Bitterness

"I will not be poisoned by your bitterness."

~ Ann Shirley
Ann of Green Gables, the Sequel
Lucy Maud Montgomery

Presidential Thanksgiving quotes

President Ronald Reagan, Thanksgiving Day, 1986:

"Perhaps no custom reveals our character as a Nation so clearly as our celebration of Thanksgiving Day. Rooted deeply in our Judeo-Christian heritage, the practice of offering thanksgiving underscores our unshakable belief in God as the foundation of our Nation and our firm reliance upon Him from Whom all blessings flow."

President Harry Truman's proclamation from 1951:

"We are profoundly grateful for the blessings bestowed upon us: the preservation of our freedom, so dearly bought and so highly prized; our opportunities for human welfare and happiness, so limitless in their scope; our material prosperity, so far surpassing that of earlier years; and our private spiritual blessings, so deeply cherished by all. For these we offer fervent thanks to God."

Aim for the bull's eye

"We always aim for the bull's eye. We don't always make it."

~ Clint Eastwood

Getting Older

George Clooney is aware that humans are mortal.

"I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead."

Guidance

"Do not ask the Lord to Guide your Footsteps
if you are not willing to move your Feet."

~ author unknown

one dead dog away from a country song

David Hiltbrand: dhiltbrand@phillynews.com
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 4, 2009

-Yee ha. Funniest line of the week went to Gaby on "Desperate Housewives."

After Carlos listed all the trials that his poor niece had endured, Gaby said, "Yeah, yeah. She's one dead dog away from a country song."

Don't Hope ... Decide

Don’t Hope…Decide

Michael Hargrove tells about a scene at an airport that literally changed his life.
He was picking up a friend. He noticed a man coming toward him carrying two light bags. The man stopped right next to Hargrove to greet his family. The man motioned to his youngest son (maybe six years old) as he laid down his bags. They hugged and Hargrove heard the father say, “It’s so good to see you, son. I missed you so much!”
“Me, too, Dad!” said the son.
The oldest son (maybe nine or ten) was next.
“You’re already quite the young man. I love you very much, Zach!”
Then he turned to their little girl (perhaps one or one-and-a-half). He kissed her and held her close.
He handed his daughter to his oldest son and declared, “I’ve saved the best for last!” and preceded to give his wife a long, passionate kiss. “I love you so much!” He said to his wife softly.
Hargrove interrupted this idyllic scene to ask, “Wow! How long have you two been married?”
“Been together fourteen years total, married twelve of those,” the man replied, as he gazed into his wife’s face.
“Well then, how long have you been away?”
The man turned around and said, “Two whole days!” Hargrove was stunned. “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after twelve years!”
The man stopped smiling and said, “Don’t hope, friend . . . decide!”

And that’s it, isn’t it? For most of us it comes down to a decision. “Till death us do part.” It doesn’t happen in every relationship, but that is still the ideal that Jesus gives us.

~ Michael Hargrove, quoted by King Duncan, Collected Sermons