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I’m Regina Shepherd (maiden name), Hill, Riddle - McIntosh… but I’ve only had things published under my names – Regina Hill and Regina Riddle and Regina McIntosh, who I am currently. I enjoy writing and hope to write something that shares my heartfelt joy in the Lord. I love God above all else and want to please Him above all else. I hope to write more Christian original poetry and have other ideas which include the possibility of writing something surrounding my home, the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina and all the Appalachia that I love.

I have poems published here on Poetry Soup and many of my poems have been published by Blue Mountain Arts (SPS Studios) in their calendars, anthologies and greeting cards. I’ve also had poems published in the magazines True Love and True Romance (if I’m recalling the names right). I’ve had a few essays and articles published (mostly by regional magazines like Our State) and – I haven’t tried to have too many things published for a few years. I do hope to submit some of my writings as time allows.

Most recently, my poems appear each month in Blue Ridge Christian News, a local paper for Christians and I am currently working on devotionals that will possibly be published in early 2024.

I work full time at the Altec, a factory that makes truck beds for different companys - tree trimming companies, electric companies, etc... so write what I can during my spare time. I believe God inspires me to write and I hope to, as I’ve already said, write things that provide praise and worship for Him. Jesus is my everything. After Jesus, I love my husband, Morris, my Mama, and all my family, my dogs, nature, reading (especially the Bible and words by some great preachers like Spurgeon and A.W. Tozer) writing and currently love canning home grown veggies. I also enjoy cooking, camping and my favorite holiday is, naturally, Christmas!!!

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Beautiful Prayers!!!

Blog Posted:9/7/2014 12:02:00 AM

I'm so amazed at all of the beautiful prayers from this contest. You all have definitely inspired me to prayer. I love each one and thank you so very much for entering my contest. God bless everyone!!!

Prayer
Contest Judged: 9/6/2014 12:00:00 AM

Sponsored by: Regina Riddle

Place	Poem	Poet
1	PRAYER: I AM ALL YOURS	Olive Eloisa Guillermo
1	THROUGH YOUR MERCY	nette onclaud
1	To the Lifegiver	Eileen Manassian
1	Prayer	Faye Gibson
1	A Prayer for Bryan	Joyce Johnson
1	Isaiah	Tim Ryerson
1	PRAYER FOR COMPOSING A NEW DAY	Sandra Haight
2	The Prayer	Dr. Upma A. Sharma
2	Prayer	Richard Lamoureux
2	Dear God Good Night	Anne Lise Andresen
2	TRULY, THE LORD ANSWERS PRAYER	WOLE FRANCIS
2	Prayer	Casarah Nance
2	My Prayer	Andrea Dietrich
2	Violent Prayers	John lawless
3	prayer	Christine Costello
3	PRAYER	olusegun Arowolo
3	A Loving Gods Desire	Charles Reese
3	Thank You, Father	Reason A. Poteet
3	IN PRAYER II	Verlena S. Walker
3	My Prayer	Valerie Staton
3	My Beloved	hija de la luna
4	A Prayer to Almighty	Dr.Ram Mehta
4	Need for healing hands	Harold Hunt sr
4	MY PRAYER	Jan Allison
4	My Prayer	Brenda Meier-Hans
4	All Of The Children In The World	Jerry Stevenson
5	Prayer To The Holy Spirit	Earl Schumacker
5	I Seek you, my Lord	Mohan Chutani
5	A Prayer for Humanity	Carolyn Devonshire
5	A Call to Nightly Prayer	julie heckman

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Hija
De La Luna

Date: 9/7/2014 8:00:00 PM

Thank you, Regina, for such an inspirational contest. The time spent writing the poem was certainly well-employed! My eyes were on my heart and God with this one, which was meaningful! God bless you!

Brenda
Meier-Hans

Date: 9/7/2014 7:55:00 PM

Thanks Regina. I think you had a chance to peak into our heart and we in each others.

Faye
Gibson

Date: 9/7/2014 1:30:00 PM

Thank you, Regina...for the contest and the placement. When I saw your contest post, I just decided to write what was truly on my heart that morning...it is a prayer...may it go on praying here and on paper and in my heart.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 9/7/2014 11:22:00 AM

You brought out a lot of beautiful expressions of feeling from so many of the members with your contest. I am glad I joined in at the last minute. Congrats to everyone!!

