Bill's Blog - Monthly Summary

Hello! Here's a summary of my posts from the past month. I'm glad you're with me on the journey. My goal for this journey through life is to "wake up, remember and come alive," and help others do the same. So to that end, take what's helpful here and leave the rest! (Looking forward to reading some of your post comments as well.)

Is It Frozen Yet?

Is It Frozen Yet?

IS IT FROZEN YET? Is it frozen yet? The pond? Is it frozen? A question I would obsessively ask my uncle and cousins every November. And if I ever watched the news I watched it for the weather. And if I ever prayed, I prayed most earnestly that water would freeze. Colder November's then it seemed. If there’s one thing …

The Only Prayer to Pray

The Only Prayer to Pray

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” MEISTER ECKHART

A "Good Day" with Brother David Steindl-Rast

A "Good Day" with Brother David Steindl-Rast

https://youtu.be/nj2ofrX7jAk?list=PLg2bqbo1s8M5OFLHp8JrPx5I0J-MVZ26v

Give Thanks - Like You're Crazy

Simple Sunday Sermons - Give Thanks - Like You're Crazy! (1 Thess. 5:16-18. Part 3)

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If I Had My Life to Live Over Again (by Erma Bombeck)

If I had my life to live over again by Erma Bombeck

"If I had my life to live over again," is an article written by humorist and newspaper columnist Erma Bombeck after she found out she had a fatal disease. My mom enjoyed her writing and I've also enjoyed this column about living every moment. Oh yeah, and make sure to burn the pink candles! If I had my life to …

Right Thinking

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you are right.”
Henry Ford

Hiding in Religion

Quote by Richard Rohr Hiding from God in Religion

"Religion is one of the safest places to hide from God." Richard Rohr

Otherwise by Jane Kenyon

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Otherwise by Jane Kenyon I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All morning I did the work I love. At noon I lay down with my mate. It might have …

Pray Continually

Simple Sunday Sermons - Pray Continually. (1 Thess. 5:16-18. Part 2)

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To Live is Rare

"“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde

A Brief for the Defense by Jack Gilbert

A Brief for the Defense

A Brief for the Defense by Jack Gilbert Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere. If babies are not starving someplace, they are starving somewhere else. With flies in their nostrils. But we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. Otherwise the mornings before summer dawn would not be made so fine. The Bengal tiger would not be fashioned so miraculously well. …

Going to Church

Going to Church

You've probably heard it before, but it's a classic, and there's a lot of truth to it isn't there? A variation I've heard, "Going to McDonald's doesn't make you a hamburger either."

Our Town: "That's what it was to be alive"

Our Town: "That's what it was to be alive."

Our Town by Thornton Wilder (The scene in Act Three where Emily comes back to her life and relives the morning of her 12th birthday. The specifics of the scene are moving. For example how her parents call for their "birthday girl". But here I've just included Emily's words and feelings as she relates to her mother and father and …

Be Joyful Always

Simple Sunday Sermons - Be Joyful Always. (1 Thess. 5:16-18. Part 1)

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The Life of a Day by Tom Hennen

The Life of a Day by Tom Hennen

The Life of a Day by Tom Hennen Like people or dogs, each day is unique and has its own personality quirks, which can easily be seen if you look closely. But there are so few days as compared to people, not to mention dogs, that it would be surprising if a day were not a hundred times more interesting …

Lincoln's Wisdom About Church (Non)Membership

"When any church will inscribe over its altar, as its sole qualification for membership, the Savior's condensed statement of the substance of both law and Gospel, 'Thou shalt love the lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and thy neighbor as thyself' that church will I join with all my heart and all my soul."
Abraham Lincoln

Keep Them Close

Keep Them Close

Keep Them Close (All Saints Day 2016) Keep them close, The ones who have gone, Who have gone on and died on you. You know the ones. You know their names. Of course you do - the ones you have loved and lost. Sometimes you may have even felt their presence. At this time of year, in late fall, the …

Your Life in Jelly Beans

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You are Surrounded

Simple Sunday Sermons - You are Surrounded. (Heb. 12:1)

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Choosing to Dance with Mary

Choosing to dance with Mary

Choosing to Dance with Mary “When I was in the sixth grade I was an all-American. I was smart, athletic, witty, handsome–especially with my Vaselined hair wave sweeping back from my forehead. And I was incredibly nice. Things went downhill fast later, but for this one year I had everything. Unfortunately, I also had Miss Owens for an assistant teacher. Miss …