"It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside." ― Maud Hart Lovelace ~ Friends I have a paper due for my course and a planned procedure this week. Stay cool and dry. Much love
“I can feel a sunshine stealing into my soul and making it all summer, and every thorn, a rose.” — Emily Dickinson
Do not be jealous of cruel people. Do not try to copy the things that they do. The Lord hates wicked people. But he makes righteous people his friends. The Lord curses the homes of wicked people, but he blesses the homes of righteous people. Proverbs 3:31-33 EasyEnglish Bible ~ Happy day friend
Do not be jealous of cruel people. Do not try to copy the things that they do. The Lord hates wicked people. But he makes righteous people his friends. The Lord curses the homes of wicked people, but he blesses the homes of righteous people. Proverbs 3:31-33 EasyEnglish Bible ~ Happy day friend
“One way of celebrating the Solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, restoration, and renewal.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach ~ Keep cool and sleep well friend
“Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what it most truly is, is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps.”
Willie Mays ~ Rest In Peace and Power
"If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love. But we need to know, you can’t erase history. So, let’s learn from it and be damned sure it doesn’t happen again." — Ms. Opal Lee, Civil Rights Activist, Grandmother of Juneteenth and honorary national co-chair of the Juneteenth Legacy Project ~ Good morning friend, Wednesday blessings
"Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do." — Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States and Civil Rights Attorney
“Good fathers do three things: they provide, they nurture and they guide.” —Roland Warren ~ Honoring men who maybe father figures uncles, brothers, teachers, coaches, supervisors and pastors.
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 EHV ~ Father's day Sunday Blessings my friend.
Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7:9-11 ESV
"A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!" - Taraji P. Henson ~ Good night friend
I'm not twentysomething. I'm not trying to find myself - I know exactly who I am and exactly what I want. And I don't want a fan. I want a man who understands me, who challenges me, who calls me on my sh-t instead of letting me get away with it because I'm supposed to be a star. I want a best friend. -Taraji P. Henson
“Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.” — Richie Norton ~ Checking In friend. Wednesday Blessings
You must be kind to each other. Think of the other person. Forgive other people just as God forgave you because of Christ’s death on the cross. Ephesians 4:32 NLV ~ Sunday peace, love and blessings friend
"Love is more than a noun – it is a verb; it is more than a feeling – it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing."-William Arthur Ward ~ Goodnight friend
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 NIV Have a peaceful night friend.
They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it. 1 Peter 3:11 NIV
"Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel." — Eleanor Brown ~ Goodnight friend
“If words cannot repay the debt we owe these men, surely with our actions we must strive to keep faith with them and with the vision that led them to battle and to final sacrifice.” —Ronald Reagan
“This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn contemplation over the cost of freedom.” —Tamra Bolton
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God. So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment Romans 13:1-2 NET ~ Goodnight friend.
“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” — Arthur Ashe
“Americans may not only pay tribute to our honored dead but also unite in prayer for success in our search for a just and lasting peace.” —John F. Kennedy ~ Checking In leaving love