timdadeelee | July 23, 2010
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Thy name give glory because of Thy lovingkindness, because of Thy truth.” Psalm 115:1 And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain – For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing [...]
timdadeelee | April 24, 2010
I could while away the hours, conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain. And my head I’d be scratchin’ while My thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain. I’d unravel every riddle for any individual, In trouble or in pain. With the thoughts you’ll be thinkin’ You could be another Lincoln [...]
timdadeelee | March 2, 2010
Lord, I feel so close to You As I sit beside this stream Your glorious works amaze me I can almost hear You it seems Your voice cries out from here “I created all of this for you” The sound of water rushing by Is evidence of all You do Your majestic splendor shows In [...]
timdadeelee | February 2, 2010
Lord, I sit upon this fallen log And gaze at what’s ahead Sights such as this are living proof You are very much alive and not dead Your creation Lord is evidence enough That You hold the earth in Your grip Ever changing, ever evolving As You control every water’s drip I praise You Lord [...]
timdadeelee | January 3, 2010
The Definition of Love My love is of a birth as rare As ’tis for object strange and high: It was begotten by Despair Upon Impossibility. Magnanimous Despair alone Could show me so divine a thing, Where feeble Hope could ne’er have flown But vainly flapped its tinsel wing. And yet I quickly might arrive [...]
admin | December 24, 2009
Louis Cassels was religion editor for United Press International. His “Parable of the Birds” has been reprinted and rebroadcast on radio many times in the years since it first appeared in the Christmas editions of newspapers across the country in 1959. The Parable of the Birds Once upon a time, there was a man who [...]
timdadeelee | December 24, 2009
When SR was born - some friends offered two tips for Christmas. One friend told us to buy separate gift wrap, tags, and bows for presents from Santa. Another friend told us to have someone else write on the tags from Santa. I did not realize how important that handwriting tip was going to be until a few [...]
timdadeelee | December 24, 2009
The Rifle by Rian B. Anderson Pa never had much compassion for the lazy or those who squandered their means and then never had enough for the necessities. But for those who were genuinely in need, his heart was as big as all outdoors. It was from him that I learned the greatest joy in life comes [...]
timdadeelee | December 24, 2009
If You’re Missing Baby Jesus by Jean Gietzen About a week before Christmas a family bought a new nativity scene. When they unpacked it they found 2 figures of the Baby Jesus. “Someone must have packed this wrong,” the mother said, counting out the figures. “We have one Joseph, one Mary, three wise men, three [...]
timdadeelee | December 2, 2009
Four things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow-men sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. by Henry Van Dyke
