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Just stuff I've been writing about, some thoughts, articles I find interesting, Christianity, stories and lots of quizzes ....
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Beannacht
Beannacht (“Blessing”)On the day whenthe weight deadenson your shouldersand you stumble,may the clay danceto balance you. And when your eyesfreeze behindthe grey windowand the ghost of lossgets in to you,may a flock of colours,indigo, red, green,...
Set on Fire!
The ennobling power of love When a human heart is set on fire with love, the entire human being is enlightened by its radiance. All extraneous things step back to the background, and a soul can completely, sometimes even ecstatically, plunge in...
The Gifting of Friends
The Gift Of Friends... There are days whenbubbling from us comesthe innocent child within,who giggles at the little thingsand wears a silly grin.There are days whenmelancholy comes tovisit for a while;the mind feels tired, the body weak;we have n...
Childs Eye View of Love
A cool little piece found through my wandering through blogs ... Child's Eye-View of Love Recently my youngest daughter, Eden, sent me a list of quotes that came from little children. Each child was asked to describe what love meant to them. Their an...
Wild Iris
Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields Love should grow up like a wild iris in the fields,unexpected, after a terrible storm, opening a purple mouth to the rain, with not a thought to the future,ignorant of the grass and the graveyard of ...
Being Right!
Some thoughts going through my mind over the past few days ...Christianity can be a real challenge for me, as Jesus calls us to accept our mistakes. Accepting is not the same as excusing, however much the two things may get confused in my head. I am ...
I can't stop falling in love with you!
Some worship lyrics by Steve Green I just had to share this evening! How can one not smile after this? Tim BETTER THAN LIFE Better than the riches of this world, Better than the sound of my friends' voices,Better than the biggest dreams of my heart, ...
Avshalom & Rebecca/The Last Kiss Was Missing
A true story ... A tearjerker even ... In 1915, Sarah Aaronsohn fell for the handsome & dashing Avshalom Feinberg. But she was heartbroken when fell in love with Sarah's, Aaron's and Alex's younger sister (who is not mentioned in the Wikipedia ex...
Power of Love
There is so much in these paragraphs that resound deeply within my soul I can't really summarize it! Tim When a human heart is set on fire with love, the entire human being is enlightened by its radiance. All extraneous things step back to the ...
Start Loving
Something I would like to share …“Our failures. That’s the hardest area, especially when they have affected the lives of our loved ones. As our two children step out into the adult world it is a joy to see many beautiful things in their lives. ...
If Thou Not Kiss Me?
I don't know who wrote this, but I came across this a couple days or so ago and thought that I would just throw this out there... The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of Heaven mix forever With a sweet emotion;...
A Quartet of Love Quotes
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.—G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.—Francis of Assisi (1182-1226...
Going For It!!!
Good afternoon!"If you worry about the weather and don't plant seeds, you won't harvest a crop. No one can explain how a baby breathes before it is born. So how can anyone explain what God does? After all He created everything. Plant your seeds early...
... except to people who don't understand
Check out this quote from The Velveteen Rabbit of all places ..."When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for...
we simply seem to love everyone ...
I came across this quote on love that I would like to share ... I think it is right on!When falling in love, we seem to float on air. The whole world seems wonderful, and we take in stride people who normally irritate us and things that normally frus...
A Perfect Day
I hope you woke up this morning with a big smile on your face.I hope the sun is shining just for youAnd the birds are singing their very best songs ...I hope your coffee is hot and tastes just rightand the cats are purring contentedly,And the mailman...
Chesterton, Davis, Gordon & King
"I have little doubt that when St. George had killed the dragon he was heartily afraid of the princess."~G.K. Chesterton"The saddest thing I have ever see, is a beautiful bird with glorious wings that is convinced by others it cannot fly."~M Shawn Da...
Another Agape Thing!
I guess one of the most amazing things I find in a relationship with Jesus is coming to grips with agape love. That Christ decided to die for me long before I was born, regardless race, habits, doctrinal positions and anything else that often, we as ...
Home Again!!!
About a month ago I had a huge heart attack and some other complications arising from that! But ... Friday I made it back home and am beginning recovery!!! Praise God! Thanks to everyone for their best wishes and prayers! Have a most blessed evening!...
The Brothers Karamazov/Father Zossima on Love
In The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Father Zossima’s humanity and his simple faith in the healing power of love were stressed. Now, another dimension is added. In these chapters we see that he can easily maintain an intellectual argumen...
You're Blessed!!! ~ Matthew 5
I just love this version of the Beatitudes from Matthew 5 ... You're Blessed1-2 When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he...
Expounding a Rilke
Just some thoughts in the morning ... I think its important to try to ask Jesus to help us see the root of people's unkindness, actions etc, and see their heart, instead of just the surface things- . There was a guy from the gospel mission who spoke ...
The Floating World
The Floating World- by Daniel GoodmanYou see the artist in meSo I turn towards LightWords form something to giveI love with love given meI give you gift that's in meI know I'm in between nowThis floating world, the fragments I knowOf your life and al...
A 17th Century Fenelon
Heres a quote from the 17th century which interesting, accurate and cool:"Those who correct others should watch for the Holy Spirit to get ahold of them and touch a persons heart. Learn to imitate Him who reproves gently. People do need to see God co...
Some quotes on forgiveness ...
I sometimes hear people say, “I forgive him–I just don’t want to have anything to do with him again.” This statement always makes me think of the part of the Lord’s Prayer that says, “forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our deb...
