February 25, 2025joynealkidney

Songs of Heartstrings: Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude

Songs of Heartstrings by Miriam Hurdle

Songs of Heartstrings: Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude depicts a road traveled with optimism, hope and appreciation amid heartache and unpredictable circumstances. It also celebrates genuine love and fulfilling relationships. The poetry collection includes nine themes: Songs of Nature, Songs of Dissonance, Songs of Physical Healing, Songs of Marriage, Songs of Parenthood, Songs of Tribute, Songs of Reflections, Songs of Challenge, and Songs of Inspiration. Each of these themes covers various aspects of her life experience. The poems are inspiring to the mind, heart, and spirit. The readers will resonate with these experiences. Hurdle illustrates the poems with her photograph and watercolor paintings.

My Thoughts

What a beautiful collection of verses and short prose. Divided into themes, the mesmerizing snippets cover the downs and ups of life, from chemo treatments to tributes of loved ones and inspiration. I especially enjoyed those of tribute and inspiration. Her photos add a special grace to Miriam’s blessed words.

About the Author

Miriam Hurdle is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She published four children’s books at twenty-six years old. Her poetry collection received the Solo “Medalist Winner” for the New Apple Summer eBook Award and achieved bestseller status on Amazon.

Miriam writes poetry, short stories, memoir, and children’s books. She earned a Doctor of Education from the University of La Verne in California. After two years of rehabilitation counseling, fifteen years of public-school teaching and ten years in school district administration, she retired and enjoys life with her husband in southern California, and the visits to her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughters in Oregon. When not writing, she engages in blogging, gardening, photography, and traveling.

Please learn more about Miriam here.

The Winding Road is the story of Miriam’s cancer journey, of juggling challenging treatments with her teaching job and what insurance would pay for. Keeping her spirits up were her faith in God, prayers and rides and meals from church friends, and sporadic visits from her daughter. She not only beat the cancer, she and her husband have traveled extensively and can enjoy two granddaughters. Bravo!

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  2. I think this was the first book I read of Miriam’s. If you haven’t heard about it, you might consider The Winding Road, Miriam’s cancer survival story.

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