, and wrote educational materials.

My true longing was to write books with a poetic form.

In 2014 I finally started to fulfill my dream.

I wrote a series of four illustrated children’s books that are stories in rhyming verse.

The characters are animals that are very creative and artistic. After establishing their friendship with an unusual delightful fellow - a pink elephant – the friends establish art clubs and spread the joy of art and creation.

Check out the books on Amazon (The pen name for my children’s books is: Michelle TrustLove):

Book #1: The Pink Elephant – Celebrating Friendship

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QSY6D5I

Book #2: The Pink Elephant – Discovering my own Art Style

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QSY72YY

Book #3: The Pink Elephant – Starting an Art Club

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QSY6LXW

Book #4: The Pink Elephant – The Creative Forest

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QSY6Z0Q

Currently I am writing a book of meditative poems inspired by the Holy Places in Israel.

I live in Grand Rapids Michigan, have two daughters in college, and enjoy traveling. In the past I lived in the Twin Cities (MN) and in Israel.

I would love to live in other countries, experience