Soothers

4Life's most soothing things are a child's "good night" and sweet music.

-Thomas Edison

The Spirit and the Bride say "Come"

4You make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fulness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

-Psalm 16:11

Birfday

4Twenty-two years ago today my daughter Brae was born. She is a unique and fascinating creature. Here is a list of words to describe her:

creative
photogenic
altogether lovely
colorful
crafty
imaginative
observant
determined
discerning
devoted
tender-hearted
poetic
wordsmith
notetaker
musical
rhythmic
lithe
wise
diligent
fun-loving
big sister
brave
daring
adventurous
mirthful
graceful
coordinated
quirky
roller skatey
photo boothy
health conscious

Please feel free to add to this list if you know and love Brae.

-Damien

Calvin and Hobbes

4You know Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.

-Calvin (Bill Watterson)

Behold

4Love is a great beautifier.

-Louisa May Alcott

Somebody stop me

4Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

-Socrates

Before and After

4Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

-Benjamin Franklin

Hollow Log

4If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you're in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don't know what to tell you.

-Jack Handey

Pinnacle

4You have exalted above all things your name and your word.

-Psalm 138:2

break it down

4You do not really understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother.

-Albert Einstein

Oh boy

4You never wait too long when you wait for something good.

-Swedish Proverb

Inner Pirate

4Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

-H. L. Menchen

Every Tongue

4For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

-Isaiah 11:9

More than mere

4The knowledge of God is very far from the love of him.

-Blaise Pascal

Molded

4We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.

-Goethe

Allegiance

4Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage.

-C. S. Lewis

New Philosophy

4I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

-Charlie Brown

Swing Low

4Every Christian has a choice between being humble and being humbled.

-Charles Spurgeon

Success

4Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

-Winston Churchill

Lifter

4You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

-Psalm 30:11-12

Bumper Wisdom

4Isn't a smoking area in a restaurant like a weewee area in a swimming pool?

-bumper sticker

Imagine

4The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars.

-Francis Schaeffer

Troubled

4Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

-Plato

Pitiful Evil

4The thought pierced him that, in the end, the Shadow was a small and passing thing; there was Light and High Beauty forever beyond its reach.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

Hot Air

4The human race likes to give itself airs. One good volcano can produce more greenhouse gases in a year than the human race has in its entire history.

-Ray Bradbury

Coffee

4Life is one long process of getting tired.

-Samuel Butler

Drink and See

4With You is the fountain of life, in Your light we see light.

-Psalm 36:9

Handiwork

4In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

-Aristotle