Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge – Week 58 – Survival & Life

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Miriam Hurdle 14 comments

Mt. St. Helens, Washington 2016, Photo credit – Mercy Rossi

Force of Volcano

Destruction of land and plants

Greater is life Pow’r

Survival of dense lava

Outburst beautiful flowers

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Weekly Tanks Prompt Challenge: Week 58 – Survival & Life

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- Miriam Hurdle
  August 22, 2017 8:00 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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rugby843
August 16, 2017 5:12 pm

Mother Znatures hardiness!

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- Miriam Hurdle
  August 16, 2017 5:22 pm
  
  🙂 🙂
  
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  - rugby843
    August 16, 2017 5:44 pm
    
    The Z was a mistake, I’m a fumble fingers!
    
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    - Miriam Hurdle
      August 16, 2017 8:26 pm
      
      I do that all the time!!
      
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kiwinana
August 16, 2017 2:59 pm

Beautiful photo and tanka enjoyed those words.
Have a nice day.

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- Miriam Hurdle
  August 16, 2017 3:38 pm
  
  Thank you, Elsie. I’m at my daughter’s in Portland, Oregon. I’m helping her with the baby party. Have a nice day to you!
  
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  - Meenakshi Sethi
    August 18, 2017 8:05 pm
    
    My best wishes to the mom to be ❤
    
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    - Miriam Hurdle
      August 19, 2017 1:42 am
      
      Thank you, Meenakshi. Yes, the baby shower is tomorrow. She is healthy and will work until the due day!
      
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      - Meenakshi Sethi
        August 19, 2017 1:43 am
        
        God bless her!
        
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        Miriam Hurdle
        August 19, 2017 1:48 am
        
        Thank you. We do pray for God’s blessing upon the baby!
        
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        Meenakshi Sethi
        August 19, 2017 1:57 am
        
        Amen!
        
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        Miriam Hurdle
        August 19, 2017 2:03 am
        
        Amen!
        
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About me

Miriam Hurdle

Miriam Hurdle grew up in Hong Kong where she went to college and worked for five years before coming to the United States. While in Hong Kong, she taught Chinese as a Second Language at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for three years. She was also the Director of the Children’s Department at the Asian Outreach where she published four Chinese Children’s books. Miriam Hurdle came to the United States for her graduate studies. She received her master’s degrees in Christian Ministry from Portland Seminary, Counseling from Seattle Pacific University, and Education Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. After teaching in a California public school for fifteen years, she was promoted to a school district administrative position. She went on to do the postgraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from La Verne University in California. Dr. Hurdle continued in her administrative position for ten years before her retirement. In her retired life, Dr. Hurdle enjoys doing volunteer counseling, reading, writing, blogging, singing, drawing, watercolor painting, gardening, photographing, and traveling. Dr. Hurdle is married to Lynton Hurdle and has one married daughter and one granddaughter.