A few quotables from my dad I try to live by:
1) Nothing good happens after at midnight. Wherever you’re going to be, be there by then.
2) Vengeance belongs to God. Not me.
3) His mercies are new every morning. So should ours be for others.
4) Never let her cut grass. Well, that’s what he told Kris when he asked for my hand in marriage. I remind Kris of this. J
5) Everything is going to be okay.
Happy Birthday, Dad. We love you big.
And, so do John Henry and Anna:
Filed under Kid Stuff, life, Randomness, Uncategorized
Louisa Fletcher Tarkington wrote in “The Land of Beginning Again”:
I wish that there were some wonderful place
Called the Land of Beginning Again
Where all of our mistakes, and all of our heartaches,
And all of our poor, selfish grief
Could be dropped like a shabby old coat at the door
And never be put on again.
I’ve heard some people claim they regret nothing, because it’s made them who they are today. I understand this declaration, but I don’t always buy it. I certainly have regrets. I think we all do. I have had days where I wish I could drop my shabby old coat at the door and leave it there.
We can’t erase the past. But, we can embrace today and all of its opportunities. I can choose to hang that coat up and not put it on again. I can, instead, wear His coat of mercy and grace and start anew.
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5.17
Are you still wearing a shabby old coat?
Filed under Spiritual Journey
Okay. So, the title of this post has little or nothing to do with the post itself. I’ve just always wanted to use that one. There ya go.
Now, as for the blog world, bloggers usually read a whole host of blogs daily. If you’ve ever visited any links from my “Really Cool Blogs”, then you’ve been exposed to the ones I frequent and enjoy.
That being said, here is a recent post from this guy and a response from this girl that I cannot get out of my head.
Scott Williams, author of Big Is the New Small posted:
“God isn’t fair.”
Cindy Beall responded:
“I’m glad He isn’t. I need His mercy.”
There have been a few circumstances in my life where I didn’t feel that God was fair. But, I wonder how many times He has poured out His mercy on me when I deserved otherwise. I bet a lot.
Filed under God Stuff, Randomness
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