Week Ending Friday, November 14, 2025
{quotes}
The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
Vincent van Gogh
Thank you for bravely doing what you were called to do, so we can safely do what we’re free to do.
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Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.
Dean Jackson
I slept, and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.
Khalil Gibran
Never tell a young person that something cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.
John Andrew Holmes
{prayers}
Bring Forth New Life
The waiting is the hardest part. Dear God, be generous and satisfy the desire of all those who wish to bring forth new life. Grace them with the gift of conception and delivery of a child to love, teach, and raise. Thank You for our future, Your children.
Journey Forth
Every day is a journey. To where, I don’t know. My certainty comes from You, dear God. Bless me with blue skies and calm waters as I venture forth. Grace me with safe passage to a new horizon.
See Through Me
Dear God, You see through me. You go deep in my soul, and it’s You who knows my true self. My essence. The me, who I am meant to be. May I live up to my potential. May I achieve my purpose. May I always know Your holy Presence.
Prayers of Yearning
Dear God, My heart holds prayers of yearning, for what I do not know yet. Help me focus on a bright future, avoid distractions, and give generously of my time, talent, and love.
Self-Satisfaction
Help me. I’m wasting my time on anger, jealousy, and envy. Three worthless emotions that don’t serve me. Dear God. Fill me instead with self-satisfaction.
{bible affirmations}
Be fruitful and multiply.
Genesis 1:28
My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.
Exodus 33:14
God has made everything beautiful in its time.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
You cause grass to grow for our livestock and plants for us to use. We can bring food and drink from the earth to make our hearts strong, to quench our thirst, soothe our skin, and give us strength.
Psalm 104:14-15
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God forgives you.
Ephesians 4:32
{blessings}
Thanks for the Memories
May God bless you with good memories filled with love, beauty, and good times.
Veteran’s Blessing
Bless our veterans for putting boots to the ground in service of our country’s continual struggle to preserve freedom, safety, and justice for all.
Problem Solving
Think it through. No problem is too big for you to solve. May God bless you with reason, deliberation, and the right solution.
Peace You Seek
Peace out, brothers and sisters. May God bless you with an end to the drama and a life that’s much calmer. Put your trust in the Lord and make good choices. Very soon, you will find the peace you seek.
You, Change!
Reach for it. Change is within your grasp, and you are oh, so ready! May God bless you as you scale new heights and arrive as the “you” you are meant to be.
{stories, features, videos}
Blog: Waiting and Perseverance Rachael Jones, Locovore Farms
Video: The Story of WW II Veteran Crescensia Joyce Garcia
Story: How to Speak to a Terrorist: A True Story of a Mother’s Faith
Feature: Dare to Be
Humor: What’ll You Have?