Tag Archives: selflessness

A Few More Thoughts about Moms

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan “The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” ~Jane Sellman “God could not be everywhere, … Continue reading →

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Throw it Away

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

“Only those who throw their lives away for my sake and for the sake of the Good News will ever know what it means to really live.” ~Mark 8:35 May the good news of God’s grace invade every part of … Continue reading →

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Love is Inconvenient

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

“Love suffers long, it is kind and does not envy…it is not easily provoked and keeps no record of wrongs. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. It never fails. Only three things will last forever: … Continue reading →

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Live with Honor

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”  ~Socrates

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Heaven?

Posted on March 9, 2017 by

Many say: Those who do this And steer clear of that Clearly have God Tucked under their hat And those who’ve insured Themselves against fire By naming the cross And defaming desire Know that their names Must appear on His … Continue reading →

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Prove You Love Me

Posted on January 27, 2017 by

I chose to tell this true story about a favorite relative (name changed) in first person in order to retain the impact it had on me. I never knew for sure if Burt loved me. I mean right off the … Continue reading →

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You Have Not Lived Until…

Posted on January 22, 2017 by
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