Hi! I am JOY / A fruit of the Spirit;
I come to all Christians / But am often neglected. . .
I dance through creation / And make the stars twinkle
And fill the dry ground / When rain starts to sprinkle. . .
I'm there in all seasons / I love them ALL best.
After a day of hard work / Together we rest. . .
I haunted the Maker / Before He made time;
When all was pronounced good / The pleasure was mine. . .
I bestowed warmth upon earth / At Easter's SON-rise;
I'll escort you to heaven / When someday YOU rise!
---Marie Byars, 1984 (extractions from a longer poem)
Monday, June 30, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
An Erma Bombeck Life*
Nature abhors a vacuum. And so do I. Especially since it's moving time! ---Marie Byars
*Erma Bombeck was a humorist who wrote mostly on the drudgery of household upkeep.
*Erma Bombeck was a humorist who wrote mostly on the drudgery of household upkeep.
Labels:
funny,
humor,
nature,
non sequiter,
parenthood
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Bad History
Q: Why were the Middle Ages called "the Dark Ages"?
A: Because of all the (k)nights! ---Anonymous
A: Because of all the (k)nights! ---Anonymous
(More) Reasons to Hate SUV's!!!
We already know the $4.00+ gallon-a-gas reason to hate 'em. Here are more: (1) they obnoxiously slow down to .0001 m.p.h. to make a simple right turn around a corner; (2) they take 4.7 minutes to go from 0-15 m.p.h., clogging up traffic behind them waiting to pull out when the light turns green (my 4-cylinder stick shift starts out much faster w/o burning up fuel!); (3) they may not get smashed up as much as a compact in an accident, but they roll easier (and compacts are easier to navigate away from an accident, anyway!). ---Marie Byars
Labels:
contentment,
economy,
funny,
gasoline,
humor,
Marie Byars
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