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Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts

3/10/2015

We don't have to make headlines to be a success in life...

A commonplace life, we say and we sigh,
But why should we sigh as we say?
The commonplace sun and the commonplace sky
Makes up the commonplace day.
The moon and the stars are commonplace things,
And the flower that blooms and the bird that sings;
But dark were the world and sad our lot,
If the flowers failed and the sun shone not.
And God who studies each separate soul
Out of the commonplace lives makes His beautiful whole.
— Anonymous

The bottom line? .:.:.:. We don't have to make headlines to be a success in life.

Read Nathan Zacharias' article for some inspiration today .:.:.:. The Beauty of a Commonplace Life


12/20/2011

Pine needles & 'Peace'


And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

James 3:18






Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me
Let there be peace on earth
The peace that was meant to be
With God as our Father
Brothers all are we
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me
Let this be the moment now
With every step I take
Let this be my solemn vow
To take each moment
And live each moment
In peace eternally
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.


Seymour Miller & Jill Jackson
1955 "Let There Be Peace on Earth"


Thank you, Emily Rose, for the splendid idea of writing with pine needles!


9/24/2010

Favorite Finds #7

I have a few links for you this week for my "Favorite Finds" post...
I hope you'll take a look at some of these great blogs!



Start of a New Season by Tessa (Lovely, thoughtful post about Autumn.)

Happy Autumn! by Allison (I've never read this poem from Robert Frost before, and right now is the perfect time to read it.)

Christopher Robin is saying his prayers by Tulip (Another poem... this one from A.A. Milne. So cute!)

A Title Is Too Small To Try To Say In 4 Words That I Heart Fall And Sukkot. by Alyssa

Biltmore House by Grace (I would love to visit that library!)

42 Gluten-free Recipes (Some of these recipes look good. It might take a little extra time for this page to load--it's a PDF.)