There Is Beauty In The World
I will turn my attention to what is uplifting, positive, and good. “Hey baby when I’m looking at you I know this vibe is true There’s love, There’s hope for love, THERE’S BEAUTY IN THE WORLD.” ~Macy Gray
What’s At the End of Your Rainbow?
Rainbow Over Roanoke, Virginia January 2019 “Have a sincere desire to serve God and mankind, and stop doubting, stop thinking negatively. Simply start living by faith, pray earnestly and humbly, and get into the habit of looking expectantly for the best. ~Norman Vincent Peale It’s hard to believe that just a few days ago we were celebrating St. […]
Change The World
This speech by US Navy Admiral, William H. McRaven is beautiful, moving, and inspiring. I hope you will watch it.
Tuesday Tunes: Patience….At least It’s a Virtue
Blue Ridge Parkway–Meadows of Dan, Virginia “Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things–with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.” ~Corazon Aquino Last week, Farmguy forgot the laptop he uses for work, and since we live 45 minutes away from his […]
There Is Beauty In The World
I will turn my attention to what is uplifting, positive, and good. “Hey baby when I’m looking at you I know this vibe is true There’s love, There’s hope for love, THERE’S BEAUTY IN THE WORLD.” ~Macy Gray
Perfect Harmony
A special thank you to Doug Frassa for this lovely photograph. “Peace begins with a smile…” ~Mother Teresa
Tuesday Tunes:
Photograph courtesy of Farmguy “For every item that carries the darkness of humanity there’s one that holds the light. And that light is worth believing in. Not just in others, but in yourself as well.” ~C.M. Rayne, The Forbidden Land of Andara “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” ~William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. “I am the light of the world.” ~John 8:12
Tuesday Tunes
“You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret.” ~Charlie Chaplin
Tuesday Tunes
Turandot is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, and set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms–to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances….” ~Victor Frankl “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” ~Ferdinand Foch “Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.” ~Rabbi Abraham Herschel
Sweet Maud
For those of you who follow this blog, you may remember our dog, Maud. Maud is our 10-year-old blue tick hound and beloved family member. I haven’t written a formal update post on her health and progress in a while as there hasn’t been much to report. Since Maud’s initial onset of an autoimmune disorder affecting her platelets and red […]
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