Good stuff I've swiped.

Things I've picked up from books or other blogs, worth passing on. (Authors always attributed.)

Monday, January 01, 2007

Good stuff I gotta pass along!

Just wanted to introduce you to a great blog that all moms can appreciate: girltalk. As the name implies, it’s mostly aimed at the female gender. Though there’s great stuff there that guys would appreciate, too, were they willing to dig, and tolerate the pinkness! Here’s a sampling of some good stuff I’ve found there; all (with the possible exception of the first item, which would only be pertinent to dads of older daughters) have guy-appeal, too:

Words of wisdom for brides, bridesmaids—and, I might add, graduates and prom-goers.

A great quote from martyred missionary Jim Elliot: “Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.”

“Whenever I am tempted to wallow in regret over a mistake, an unwise decision, a sinful comment, I have often found encouragement in these thoughts...”

Another great quote, this time (I think) from the blogger’s dad, pastor/author C.J. Mahaney: “Only God gets His to-do list done every day.” (I love that!)

FUNNY!! - It’s a video, so you’ll need a fast connection, and a wait for the download - but worth the wait!

Have a great year, full of blessings and grace!

Posted by Jana on 01/01 at 07:52 PM
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Saturday, January 14, 2006

C.S. Lewis on true pleasure

“Milton, Johnson and Thomas Aquinas [took] heavenly glory quite frankly in the sense of fame or good report… not fame conferred by our fellow creatures —- fame w/ God, approval or… ‘appreciation’ by God…. ‘Well done, thou good faithful servant.’…  When the redeemed soul, beyond all hope and nearly beyond belief, learns at last that she has pleased Him whom she was created to please…. She will be free from the miserable illusion that it is her doing. With no taint of…self-approval she will most innocently rejoice in the thing that God has made her to be, and the moment [will heal] her old inferiority complex for ever…. If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself.”

Posted by Jana on 01/14 at 08:00 PM
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