Friday, 17 August 2012

Blessings of True Love


BLESSINGS  OF  TRUE  LOVE

The year was 1963,
When this sweet lady,
Said I do with me;
One flesh from two,
What joy we had found,
Our feet felt two feet off the ground.
One year latter in 1964,
The family of two,
Added one more,
A sweet baby girl,
We named Natalie,
O, what a great blessing,
For Donna and me.
Two years passed,
Then Nancy was born,
The year was 1967,
Another blessing from Heaven.
In Sept.1970,
June came along,
And made our hearts sing a song,
Then in 1972, our son was born,
We named him, Winston two.
All these dear children,
Each different,
Each so sweet,
Were sent from Heaven,
To make a family,
Started by our love,
August 17, 1963.

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Jakeswords: Good Poetry

Jakeswords: Good Poetry:                                                                                                                                       ...

Good Poetry

                                                       
                                                                             

OLD  POEMS

  I love looking through my mom's old book of poems and I am going to share this  one with you.
                                                     IF,  AS  I  LIVE   
                                            If, as I live, I could become
                                            Immune to beauty's call
                                            and never be affected
                                            By a lovely rose at all;
                                            If I could watch a sunset
                                            and not become inspired
                                            nor by a burning bush
                                           that autumn flame has fired,
                                           or a friend to play me false
                                          and never shed a tear,
                                          and to another friend in pain
                                          I'd turn a deafened ear;
                                          I'm sure, then, I'd suffer less
                                          If all of this were so;
                                           but, if it were, I'd just as well
                                          have died long years ago.

                                        -- Daisy Moore Bynum --                                                                       










Thursday, 2 August 2012

Reflections

I remember how my mom loved the Back to the Bible broadcasts and my mother-in law loved to get the Daily Bread in large print. I listen to the reading of the Daily Bread daily and am blessed by it. Here is an old page from the past.

 A number of years ago I read an interesting article about cancer researcher Dr. Robert Good. He was described as a hard-driving individual with an enormous faculty for new ideas and the ability to make use of any information that came to him. I was most impressed, however, with a statement that credited him with a willingness to recognize an error in his theories and abandon them faster than anyone else in medical research. An associate said, “Dr. Good never gets married to his hypotheses, so he doesn’t go through the pangs of divorce when one is proven wrong.”
Proverbs 9 puts a high premium on such readiness to see one’s error and admit it. It describes a wise man as one who wants to learn from his mistakes. When challenged, he resists the urge to get his back up like a threatened tomcat. Instead, correction becomes a faithful friend and a necessary means to improvement (v.9). On the other hand, when a “scoffer” is rebuked, he responds with anger and hate (v.8). Because of his overinflated ego, he won’t listen when told he has erred.
We always need to follow the path of wisdom by giving heed to words of reproof. To be truly wise, we must remember that at times we too have played the fool!
If criticism comes your way,
Welcome its intent;
It may be that some truth from God
Through it is being sent. —DJD

Friday, 6 July 2012

I love reading quotes and some of my favorites are from the pen of C. S.Lewis, from which I am going to share with you.
" The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts."

" What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truths. They share it."

" There are far, far better days a head than any we leave behind."

" Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."

" Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pain. It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."

I trust you will receive a blessing by reading other folks writing my friends!

Saturday, 30 June 2012

Browsing


Hi my friends, I love browsing through books of inspiration, such as the Bible and old hymn books. Today I am browsing through this hymn book and I will share these written words that were inspired for this author to record.
These words are taken from the hymn " Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness.
Jesus, Bread of life, I pray thee,
let me gladly here obey thee;
never to my hurt invited,
be thy love with love requited;
from this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
through the gifts thou here dost give me,
as thy quest in heaven receive me.

I trust you are blessed by this and will do some browsing to my friends!

Thursday, 14 June 2012

Hello world! « Wint68's Blog

Hello world! « Wint68's Blog: "SPIRITUAL POWERS

There are two spiritual powers,

one evil and one good.

Satan, the deceiver is evil,

God, the creator is good,

Satan, the accuser of all men,

God, the source of wisdom,

for men to live as they should.

Satan, the father of lies,

causing great sorrow and cries;

God, the father of truth,

gives love, grace and words,

on which you can rely.

