Posted in Faith, God, Love, Lyrics, Music, Rusty Goodman, Spirituality, The Power of One, Video on August 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
April, thanks for sharing . . . .
I love the Casting Crowns song Who Am I?, but does anyone remember the old Rusty Goodman song? What a powerful lyric!
Who Am I?
Rusty Goodman
©1965 by First Monday Music(A Div.of Word,Inc.)
Verse 1
When I think of how He came so far [...]
Posted in Faith, God, Love, Quotes, Spirituality on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m reading Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott. Love her! But more on Anne later. I listened to a podcast interview with Anne earlier this year, and she quoted herself quoting a friend. The quote was so powerful I’ve not forgotten it.
“. . . you can safely assume that you’ve created God [...]
Posted in Cause and Effect, Difficult Decisions, Friends, Holocaust, Making a Difference, Poetry, Quotes, Regrets, The Power of One on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The story of “The Rat Trap” reminds me of a quote/poem attributed to Rev. Martin Niemöller (1892–1984), a Lutheran pastor and anti-Nazi activist who survived imprisonment in Dachau concentration camp during World War II. There are several versions of this poem, but they all make a powerful statement just the same. This is the version [...]
Posted in Quotes, Regrets on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this quote in my scrapbook last night. It applies to something that happened once to me.
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: “It might have been.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier, from “Maud Miller”
To read about my experience, click here: Nathan’s Uncle: Always My Angel
Posted in Aubrey, Difficult Decisions, Faith, Friends, Quotes, Spirituality on August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I called my long-time friend and colleague Shelia today to ask for some advice. My female dog Aubrey is 17 years old, and her age is starting to show. Many of her bodily functions are failing, yet she shows no signs of suffering. She still has a light in her eyes, and her tail still [...]
Posted in Anecdotes, Making a Difference, The Power of One on August 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is my paraphrase of a favorite anecdote . . . .
A businessman on vacation was walking at sunset along the seashore where thousands of starfish had been beached by the waves. Soon he came upon a native who was picking up starfish one by one and throwing them back into the surf.
The businessman laughed [...]
Posted in Less is More, Quotes, Writing Tips on August 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Clips, Notes & Quotes is my third blog. I know. My cousin Rhoda who was the inspiration for my first blog asked me today how I was going to keep up with three blogs when one is enough to keep you very busy. I explained to her that my plan is to do the same [...]
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