I want to share a few of my favorite quotes from our spelling book, which has a sentence for every word in the list as an example of usage. This week, on the word "developed" the sentence was "Gossip, like a snapshot, begins with a negative, is developed, and is often enlarged." Don't you just love clever word usage? I love that someone recognized the similarities and pointed them out so succinctly!! What a great quote. That is the pure and simple truth. Gossip, which is also just like a weed, can do nothing but harm and take up room that could be used for something worthwhile. Just a random thought for the day!!
Another one of my favorites was a quote from Daniel Webster, "What makes a man a good Christian also makes him a good citizen." Wow. How true is that. Good Christians are also good citizens, and they don't have to have the government coercing them into it. It just flows out with the grace of God into doing the things a good citizen would do, but backed up with the power and love of our Lord. Amazing.
Still another of my favorites is "A Christian is the keyhole through which other folks see God." That is a great thought. If I realize that when I interact with others, they are (whether I realize it or not) getting a picture of what I worship, and if I tell them that is God, they will judge Him at least partly on what they see in me. Scary thought! He sure has entrusted me with a big responsibility. Multiply that by at least 1,000 and call it "motherhood."
One more and then I will quit. "Man's 32,600,000 laws do not improve on the Ten Commandments." Isn't that all you need to know? Really, doesn't it all boil back down to the original laws, when we are honest? Hope this gives you a morsel to chew on!! Spelling sure challenges me sometimes, as a teacher!!! :)
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