Category Archives: words for the week

God Is the Great Creator

Posted on September 30, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s Words for the Week are courtesy of Ray Lammie, from Dr. John C. Maxwell as seen on Faith Thought of the Day. It doesn’t make sense not to bring God — the Creator of the universe — into the … Continue reading →

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In Retrospect

Posted on September 23, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

On Jan. 15, 2009, Gerry McNamara was on US Airways Flight 1549 that ditched in the Hudson River. Here is his account of the event … and our Words for the Week. Among other things, he said, “There is a … Continue reading →

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Blinded by the Fog

Posted on September 16, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Words for the Week … It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to swim the channel from the island to the California coast. … Continue reading →

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We Haven’t Been Up to Bat Yet

Posted on September 9, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s Words for the Week is a tongue in cheek message that resonates a real truth Temptation tries to blind us to other possibilities. Consider this, for example. A business man driving home from work one day saw a … Continue reading →

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Noah’s Ark … Everything I Needed to Know

Posted on September 2, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

I’ve shared these before … but they are timeless. This version is from Dan Brodeck. Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah’s Ark: Don’t miss the boat. Remember we are all in the same boat! Plan ahead. It … Continue reading →

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Thought for Today

Posted on August 26, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

The words for the week are from Thought for Today by Ray Lammie. Somewhere between my childhood and now, what was considered proper in responding to others has changed. We were taught that it was respectful to return phone calls, … Continue reading →

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Socialism

Posted on August 19, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

The Words for the Week deal with socialism An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted socialism worked and no one would … Continue reading →

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Chasing Rainbows

Posted on August 12, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

This week’s words for the week come from Child Psychiatrist Gerald G. Jampolsky, MD. As a child I was told and believed that there was a treasure buried beneath every rainbow. I believed it so much that I have been … Continue reading →

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Do Unto Others …

Posted on August 5, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

Today’s words for the week are from Horace Mann. Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one’s self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best part of existence. The heart that goes out of … Continue reading →

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Choose the Moment

Posted on July 29, 2019 by wisdomfromafather

A short but reflective thought for the week Choose the Moment What you need to know about the past is that no matter what happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this moment. And this is the … Continue reading →

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