{quotes}
The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love – whether we call it friendship or family or romance – is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.
James Baldwin
Good judgment comes from experience, but experience comes from bad judgment.
Margaret Atwood
Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing.
Pema Chodron
Aging is a moral and spiritual frontier because its unknowns, terrors, and mysteries cannot be successfully crossed without humility and self-knowledge. Without love and compassion. Without acceptance of physical decline and mortality, and a sense of the sacred.
Thomas R. Cole
This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook—try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all have fun.
Julia Child
{blessings}
Balanced Life
The zest of life is found in its lemons. May God bless you with all things sweet and sour, pleasant and dour, and most of all, may you master the art of a balanced life.
Rest and Re-set
Wherever you are right now, no matter what you are doing, may you be blessed to pause for a moment to rest and re-set.
Actions
May your actions merit answered prayers.
Blues by You
When life plays you the blues, relax and embrace the mood. There’s a blessing in every song.
Perfect Mix
May God bless you with a wonderful day filled with the perfect mix of love, laughter, purpose, and passion.
{prayers}
Come Away
Dear, come away. Tune out the noise and confusion going on around you. Spend some time with Me. Retreat to the inner sanctuary of your soul.
Foundations
Dear God, great buildings and monuments stand as a testament to the foundation you have built for us. Thank You for the beauty, form, and function of the structures that surround us.
With New Vision
Hello God. Here I am again with the same worries and asking You to solve my problems. Yet today, I am going to see things differently. I will act with confidence, change my attitude, and own up to my responsibilities. Thank You for the new vision I am about to embrace.
Heal Them
Dear God, if I was ever the reason for someone else’s pain, please heal them and forgive me.
Belonging Here
Being here with You, God, I feel, more than just here, I am home. I can hear the gentle whisper of Spirit saying, “Here, beloved, is where you belong right now.” I am calm. I feel the surge of Your strength. I am refreshed through faith.
{bible affirmations}
Lift your eyes to the heavens and see who created you. By the greatness of God’s might and because He is strong in power, not one of you is missing.
Isaiah 40:26
Do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
Proverbs 3:1-2
Don’t lose hope. God will make a way.
Isaiah 43:19
The Lord guides us in the way we should go.
Psalm 37:23
Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms His covenant, which He swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
Deuteronomy 8:18
{stories, features, videos}
Feature: City of God
Parable: God First
Humor: Penguins in the Shade
Video: How to Know Right from Almost Right Priscilla Shirer
Weekend Read: Max: The Boy Who Had a Near Death Experience