Olive Eloisa
Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 9/7/2014 10:26:00 AM

I thank you for the placement and all the winners.. :) Indeed, this not to glorify us winners but to bring these all to honor God;s amazing work within our lives..:) God bless us all and congrats to all.. :)

Jan
Allison

Date: 9/7/2014 9:28:00 AM

I have read some of the wonderful poems and I congratulate those who took part Regina and many thanks for my placement in the contest - the win is for my dad not me:-) Hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 9/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

he had terminal cancer Regina :-( Hugs jan x

Regina Mcintosh
Date: 9/7/2014 10:19:00 PM

All my love and prayers to your dad, Jan. I don't have any idea what sort of illness he is going through but he certainly has my prayers. With all my love and prayers, Gina

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2014 11:24:00 AM

Thanks Andrea I know its not a deeply spiritual write just comes from the heart. Hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 9/7/2014 11:23:00 AM

Jan, yours is one I saw and it was so touching!!

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 9/7/2014 2:38:00 AM

Thank you, Regina for my placement. I'm so touched by your desire to make us focus on spiritual things. Often life distracts our thoughts from what is important. I confess to needing redirection. Your positive influence here is s blessing. My congrats to all the winners. Can't read all entries. Will be travelling today or tomorrow, depending on if my daughter is feeling better. Will see you all after my holidayd. Blessings.

Eileen Manassian
Date: 9/7/2014 2:42:00 AM

Regina, Richard Lamoureux has written response to my poem, entitled, The Life Give's Response. You'll be blessed if you give it a read. Thanks.

