Download or read book Life is Like Licking Honey Off a Thorn written by Susan L. Lenzkes and published by Our Daily Bread Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author who brought you When Life Takes What Matters and When the Handwriting on the Wall Is in Brown Crayon, brings you her latest reflections on the joys and pains of life. Yet in the midst of it all, God is there waiting for you to trust Him. Instead of being surprised by the thorns of life, Susan shows you the beauty, the fragrance, the grace of living in God's garden. Susan's words encourage you and comfort you like a warm hug.
Download or read book Like Licking Honey Off a Thorn written by J. J. Gregg and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was maybe 7 or 8, and in trouble again, - sent to my room for what could have been any number of transgressions. Anyway, at that time they were putting a new bay window in our dining room and, upon some clandestine exploration, I had discovered a small hole in the operation with just a flap of tarpaper covering it. I had discovered it earlier in the day, so as I sat imprisoned in my room, a light went off in my head! I can beat this! So wearing just sox to lend stealth to my covert operation, I snuck down the back stairs, down the back hall, and (in stealth crouch) into the dinning room. Then squeezing through the hole under the window, I was out! Into the fresh air of freedom! Then as I began to make my way around the side of the house, I was stopped dead in my tracks, - PETRIFIED! I was eye to eye with my Dad coming towards me, his hands gripped to the handles of a wheel barrel. Now, my Dad was a large muscular man (having been a construction foreman and truck driver before entering seminary), and, - he was wearing his maroon T-shirt, with his muscles rippling under the strain of the weight of the wheel barrel. In a nano second I was off, - up through the hole, down the hall, up the stairs, and into bed with the covers pulled over me faster than the Road Runner could ever hope to travel. Dad never said a thing about it, but he had to have set that wheel barrel down and had a wonderful laugh, - maybe even thinking of my attempted escape, "Well, the boy shows promise!" And so it is, that I'm still trying to "escape" from things like boredom, and from the many little prisons that we all tend to surround ourselves with, including those that we make for ourselves. These writings then, are an attempt do just that, to free myself to "breath the clear clean air" of peace, truth, and love, unafraid now (well, relatively unafraid) of whoever might be "coming around the next corner" to "greet" me. So hey, maybe my thoughts and ramblings can help us both "flee the tomb". Now, - that would be really cool!
Download or read book Like Licking Honey Off a Thorn written by Jeff Craw and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-03-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My wife says that, although my writings of may often deal with "church", to her, they are not very "churchy". And she's the brightest bulb on the family tree. In truth, my "pouring out" here in this book is testament to my search and my struggle for truth, peace, and, if I am lucky, a sliver of joy. Life's hard! Sometimes it feels like we've jumped inside a clothes dryer for a "tumble dry". And around and round we go! Or, maybe it's like the title of this book. Any way you look at it, life's a struggle. Get used to it! But the Good News is that struggle is not necessarily our adversary. It is rather, more often than not, an asset, once we stop trying to reject it and to obliterate it, - and turn our efforts towards embracing it. Its then that we begin to grow in ways we never knew existed. So read up! I bet the struggle will do you good, as it does for me.
Download or read book Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors written by Dick Wilkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a lifetime of work on dialect and metaphor and gives an overview of the folk wisdom expressed in figurative expressions. The author draws on his extensive contact with the rural cultures of Dorset, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Lancashire, but has also included a range of sayings from North America, Australia, Scotland and other English speaking countries. With revised contents and an improved index to make individual entries easier to find, the Concise can be used to check the meaning and the origin of an expression or to avoid mixed metaphors, anachronisms and incongruities. It is a joy to browse long after your original query has been answered.
Download or read book I ll Be Seeing You written by Elizabeth Berg and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved New York Times bestselling author tells the poignant love story of caring for her parents in their final years in this beautifully written memoir. “I’ll Be Seeing You moved me and broadened my understanding of the human condition.”—Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is True Elizabeth Berg’s father was an Army veteran who was a tough man in every way but one: He showed a great deal of love and tenderness to his wife. Berg describes her parents’ marriage as a romance that lasted for nearly seventy years; she grew up watching her father kiss her mother upon leaving home, and kiss her again the instant he came back. His idea of when he should spend time away from her was never. But then Berg’s father developed Alzheimer’s disease, and her parents were forced to leave the home they loved and move into a facility that could offer them help. It was time for the couple’s children to offer, to the best of their abilities, practical advice, emotional support, and direction—to, in effect, parent the people who had for so long parented them. It was a hard transition, mitigated at least by flashes of humor and joy. The mix of emotions on everyone’s part could make every day feel like walking through a minefield. Then came redemption. I’ll Be Seeing You charts the passage from the anguish of loss to the understanding that even in the most fractious times, love can heal, transform, and lead to graceful—and grateful—acceptance.
