The Week In Words

Welcome to The Week In Words, where we share quotes from the last week’s reading. If something you read this past week  inspired you, caused you to laugh, cry, think, dream, or just resonated with you in some way, please share it with us, attributing it to its source, which can be a book, newspaper, [...]

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Memorial Day 2010

All we have of freedom, all we use or know -— This our fathers bought for us long and long ago. ~ Rudyard Kipling, “The Old Issue.” But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye. ~Thomas Dunn English, “The Battle of Monmouth“ [...]

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Jesus, I am resting, resting

One of my favorite hymns: Jesus, I am resting, resting, In the joy of what Thou art; I am finding out the greatness Of Thy loving heart. Thou hast bid me gaze upon Thee, And Thy beauty fills my soul, For by Thy transforming power, Thou hast made me whole. O, how great Thy loving [...]

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Saturday Funnies

Both of the above are from icanhascheezeburger.com. I got a kick out of them. I don’t watch Jimmy Kimmel, but this alternate ending to LOST with Vincent the dog was funny: Happy Saturday!

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Friday’s Fave Five

Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts Friday’s Fave Five so we can share our favorite things from the last week. This has been a wonderful exercise in looking for and appreciating the good things God gives. Click on the button to learn more, then go to Susanne’s to read others’ faves and link [...]

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Flashback Friday: Summer

Mocha With Linda hosts a weekly meme called Flashback Friday. She’ll post a question every Thursday, and then Friday we can link our answers up on her site. This week’s question is: What were summers like when you were a kid? Did your family have any particular traditions? Did you sleep ’til noon or get [...]

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Wanting things to be “perfect”

You know how it is when company’s coming. Though you always want to keep your house to a certain level of cleanliness, and you do esteem your family members above everyone else, there is just something about having company that sets off a housecleaning frenzy. I learned long ago that I can’t usually get everything [...]

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Book Review: Traveler’s Rest

I picked up Traveler’s Rest by Sue Carter Stout because I have always loved the name of the town. I’ve been through it a couple of times, not enough to really know anything about it, but I thought it would be neat to read a book set in a real town in my state. The [...]

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Processing LOST

Even if you don’t watch TV, it would have been hard to miss the fact that the much-anticipated finale to LOST, one of the decade’s biggest hits, was occurring this week. Since it aired Sunday night, fans and reviewers have been discussing it profusely online, and I assume at the office water cooler. It seems [...]

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Wednesday’s Random Dozen

Linda at 2nd cup of coffee created and hosts the Random Dozen meme every Wednesday. You can answer the questions on your blog and link up to Linda’s plus find more participants there. I’m late to the party today…. 1. Would you rather host party or simply attend a party? Attend. I like hosting parties [...]

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