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Verse of the Day:
“For I am always aware of your unfailing love,”
~Ps 26:3
Quote of the Day:
“The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Lyrics of the Day:
“Maybe You’re speaking
Through the silence
Maybe it’s all I need to hear
Give me the patience
If it’s quiet
I need to rest here
And wait
For You as long as it takes”
~“Silence” by Anthony Evans
Currently listening to “The Reckoning” by NeedToBreathe
Verse of the Day:
“Your laws are my treasure;
they are my heart’s delight.
I am determined to keep your decrees
to the very end..”
~Ps 119:11-112
Quote of the Day: THIS…all of this
“As a literary enthusiast I feel it is my duty to point out that we have a crisis on our hands! In contemporary times, our words have lost their meanings. So long are the love letters, the quintessential childhood passing of notes, the post cards from afar and now the demise of the spoken word. Replacing our tangible treasures is the mindless revolution of texting, facebooking, and e-mailing. While technology has given us many conveniences and has become vital to our progression, it has likewise robbed us of our sentiment. Placed in a box for safekeeping under my mo ther’s bed are letters, birthday cards and postcards from family and friends. I soon realize that my written memories are all virtually stored in abundance, retrievable only via modern technology. I am troubled by this dying sentiment, unsettled that somewhere in cyber space the words of my generation are left ambiguous and delete-able.
While various forms of social media have increased the volume and ability of our communication, it has diminished the substance of it. We live in a time where we can instantly communicate with anyone, anywhere and anytime around the world. This has allotted us substantial growth by means of information sharing but has nonetheless set us back in content. The short, imperfect and informal nature of our communication has moved us into an age of personal thoughtless blather. Less is expected of us when it comes to communication; our tone is understood through emoticons, extra letters accenting certain words and an understood Internet code language.
The Zuckerberg revolution, aka the creation of Facebook, has singlehandedly changed the way our generation communicates. We have become cyborg-like in that our personalities can be understood by a quick glance at our profile and what we chose to electronically convey. Ironically, the more we text, post and chat the more interacting we lose. Our words and their meaning are lost in the sending and receiving. While literary and communicative triumphs once expanded our world, such as the invention of moveable type and the postal service, the “at our fingertips” revolution, Facebook being the protagonist, has shrunken our literary culture to three simple forms: messaging, e-mail and chat.
Not to sound like a stone-age romantic, as I too guiltlessly indulge in modern marvels, but I find it saddening that writing “Happy Birthday” on a friends wall is supplementary to a birthday card, text-flirting has replaced sweet phone calls and letters from far away friends are substituted by shapeless e-mails. In a world where we are endlessly tempted to swap reality for the cyber, I propose we are losing our paper trail. While it may not sound detrimental to us now I, however, feel envious of my mother with her paper life neatly stashed under her bed for joyful reminiscing whenever she needs it most.”
~”The End of the Love Letter” by Ashley Major
Video of the Day:
Currently listening to “Jingle Bells Jazz” by Various Artists
Verse of the Day:
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”
~Ps 34:18
Photo of the Day:
Snuggle Time by h.wilson
Loved him. Love her. So much. My heart hurts.
Quote of the Day:
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
~Lao Tzu
Currently listening to “Live at Benareoya hall with the Seattle Symphony” by Brandi Carlile
Verse of the Day:
“Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck.
I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, and a flood sweeps over me.
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.”
~Ps 69:1-3
Quote of the Day:
“Hope is a song in a weary throat.”
~Pauli Murray
Photos of the Day:
Ax & I – 3ish weeks ago Axel & his Mom taken tonight.
Currently listening to “The Sound of White” by Missy Higgins
I took some much needed time after moving hundreds of miles, downsizing lots of square feet, gaining 6 house-mates, changing vocational fields, taking on adolescent teens, leaving friends, and welcoming back others I am back.
Verse of the Day:
“You made me ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under my feet.”
~Ps. 8:6
Quote of the Day:
“As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
~Marianne Williamson
Video of the Day:
The road to London 2012 starts today…Camp Opens!
Currently listening to “Four the Record” by Miranda Lambert
Verse of the Day:
“You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.”
~ Ps 139:5
Quote of the Day:
“Courage is the act of saying yes to life, despite all the reasons to say no.”
~Unknown
Lyrics of the Day:
“This is the day that everything changes
and your worlds collide
You know in time you’ll wake to find
you’re a little unbroken”
“Unbroken” by Missy Higgins
currently listening to “Easy” by Rascal Flatts featuring Natasha Bedingfield – a.maze.ing.
Verse of the Day:
“Then those who sing and those who play music will say, “All my wells of joy are in you.” ”
~ Ps 87:7
Quote of the Day:
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Video of the Day:
I really loved this. All of it.
currently listening to “21” by Adele
Verse of the Day:
“Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.”
~Ps 28:2
Quote of the Day:
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ”
~Berthold Auerbach
Video of the Day:
currently reading to “Epicenter” by Joel C. Rosenberg
Verse of the Day:
“You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
The sacrifices of God area broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise. ”
~Ps 51:16-17
Quote of the Day:
“So what inspired Paul to be a hopeful realist? The answer is the cross and empty tomb of Jesus. The grotesque violence of the crucifixion explodes our ideals about life. The raucous cry of dereliction shows us that Jesus Himself teetered on the edge of disillusionment with God. But Paul had learned that the cross is not the terminal stop in following the way of Jesus. Ending up on a cross is inevitable in following our Lord, but to follow Jesus to the cross is to exit out of a tomb. The resurrection is the sign that new creation is in the works, on the way and sweetly bursting out of the cracks into our present sphere. The resurrection infuses our struggling, cross-bearing lives with hope that all things will one day be made new. The resurrection makes hopeful realism possible … and cynicism obsolete.”
~“How to be a Realist Without Loosing Your Soul” by Andrew Byers in Relevant Magazine
Lyrics of the Day:
“Would you fall to pieces
If I never came back?
Tear it all apart
Til there was nothing left
Would you fall to pieces
If I never came back…
Spent so long waiting here”
~“Fall to Pieces” by Matt Nathanson
currently listening to “Barton Hollow” by The Civil Wars – STILL slightly obsessed with “Poison & Wine”.
Verse of the Day:
“But as for me, God will redeem my life.
He will snatch me from the power of the grave.”
~Ps 49:15
Quote of the Day:
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
~Mother Teresa
Video of the Day:
Pretty perfect for this rainy day.
http://www.cbs.com/e/AOhnKz2cFakZInhIlvImIE4_D1R3MMgG/cbs/1/
I might even follow it up with this
http://www.cbs.com/e/MVeB_L8x1JDnJajx4z2vijFhmXBu0JI_/cbs/1/
A special little shout out to my favorite Letterman employee…this is one of the reasons I am just a bit jealous of your life…in a good way.
currently reading “My Life in France” by Julia Child
