Revisiting the New Year… As you celebrate New Year’s Eve, may this calendar become a dear friend through the years. May those thoughts-for-the-day continue to comfort, inspire, offer laughter, a companion when in tears, and a legacy of hope for … Read More
THE WONDERS OF OUR MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS, SEASONS, & YEARS My molecules dance to the minutesThey dance to the hours, they dance to the daysWhile my DNA stands still for a while.My molecules dance to the seasons;they dance to the … Read More
God’s Reflection in Creation Walking with Us “My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.” Charles Duke, American Astronaut [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for the day calendar by Sharon … Read More
Another opportunity awaits you . . . “Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and … Read More
Before time escapes you, take the opportunity today! “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Philosopher [Excerpt from Where Went My Want To? thought for the day calendar by Sharon … Read More
Whether with mother and daughter, or friends held near through the years . . . OUR SONG Days unfurled, like a Persian carpet,Design upon designrevealing a pattern.Repeating, disclosing, sounding out,fugue-like.Quiet beauty.As we sing our own song.Juanita Herff Chipman, Artisan, Writer, … Read More
CHRISTMAS GRACE . . . THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE “Grace is the celebration of life, relentlessly hounding all the non-celebrants in the world. It is a floating, cosmic bash shouting its way through the streets of the universe, flinging the … Read More
IT’S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE . . . CAN YOU GUESS? Oh, The Wonder of the Wonder in a Child’s Eyes! “Anyone who’s looked into a newborn’s innocent eyes should realize how incredible it is … Read More
FINDING LOVE IN SMALL PACKAGES UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE “Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it. Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the … Read More
Celebrating the “Loaves & Fishes” of Life “I am thoughtful of the parable of the “Loaves and the Fishes” for the supply never runs out, for there is always plenty.”Juanita Herff Chipman, Artisan, Writer, Poet [Excerpt from Where Went My … Read More