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[This post includes a short video best experienced from the Just a Thought website. Please click the link above.] “Our country’s honor calls upon us for a vigorous … exertion; and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world.” ~ George Washington The same can be said of America in the current moment. If Washington were to return to our … Continue reading A Portrait of Honor
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.” ― Martha Washington And yet in places like Gaza and Ukraine and the Sudan it’s impossible to believe that anyone could find happiness in such harsh, brutal and terrifying circumstances. But miraculously, people do. And it is one of the great miracles of life. We see it … Continue reading The Flutter of Happiness
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ~ Pat & Marsha It’s our pleasure to once again reprise this post originally published in 2016. It seems especially appropriate this year. Whatever your own circumstances this holiday season, may your hearts be strong, your spirits peaceful, and remember there is love in abundance. May you give and receive it with generosity and gratitude. 🎄 “Always winter … Continue reading A Charlie Brown Kind of Christmas
Lord, let me be an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy. ~ St. Francis Prayer Now, that’s quite a prayer, isn’t it? The first time I encountered the prayer I was in the lobby of the convent where … Continue reading The Story of Sam the Peacemaker
[There are videos in this post. We recommend clicking the link above and reading/watching directly from the website.] “Pity the sorrows of a poor old man, Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door, Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span; Oh give relief, and Heaven will bless your store.” ~ Thomas Moss A thought on the humanity of those who live in … Continue reading The Humanity Found in the Crevices