Download or read book Quotations for the Fast Lane written by Richard W. Pound and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Pound has spent half a lifetime identifying, collecting, and organizing thousands of quotations. Quotations for the Fast Lane is the result of that effort, selected by someone with an impressive range of local, national, and international experience, and arranged alphabetically by theme to be easily accessible for all readers and all occasions. Words from personalities ranging from William Blake to Warren Buffett on all topics imaginable, serve to elevate and inspire. The great majority of the quotations in this book are pithy, often humorous and sardonic, but always containing an interesting perspective on life, conduct, and achievement. Quotations for the Fast Lane: "I have great faith in fools - my friends call it self-confidence." Edgar Allan Poe "It is better to be approximately right than precisely wrong." Warren Buffett "The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world." Leonard Cohen
Download or read book Inspirational Quotes For All Occasions written by Bangambiki Habyarimana and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to this collection of motivational and inspirational quotes. Collected from various books and different authors, these quotes are full of wisdom you need to shape your character and ensure you succeed in your private, social and professional life. Enjoy
Download or read book The Little Book of Threads written by Sayre Van Young and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need a little inspiration for your next post on Threads? The Little Book of Threads features 1400 short, poignant and funny quotes from every walk of life and for every conceivable topic. The succinct, punchy quotes in this wonderfully diverse collection come from writers, celebrities, artists, and politicians all over the world, including Barack Obama, Oscar Wilde, Dolly Parton, Julia Child, Tupac Shakur, and Hunter S. Thompson. With an easy-to-use, A-to-Z organization by topic, you can quickly find the perfect quote for anything you want to post about. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde “You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.” —Dolly Parton “I read part of it all the way through.” —Samuel Goldwyn
Download or read book The Speaker s Book of Quotations Completely Revised and Updated written by Henry O. Dormann and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2009-07-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE WORLDS OF BUSINESS, POLITICS, HISTORY, LITERATURE, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE . . . "Think how much happier women would be if, instead of endlessly fretting about what the males in their lives are thinking, they could relax, secure in the knowledge that the correct answer is: very little." --DAVE BARRY "I'd tell you what I really thought about the national media, but as my good friend Dana Carvey would say, 'Wouldn't be prudent. Not gonna do it.' " --GEORGE BUSH "We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?" --JEAN COCTEAU "Don't find fault. Find a remedy." --HENRY FORD "Peace is more precious than a piece of land." --ANWAR SADAT "People who read tabloids deserve to be lied to." --JERRY SEINFELD "Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of lifetime." --ADLAI STEVENSON
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Great written by Sam Majdi and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly two decades he has been reading, studying, researching and compiling the best and most impressive quotations for writing The Wisdom of The Great. The book is about the lives, works, achievements and quotations of over 450 notables from 50 countries of the world. It contains over 2600 quotations in the span of three millenniums (9th century B.C. to the present time.) Nearly 250 of the individuals have detailed biographies. It is arranged chronically and has a comprehensive glossary, names index, and subject index. What is great about this book is that there are 86 notables (68%) whose names are mentioned in the book People Who Made America. And 30 people in the book 100 People Who Influenced and Changed the World. It is not only a quotation book but also a literary piece, a book of biographies, and an accurate reference book. Read them again and again, seeking their wisdom, their joy, their passion and their beauty. The Wisdom of the Great has been accepted for the 2013 Kansas Notable Books List.
Download or read book The 2 548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said written by Robert Byrne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh selection of sharp, witty zingers gathered from both famous and utterly unknown (but very quotable) sources, by the editor of the popular quote collection The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said. Robert Byrne’s quote books are widely praised as authoritative and accessible sources of sayings for any and all occasions. Byrne’s own wit, diligent research, and creativity combine to form a fresh go-to reference that serves readers better than Google—no Wi-Fi required. The 2,548 Wittiest Things Anybody Ever Said is an all-new collection of clever quips and laugh-out-loud punch lines from Gracie Allen to Frank Zappa, on such topics as sex, divorce, religion, fashion, animals, and money: STEVE MARTIN: “I’d do anything for a good body except exercise and eat right.” JON STEWART: “War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” NORA EPHRON: “Successful parents have adult children who can pay for their own psychoanalysis.” This compilation, to be enjoyed by generations young and old, deserves a place of honor on every language lover’s bookshelf.
Download or read book Shit Happens So Get Over It written by Summersdale Publishers and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This little book of uplifting and pithy quotes is the ultimate antidote to all the days that couldn't end quickly enough When the shit hits the fan, you don't just need a massive mop. You need some words of wisdom that will keep you going no matter what is thrown your way. You scratched the side of your car: pick up this book. You sent private snaps to your family WhatsApp by mistake: let your tears streak these pages. You delivered a presentation at work with your flies undone and toothpaste on your chin: stiffen that upper lip with every quote you read. By the end of this remarkably astute collection of quotes, you'll have: Enough resilience to make light of the worst scenario Enough willpower to overcome all obstacles And enough quotes under your belt to last you a lifetime! Why waste time wondering if the glass is half full or half empty when you can just get on and drink it!
Download or read book From the Inside written by David D. Dameron and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-02-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grandad s Wit and Wisdom written by Richard Benson and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your roses have been trampled by little feet and the golf has been hijacked by children’s TV, reach for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandad is one of the best jobs in the world.
Download or read book It s Not Fair written by Bill Crowder and published by Our Daily Bread Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overwhelming stresses in life can sometimes lead you to the point of walking away from your faith, especially when it appears that those who don’t trust God are prospering. In this discussion of Psalm 73, Bill Crowder examines Asaph’s story of pain, tears, loss, and disappointment. Encouraging you to focus on the condition of your heart rather than the perception of your eyes, It’s Not Fair shows how you can restore your confidence in God and trust Him by focusing on His goodness rather than your circumstances.
Download or read book Texas Highway Humor written by Wallace O. Chariton and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 1991-12-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the beginning, it was happy trails. Then someone invented the horseless carriage and things haven't been the same since. As ribbons of concrete spread over the horse trails, so did the fun and frustration.This book explores some of that highway fun, both past and present. Included are unique pictures of strange vehicles, early gas stations, convenience stores, the evolution of the stop light, unusual roadside signs, the Texas billboard hall of fame, strange things seen when driving, and much, much more. Also included are vignettes about famous and not so famous Texas highway incidents, making the book as much an adventure as driving the highways, only much safer.
Download or read book NKJV FamilyLife Marriage Bible written by Dennis Rainey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 1617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With articles and insights by Dennis and Barbara Rainey, "The FamilyLife Marriage Bible" covers many of the issues facing husbands and wives: resolving conflict, communicating effectively, raising godly children, rekindling romance together, loving difficult family members, and more.
