Calendar page turns
Hello Summer, my dear friend—
Makin’ memories
Another refill?
Do you really need to ask?
Pour one more cup please
Life’s daily puzzle
So many empty spaces—
Piece waits in the wings
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The smallest of life’s treasures sometimes fills our heart with endless joy.
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 4)
I don’t look at obstacles as obstacles. I look at them as things that were put there for a reason.
Being humble matters.
Kevin Hart (born 1979) is an American comedian and actor. He identifies himself as a Christian and opening talks about his faith.
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The text used for this poem is based upon Proverbs Chapter 10, with the 10th verse taking center stage: “The wise lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin.”
Seeks God’s wisdom
His words bring wealth
A benevolent father
Welcomes a wise child
Virtue always delivers
Never going hungry
The judicious of heart
Follows the Commandments
Always walks in integrity
Makes for a secure life
Boldly calls out trouble
Brings peace to life
Use righteous words
Builds a fountain of life
Hate stirs up trouble
Love heals our offenses
Craves absorbing wisdom
Ignores a blathering fool
Leads an honorable life
Shuns sinful behaviors
Be prudent when speaking
Uses a blameless tongue
Seeks the Lord’s blessings
Comes in reverent prayer
Follows our heavenly Father
His stronghold protects us
Originally published June, 2019.
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Our own knowledge seems inadequate at times. Only by accepting the Lord’s wisdom will His navigation carry us through.
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 3)
Every time we have gone back in spiritual communion it has been because we have impertinently known better than Jesus Christ. We have allowed the cares of the world to come in, and have forgotten the “much more” of our Heavenly Father.
From Matthew 6:30: “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you—you of little faith?”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
From Colossians 3:2: “Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”
Temptations swirl all around
Feeling peace turning sour
Life spinning out of control
Facing another hour
Distractions overwhelm hopes
Setting each one aside
Wisdom’s courage reaches out
Becoming journey’s guide
Darkness fading before Light
Seeing evil no more
Character nurtured with grace
Aiming for heaven’s shore
Blessings from Father above
Warming each heart with praise
Courage flowing from wisdom
Lasting spirit ablaze
From the words of British writer and lay theologian, C. S. Lewis: “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth and you get neither.”
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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.
