faith
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Grace
Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell. Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace, Yet Grace must still look so. Macbeth, William Shakespeare How things appear and how they actually are can vary greatly. During a recent luncheon, the subject of my blog came up. When I offered the title, the…
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Joy
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh Once again, as seems to happen more and more, my writing is led in a different direction than I thought I was going. We hear a lot about joy, especially at this…
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Divine Love
There are no galley slaves in the royal vessel of divine love – every man works his oar voluntarily. Saint Francis de Sales I ran across this little plaque, packed away in a box, not long after we moved into our condo. It has hung next to the back door, near my desk, for the…
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Optimism
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Oscar Wilde We were at the Botanic Gardens Monet Pool enjoying the tranquility surrounding us, when, suddenly, clouds covered the sun and fat drops of rain began to hit the water with a big splash. Behind the clouds, the sun’s…
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Challenges
There is always a gift in any challenge. Bronnie Ware. Life is made up of challenges. Some small, some catastrophic. Let me begin with telling you this comes under the small category. My hope is in facing challenges, of any size, we are able to learn something through the experience. A couple of months ago,…
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I Believe
No man believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means. George Bernard Shaw The photo above is my feeble attempt at gardening. I have found that grass is forgiving, so I plant lots of it. I wish I could be more like my friend, Barb…
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Trust
All the world is made of faith and trust, and pixie dust. J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Trust enters are lives in many ways. We have faith that God will see us through whatever trials we’re facing. We have confidence our institutions will do what they are set up to do and will not fail us.…
Aging with Grace 