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Our Creator’s hand bestows endless treasures throughout nature’s spirit.
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 May 7)
Focus on being productive instead of busy.
What we fear doing most is usually what are most we most need to do.
Timothy Ferriss (born 1946) is an American entrepreneur and author.
The inspiration for this poem comes from a photograph published on Jan’s blog in her “Wordless Wednesday” post. Check out her site for some wonderful poetry, inspiration, photography, and so much more. There is probably a hint (yes, definitely) of the rustic and tranquil life experienced in the small communities of western Montana.
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Picturesque, isolated hamlet
Resting below mountainous shadows
Nestled along lake’s calming fingers
Life’s narrative writing tranquil prose
Sunrise crawls over the mountaintop
Cruising silently in their small boat
Early to rise anglers find their spot
Baiting hooks for trout with rainbow coats
Soon village shops begin to open
Curious shoppers fill crowded streets
Welcoming Farmers’ Market today
Locals selling homegrown goods and treats
Later, stillness returns to the town
Sunny, summer day comes to an end
Sun setting behind lake’s dozing shore
Waiting for tomorrow’s best friends
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Originally published May, 2020.
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Many of life’s riches are found in people instead of things.
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 May 6)
We don’t heal in isolation, but in community.
You don’t find light by avoiding the darkness.
S. Kelley Harrell is an American author with many books to her credit. Her home is found in North Carolina.
Holy Commandments
Father’s blueprint guides
Filling every life
Steps called to abide
Heavenly lessons
Righteous hand sustains
Filling hungry mind
Father’s Word remains
Insight grows daily
Father’s grace-filled love
Filling wayward heart
Honor Him above
Crooked path made straight
Father’s faithful seeds
Filling with wisdom
Every tender reed
Shattered hope rebuilt
Father’s vision soars
Filling with His peace
Faith desiring more
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God’s Word clearly uses His active voice, which encourages our faithfulness with thoughts and actions which bring praise to His glory.
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 May 5)
True liberty is not the power to live as we please, but to live as we ought.
From Galatians 2:20: “It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Arthur Walkington (A. W.) Pink (1886-1952) was an English Bible teacher and Christian writer. Following his death, many of his writings were well-received by readers. This turnabout established him as an influential evangelical author.
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
Name three words that end in “dous.”
(answer found at the end of this post)
The 18th President of the United States was Ulysses S. Grant, who served two terms of office (1869-1877).
Here are a few quick facts about President Grant:
Grant was the youngest elected President until John F. Kennedy was elected in 1960. The election of Grant also continued the Republican Party’s control of the Presidency. Onward from Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860, a Republican occupied the White House until the election of Democrat Grover Cleveland in 1884.
Grant resumed his military career when the American Civil War severed the Union into two separate, yet temporary parts. Following the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), Grant had resigned from the army and returned to several unsuccessful ventures and occupations.
His leadership as a Union general catapulted him to the top post in the Union army, where he commanded all its forces. President Lincoln sought a man like Grant to serve because of his aggressive and determined leadership.
Grant’s given name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He felt quite uncomfortable with the initials H.U.G., and instead used his middle name as his first name. When his appointment to West Point came through, his middle name was accidentally changed to Simpson, which was his mother’s maiden name. Grant decided to leave the middle initial from Simpson, and his name permanently became Ulysses S. Grant.
During the Civil War, Grant’s first major victory as a commanding general occurred at the Battle of Fort Donelson (in Tennessee). He earned his nickname of “Unconditional Surrender” after this battle as he gave the Confederate general no terms except unconditional and immediate surrender. It was a coincidence that his name’s initials “U.S.” now had another meaning.
Grant became America’s first four-star general. His portrait has been printed on the U.S. $50 bill since 1914. During the final days of his life as he was battling throat cancer, Grant finished his memoirs, which have been widely recognized for their historical accuracy.
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When we share witness of our own adversity, others will see the bright, enduring light of our faith.
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(Updated May 4)
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