Illness and Loneliness
“It’s not the illness that’s the hardest part, it’s the loneliness that comes with it.”
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Can’t Talk, I’m Driving
It was my wife’s birthday and she rang me to see what time I would be home. “Can’t talk,” I said, “I’m driving.” “Where are you?” she asked. She wasn’t happy when I said the 7th tee.
Continue reading →Denying Love
“If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater.”
Continue reading →We Are Secure
“We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because he holds tightly to us.” – R.C. Sproul
Continue reading →The Greatest Thing
“The greatest thing that we can do is to help somebody know that they’re loved and capable of loving.” – Fred “Mister” Rogers
Continue reading →Notice the Dirt
“I know all about the despair of overcoming chronic temptations… No amount of falls will really undo us if we keep on picking ourselves up each time. We shall of course be very muddy and tattered children by the time … Continue reading →
Children Learn From What You Are
“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.” – W.E.B. Du Bois
Continue reading →The Soul Within Me
“The soul that is within me no man can degrade.” – Frederick Douglass
Continue reading →Here For Each Other
“I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life – whoever you are, whatever our differences.” – John Denver
Continue reading →Withdrawing From a Friend
“I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.” – Thomas Jefferson
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