A
Step in the Write
Direction
November
9, 2015
Update:
Every
morning for the past few days when I walk my dog, I pass 19 crosses on the lawn
in front of the clubhouse--each one with a name on it, signifying someone from
the mobile home park who died this past year. It's hard not to look at them,
knowing one has the name of my husband. But last night, passing them, I realized
it is the Cross, and the One who died on it, that gives me the hope of seeing
Gary again!...Speaking of my
doggie, he nabbed at me again this morning 3 times. When I got up, I saw he
wasn’t walking on his left hind leg, so he must be hurting and I must have
touched it when I moved him on the bed. Taking him to the vet at 12:30. I’m
really getting attached to the little guy….Thoughts today of my bestest friend
of 69 years (since 2nd grade) who passed away a year ago today, and my brother-in-law
who died 9 years ago today….Had a nice combination Veterans/Memorial service in
clubhouse yesterday with family members lighting a candle for a relative. I did
okay until the Taps....Say thanks to a veteran this week!
Thought
for the Day:
Lord,
Thou knowest...that I am growing older and will someday be old. ...Keep me
reasonably sweet....a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the
devil... Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful but not bossy. With my vast
store of wisdom, it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest, Lord, that
I want a few friends at the end. (Author unknown, from Wes Tracy’s “Manna
Morsels”).
Song
for the Day:
Down
through the ages, God wrote His love
With the same hands that suffered and bled;
Giving all that he had to give,
A message so easily read.
I love you, I love you
That's what Calvary said;
I love you, I love you,
I love you, written in red.
With the same hands that suffered and bled;
Giving all that he had to give,
A message so easily read.
I love you, I love you
That's what Calvary said;
I love you, I love you,
I love you, written in red.
Gordon Jensen,
“Written in Red”
Laugh for the
Day: A pickpocket
appeared before the judge for a series of crimes. The judge said, “Sir, you are
hereby fined $100.” The thief’s lawyer stood up and said, “Your honor, my client
has only $75 on him at this time, but if you’d allow him a few minutes in the
crowd…”
Writer’s
Tips: Keep
It Simple
Jesus
gave us the most profound truths in simple language, for example, John 3:16 and
John 11:35. Short and easy to understand. I'll never forget the first Sunday I
attended church after my mother's funeral. The preacher spoke on John 11:35,
relating how Jesus wept after the death of His good friend Lazarus. The strength
and power of those two words enveloped me and I knew that, in my hour of sorrow,
Jesus was weeping with me.
As
a teen I worked for a local variety store. Each day, walking to the employees’
lounge, I passed by nine paper sacks on the wall—ranging from the largest the
store used to the smallest. Each sack had a word on it, and together they
spelled out: DON’T USE THIS SIZE IF THIS SIZE WILL DO.
That's
what we need to remember as writers. Don’t use a five-syllable word if a one- or
two-syllable word will do.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel
through the printed page.
Donna
Clark Goodrich
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