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Only God’s grace can penetrate through the endless noise of life’s distractions.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated July 2)
God works by simply stepping into our ordinary day of life and saying what He wants to say. It’s a meat-and-potatoes kind of proposition. Here’s what needs doing, and you’re the person who’s going to do it, “so let’s get after it.”
From Proverbs 8:22: “The Lord created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of long ago.”
This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How can this be?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Virginian John Tyler was the 10th President of the United States. Upon the untimely death of President William Henry Harrison, Vice President Tyler assumed the office of President.
Here are some interesting facts about John Tyler:
Tyler was the first American Vice President to become President following the death of his predecessor. He was nicknamed by his detractors as “His Accidency.”
As a single-term President, Tyler served from 1841-1845. He became the first President to have a veto overridden by Congress.
Tyler was the first President to marry while in office. Following the death of his first wife, he remarried. He fathered a total of 15 children, which has remained the most of any President.
Born in 1790, Tyler grew up during the early years of the American republic. Prior to his death in 1862, he worked behind the scenes to preserve the Union before the start of the Civil War. He was very much against secession, but his loyalty to Virginia caused him to side with the Confederacy.
They are grandfather, father, and son.
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May each of us see that the light is always on—shining upon a hope-filled future.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated July 1)
Let’s just sit quietly and listen to the secrets the rain wants to tell us.
You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender.
John Mark Green is an American poet.
Hungering
For Father
Whole heart prays
Finding Him always near
Faith
Coming
To Father
Focusing on Light
Following His trusted wisdom
Peace
Gathering
With Father
Restoring tomorrow’s hope
Climbing up mercy’s steps
Love
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
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When we begin to see reflections of the Lord in our faith journey, we experience His divine maturity in ourselves.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated June 30)
Let us remember that the longer we live, the more we know, and the more we know, the more beautiful we are.
From Proverbs 10:14: “The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.”
Marianne Williamson (born 1950) is an American author who has written 14 books (at last count).
Browsing life’s sketches
With another day
Searching for patterns
Something waits to say
Framing every word
With another thought
Discovering joy
Something ties each knot
Tasting sweet moments
With another page
Blending heartfelt dreams
Something comes of age
Leaving nest empty
With another flight
Seeking novel themes
Something waits to write
Plotting new sketches
With another scene
Finding new patterns
Something stirs, unseen
Every morning I take a few quick minutes to complete a mini crossword puzzle. The short journey helps to focus the mind on my next task. Of course, my thoughts may be pulling together a theme for a new writing sketch as a poem or short story.
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Occasionally, some of my writing inspiration is discovered at the bottom of my coffee cup.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated June 29)
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