From My Journal (5/26)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Christ’s living, breathing Resurrection changes everything as our eyes look upward to our Savior’s light.

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(Updated May 26)

Tasting Life

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Looking into nearby trees

Visualizing every leaf

Moving with another breeze

Viewing each artist’s motif

 

Reminding of blessed life

Molding self, with every hour

Breathing in peace, without strife

Seasoning days, never sour

 

Touching greenest blades of grass

Remembering every step

Topping off another glass

Sitting at nature’s doorstep

 

Exploring depths of these woods

Imagining what’s waiting

Delivering timeless goods

Tasting life, captivating

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From My Journal (5/25)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

When we experience nature’s treasures, our Creator gives us a special place to nestle and feel closer to Him.

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(Updated May 25)

Francois Fenelon Quote

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Children are very nice observers, and they will often perceive our slightest defects.

It is not enough to like good books.  You must be a good book yourself.

Francois Fenelon (1651-1715) was a French theologian, poet, and writer.  He has been widely remembered as the author of THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS.

From My Journal (5/24)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Today, the Lord will share His love, building tomorrow’s hope, and we will experience His everlasting peace.

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(Updated May 24)

Charles Stanley Quote

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A life of strong faith doesn’t happen automatically or without any effort on our part.  Spiritual growth requires the appropriation of all the means God has provided to help us walk faithfully with Him.

From Hebrews 12:1-2:  “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.”

From My Journal (5/23)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Nature adapts in order to survive.  Is there a lesson here for mankind?

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(Updated May 23)

David Mitchell Quotes

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What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?

Travel far enough, you meet yourself.

David Mitchell (born 1969) is an English novelist who is a best-selling author.  He also has contributed to television and film as a screenwriter.

Monday Memories: Summer Hammock

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Under the shade of a massive oak tree, Fred relaxes in his backyard hammock while enjoying a perfect summer afternoon.

A slight, friendly breeze helps to keep the bugs away, and Fred always thinks better when he spends time in his comfortable hammock.  He looks up into the canopy of branches in the tree above, and his eyes begin following an intensely busy squirrel which is scurrying back and forth . . . back and forth.

Fred’s thoughts begin to wander as he imagines his own creation of the “perfect” treadmill.  While his model will have the usual cup holder, he will add a necessary tray for his pepperoni pizza.

Thinking . . . How can a person calculate how much wood a woodchuck could chuck, if he could really chuck wood?

Worried about an upcoming family reunion, he recalls telling his close friend, Wally, “How will I remember all of their names?”

Wally confidently replies, “Easy, just call everyone ‘cousin.’”

Remembering his granddaughter’s wedding reception last summer, he asks his wife, Doris, to dance.  He tells her, “They’re playing our favorite song.”

It takes the couple a little longer to arrive on the dance floor, and the song is nearly half over.  Fred calls out to the DJ, “Play it again Sam!”

Several minutes go by.  The “always in a hurry” squirrel pauses and thinks to himself, “What is that noise?”

Looking down, he spies Fred blissfully sleeping and dreaming, and his loud snoring serenades the entire backyard with . . . well, almost charming tunes.

Originally published March, 2020.

From My Journal (5/22)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Without dreams, how will we ever find our tomorrow?

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(Updated May 22)