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Morning tea moments are for slowing down, sipping in hot, sweet brew and surveying great thoughts that are waiting to come up from inside your souls.
This is my favorite “every day” teacup. I like how it is shaped, I like the color, I like everything about it, so I choose it, every morning. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy yourself as we spend friend time together.
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." --John Quincy Adams
My life has been full of moments in which I am in front of large groups of people. My books have, by God’s grace, been read all over the world. But the true treasures of my life were the small moments spent in secret with my precious loved ones seeking to show them the excellent, beautiful ones who would open their souls to all that is good in the world.
My integrity is based on what I live at home. I had highly driven children who were watching us every minute. My children were hidden in the secrecy of our home life, shaping their ideals, watching their parents, listening to what is happening in our home. The books and stories we cherished were the ones they learned to cherish. The quiet times and devotions we had regularly with the Lord were laying a foundation in their hearts. Being accountable to our real live children and being responsible for the shaping of their souls caused us to pursue excellence, to sacrifice our energy on things that mattered, to seek to grow so that our children would have righteousness from which to draw as they came to us.
Join me today on my podcast as I talk about becoming a Good Samaritan in the normal moments of your life, cultivating compassion for those who need sympathy, fixing a pot of delicious fall soup for the crowds, a favorite book, wonderful readings, beautiful music, (Storybook Soundscapes by Joel Clarkson), and my yammering. Have a lovely week, my friends.