An angelic song for the holiday season.
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Tuesday Tunes Day
An angelic song for the holiday season.
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Tagged Angels we have heard on high, holiday music, music, Piano Guys
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Monday Moment
“No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” ~ Booker T. Washington
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Sunday Snapshot
“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.” ~ Rosa Parks
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Saturday Snapshot
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~ C. S. Lewis
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Friday Focus
Amid the overstuffed inbox of Black Friday sale notices, this gem was one of the very few items worth reading. Thank you, L, for sharing your daily messages that are a part of the highlight of morn:
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.” ~ Psalm 100:4
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
“Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.”
~ Psalm 95:2
Posted in From the WEL, NaBloPoMo, Photos, Ponderings
Tagged nablopomo, psalm 95, thanksgiving
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Wednesday Wsidom
Between this wonderful hymn, and the devotion below, it is worth stopping to reflect on what has happened so far…
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.”
Jeremiah 23:5-6
In America, it’s the day before Thanksgiving. In many homes the refrigerators are bulging with food ready to be prepared. It’s certainly appropriate for us to set aside a day on which we give thanks to God.
So, what are you thankful for this year? I’m guessing some of us can come up with a lengthy list: financial gains made this year, or new relationships, or health, or job opportunities, and more.
Others of us might struggle a bit. For those of us who have lost loved ones, or have a debilitating or incurable illness, or have suffered through a divorce or job loss, perhaps it’s more difficult to find reasons for which to be thankful.
How about if we go back to the basics? Just think of all that we have to be thankful for on the basis of the Bible verses of our devotion today: 1) We have a God who keeps his promises—Jesus came, just as God promised he would. 2) Our God reigns wisely. 3) Our God always does what is just and right (even when we don’t understand it). 4) Our God is a saving God, who brings eternal safety for us believers! 5) As God names himself, he connects himself to us! “This is the name by which he will be called: the LORD Our Righteousness!” 6) And so because he is “our righteousness,” in God’s eyes we are absolutely perfect! Innocent!
Those are six great reasons for which to give thanks. And, there are certainly more thoughts which we could have pulled from these verses, reasons for us to give thanks.
If this past year has been one which was outwardly blessed, thank God for those things. But lift your eyes to the more important reasons for thanksgiving—the eternal blessings which your God has given to you! If this past year has been a struggle, thank God for those things! (Yes, that’s right, thank God because he has promised to make all things work for your good.) But again, lift your eyes to the more important reasons for thanksgiving—those wonderful eternal blessings, won for you and for me by Jesus, David’s righteous branch.
Prayer:
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever! Amen.
Today’s Devotion is brought to you by WELS and www.WhatAboutJesus.com
Posted in From the WEL, NaBloPoMo, Ponderings
Tagged devotion, hymn, nablopomo, reflection
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Meet Us on Tuesday!
Shameless ‘repeat’ because it’s never too late to get the word out. (smile)
We’ll be at the North Bend Library on Tuesday, November 26th from 6-8. Come and meet all of our Featured Authors, hear about our writing journeys and get your books signed!
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Tuesday Temptation
“Pi Day” by Tommia Wright
Today’s Daily Prompt asks, “Tell us about the favorite dish or food that you simply cannot turn down.”
Imagine that slice of cake on the left topped with crushed pineapples. Yes, if there’s a chance to indulge in upside-down pineapple cake, I’m set. Why would I choose that over popular bakes, such as white, chocolate or German Chocolate (or for extremist, 7-layer chocolate)?
I’ll propose this theory – the wonderful memories of childhood. Yes, Betty Crocker was a welcomed guest in the cupboard, the fun of opening everything and seeing that the layer of pineapples was ‘just so.’ Then of course, there were the many books read, stories heard waiting for the cake to be done.
What food(s) can you not say ‘no’ to?
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Posted in Daily Prompt/Post, NaBloPoMo
Tagged books, cake, daily prompt temptation, fun, nablopomo
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Legends of Windermere
Allure of the Gypsies (cover by Jason Pederson)
Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies by Charles E. Yallowitz is coming soon – December 1st, to be exact!
The epic adventures of Luke Callindor and Nyx continue after their journey down the L’Dandrin River in Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower.
“Reeling from his failures in their previous adventure, Luke leads his surviving friends to his hometown. With his mind frayed and his confidence fractured, Luke must face the family and fiancée he left behind. It is a brief homecoming when the vampire Kalam attacks the village, forcing Luke and Nyx to break into his lair for the key to resurrecting a fallen warrior. It is a quest that will force both young heroes to reach new heights of strength and power that they never knew they had.
Can Luke and Nyx escape the lair of Kalam? And, what role will the orphaned gypsy Sari play in their looming destiny?”
Want to collect the series – or better still, gift it to the fantasy-loving friend or family member? Then don’t miss out on Charles’ earlier works, Beginning Hero and Rainbow Tower Prodigy:
Beginning Hero
Prodigy of Rainbow Tower
Cover Artist Info– Jason Pedersen http://www.jasonpedersen.com/
Author Bio–
Charles Yallowitz was born and raised on Long Island, NY, but he has spent most of his life wandering his own imagination in a blissful haze. Occasionally, he would return from this world for the necessities such as food, showers, and Saturday morning cartoons. One day he returned from his imagination and decided he would share his stories with the world. After his wife decided that she was tired of hearing the same stories repeatedly, she convinced him that it would make more sense to follow his dream of being a fantasy author. So, locked within the house under orders to shut up and get to work, Charles brings you Legends of Windemere. He looks forward to sharing all of his stories with you and his wife is happy he finally has someone else to play with.
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Tagged books, charles yallowitz, fantasy, legends of windermere, reading
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