Archive for June, 2009
June 28, 2009
Life has a way of being a fun ride, ya know?
Through my good friend Rich, I have been the recipient of many good acquaintances which are turning into very good friendships. I am indeed blessed.
Four of these fine friends I had the opportunity to meet, last weekend on my trip to Kissimmee, Florida. One of [...]
Categories: Journeys
Tags: acquaintances, actor, blessed, books, breakfast, Clay, Connie, Faye, friends, fun, fun ride, God, gracious, helper, humble, humor, Jack, kind, Kissimmee, love God, New York City, Rich, screenplays, soft-spoken, talking, telling stories, trip, warm smile, weekend, wisdom, witty, writer
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June 26, 2009
There’s this thing about raindrops. When a raindrop falls into a bucket of water, it can’t help but cause ripples across the surface of the water. And left unhindered, those ripples will reach all the way out to the edge, or rim, of the bucket. In other words,
Categories: Journeys
Tags: "Just... BE!", bucket, Connie, cookies, element of Grace, faith, far-reaching effects, giving, God, God's grace, grace, heart, humble, humility, love, orchid, patience, picture, rain, raindrops, Rich, ripples, servants of the Lord, sharing, smiles, smilesl through rain, snickerdoodles, song, steadfast, stories
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June 26, 2009
It’s Kis-sĭm-mee. Not Kis-seem-mee. But Kis-SIM-mee. And I will practice it, until I get it right, because it’s the hometown of some friends of mine, and it’s a wonderful place.
You know… there are only few places in the world, in my opinion, that are worth dwelling in. The town where I went to college is [...]
Categories: Journeys
Tags: beauty, Brahman, cars, central, charm, classic, cows, downtown, Florida, grace, heart, horses, Kissimmee, Monument of States, motorcycles, Old Town, rodeos, six months
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June 23, 2009
I will never look at clouds the same way again.
I, the Cookie Lady, flew for the very first time in my life, this past weekend.
Yes, it’s true! I’ve never flown commercially before. Never trusted someone else with my life, that high off the ground. I would rather learn to fly so I could take myself [...]
Categories: Devotionals, Journeys
Tags: airplane, altitude, atmosphere, bad experiences, childhood, clear sky, clouds, cotton balls, cottony clouds, fester, first flight, flight, flying, friend, go higher, God, good experiences, grand scheme, harsh experience, heavenly places, layers, orbit, patchwork, pea, problem, root, root problem, scenery, scheme of things, splinter, stratus, take-off, vast expanse, view, wife, wings as eagles
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June 17, 2009
This coming Sunday is Father’s Day, a day when people honor their dads, their brothers that are also dads, and possibly cousins or uncles… that sort of thing.
This post, however, is not about the dads I am connected to through physical family connections. This post is about other “dads” that God has placed in my life, wonderful Christian [...]
Categories: Devotionals, Journeys
Tags: attitude, being humble, blessing, compassion, correction, criticism, dad, do well, Father, God, honor, hope, humility, instruction, integrity, journey, joy, judgment, lead by example, life, love, patience, positive perspective, real, sit still, trust, wisdom
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