Today’s Quote: “That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you’ve understood all your life, but in a new way.”   Doris Lessing Proverbs 30:7-9  Two Things “Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: 8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only …

MP3 ASb Chapter 1 with MacLeod’s Farewll 9 29 10 Today’s Alexandria Town Talk has a nice article about yesterday’s visit to LeCompte: http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20100929/NEWS01/9290339/1002/Dry-Creek-author-inspires-children-to-writ The following story is from my fourth book, Hearts across the Water. The Miller Oak The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The next best time is today. The morning after Rita …

Quote for your day: “Lord, grant me the courage not to give up, even though I think it is hopeless.” -Admiral Chester W. Nimitz This is a Hurricane Rita story from Hearts across the Water: Whistling Past the Graveyard After Katrina shelters filled up all over our part of Louisiana, there was a need for new shelters to open. My …

Quote for your day: “Lord, grant me the courage not to give up, even though I think it is hopeless.” -Admiral Chester W. Nimitz This is a Hurricane Rita story from Hearts across the Water: Whistling Past the Graveyard After Katrina shelters filled up all over our part of Louisiana, there was a need for new shelters to open. My …

Notes from Sunday:    “If we have the correct view of Christ, everything else will line up.”  -Garrett Greene   Colossians 1:19 Paying Attention: “Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds.”  -Proverbs 27:23 It’s important to pay attention to the things that really matter in our lives.  The “tyranny of the urgency” causes …

Getting ready for Ted Allen’s celebration/funeral: His wife Mary’s quote: “Don’t ask him a question, if you don’t want an answer.”

Persistence: For that a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again.  Proverbs 24:16 “Fall seven times, get up eight.” So much success in life is related to simple persistence.  An unwillingness to quit. A commitment to finish… and finish strong. “Lord, I can’t do it without You, but I knew You and I can do it together. Help me. …

My friend and fellow deacon Ted Allen wrote the following entry this morning. (Wed. Sept. 22)  He died within hours of posting it . There is much wisdom in his words. Read and share. Had a rough week last week? Let me tell you how mine happened: Mary’s Dad passed away Friday week ago. We buried him on Monday morning …

“At our church, it’s OK not to be OK, but it’s not OK to stay that way.” – Frank Ball on his church, Cross Timbers Church/Keller, TX less than 5 seconds ago from web

Two people can do anything as long as one of them is God.” -Diann Mills Tiger fans.  Let me hear from you.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on those who are evil and those who are good.  Proverbs 15:3

We must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean doesn’t become dirty.”  -Gandhi One of my life words is relationships.  People are the most important thing in this world.  It’s important not to get down on people because of the failure of a few.

A timely sign from Annette Chaney Place in China

  “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.”   -Baltasar Gracian Integrity: Hard to establish; easy to lose. Integrity is one of my six words I seek to live by.  It’s such a simple yet complex term. It must be built up and maintained.  It can not just be created.  It must be nurtured. Lord, help me to be …