Max Lucado Quote

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God’s help is near and always available, but it is only given to those who seek it.

From Matthew 7:7-8:  “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.  For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”

Max Lucado (born 1955) is an American pastor and Christian author.

Jerry Lucas Quote

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I send out a message every Saturday morning that is meaningful, hopefully it’s a spiritual message.  It gives me an opportunity to stay in touch with many of those people I was fortunate to know and play with through the years.

Jerry Lucas (born 1940) lives in Gallipolis, which is located in southeastern Ohio. 

O. Henry Quotes

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Fortune is the prize to be worn.  Adventure is the road to it.  Chance is what may lurk in the shadows of the roadside.

Most wonderful of all are words, and how they make friends one with another.

O. Henry, the pen name of William Henry Porter (1862-1910), was an American writer who mastered the art of crafting short stories.

Cal Ripken, Jr. Quotes

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I’ve felt some great feelings on the baseball field . . . in front of 50,000 people and millions on TV . . . but the feeling you get when you give a kid a chance, that is a hundred times greater than that feeling.

Get in the game.  Do the best you can.  Try to make a contribution.  Learn from today.  Apply it to tomorrow.

Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960) is a former Major League Baseball player.  Nicknamed the “Iron Man,” because of his playing in 2,632 consecutive games, he is a Hall-of-Fame honoree.  His entire career of 21 seasons was spent with the Baltimore Orioles.

Resilience Remembers

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Horizon in motion

Ocean’s endless expanse

Mystery’s eternal depths

Human voice seeks to dance

 

Moonbeams highlight each wave

Travels to distant shores

Midnight’s faithful companion

Tales from ancient folklore

 

Tranquility escapes

Lost in approaching storm

Each draft shredded over time

Empty memories swarm

 

Resilience remembers

Words waiting to arrive

Every star invited in

Ready for next test drive

 

Tomorrow will arrive

Darkness finally leaves

Sunrise gathers novel thoughts

Writer’s patience believes

 

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Charles L. Allen Quote

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Remember that you are needed.  There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.

From Romans 8:28-30:  “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.  For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn within a large family.  And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified.”

Charles L. Allen (1913-2005) was an American pastor and Christian author.

Dave Barry Quotes

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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well.  Just get up and dance.

It always rains on tents.  Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.

Dave Barry (born 1947) is an American author and columnist.  Many of his writings include humor and parody.

Maturity Blossoms (Haiku Series #335)

Innocence

Born into this world

Gifted with abilities—

Using for goodness

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Perseverance

Watching out for self

Keeping hungry wolves away—

Nourished in spirit

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Incentive

Many roads ahead

Opportunity’s pathway—

Making wise choices

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Grenville Kleiser Quotes

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A great river is not aimless.  It has direction and purpose.  So also must a good life have a definite aim; all its strength and fullness must be turned in one direction.

Be grateful for the joy of life.  Be glad for the privilege of work.  Be thankful for the opportunity to give and serve.

Grenville Kleiser (1968-1935) was an American author.  Many of his writings offered inspiration and guidance for personal development.

Next Steps

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Morning’s gentle voice

Invitation welcomes all

New day rising

Creator’s spirit comes to call

 

Next steps contemplate

Opportunity at hand

Always present

Creator’s breath covers this land

 

Mind absent of thoughts

Tranquility extends grace

Empty page waits

Creator’s own words embrace

 

Time seems to stand still

Sky’s expanse frozen in blue

Quiet breeze stirs

Creator’s peace channels breakthrough

 

Darkness encroaches

Patient light chases away

Innocence dreams

Creator’s perpetual way

 

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