tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125309302024-03-18T08:01:32.195-05:00Spiritual ThoughtsThoughts during the work week to keep our minds on a positive train of thought, spiritually speaking, and thinking of God more than of ourselves.Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4897125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-59002750452683672382024-03-18T08:00:00.004-05:002024-03-18T08:00:55.581-05:00Thought for the Day 3/18/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he measure of who we are
is what we do with what we have.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Vince Lombardi</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">F</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">inally, rejoice, be made
complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace, and the God of love and
peace will be with you.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 2 Corinthians 13:11</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-60627478445798790992024-03-15T07:46:00.005-05:002024-03-15T07:46:43.417-05:00Thought for the Day 3/15/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Friday Tale
- Cooperation</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">C</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">ooperation, </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">like love and friendship, is something you
get by giving.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> There
are many travelers on the road that leads to happiness. You will need their
cooperation, and they will need yours.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> And
there will be other generations after ours. Their lot in life will depend
largely on the inheritance we leave to them. We must become bridge-builders,
not only for the present generation but for generations yet unborn.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An old man, travelling a lonely
highway,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Came at the evening, cold and
gray,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">To a chasm deep and wide.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The old man crossed in the
twilight dim,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">For the sullen stream had no
fears for him.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">But he turned when he reached
the other side,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">And built a bridge to span the
tide.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"Old man," cried a
fellow pilgrim near,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"You are wasting your
strength with building here.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Your journey will end with the
ending day,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">And you never again will pass
this way.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"You have crossed the
chasm deep and wide.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Why build you a bridge at
eventide?"<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">And the builder raised his old
grey head:<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"Good friend, on the path
I have come," he said,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"There followeth after me
today<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A youth whose feet must pass
this way.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">"This stream which has
been as naught to me,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">To that fair-haired boy may a
pitfall be.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">He, too, must cross in the
twilight dim.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Good friend, I am building this
bridge for him."</span></p>
<p><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Will Allen Dromgoole</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">G</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o through, go through the gates, clear the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway, remove the stones. Lift up a standard over the
peoples. Behold the LORD has proclaimed to the end of the earth, "Say to
the daughter of Zion, 'Lo, your salvation comes; behold His reward is with him,
and His recompense before him.' "</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Isaiah 62:10-11</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-62099020851434029152024-03-14T07:50:00.004-05:002024-03-14T07:50:36.608-05:00Thought for the Day 3/14/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">B</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e somebody who makes
everyone feel like a somebody.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Robby Novak</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">S</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o then we pursue the
things which make for peace and the building up of one another.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Romans 14:19</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-39425078479938373742024-03-13T07:53:00.004-05:002024-03-13T07:53:22.340-05:00Thought for the Day 3/13/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">F</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">aith is not the belief
that God will do what you want. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is the belief that God will do what is
right.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Max Lucado</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">C</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">onsider the lilies, how
they grow: they neither toil nor spin, but I tell you, not even Solomon in all
his glory clothed himself like one of these. BUT if God so clothes the grass in
the field, how much more will He clothe you? BUT seek first His kingdom and
these things will be added to you.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Luke 12:27-28, 31</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-66457537383073955552024-03-12T07:53:00.006-05:002024-03-12T07:53:36.396-05:00Thought for the Day 3/12/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f you can keep your head
when all about you </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are losing theirs and blaming it on you....<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Rudyard Kipling</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o those who by
persistence in doing good, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">seek glory and honor and immortality, <br />He will give
eternal life.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Romans 2:7</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-61027751090006272162024-03-11T07:56:00.001-05:002024-03-11T07:56:08.866-05:00Thought for the Day 3/11/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">W</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hen we are no longer
able to change a situation - </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we are challenged to change ourselves.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Viktor E. Frankl</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Y</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ou were taught to put
off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be
made new in the attitude of your minds, and to put on the new self, created to
be like God in true righteousness and holiness.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Ephesians 4:22-24</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-1730959342851862242024-03-08T08:01:00.005-06:002024-03-08T08:01:24.049-06:00Thought for the Day 3/8/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Friday Tale
- Goal Achiever</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">H</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">is </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">filmmaking
career began at the age of 12, when he became fascinated by his father’s 8mm
movie camera and it wasn’t long before he began filming his own movies, which
starred his three younger sisters.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> By
the time he graduated from high school, he had 15 movies under his belt. </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> When
he was 17, he snuck onto the Universal Studios lot and found a vacant office.
