LTTL and Quotography: Christmas

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder  My last post highlighted the birth of Jesus and mentioned that, along with Christ's Mass, many people celebrate the season with other traditions as well. These …

LTTL & Quotography: Mass

The magic of Christmas is not in the presents, but in His presence. ~Unknown Quotography's prompt this week is mass. Not being Catholic, the term is a bit foreign to me but I believe its interpretation in today's culture can be interchanged with a couple of different synonyms. Celebration of the Eucharist or Holy Communion/Lord's Supper A gathering …

LTTL and Quotography: Remainder

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me. ~Erma Bombeck Remainder: rəˈmāndər 1. something that remains or is left; a part, number, or quantity that is left over 2. the quantity that remains after subtraction; the portion that is not evenly divisible The quote above is beautifully simple, yet deceptively …

Quotography & LTTL: Thankful

What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday. ~Unknown What a sobering quote this is, don't you think? So many of us tend to think of God as nothing more than a cosmic vending machine, dispensing blessings when requested. A Divine Sugar Daddy to keep us happy when we …

Quotography: Quiet

Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only is a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world. ~Hans Margolius This past week has been quite the roller coaster. Just when you feel like you can catch a breath, another jerk, twist or drop occurs. This week, the mind has been assaulted by …