Flickr Photos
Tag Archives: Hope
Thought For the Day: Children Are the World’s Most Valuable Resource and Its Best Hope For the Future
“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” – John F. Kennedy
Posted in Thought For the Day
Tagged Children, Future, Hope, John F Kennedy, Resource, Thought For the Day, Valuable, World
Leave a comment
First Principles: The Best Hope In Continuing Our Republic Is In Proper Moral and Religious Training of Our Children
“The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.” – Zachary Taylor
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Children, Citizen, Continuance, Discharge, Duties, First Principles, Free Institutions, Hope, Moral, Religious, Training, Zachary Taylor
Leave a comment
First Principles: Keep Hope That Light and Liberty Will Continue To Advance
“I will not believe our labors are lost. I shall not die without a hope that light and liberty are on a steady advance.” – Thomas Jefferson (1821)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Advance, Believe, Die, First Principles, Hope, Labor, Liberty, Light, Lost, Steady, Thomas Jefferson
Leave a comment
Think On These Things
Keeping your mind on the positive and away from the negative is trick of life well worth the learning. It is so easy, too easy, for my mind to turn toward the negative. But when I keep my mind and … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Action, Avoid, Bad Stuff, Blur, Brink, Burden, Center, Close, Confluence, Cure, Dwell, Focus, Fulfill, God, Good, Hats, Heart, Holy, Hope, Hurry, Ideals, Influence, Learn, Life, Live, Lord, Love, Mind, Negative, Peace, Perspective, Philippians, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Point of Reference, Positive, Prayer, Preference, Prepare, Pure, Reflect, Rest, Right, Right Side Up, Right Things, Sad, Satisfaction, Sermon, Slow, Stand, Think, Toughness, True, Were, Worry
Leave a comment
A Conspiracy of Lambs
There’s a Netflix series called The Family. I am only two episodes into it but so far I’m both laughing and somewhat concerned. The Bible admonishes Christians to pray for our leaders both spiritual and in government. It is the Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Adversity, Answer, Believe, Bible, Blessing, Brother, Christian, Common, Common Ground, Conspiracy, Decision, Devil's Playground, Doing Right, Evil, Faith, Family, God, Good, Govern, Guidance, Heavenbound, Hope, Lamb, Leaders, Legacy, Lord's Work, Member, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Politics, Prayer, Pride, Receive, Sister, The Family, Trust, Value, World
Leave a comment
Hurts To Be Human
Another lousy day misspent… but hey.. a poem.. Hurts To Be Human by Michael Romani It hurts to be human It’s human to feel hurt Capturing this in the moment Filled with grief and torment The annals of our history … Continue reading
First Principles: We Are Apt To Close Our Eyes Against Painful Truth That Is Capable of Transforming Us Into Beasts
“We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth — and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts.” – Patrick Henry (1775)
Posted in First Principles
Tagged Apt, Beast, Eyes, First Principles, Hope, Illusion, Indulge, Man, Natural, Pain, Patrick Henry, Shut, Siren, Song, Transform, Truth
Leave a comment
Is There Hope?
I am feeling down today. Had way too long of a walk through prairie wildflowers and then woods in a riparian corridor, but, even that hasn’t cheered me up. Still, it has led another poem at least. Is There Hope? … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Age of Chivalry, Battle, Bond, Brave, Contemplate, Empty Pages, Forget, Handshake, Heart, Hope, Introspection, Met, Moments, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Premise, Promise, Random, Remember, Tattle, Touch, Trees, Try, Word, Words, World
Leave a comment
