Night | The Showers of Blessings

Tag Archives: Night

A Tiny Spider

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Miriam Hurdle 24 comments

Daily Prompt: Tiny

spider-web

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Mathew 6:34

A tiny spider

Labors every night,

Spins his web, in

Perfect symmetry.

Innate architect!

He awaits for his prey,

A fly, a moth, a butterfly.

Meal for the night,

Reward for the labor.

Before dawn,

Down his trap,

Hides away.

When night is nigh

He starts his day

Spins his web, again.

About me

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.