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Verse of the Day:
“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.”
~ James 3:2
Quote of the Day:
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
~Haruki Murakami
Excerpt of the Day:
“They only knew experientially that their father answered their frantic midnight calls—and every other call, too. They expected it, trusted it, and counted on his faithful response to their need. They even took it for granted. When we shut the door of their rooms at night, they knew that when they called that door would open and their daddy would walk through it. Nothing they did could change this—he would keep his covenant with them.”
~”A Father’s Covenant” by Hilary Tompkins
Currently listening to “Some Nights” by Fun
Verse of the Day:
“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.”
~James 1:5-6
Quote of the Day:
“No act of love, however small, is ever wasted.”
~Aesop
Article Excerpt of the Day:
(Note: I will be adding this option every once in a while. I have been collecting far too many articles that I will never catch up using them as quotes)
“A dear friend that knows me well asked me the next day on facebook how I’ve managed to do things I’m scared of, I don’t really know… truth is I don’t like facing my fears anymore then the next guy or gal. Believe me I usually take all measures to resist the stuff I’m afraid of, But there may be something that I dislike even more, and that is being controlled by fear, letting it take the wheel that directs my course, cause it usually means that I stop progressing, that I miss out on opportunities, that I don’t get to have the experience, that I don’t become what I’m supposed to become… I then live with the regret of knowing that I didn’t do the thing I should of done because I was scared, and that is a feeling I fear more then fear itself. Sometimes it takes being forced to the edge, being faced with an ultimatum that shows you what you’re made of, like jumping to safety from a burning building.”
~“Facing Fear” by Brooke White
Currently reading to “Live from San Francisco” by Marketa Irglova
Verse of the Day:
“Dear brothers and sisters,when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. ”
~James 1:2-4
Quote of the Day:
“The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than the things we like about ourselves.”
~Ellen Goodman
Video of the Day:
Currently listening to “21” by Adele
Verse of the Day:
“Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
~James 2:18
Quote of the Day:
“But you know happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.”
~J.K. Rowling
Lyrics of the Day:
“Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.”
~”Oh Holy Night”
Currently listening to “Let it Snow” by Michael Buble’
Verse of the Day:
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you ”
~James 4:8
Quote of the Day (The KC Side of the equation):
“Saying goodbye doesn’t mean anything. It’s the time we spent together that matters” ~Trey Parker
“Don’t be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before we can meet again and meeting again, after moments or a lifetime, is certain for those who are friends.” ~Richard Bach
“Y0u can tell by my tears that I will remember it all.”
Quote of the Day (the CO side of the equation):
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned” ~Maya Angelou
“Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room.” ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place of confidence. It is the place where we tear off that mask of guarded and suspicious coldness which the world forces us to wear in self-defense, and where we pour out the unreserved communications of full and confiding hearts. It is the spot where expressions of tenderness gush out without any sensation of awkwardness and without any dread of ridicule.”
~Frederick W. Robertson
Currently listening to “Carencro” by Marc Broussard
Verse of the Day:
“Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.”
~James 3:13
Quote of the Day:
“Let not our longings slay the appetite of our living.”
~E. Elliot
Lyrics of the Day:
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.”
~ “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
currently listening to “Supply & Demand” by Amos Lee
Verse of the Day:
“Dear brothers and sisters, be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.”
~James 5:7-8
Quote of the Day:
“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. ”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lyrics of the Day:
“Can’t seem to hold you like I want to
So I can feel you in my arms.
Nobody’s gonna come and save you,
We pulled too many false alarms.
We’re going down,
And you can see it too.
We’re going down,
And you know that we’re doomed.
My dear,
We’re slow dancing in a burning room. ”
~ “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” by John Mayer
currently listening to “Final Straw” by Snow Patrol
Verse of the Day:
“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.”
~James 1:5-6
Poem of the Day:
“Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed
a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun
into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Do you run
through each day
On the fly?
When you ask “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,’Hi’
You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry
through your day,
It is like an unopened gift….
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.”
~“Slowdance” by Anon.
currently listening to “Unstoppable” by Rascal Flatts – Give a listen to “Love Who You Love” “Unstoppable” “Why”
Verse of the Day:
“Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?
I can already hear one of you agreeing by saying, “Sounds good. You take care of the faith department, I’ll handle the works department.”
Not so fast. You can no more show me your works apart from your faith than I can show you my faith apart from my works. Faith and works, works and faith, fit together hand in glove. ”
~James 2:14-19
Quote of the Day:
“It’s really hard to walk in a single woman’s shoes — that’s why you sometimes need really special shoes!”
~ Carrie, SATC
Lyrics of the Day:
AMAZING Concert last night!
“Beauty for ashes
a garment of praise for my heaviness
beauty for ashes
take this heart of stone and make it Yours, Yours
i delight myself in the Richest of Fair
trading all that i’ve had for all that is better
a garment of praise for my heaviness
You are the greatest taste
You’re the richest of fair”
~ “Beauty for Ashes” by Shane & Shane
currently listening to “9” by Damien Rice
Verse of the Day:
“ Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.”
~James 1:26-27
Quote of the Day:
“No matter how deep in the doldrums I may be, spending an afternoon in a perfumed cloud as I roll and shape, cut and dice, invariably reminds me how lucky I am to be alive”
~Ruth Reichl, “Note from the Editor” in Gourmet Magazine Feb 09
Lyrics of the Day:
“I’m holding on your rope,
Got me ten feet off the ground
I’m hearin what you say but I just can’t make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you’re sorry
Didn’t think I’d turn around, and say…
It’s too late to apologize, it’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize, it’s too late
I’d take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it’s nothin new
I loved you with a fire red-
Now it’s turning blue, and you say…
“Sorry” like the angel heaven let me think was you
But I’m afraid…
It’s too late to apologize, it’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize, it’s too late”
~ “Apologize” by One Republic
currently listening to “Call Me Crazy” by Lee Ann Womack