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/9/2025	Persuaded	Rhyme	blessing,christian,faith,
5/8/2025	God's Will	Kyrielle	christian,conflict,rememb
5/7/2025	He said Jesus is dead	Free verse	christian,faith,forgivene
5/6/2025	I Once Was Lost	Free verse	blessing,christian,faith,
5/4/2025	Unintended Innuendo	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,god
5/3/2025	Flow of Light	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,hop
5/1/2025	Claiming September	Free verse	fear,horror,mountains,rai
5/1/2025	Keep Believing!	Free verse	blessing,christian,faith,
4/30/2025	Playing God	Free verse	appreciation,death,god,ho
4/30/2025	Purple Dreams In Other Realms	Free verse	appreciation,children,dec
4/28/2025	Fearless	Rhyme	faith,fear,
4/26/2025	Vacuuming Saga	Couplet	appreciation,faith,hope,j
4/26/2025	The Choice	Couplet	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/24/2025	He Will Not Refuse	Rhyme	christian,faith,hope,insp
4/22/2025	Redeemed	Rhyme	appreciation,christian,go
4/20/2025	The Man on the Cross	Rhyme	appreciation,christian,fa
4/20/2025	Road Marks	Rhyme	appreciation,christian,de
4/19/2025	Why?	Rhyme	inspiration,journey,light
4/19/2025	Waiting for the Rising Son	Rhyme	christian,faith,gospel,ho
4/17/2025	The God I Know	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/16/2025	Joy in the Morning	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/16/2025	It’s Grace Who Saved	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/16/2025	The Butterfly	Couplet	appreciation,blessing,but
4/15/2025	Relief	Couplet	appreciation,faith,friend
4/14/2025	On the Cross	Free verse	appreciation,faith,forgiv
4/13/2025	It's Timeless	Free verse	appreciation,faith,gospel
4/13/2025	On My Way	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/12/2025	The Door of Uncertainty	Couplet	appreciation,blessing,chr
4/12/2025	Hallelujah! I shout	Free verse	christian,faith,god,hope,
4/10/2025	the Dance	Kyrielle	dance,god,hope,inspiratio
4/9/2025	Whispers of Peace	Free verse	appreciation,faith,god,in
4/9/2025	Lamb’s Book of Life	Free verse	christian,faith,hope,insp
4/8/2025	Keep On Believing	Free verse	blessing,deep,forgiveness
4/8/2025	Prayers and Praise	Rhyme	appreciation,encouraging,
4/7/2025	Imperfections	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,bro
4/7/2025	In the Shadows	Free verse	conflict,emotions,feeling
4/7/2025	The Only One	Free verse	blessing,christian,friend
4/7/2025	I'm His	Rhyme	appreciation,christian,fo
4/6/2025	Rhythms of Hope	Free verse	appreciation,inspirationa
4/6/2025	His Gifts	Free verse	appreciation,christian,en
4/6/2025	Proclamations	Terza Rima	appreciation,christian,fa
4/5/2025	Somehow You Knew	Free verse	appreciation,christian,fa
4/5/2025	Helene, the afterglow	Free verse	death,faith,horror,loss,s
4/3/2025	Our Song So Strong	Rhyme	appreciation,inspirationa
4/3/2025	Easter Inklings	Free verse	appreciation,christian,ea
4/3/2025	When Words Fail Me	Suzette Prime	appreciation,christian,co
4/1/2025	Worship	Rhyme	appreciation,faith,god,go
4/1/2025	God Is Amazing	Kyrielle	appreciation,blessing,god
3/30/2025	wing song	Haiku	bird,easter,muse,poetry,s
3/30/2025	National Poetry Month	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,li
3/29/2025	Victory Song	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,chr
3/29/2025	Star Dust or Love’s Just	Rhyme	appreciation,encouraging,
3/28/2025	Easter Song	Free verse	appreciation,easter,god,h
3/27/2025	If I Didn’t Believe	Free verse	blessing,christian,encour
3/27/2025	Praise His Beautiful Son	Quatrain	appreciation,encouraging,
3/26/2025	Sleep	Free verse	appreciation,faith,hope,i
3/23/2025	He’s All I Need	Free verse	christian,god,gospel,hope
3/22/2025	Gentle Showers	Rhyme	appreciation,daffodils,fl
3/22/2025	LIVE!	Couplet	appreciation,blessing,chr
3/22/2025	A Heart Made Whole	Free verse	appreciation,christian,fo
3/22/2025	Crazy Days	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,chr
3/22/2025	Ways of the Heart	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,god
3/22/2025	Reflections of the Past, Visions of the Future	Dramatic Monologue	appreciation,bible,blessi
3/19/2025	Lonesome, Lost and Blue	Free verse	grief,
3/19/2025	Steadfast Soul	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,de
3/18/2025	Peace	Free verse	encouraging,faith,god,hea
3/17/2025	The WAY	Rhyme	appreciation,hope,life,li
3/17/2025	As Time Fades	Free verse	age,child,father,loss,lov
3/16/2025	Storm Song	Free verse	courage,hope,memory,mount
3/16/2025	Chosen For This	Free verse	appreciation,forgiveness,
3/16/2025	And, the Angels Sing	Free verse	angel,forgiveness,god,gos
3/15/2025	Story of Spring	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,joy
3/15/2025	The Love Of My Life	Free verse	appreciation,devotion,fee
3/15/2025	Lonesome Rainbows	Free verse	appreciation,blessing,ima
3/15/2025	A Tipping Balance	Free verse	appreciation,faith,god,ho
3/15/2025	Sun Kissed	Rhyme	appreciation,flower,garde
3/15/2025	I praise Him	Free verse	appreciation,faith,god,go
3/13/2025	Surrender	Free verse	appreciation,forgiveness,
3/11/2025	Still Waters	Free verse	appreciation,emotions,fai
3/11/2025	Growing up while Growing old	Free verse	age,appreciation,december
