Living With Wonder

Jolainne BoRienne has recently retired from a wonderful profession where she has had the privilege of working as a teacher with a variety of elementary and preschool age children for almost twenty-five years. She is also the survivor of childhood abuse, but that no longer defines who she is. She lives with her husband in a suburban Long Island community where they raised four independent and loving children. Her hobbies are reading, drawing, painting, writing poetry, working on puzzles, and traveling.

Jolainne BoRienne presents the reader with a collection of over fifty original poems as well as a number of pictures of some of her original paintings. They represent a variety of examples intending to honor her experiences recognizing God in all areas of her life. It is hoped that they will strike familiarity with one's own experiences and encourage you to see more deeply into seemingly small things as well as see through larger events in your life to recognize the essence of God in them all. Jolainne believes that by sharing one's gifts we can also give greater glory to God.The structure of Living With Wonder is divided into five basic sections: God in Nature, God During Worship (community and personal), God Through Painting, God in People, and God at Home and Away. The poetry is not intended to be formal poetry, but represents feelings and emotions inspired by the Spirit as Jolainne examined events in her life. As such they became special gifts. In the section on painting, Jolainne has given a few words of background to each picture, but it is hoped that each viewer will see the Spirit's work in their own individual way. Together the poetry and artwork represent special joyful gifts, which she hopes you will enjoy, too.