From My Journal (12/17)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

When we humble our imperfect thoughts before God, He will open another page of joy.

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(Updated December 17)

From My Journal (12/16)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Spending time outdoors with nature’s harmony makes life seem more comfortable when we just go with its flow.

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(Updated December 16)

Jane Addams Quotes

Things that make us alike are finer and stronger than the things that make us different.

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.

American activist Jane Addams (1860-1935) was the second woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.  Her accomplishments are many as she labored as a reformer, social worker, and author.  She was a timeless voice for world peace and women’s suffrage.

From My Journal (12/15)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

When we are able to humble the ego within, we will be better prepared to persevere as we build the necessary discipline in our daily lives.

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(Updated December 15)

From My Journal (12/14)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

May each of us wrap the gifts of Christmas around those we greet.  Hope, peace, joy, and love breathe alongside us every day.

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(Updated December 14)

Christmas Quotes

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Maya Angelou (American author and poet)

Christmas enters, streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope and singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air.

Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister)

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

Bing Crosby (American singer and actor)

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white.

Laura Ingalls Wilder (American writer)

We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.

G. K. Chesterton (English writer and philosopher)

Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.

Ruth Carter Stapleton (American Christian evangelist)

Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.

From My Journal (12/13)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

With another sunrise, God’s goodness helps us to keep our negativity caged.

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(Updated December 13)

Subtle Glances (Haiku Series #257)

Fine Tuning

London’s pause in time

Laboring around the clock—

Resetting Big Ben

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Lifelong Restoration

Wandering nowhere

Years of thoughtful rebuilding—

Now going somewhere

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Show Must Go On

Performance delayed

Searching for absent cello—

Airline’s missing case

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From My Journal (12/12)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

So many times when we will face challenges, the rewards just might be worth the risk to step into the light.

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(Updated December 12)

From My Journal (12/11)

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From Big Sky Buckeye

Our Lord lights only one road.  He offers only one choice.

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(Updated December 11)