November 22, 2009 • 9:22 pm 0
I need not shout my faith. Thrice eloquent
Are quiet trees and the green listening sod;
Hushed are the stars, whose power is never spent;
The hills are mute: yet how they speak of God!
1877-1949, written in 1902
foto – waterfall way from armidale to bellingen nov 09
Filed under: FAITH, GOD, GUIDANCE, SPONSORSHIP AND OTHER TEACHERS, POWER, SILENCE, STEP 5
• 9:46 am 0
There was a time too when, expecting stones, a crowd
got instead some bread and fish. I heard a thief steal
his way back to paradise. The structure of the real
is mercy. Having seen so many reversals,
I should have known he would test his muscles
on the stone, and walk away from the dazed
grave, leaving its mouth open and amazed.
foto – debbie taylor in the wide river cafe nov 09
Filed under: A WAY OF LIFE, CLEAN LIVING, FAITH, HOPE, INVENTORY, PROMISES, STEP 10, STEP 4, TRUST
November 20, 2009 • 10:07 pm 0
"Proverb lore; many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources"
Spain : " A little bird must have a little nest " — a lesson in contentment, a warning against pretension and undue importance.
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The nest of a blind bird is made by God," is a beautiful lesson of resignation and faith.
foto – brolgas after the flood ulmarra may 2009
Filed under: A WAY OF LIFE, ACCEPTANCE, APPEARANCE, ARROGANCE, FAILURE AND MISTAKES, FAITH, FOLLY, GOD, HAPPINESS, JOY, CONTENTMENT, KEEP IT SIMPLE, STEP 8
November 4, 2009 • 9:33 pm 0
The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.
Author: Erasmus
foto – ulmarra 2009
Filed under: APPEARANCE, CLEAN LIVING, FAITH, WOMEN
October 14, 2009 • 9:37 pm 0
As the sunshine brightens the earth, even so a cheerful, sunny disposition brightens a home.
A dictionary of English phrases with illustrative sentence
foto – sunrise at bilambil cottage.
Filed under: FAITH, TRUDGING THE ROAD TO HAPPY DESTINY
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