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In an instant, our Lord offers the world an alternative direction to follow.
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 January 29)
Hidden in forest’s midst
Ancient homestead’s landscape
Under winter blanket
Wakening, day takes shape
One more snowy morning
Old barn wrapped up in white
Barely able to stand
Making for quite a sight
Corral broken, rails split
Livestock forever gone
Snow-painted grass smiles back
Waiting for spring’s new fawn
But wait, life still stirring
Chimney’s smoke drifting high
Rustic cabin’s fireplace
Warming urge to drop by
All welcome, step inside
Plenty of room to share
Coffee’s hot, feel at home
Sitting on kitchen’s chairs
Hilltop looking back down
So many years ago
Memories slowly fade
Covering up in snow
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One of life’s most love-filled expectations is wrapped up in our relationships.
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 January 28)
There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.
What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.
Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees. Nicknamed the “Iron Horse” because he played in a then-record 2,130 consecutive games, Gehrig was the Yankees first baseman for 17 seasons. He was also a player who displayed outstanding character and integrity. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Pitcher Warren Spahn played 22 seasons, with all but one being with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves. A hallmark of his career was his longevity, especially for a pitcher to play in so many seasons. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973. During World War II, he served his country in the United States Army.
Looking through honest lens
Working from novel ways
Encouraging chorus
Filling every hour with praise
Setting aside worries
Embracing revisions
Writing life’s next chapter
Seeing tomorrow’s vision
Stepping forward with hope
Gazing at clouds afar
Embracing each treasure
Reaching for another star
Tasting sweeter moments
Moving from perfection
Pursuing unique path
Mirroring heart’s reflections
In life, every ending is just the start of another story.
The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly.
Julian Barnes (born 1946) is an English writer. He has also written fictional crime dramas under the pseudonym of Dan Kavanagh.
Rather than live with reluctance, let’s live with exuberance. Instead of fearing what’s ahead, let’s face it head-on with enthusiasm. And because life is so terribly short, let’s do everything we can to make it sweet.
From James 4:14-15: “Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.'”
Today’s smallest steps
Moving toward tomorrow—
Consistency counts
Life needing to pause
Today’s time to self-reflect—
Tomorrow brightens
Today sharing grace
Treasure each small victory—
Building tomorrow
We are raising our standard of living at the expense of our standard of character.
A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.
Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) was an American writer and investigative journalist. She was one of the leading muckrakers during the progressive era during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
From Psalm 147:5-6: “Great is our Lord and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure. The Lord lifts up the downtrodden; He casts the wicked to the ground.”
Flowing Creator’s river
Filling faith’s infinite song
Catching every sweetest verse
Walking with Christ, always strong
Knowing heartache and despair
Finding deepest love-filled joy
Praising grace with every song
Crushing darkness, Christ deploys
Enriching life’s peace journey
Echoing lyrics shall sing
Leading from night to morning
Replacing evil’s harsh sting
Witnessing hope every day
Revealing Savior’s true love
Composing each blessed song
Praying to Father above
Transforming another soul
Singing with angels up high
Renewing faith’s guiding light
Looking to heavens’ blue sky
American preacher and renowned hymn writer, Robert Lowry (1826-1899), wrote over 500 hymns. One inspired this poem, “My Life Flows On in Endless Song.”
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