By the fear of the Lord,

one turns away from evil.

-Proverbs 16:6

Life is a great big canvas;

throw all the paint on it

you can.

-Danny Kaye

I told my psychiatrist that everyone

hates me. He said I was being ridiculous –

everyone hasn’t met me yet.

-Rodney Dangerfield

Picasso, Three Musicians

Music produces a kind of
pleasure which human nature
cannot do without.
-Confucius

photograph by Jill Greenberg

The most wasted of all

days is one without

laughter.

-e. e. cummings

photograph by aubren sienna

The real voyage of discovery
consists not in seeking new
landscapes but in having
new eyes.

-Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)

Whoever gossips to you will

gossip about you.

-Spanish Proverb

In Christ are hidden

all the treasures of

wisdom and knowledge.

-Colossians 2:3

Say what you will about the Ten

Commandments, you must always

come back to the pleasant fact that

there are only ten of them.

-H. L. Mencken

Either that wallpaper goes or I do.

-last words of Oscar Wilde

Rock journalism is people who

can't write interviewing people

who can't talk for people who

can't read.

-Frank Zappa

illustration by daniel johnston

You can't break a broken heart.

-Daniel Johnston

This little ditty from the legendary artist and songster

goes out to Lowen who'll be seeing Daniel perform

in Nashville this Friday. Here's hoping Lowen will be

inspired enough by the experience to post a new entry

on his blog.

photograph by annie huntington

Nature is but a name for an

effect, whose cause is God.

-William Cowper

(1731 - 1800)

grandma moses, pond

Paintin’s not important.

The important thing is

keepin’ busy.

-Grandma Moses

Avoid the irreverent babble

and contradictions of what

is falsely called knowledge.

-1 Timothy 6:20

I can last two months on a

good compliment.

-Mark Twain

illustration by Tim Gough

No one is free.

Even a bird is chained

to the sky.

-Bob Dylan

Ellis Wilson, Funeral Procession (1899 - 1977)

They say such nice things about people
at their funerals that it makes me sad to
realize that I'm going to miss mine by
just a few days.
-Garrison Keillor

Wine is bottled poetry.

-Robert Louis Stevenson

A good laugh is sunshine in a house.

-William Thackery

The thing I lose patience

with the most is the clock.

Its hands move too fast.

-Thomas Edison

The king's daughter is

all glorious within.

-Psalm 45:13

photo by brae

Photography makes

the familiar seem

brand new.
-Jason Evans (of The Daily Nice)

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Happy birthday to Brae who turns 23 tomorrow

and has a passion for the world of the camera.

May God grant your heart's desire to develop

and use all your many gifts for His glory.

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(Check out her all-new blog by clicking here)

Ah, how good it feels;

the hand of an old friend.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

click image to enlarge

Look what just came out today. Even if you
don't like these, you simply have to make the
effort to add a little spark to your outgoing mail.
Shame on you if you're using some yawner default
postage stamp that's nothing more than a ticket
to ride. Step up to that USPS counter and say,
"show me what you got."

We must not be afraid to follow

truth wherever it leads.

-Thomas Jefferson

When a man knows he is

to be executed in a fortnight,

it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

-Samuel Johnson

Ask your child what he

wants for dinner only if

he’s buying.

-Fran Lebowitz

A man is what he is on

his knees before God,

and nothing more.

-Robert Murray McCheyne

Love is like an hourglass.

The head empties

as the heart fills.

Happy Wedding Day to Ben and Linnea Taylor.

And Happy 28th Anniversary to my beloved.

It is never too late to be

what you might have been.

-George Eliot

Time is the best teacher.

Unfortunately, it kills

all of its students.

-Robin Williams

I decided that if I could

paint that flower in a huge

scale, you could not ignore

its beauty.

-Georgia O'Keefe

It's a damn poor mind that

can only think of one way

to spell a word.

-Andrew Jackson

I more fear what

is within me than

what comes from

without.

-Martin Luther

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world

stand in awe of Him.

-Psalm 33:8

Self-pity in its early stages

is as snug as a feather mattress.
Only when it hardens does it

become uncomfortable.

-Maya Angelou

The true art of memory

is the art of attention.

-Samuel Johnson

I have an affection for a great

city. I feel safe in the neighborhood

of man, and enjoy the sweet security

of the streets.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A dog is the only thing on

earth that loves you more

than you love yourself.

-Josh Billings

In nature’s infinite

book of secrecy a little

I can read.

-William Shakespeare

When I was sick and lay a-bed,

I had two pillows at my head,

And all my toys beside me lay,

To keep me happy all the day.

-Robert Louis Stevenson, The Land of Counterpane

Open my eyes,

that I may discover

wonderful things

in your law.

-Psalm 119:18

8A dime has 118 grooves on its edge.

8The state of Florida is bigger than England.

8The average person consumes about

60,000 pounds of food in a lifetime.

There is no better screen

to block out the Spirit
than confidence in our own

intelligence.

-John Calvin

Man who catch fly with

chopsticks accomplish

anything.

Mr. Miyagi, The Karate Kid

To sit in the shade on a fine day,

and look upon verdure is the most

perfect refreshment.

-Jane Austen

If there's anything

unsettling to the stomach,

it's watching actors on

television talk about their

personal lives.

-Marlon Brando

illustration by sam brown

Stay alive, all your life.

-Wendell Berry

Get wisdom.

Even if it costs

you everything,

get understanding.

-Proverbs 4:7