Beautiful Words Quote: Edith Sitwell
January 10, 2010 by Cherie
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We just had a foot of snow delivered to us this week, and I can’t think of a better quote to sum up how I feel right now: “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is [...]
Beautiful Words Quote: Philip K. Dick
September 15, 2009 by Cherie
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This is certainly very true: Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away. — Philip K. Dick, novelist I’m always amazed at the people who live their lives in the world of denial. Denying things doesn’t make them disappear. It doesn’t make them easier, either. Growing up in an alcoholic [...]
Beautiful Words Quote: Ben Williams
September 11, 2009 by Cherie
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Boy, I sure know this one is true: “There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” ―Ben Williams
Beautiful Words Quote: Psalm 27:14
June 26, 2009 by Cherie
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Many times, I get discouraged. Too much, in fact. It’s always when I work my butt off and don’t see the results. Or when I’ve prayed (and prayed) for something that seems like everyone else in the world has so easily (a great relationship, good health, children, a loving family). If you’ve ever felt this [...]
Beautiful Words Quote: Vince Lombardi
June 13, 2009 by Cherie
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As a Packer fan, you know I love this quote: “We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” ~Vince Lombardi So very true! I think the best way to approach a project is to think of it in little steps. When you accomplish the first step, go on [...]
Beautiful Words Quote: John 11:25-26
May 16, 2009 by Cherie
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“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die” (John 11:25–26).
Beautiful Words Quote: Diana Vreeland
May 15, 2009 by Cherie
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“A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere; it’s the life you’re living in the dress, and the sort of life you had lived before, and what you will do in it later.” —Diana Vreeland
Beautiful Words Quote: William McGill
May 14, 2009 by Cherie
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Here’s a quote that circulated on Twitter yesterday, and I liked it so much I retweeted it. I thought I’d also share with you here. The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him.~William McGill Image: sxc.hu.
National Day of Prayer
May 7, 2009 by Cherie
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Today is the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. [...]
U.S. Face Transplant
May 7, 2009 by Cherie
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The first face transplant recipient in the United States, Connie Culp, bravely went in front of the cameras yesterday. Culp lost her nose, cheeks, and upper jaw when she was hit by a bullet in 2004. Her face contained nothing by her eyes, chin, and forehead. She was only able to breathe through a “tracheostomy [...]






