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“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” ― Henry David Thoreau Celebrate the coming of a new year and may God’s Blessings…
See Him in a manger laid Jesus Lord of heaven and earth; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, With us sing our Savior’s birth. Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria,…
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.” – Isaiah 60:1 1
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white…
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the…
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any…
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about…
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost
“You gave me wings and made me fly You touched my hand I could touch the sky I lost my faith, you gave it back to me You…
“Thy bounty shines in autumn unconfined And spreads a common feast for all that live.” – James Thomson
“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as…
“Oh, the Lord’s been good to me. And so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need: The sun, the rain and the appleseed; Oh,…
“Autumn begins with a subtle change in the light, with skies a deeper blue, and nights that become suddenly clear and chilled. The season comes full with the…
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen
“Oh, the summer night has a smile of light, and she sits on a sapphire throne.” – Barry Cornwall
“The pessimist compains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sail.” – William A Ward
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” ― William G.T. Shedd
“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed…
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be…
“Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.” – Walt Whitman
“A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” – Henry…
“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!” – Daniel Webster
“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd
(SuperMoon, June 23, 2013) “When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.” –…
In honor of my father and his father, and his father’s father and beyond! This is the Ackley Covered Bridge, built by my Great, Great, Great Grandfather Joshua…
“Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep.” – Maxwell, William