We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We have been preserved, these many years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no other nation has ever grown. But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied [...]
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Happy birthday, Lincoln
Posted in birthdays, prayer, reprint, tagged AbrahamLincoln on Sunday, February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Aquarius
Posted in birthdays, psych, reprint, tagged Aquarius, astrology on Friday, January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
See this? My most sensitive area is my ankles! I just like to read these for fun sometimes. Who comes up with these things? Are there really no Aquarians who are “thick build”? Aquarians present themselves in one of two ways. One on hand, you’ll see someone who is shy and quiet. On the [...]
Resolutions
Posted in birthdays, cooking, lists, music, prayer, remembrances, sabbath, verses, tagged blackberries, cantaloupe, Dulles, eggs, finances, FrenchToast, grapes, hymn, mushrooms, onion, potatoes, resolutions, running, sleep, track, walking, xanga on Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just came back from a birthday brunch. It was delicious: salt/pepper/rosemary potatoes, scrambled eggs with onion and mushrooms, cranberry orange zest French toast, and fruit (blackberries, cantaloupe, and grapes). The birthday girl was asked about her reflections of last year and how she feels about her new year. One girl asked about resolutions, and [...]
Year of Paradoxes
Posted in birthdays, God, Staffordites, tagged CharlesWang, ElliotAguilar, HenryYu on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s 11:40 and I receive a call from Henry: “Count to 20 then walk outside.” Curious, I obey and find Henry, Charles, and Elliot tumbling out his well-worn red jeep Lola. They each hand me a large origami animal made from neon posterboard. Charles gave me a green pig, Henry gave me an orange butterfly [...]
