Week Ending Friday, April 18, 2025
{quotes}
The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Maria Montessori
Delays often feel like setbacks, but more often, they are divine invitations—to rest, to reassess, to redirect our energy toward overlooked opportunities.
Rachael Jones
It is the soul itself which sees and hears, and not those parts which are, as it were, but windows to the soul.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were the seeds.
Dinos Christianopoulos
Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn’t hear the music.
author unknown
{blessings}
Job Opportunities
May God bless you with good employment, enjoyment, and encouragement.
Bridge Between
Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace. Pray today, and God will bring you blessings of calm.
Classic Style
Casual chic is the new you. May God bless you with a style that works for others as well as for yourself.
Release it All
All the pent-up frustration needs to go. You’re all riled up, and it isn’t worth the seething. May you be blessed to release it all in prayer.
Courageous Living
The true meaning of courage is to be afraid and then, with your knees knocking and your heart racing, to step out anyway, even when that step makes no sense to anyone but you. May you be blessed to make bold moves. God’s plan for you is beautiful and bold. Live it.
{prayers}
Abundantly Grateful
Thank You, dear God. I am abundantly grateful for all the blessings You bring to my life. Thank You for the friends and family who love me. Thank You for my good health and energy that makes me productive, and Thank You for the peace and contentment that is mine to enjoy.
Greater Than
Dear God, make me greater today than I was yesterday. Grace me with abilities I have not known until now. Expand my brain, sharpen my memory, open this heart a little wider, extend these hands a little farther, and let my brilliance shine brighter than ever before.
Right Choices
Dear God, I have decisions to make that can greatly affect my future. I need to be strategic and make good choices. Please be with me and guide me to right choices.
Bedtime Prayer
At the end of the day, my eyes are tired. My brain is shutting down. Night’s tightening quiet lulls me into a peaceful slumber. Thank You, Lord, for the blessing of sleep.
Holy Day
Every day is holy, some more so than others. On this holy day, I thank You, dear God, for teaching me goodness, shepherding the way, and giving me life. Blessed are You—all praise to You, with gratitude and devotion to You, my Holy God.
{bible}
Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psalm 51:7
My soul breaks forth in song, a song of praise, gratitude, and thanksgiving because I know that I am truly guided directly by God.
Psalm 28:7
She named him Moses saying, “I drew him out of the water.”
Exodus 2:10
Praise God’s holy Name from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Psalm 113:3
{features, stories, videos}
Parable: Walls of Fear
Humor: Maxine Tax Day Trilogy #1 #2 #3
Feature: Taking Back the Church
Music Video: Dolly Parton, If You Hadn’t Been There