He had a name plate made and put it on the door of his new office. </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> He
started showing his movies to film editors, directors and anyone willing to
give him advice on how to get into the big-time movie business. </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> He
became a familiar face around the movie lot and soon one director put him to
work and the rest is history.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> In
fact, seven of his films are among the top 20 money-makers of all time.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> I’m
sure there’s not a person here who hasn’t seen one of his movies -</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>E.T. The
Extraterrestrial Star
Wars</i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Back to the
Future Who
Framed Roger Rabbit<br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Indiana Jones
Movies Jaws<br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Shindler’s
List Saving
Private Ryan</span></i><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></i></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yes,
Steven Spielberg. </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">He
dared to be different in achieving his goals. </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">He
knew what he wanted and he was willing to take the action to make it happen.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
actions are you willing to take to achieve your goals?</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
are you willing to do to make it happen?</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Jim Gentile</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">herefore, prepare your
minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace
to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 1 Peter 1:13</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-54793838618025149042024-03-07T07:53:00.002-06:002024-03-07T07:53:21.923-06:00Thought for the Day 3/7/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f you are going to
think, then you might as well think positive. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember, positive thoughts and
actions are seeds that will produce positive results.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Robert Tew</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">L</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">et us hold fast the
confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and
let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Hebrews 10:23-24</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-41588506369154576772024-03-06T07:49:00.007-06:002024-03-06T07:49:29.159-06:00Thought for the Day 3/6/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">A </span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">moment of clarity
without any action is just a thought that passes in the wind. BUT a moment of
clarity followed by an action is a pivotal moment in our life.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr.</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ake hold of instruction;
do not let go. <br />Guard her, for she is your life. <br />When you walk, your steps will
not be impeded,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="ql-cursor"><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and if you run, you will not stumble.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Proverbs 4:13, 12</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-78686238749766107692024-03-05T08:01:00.005-06:002024-03-05T08:01:22.825-06:00Thought for the Day 3/5/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hey always say time
changes things, <br />BUT you actually have to change them yourself.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Andy Warhol</span></i></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he backslider in heart
will have his fill with his own rotten ways, <br />BUT a good man will be satisfied
with his ways - <br />the Godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in
which he delights.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Proverbs 14:14 (Amplified)</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-56765788522004683752024-03-04T07:44:00.005-06:002024-03-04T07:44:48.561-06:00Thought for the Day 3/4/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">O</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nly those who will risk
going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ T. S. Eliot</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">BUT</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> since we are of the
day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a
helmet, the hope of salvation.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 1 Thessalonians 5:8</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-57473868573647369972024-03-01T07:59:00.004-06:002024-03-01T07:59:55.730-06:00Thought for the Day 3/1/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Friday Tale
- When ?</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">O</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">nce there was a Rabbi
who was asked, "When should a man repent?"</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">And the wise
old Rabbi answered, "On the last day of his life."</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">"BUT,"
they said, "none of us can be sure which day is the last day of our
life!"</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">The Rabbi
smiled and said, "Then, repent now."</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Repentance is
admitting wrong and wanting change.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Repentance is
"turning around" from your way to walk God's way.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">What else can
you do now to change your life?<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ from Jim Gentil (amended)</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hose I love, I reprove
and discipline, therefore be zealous and repent. Behold I stand at the door and
knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and
will dine with him, and he with me.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Revelation 3:20-21</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-80069317759210035522024-02-29T07:53:00.004-06:002024-02-29T07:53:15.152-06:00Thought for the Day 2/29/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">S</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ometimes your only
available <br />transportation is a LEAP of faith.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Margaret Shepard</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">B</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ut without faith it is
impossible to walk with God and please Him, <br />for whoever comes near to God must
necessarily believe that God exists</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and that He
rewards those<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">who earnestly
and diligently seek Him.</span></p>
<i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Hebrews 11:6 (Amplified)</span></i>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-87590217678856891892024-02-28T07:58:00.003-06:002024-02-28T07:58:34.457-06:00Thought for the Day 2/28/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">B</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">efore you criticize a
man,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">walk a mile in
his shoes.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Anonymous</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">W</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">alk continually in love,
that is, value one another - practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly
seeking the best for others, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up
for us.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Ephesians 5:2 (Amplified)</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-55390135961025062642024-02-27T07:55:00.007-06:002024-02-27T07:56:39.128-06:00Thought for the Day 2/27/2024<p><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #130329;">P</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">rotect your vision.
