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Monthly Archives: April 2019
First Principles: It Is the Duty of All Nations To Acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God In Humble Gratitude
“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” – George Washington
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Happy Resurrection Sunday 2019!!
Jesus is risen! And in Him rests our hope for a better life eternally!!
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Tagged 2019, Easter, Empty Tomb, Jesus, Resurrection Sunday, Risen, Thought For the Day
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Thought For the Day: Years of Love Are Forgotten In the Anger of A Minute
“Years of love have been forgot, in the hatred of a minute”- Edgar Allen Poe
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First Principles: Happiness and Misery Depend On Disposition More Than Circumstance
“The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances” – Martha Washington
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The ABCDerian of Modern Life
Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19’s challenge is to write a ABCDerian. Here’s my attempt: The ABCDerian of Modern Life by Michael Romani Alphabet soup served as Breakfast that day Cereal having been ate Deliciously the other day Edible as these are Few … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCDerian., Adults, Alphabet Soup, Babies, Breakfast, Cereal, Choices, Delicious, Family, Few, Grow Up, Kids, Limit, Meals, Modern Life, Modern Times, Na/GloPoWriMo, Nutrition, Overnight, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preach, Quorum, Surrender, Together, Words, Zygotes
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Thought For the Day: Have A Blessed Good Friday!!
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 (NIV)
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First Principles: Happy Patriots Day 2019!
“Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here.” – Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British troops on this day in 1775 The first shots of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Begin, Captain John Parker, Fire, Fired On, First Principles, Gun Confiscation, Lexington, Patriots Day, War
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To Be Crucified
Based in part on Mark 14:43-15:20: To Be Crucified by Michael Romani Testimony no matter how persistent Becomes question when it’s inconsistent Because of this we should speak plainly When telling of the fulfillment of prophecy So it was in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agony, Betray, Calvary, Creation, Crowd, Crucify, Cup, Drink, Faith, Family, Fight, Gethsemane, God, Gospel of Mark, Heart, High Priests, Inconsistent, Jesus, Kiss, Know, Light, Messiah, Mishnah, Photograph, Plain, Poem, Poetry, Power, Power of Darkness, Price, Prophecy, Question, Son of Man, Spiritual Growth, Still, Testimony, Trials, Trust, Truth, Victory, Walk, Ways
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Like Dominoes Falling
On this the 18th day of Na/GloPoWriMo, the challenge is to write an elegy in which the sadness is based less on abstraction than concrete verbiage that helps a person feel the depth of sorrow felt. To that degree, I … Continue reading
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Thought For the Day: Do Not Wait For Leaders, Do What Needs To Be Done
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa (1910-1997) Albanian Missionary
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Tagged Alone, Do It, Faithful, Leaders, Mother Teresa, Person To Person, Small Things, Strength, Thought For the Day, Wait
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 