Beautiful One Day ~ Perfect the Next
“I said, I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin, I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.” ~ Psalm 39:1 ~ “A smart person knows how to talk. A wise person knows when to be silent.” ~ Roy T. Bennett ~ “Live your truth. Express your love. Share your…
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“For He will command His angels to protect you in all your ways.” ~ Psalms 91:11 ~ “They talk like angels but they live like men.” ~ Jerome ~ “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” ~ Michelangelo ~ “It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men…
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~ Sam P. Spade, Secret Agent ~ Ever now and agin…as the old folks used to say…I get a chance to go to Mom and Daddy’s Webster County, WV cabin. Such was the case last week except at the twelfth hour, my farm sitter didn’t work out so Sam and Sadie were my willing companions. I’m of two minds about…
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“Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.” ~ Proverbs 16:8 ~ “Happiness is not a goal…it’s a by-product of a life well lived.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~ “Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.” ~ Pearl S. Buck ~ “For after all, the best thing one can do when it is…
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The previous owners left lots of goodies (and, yes, I have written them a thank you note! ) but I was a trifle skittish of the swing they left. It was a lovely Cape Hatteras style swing whose glory days were passed and it’s taken a while to find a replacement. The above double swing does nicely; it’s made by…
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~ Mom, Sister and Great Grandson ~ “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”: ~ Exodus 20:12 ~ “Next to God, thy parents.” ~ William Penn ~ “Appreciate your parents. You never know what sacrifices they went through for you.” ~ unknown ~ “Love your…
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“For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.” ~ Psalm 90:4 ~ “Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner…
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It seems April just got here but considering the events thereof, I’m happy to see her leave. Oh, it started out just fine…April Fool, Easter and full moon…a triple if ever there was one. As to remembering much…it’s like the ole feller said when asked about a fairly recent event, “Well, that’s a foreign country and the borders are now…
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“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth.” ~ Isaiah 53:6-7 ~ “The cross is the lightening rod of grace that short circuits God’s wrath to Christ so…
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This week, hallelujah! it’s been warm enough to have my first meal on the deck overlooking the pond lake pond lake…whichever it is. You decide. Grilled salmon with honey sauce and roasted asparagus with EVOO, S&P and the gifted flowers which brighten up the table immensely. Ste Chateau Michelle 2009 Riesling was the wine and thoroughly enjoyable. I’m not a…
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