3/11/2025	The Air I Breath	Free verse	appreciation,faith,gospel
3/10/2025	Tear Stained Music	Terza Rima	appreciation,beach,hope,i
3/9/2025	Impulses	Verse	love,meaningful,passion,r
3/9/2025	God’s Carousel	Rhyme	appreciation,death,faith,
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3/6/2025	Breath of Light	Rhyme	appreciation,blessing,chr
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PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Jesus I Want To Thank You	Rhyme	faith,god,hope,inspiratio
My Love Endures	Rhyme	love,,romantic love,,Lull
Autumn	Rhyme	seasons,autumn,
Saving Grace	Couplet	bird,relationship,
The First Bloom	Narrative	flower,sensual,
Altar	Rhyme	faith,
Come	Dramatic Monologue	prayer,spiritual,
Breaths and Fireglow	Free verse	inspirational,soulmate,
His Hand	Verse	faith,spiritual,
The Bakery and a Buttermilk Bar	Narrative	nostalgia,teen,,western,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Hail	Choka	allegory,
Jesus Christ Has the Power Over Any Addiction	Rhyme	addiction,faith,freedom,g
A Poem of Ruth	Iambic Pentameter	bible,devotion,faith,jour
Really	Verse	children,family,father,tr
From My Porch	Pastoral	summer,
I Fear	Rhyme	fear,
Paused a Day	Free verse	addiction,
The Dentist	Cinqku	humor,
Sinister Eye	Rhyme	abuse,allegory,anger,depr
Bells	Free verse	abortion,absence,abuse,ad
Wind From the Sea -- Re-Post	Free verse	depression,hope,suicide,
Humility Is the Brightest Love	Rhyme	faith,friendship,love,
There Is No Telling the Things You Might Find	Rhyme	fun,love,nonsense,
Granddad In Heaven	Rhyme	grandfather,
Psalm	Rhyme	creation,
A Cowboy of My Time	Rhyme	lost love,
Remember Your Creator In Your Youth	Narrative	age,anger,beauty,blessing
Bricka	Narrative	abortion,abuse,addiction,
Stripping Layers of My Soul	Free verse	autumn,
Love One Another	I do not know?	death,depression,hate,hop
Respect the Blue	Rhyme	simple,words,
It's Hard To Grow Up White	Light Verse	change,color,satire,
Too Brief, the Flame	Quatrain	appreciation,bereavement,
Higgledy-Piggledy Pickle	Rhyme	funny,humor,imagination,i
Ollyver, My Beloved	Free verse	love,
I'Ll Never Forget What's Her Name	Rhyme	anxiety,art,school,teache
Beatitude Number Three	Rhyme	anti bullying,
Wounded Souls of An Artistic Kind	Rhyme	angst,art,sad,
Were You An Angel	Rhyme	angel,loss,love,miss you,
The Artist That I Most Prefer	Rhyme	art,
Leaves	Lyric	nature,work,
Love's Letters	Monoku	poetry,
A Conversation With a Roman Citizen	Rhyme	christian,faith,inspirati
Rise of David	Clerihew	bible,character,christian
A Black Silk Shawl	Sonnet	10th grade,beautiful,imag
Silence Personified	Personification	analogy,metaphor,silence,
Find Me Forgotten	Lyric	fate,heartbroken,imaginat
Treasure In Adversity	Free verse	hope,recovery from,relati
How Can I Care About Poetry	Rhyme	father,grief,loss,love,me
Snowfall	Sonnet	children,fun,snow,
The Heartbeat of My Life	Verse	abortion,baby,cry,
I Carry Your Heart	Rhyme	love,
A Little Boy	Imagism	10th grade,children,emoti
a captain's confession -	Rhyme	adventure,horror,mystery,
My Heart Is Full	Rhyme	emotions,joy,life,pain,
It Matters Not	Quatrain	dark,lost love,
Her Forbidden Fruit	Rhyme	abuse,anger,betrayal,corr
Walking In the Shadow of the Lord	Rhyme	christian,faith,god,inspi
Violin	Personification	death,love,rose,
Mistakes Are Lessons	Rhyme	life,power,strength,
The Fog	Rhyme	good morning,
She Waves Her Wings	Couplet	butterfly,
To Touch the Untouched	Free verse	desire,romance,romantic l
The Girl Who Wore a Mask	Rhyme	abuse,anxiety,child abuse
A Mothers Heart	Rhyme	daughter,emotions,heart,l
Triumph Over Pride	Couplet	endurance,pride,recovery
Poem For Whomever	Free verse	friendship,inspiration,tr
Soul Serenity	Rhyme	faith,friend,god,peace,pr
Why I Write	Verse	emotions,inspiration,muse
In the Silence of Death	Free verse	analogy,death,poetry,
Oh How I Miss the Butterflies	Free verse	butterfly,garden,
Just Yesterday	Free verse	age,life,
Silence	Sonnet	memory,silence,
For He Who Has Ears	Quatrain	faith,
For Sometimes Love Is Not Enough	Free verse	sweet,
Dear April	Rhyme	appreciation,beauty,image
Silent Abyssinian Agapornis	Free verse	angst,freedom,metaphor,
If I Could	Rhyme	appreciation,care,flower,
Who's Your Daddy	Quatrain	faith,god,
Christmas Is About Jesus Christ	Rhyme	america,christian,christm
Art	Free verse	america,angel,anxiety,ble
He's the Lily of the Valley	Quatrain	jesus,
Mountain Matron	Free verse	adventure,appreciation,au
Shielded In Love	Free verse	appreciation,
Within Ripples	Haibun	bird,
Fall Is	Narrative	autumn,
If This Beauty Shall Be My Final Curtain, Let It Be Dropped Slowly - Repost	Free verse	love,
Wilderness, Lost	Couplet	adventure,lost,snow,storm
My Fall List	List	autumn,beauty,
Intricacy of Light	Free verse	introspection,spiritual,
The Humble Abode	Free verse	home,
Autumnal Marvel	Quintain (English)	autumn,
Beyond Tragic	Sonnet	10th grade,angst,anxiety,
Brave American Knight	Rhyme	character,hero,strength,t
Splash of Black	Free verse	boat,faith,metaphor,pain,
I Will Never Forget	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
In the Fragility of Dreams	Etheree	dream,
Remembering Them	Quatrain	animal,death of a friend,
I Will Not Forget	Dramatic Verse	first love,pain,