I know not the days I’ve left to live I could have a decade, or an hour to give Who knows? Not me. But Lord, you do and so I count on You— For wisdom to live my days with purpose, For strength when I am down and weak For humility when …
It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant …
She sings Give Thanks with her hands raised While before her eyes her husband lay Suited up, dressed very well Laid to rest, an empty shell Her only hope that will sustain “To live is Christ, to die is gain” He leads the chorus to Amazing Grace She invites the rest to join in praise …
Dear Malaya, We are hours away from welcoming you into the world. We really can’t wait to see you. Three things I am praying over your life. You will be strong. You will be a happy, energetic, playful, healthy boy. We are praying for you and your mom as she labors to give birth. She …
A “letter” I wrote for my wife two years before we first met. July 13, 2008 People Will Tell of our Story. Because I have you in mind, I choose to settle for nothing less than the person that you are. And because I have you in mind, I choose to not be anything less than …
I imagine how hard it must be for my mom to have to take care of four boys in the family. There’s always dirty laundry scattered across the house. The beds are not made. Farting contests are not unusual. And the boys seem to still need “target training”, as evidenced by wet toilet seats. My two …
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. (Eleanor Roosevelt) I honestly feel like we’ve only celebrated New Year’s Eve yesterday, but February’s already just a week away. I don’t know about you but …
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Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD: Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the LORD. And some of your own sons, who shall be …
