The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.
From Luke 22:39-41: “He came out and went, as was His custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. When He reached the place, He said to them, ‘Pray that you may not come into the time of trial.’ Then He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed.”
Sweating with every footstep
Laboring muscles whisper
“Quitting now?”—never happen
Eyeing lasting prize ahead
Trusting in life’s conviction
Traveling onward, upward
Adopting new direction
Leaving unhappiness for good
Finding courage, gaining strength
Leaving past of long ago
Conquering another day
Surviving for tomorrow
Escaping darkest valley
Scaling destiny’s mountain
Climbing with perseverance
Reaching its lofty summit
Overwhelming ecstasy
Believing, pressing forward
Looking ahead to next test
Seeking another challenge
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
No man can cause more grief than that one clinging blindly to the vices of his ancestors.
William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American writer of novels and short stories. Much of his writing is set in the state of Mississippi where he lived most of his entire life. His writings were highly recognized as he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1949 as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955 and 1963.
Soccer ball breaks lamp
Blaming our little brother—
Family scapegoat
Backyard saw buzzing
Designing and constructing—
Ultimate tree house
Cognitive toolbox
Filling in another square—
Life’s crossword puzzle
Cats have it all–admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.
Unless you call attention to your presence, who will know you’re there.
American Rod McKuen (1933-2015) was a distinguished poet, songwriter, and actor. During the late 1960s, his poetry was some of the most sought after.
Immediate, glad obedience to God sets our course on the sea of happiness.
From Isaiah 1:19-20: “If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land, but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Woodrow Kroll (born 1944) is an American pastor, Christian author, and radio host. He has written over 50 books on the Bible and Christian living.
He does not believe who does not live according to his beliefs.
From Colossians 2:6-7: “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) was an English preacher and historian.
Filling myths with good, bad, ugly
Fictional tales grow in stature
Snarling summer heat, winter cold
Hostile climate conditions reign
Dreaming to grow up as cowboys
Distraught mothers asking sons, “Why?”
Blessing every cowboy and horse
Inseparable life partners
Riding herd on open prairie
Longest, loneliest days and nights
Hungering for silver and gold
Outlaws robbing another train
Breathing fire with every six-gun
Unbeatable law of Old West
Searching dreams, with each hard day’s ride
Drifters, without any name
Pursuing mystical treasure
Phantom fortunes never found
Covering endless, open range
Enormous ranches stretching out
Seeking freedom, farming homesteads
Young families journey out west
Springing up, middle of nowhere
Small towns come alive overnight
Begging for help, clean up our town
Citizens hire ageless lawman
Enduring hard life, little pay
Old West struggles, never fading
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
No one has ever become poor by giving.
Sailing stormy seas
Harbor welcomes home
Each victory won
Drifting back ashore
Future never waits
Grasping dreams today
Breathing youthful pride
Joy running ashore
Dropping life’s anchor
Haven’s quiet place
Yesterday’s wishes
Bringing each ashore
Recalling each step
Gifts for tomorrow
Fading memories
Past stepping ashore
Love shining brightly
Embracing new life
Fulfilling journey
Life coming ashore
Maturing spirit
Quest’s uplifting star
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