Monthly Archives: February, 2014

While the Sun Checks her Make-Up

Dale Favier   A pause, while the sun gathers her courage to climb up over the hill. She’s packed her lunch and taken her meds, and she has her to-do list sketched out, but there’s always that little pause before throwing herself into the day.   God knows what all these things mean to all …

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Healing Quote of the Day

It’s not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you. — Tyler Perry Learn more about actor, director, producer and writer, Tyler Perry, on his website

Atonement

Ian McEwan Nothing that can be, can come between me and the full prospect of my hopes. More books by Ian McEwan

Fishing in Winter

Ralph Burns A man staring at a small lake sees His father cast light line out over The willows. He’s forgotten his Father has been dead for two years And the lake is where a blue fog Rolls, and the sky could be, if it Were black or blue or white, The backdrop of all …

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Abraham Lincoln

Tommervik It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong. — Abraham Lincoln View works by Tommervik on his website and facebook page.

To the Women in my Life on Valentine’s Day

Anita Sheridan Price   We work, drive kids around, fix dinners, do laundry, care for aging parents, make time for spouses, volunteer, nurture and create.  How often do we step back and say, “I made a difference today.  The world is a better place because of me.”?   Some years ago I was in the …

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Healing Quote of the Day

Photo by Horia Varlan I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. – Thomas Edison More about American Inventor Thomas Edison

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race – that rarely do I ever simply estimate it.  I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant. Read The Book Thief

Turn Turn Turn

Pete Seeger To every thing (turn turn turn), there is a season (turn turn turn), and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Learn more about Pete Seeger Find Turn Turn Turn Youtube Post by goodelady

A Blessing

James Wright Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass. And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness. They have come gladly out of the willows To welcome my friend and me. We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have been grazing …

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