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Thought for Today

“If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer.” —Frank Bianco

Women’s Heart Thought for April

“Start the conversation about heart health with your doctor ASAP. The younger you are when you become aware of your own risk, the more you can do to lower your chances of dying from it.” — Leslee Shaw, PhD, Director, Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute (quote from Womans Day magazine, March 2013)

Thought for Today

“It is good to get justice, but better to do it; fun to have things but more to make them. The happy man is he who lives the life of love, not for the honors it may bring, but for the life itself.”~ R.J. Baughan

Thought for Today

“Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.”–Mitch Albom

Celebrate the Small Things: Cake

Most people celebrate special occasions with cake. At our house cake is a reason for celebration all its own. And why not? This week I made a carrot cake and we are still celebrating. Click here for my Carrot Cake Recipe and you can join the celebration. There is a weekly Blog Hop at ScribblingsContinue reading “Celebrate the Small Things: Cake”

Thought for Today

“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” — William Arthur Ward

Thought for Today

“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.” Kahlil Gibran

I Aspire to be a Giant Squid

No, not the sea creature. Bob was recently forced into retirement. This was totally unexpected and earlier than we had planned. So I am taking on more projects to bring in extra income. One of them is Squidoo. Don’t worry, Espirational will stay as it is. When I started this blog I was determined to keep it non-commercial. Continue reading “I Aspire to be a Giant Squid”

Thought for Today

“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.” — Bern Williams

Hymn of Promise for Resurrection Sunday

I believe the Hymn of Promise is one of the most beautiful, simple, yet theologically correct hymns of our time. Written by Natalie Sleeth as a choir anthem, a hymn version is included in the United Methodist Hymnal. Although not normally thought of as an Easter hymn I couldn’t think of anything more appropriate. The LordContinue reading “Hymn of Promise for Resurrection Sunday”