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Faithful patience will bring us to our next destination.
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(Updated January 18)
If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade.
Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American naturalist, poet, and philosopher. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of his writings reflected upon living in natural surroundings.
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As our faith journey matures, God never hesitates in showing us more.
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(Updated January 17)
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When positive emotions stir in one’s heart, they just might last for a lifetime.
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(Updated January 16)
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Sightseeing from Atlantic to Pacific coasts
Experiencing America, with much to boast
Lady Liberty’s gleaming torch welcomes all
Blazing autumn colors define Vermont’s fall
Appalachians conceal valleys, nestled with small towns
Nashville plays music for biggest “Country” hoedown
Florida’s Everglades house gators galore
Across America’s skies, bald eagles soar
Commanding Mississippi River slices through the land
Florida and California beaches offer up surf and sand
Interstate highways transport autos everywhere
Great Lakes provide a waterway, here to there
New Orleans offering its French Quarter to entertain
To the South, Rio Grande River creates a watery lane
America’s breadbasket reaps harvests from the Great Plains
Loaded grain, freight, and more journey on mile-long trains
Towering Rockies sing of marvelous beauty up high
Visiting out West, appreciating a Big Montana Sky
Seattle’s Pike’s Market, a distinctive place to treasure
California’s redwoods, their height is one to measure
Arid Southwest rains bloom flowers throughout the land
Grand Canyon’s brilliant scenery plays a winning hand
Finally reaching the Pacific coast at long last
The Golden Gate Bridge arrives much too fast
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Originally published September, 2019.
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The world sometimes seems fixed on its journey to nowhere; therefore, few may notice one’s travels to somewhere.
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(Updated January 15)
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When Christ leads us to witness God’s love, His steady light will illuminate our new, righteous path.
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(Updated January 14)
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Eventually in life, as American President Harry Truman once said, “The buck stops here.”
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(Updated January 13)
The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.
James Buchanan (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States. His single term in office was unable to stem the tides of America’s approaching civil war.
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When we accept Jesus and bring Him into our daily journey, His comfort and strength will fill our hope with peace.
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(Updated January 12)
Big Sky Buckeye 