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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Thought For the Day: A Mother’s Love Is the Veil of Softer Light
“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Tagged Heart, Heavenly Father, Mothe, Mother's Day, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Softer Light, Thought For the Day, Veil
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Mother’s Day 2017, Part II
Mother’s Day 2017, Part II by Michael Romani I miss my mom That’s no surprise I think as I stare at the screen Through sleepy eyes My earliest memory Is that of her role In what was usually – In … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Family, Home, Memories, Military Brat, Mom, Mother's Day 2017, Sleepy Eyes
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Mother’s Day 2017, Part I
Yesterday, I photographed part of what a friend had set up as a build on a Virtual Reality platform called Second Life. She had built this on her “land” in celebration of Mother’s Day. Her parcel is set … Continue reading
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Tagged 7-11, Civil War, Happy Mother's Day, Heaven, Mother's Day 2017, Photographs, Second Life, Slurpee, Virtual Reality, What time is it?
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A New Direction
Expecting a Mother’s Day related sermon this Sunday, it caught my attention fairly strongly when instead the sermon was based on 2nd Corinthians 6:2: 2 For he says, “(I)n the time of my favor I heard you, and in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Corrinthians, Choice, Clarity, Fallen Nature, Father, Forgiving, God's Favor, Grace, Holy Ghost, Indwelling, Mother's Day, Poetry, Salvation, Satan, Sermon, Son, Spiritual Desires, Voice
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You Are My Purpose
One day, I met a girl. She gave me beauty, love, dance and happiness. I gave her all of me. You Are My Purpose by Michael Romani You have become my life And all of my madness You’ve brought … Continue reading
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Tagged Ally Romani, Always and Forever, Beauty, Dance, Happiness, Love, Purpose
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Fired Up and Melted Down
In our society, there is a lot to be said for customer service. When it’s great, that’s really nice. When it’s not? Well… Imagine a power outage that somehow triggered a fuse box issue. Now imagine, that as you hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitude, Burning, Carbon, Customer Service, Fired Up, Fuse Box, Melted Down, Poetry and Prose, Power Outage
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First Principles: Pursue Truth Steadily
“There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.” – George Washington (1795) I could not find a transcribed copy of George Washington’s Letter to Edmund Randolph, of July 31, 1795. I did, … Continue reading
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Tagged Edmund Randolph, First Principles, George Washington, Steady, Straight Course, Truth
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Thought For the Day: Only Kindness Shows the Greatness of the Soul
“Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.” – Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire; preacher, journalist and activist (May 12, 1802 -November 21, 1861)
First Principles: Stability In Government
“Stability in government is essential to national character and to the advantages annexed to it, as well as to that repose and confidence in the minds of the people, which are among the chief blessings of civil society.”- James Madison … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: The Happiness of Simple Pleasures
“Happiness consists more in conveniences of pleasures that occur every day than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom.” – Benjamin Franklin So many these days seem to think that it is the other way around. That … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Good Fortune, Happiness, Hedonistic, Moderate, Pleasures
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 