Archive for December, 2008

Merry Christmas Bells

Glory in the highest, peace on earth! Let your voices ring; Sing about the blessed Savior’s birth– He is Lord and King. Bringing light and gladness, peace, good cheer, To earth’s lonely dells; Over all the land today we hear, Merry Christmas bells! – From the hymn, Listen to the Bells

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Not one, but two blog awards have been given to me by young women from whom I feel honored to receive them. Emme, from Songs I Sing, presented me with this “Silver Linings” (i.e., “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”) award. Thank you, Emme! I enjoy your blog very much, indeed. It never fails [...]

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Nearly two weeks ago, I was tagged by Caroline from Standing in the Sunlight in a game of, uhh… let me count ‘em… Seventeen Questions! I’m breaking the official tagging-game “Rules” by not tagging any new friends (seeing as most of my friends have been tagged already), but the questions were just too much fun [...]

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The Bible Stands

The Bible stands like a rock undaunted, ‘Mid the raging storms of time; Its pages burn with the truth eternal, And they glow with a light sublime. The Bible stands, though the hills may tumble, It will firmly stand when the earth shall crumble; I will plant my feet in its firm foundation – For [...]

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Nearly two weeks have slipped by without my making a single entry in my weblog. This calls for some sort of explanation, doesn’t it? My face takes on a martyr-like expression, my voice employs a wheedling tone, and I begin… … “Well, I have been very busy lately!” … …Getting in my exercise, ice-skating on [...]

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Bewilderment

Laurie: “What do those girls do all day long?” Mr. Brooke: “Over the mysteries of female life there is drawn a veil best left undisturbed.” from the film, Little Women

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