Satan, the destroyer,

desires to destroy your soul,

God, our redeemer,

desires to make us whole.

Dear soul, which power,

controls your life?

Satan, who by sin,

causes you strife?

Or God, through the blood,

of Jesus, His only son,

gives you eternal life,

a victory already won."

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Friday, 1 June 2012

Favorite Quotes


Here are some friendship quotes I will share with you, hope you will like them also!
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 thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.  ~Albert Schweitzer


A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they're not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they're not so bad.  ~Arnold H. Glasgow


The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.  ~Elbert Hubbard, The Notebook, 1927


A good friend is cheaper than therapy.  ~Author Unknown


If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do.  Think up something appropriate and do it.  ~Edgar Watson Howe


The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.  ~Henry David Thoreau

Friday, 25 May 2012

Great Hymns of the Past

This is a hymn written by Charles Wesley in 1740.
Christ Whose Glory Fill the Skies:


1.
Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of Righteousness, arise,
triumph o'er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear. 

2.
Dark and cheerless is the morn
unaccompanied by thee;
joyless is the day's return,
till thy mercy's beams I see;
till thy inward light impart,
cheer my eyes and warm my heart. 

3.
Visit then this soul of mine;
pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
fill me, Radiancy divine,
scatter all my unbelief;
more and more thyself display,
shining to the perfect day. 

Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Last evening th… « Wint68's Blog

Last evening the sun had just gone down over the western horizon and the big round moon was just peaking it face through the scattered clouds in the eastern skies, The color of the rising moon was orange as it’s true light was shadowed by the clouds. About twenty minutes latter the beautiful moon was shining so bright on the fresh white snow, creating a picture of beauty on the landscape below. I thought this is a picture of our lives, as some days our light gets dimmed by the cloudy world about us and as we get back into the word of God it charges our spiritual battery so our little lights can shine bright again."

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Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Sounds [ written by Winston Staples ]

 SOUNDS
I love the sound, of the morning dove,
when he calls his mate in love;
I love the sound, of the distant loon,
as he sings his mournful tune;
I love the sound, of the gentle breeze,
as it moves and rustles the leaves;
I love the sound, of the falling rain,
as it strikes against the window pane;
I love the sound, of the babbling brook’
as I sit and dangle my kook;
I love the sound, of the lullaby,
as the mother soothes her child’s cry.
I love the sound, all creation gives,
and shouts the news, our creator lives;
I love the sound, of God’s Holy word,
and the great message it gives to be heard,
salvation and great hope for the lost,
comes from God at great cost.
If this great truth they believe,
eternal life they shall receive.
There is a sound, I am waiting for,
the sound of a great shout,
and a trumpets blare,
when the Saints will meet,
Christ in the air;
We will be ushered to Heaven above,
because of His amazind grace and eternal love.

Thursday, 10 May 2012

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BY WINT68 ON NOVEMBER 14, 2010
My Creator: Looking out my window, what wonders I see, Chickadees and Blue jays at my feeder, Woodpeckers and Nuthatches in my tree. I see the hills of beauty, evergreens covered in snow, and I think about the riches, God, our creator bestows. He sent His Son, Jesus, born in a stable, a King in a manger, the wise men came to see; He came to earth as a baby, because He loves you and me. He lived many years as a carpenter, repairing broken things, and at the age of thirty, He taught the good news, that only God’s word can bring. He healed the blind, the deaf, and the lame, and those the devil possessed, at the tomb of Lazaras He wept, He brought the dead to life, because to Him they only slept. Ater His ministry was complete, He was betrayed by Judas, and to Roman soldiers given, He died for our sins, so those who believe, will go to Heaven."

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BY WINT68 ON NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Longings: Dear soul, do you long for a place of perfect rest? Do you long for a place where the sun never sets? Do you long to be free from toil and stress? Do you long for a place with cloudless skies, no sorrow and no goodbyes? Dear soul, do you long for painless days, and where the roses bloom forever? Do you long for a place with eternal gladness and to give eternal praise? Dear soul, that place is Heaven, with Christ to remain. Dear soul, you need no money or fame, come to Jesus, He will put you on the train! Winston Staples"

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