<br />Prevail over adversity. <br />Persevere in the midst of turmoil. <br />Passionately act
upon your convictions. <br />Purposefully </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">walk</u><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> into the day.<br /></span></span><i><span face=""Trebuchet MS",sans-serif" style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Mary Ann Radmacher</span></i></p>
<p><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #130329;">T</span></b><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #130329;">hus says the LORD,
"Stand by the ways, and see and ask for the ancient paths. <br />Where the good
way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your life."<br /></span><i><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Jeremiah 6:16</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-19894740359880126162024-02-26T07:49:00.007-06:002024-02-26T07:49:59.244-06:00Thought for the Day 2/26/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I </span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">challenge you to make
your life a masterpiece. <br />I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who
live what they teach, who walk their talk.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Tony Robbins</span></i></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">M</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ake me to know Your
ways, O LORD; <br />teach me Your paths. <br />Lead me in Your truth and teach me,<br /></span></span><span class="ql-cursor"><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for you are the God of my salvation.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For You I wait
all the day.</span></p>
<i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Psalm 25:4-5</span></i>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-60918902805723510812024-02-23T07:50:00.006-06:002024-02-23T07:50:52.045-06:00Thought for the Day 2/23/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Friday Tale
- What If???</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">W</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">hat </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">if God
decided to stop leading us tomorrow, because we stopped following Him today?</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God couldn’t take the time to bless us today, because we could not take the
time to thank Him yesterday?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if never saw another flower bloom because we grumbled when God sent the rain?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God failed to walk with us today because we failed to recognize today as HIS
day?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God took the Bible away tomorrow because we failed to read it today?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God took away His message today because we failed to listen to it yesterday?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God never sent His only begotten Son because we were not prepared to follow
him always?</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if the door of the meeting hall was closed because we failed to open the door
of our heart to God?</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God stopped loving and caring for us because we failed to love and care for
others?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God would not hear us today, because we would not listen to him?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God answered our prayers the way we answer His call to service?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">What
if God meet our needs the way we give Him our lives?</span></p>
<p><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Unknown</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hey will declare the
work of the God, and will consider what He has done. The righteous one will be
glad in the LORD and will take refuge in Him.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Psalm 64:9-10</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-28943623951386624542024-02-22T08:01:00.005-06:002024-02-22T08:01:52.063-06:00Thought for the Day 2/22/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f you want to be
trusted,</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">be
trust-worthy.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Steven R. Covey</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He who is
trust-worthy in a very little thing is trust-worthy also in much; and he who is
unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Luke 16:10</span></i> </p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-47773458095127899702024-02-21T07:38:00.006-06:002024-02-21T07:38:57.369-06:00Thought for the Day 2/21/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rust in the Light.
Observe that when a light is brought to a dark place, the darkness disappears.
Open yourself to the Light! Hold back nothing, Trust in the Light.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he LORD is my light and
my salvation - whom shall I fear?</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The LORD is the
strong hold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Psalm 27:1</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-35302737522645302792024-02-20T07:55:00.005-06:002024-02-20T07:55:51.948-06:00Thought for theDay 2/20/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">A</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nyone who doesn't take
truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Albert Einstein</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">H</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is master replied, 'Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been trustworthy with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your masters' happiness!'</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Matthew 25:23</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-50904030939605613852024-02-19T07:52:00.003-06:002024-02-19T07:52:19.884-06:00Thought for the Day 2/19/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">D</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o what you can and do it
well. <br /></span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Accept the rest with calmness, and trust in God. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No one can ever do more
than than.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Theodore Roosevelt</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">O </span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">my God, in You I trust,
</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do not let me be ashamed, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do not let my enemies exult over me. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Indeed, none of
those who wait for You will be ashamed.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Psalm 25:2-3</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-6010624844934371312024-02-16T07:57:00.003-06:002024-02-16T07:57:22.851-06:00Thought for theDay 2/16/2024<p> <b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">Friday Tale
~ Love is</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">L</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">ove </span><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is so
very special</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yet
can make you feel so lost.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">It
can arrive just like the springtime<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">And
melt away like morning frost.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You
must find ways to nurture</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Always
grow your love with care.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Never
ever take for granted<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The
love that you both share.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mistakes
are bound to happen</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">You
may hurt each other's heart.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Yet
don't give up to easily<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">It
will tear your love apart.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love
resembles a bright flame</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">That
lights a dark starry night.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Never
ever let this flame burn down<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Rekindle
with all your might.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take
a moment every day</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Look
deep into each other's eyes.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Never
hesitate to show affection<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Small
gestures will keep a love alive.</span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #130329; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Talk
openly about your feelings</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Take
time to show that you care.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Treasure
each and every moment<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Because
to find true love is rare</span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Connie Thomas Lugo</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">N</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ow that you have
purified yourselves by obeying the truth </span><u style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so that</u><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> you have sincere love
for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 1 Peter 1:22</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-24079009599278234782024-02-15T07:50:00.005-06:002024-02-15T07:50:35.266-06:00Thought for the Day 2/15/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">he best portion of a
good man's life is his little, name-less, unremembered acts of kindness and
love.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Williams Wordsworth</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">H</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">e has shown you what is
good.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And what does
the LORD require of you?<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To act justly
and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ Micah 6:8</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-21081474812774945062024-02-14T08:16:00.004-06:002024-02-14T08:16:54.885-06:00Thought for the Day 2/14/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">rue love is
inexhaustible;<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the more you
give<br /></span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the more you
have.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">L</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ove is patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not
dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil BUT rejoices with the Truth. It
always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love never
fails.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12530930.post-27661621905410366182024-02-13T07:56:00.004-06:002024-02-13T07:56:22.640-06:00Thought for the Day 2/13/2024<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">T</span></b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here are no guarantees.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From the view
point of fear,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">none are strong
enough.<br /></span><span style="color: #130329; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From the view
point of love,<br /></span><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">none are
necessary.<br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">~ Pat Todegast</span></i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif;">I</span></b><span style="color: #130329;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">f we truly love others
and live as Christ did in this world, we won't be worried about the day of
judgment. A real love for others will chase those worries away.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><i><span style="color: #130329; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">~ 1 John 4:17-18 (CEV)</span></i></p>Maritta Terrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048535050262236623noreply@blogger.com0