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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:33 AM Oct 2013

And Joy Comes In The Morning...



Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

~ Luke 6:38

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And Joy Comes In The Morning... (Original Post) freshwest Oct 2013 OP
Give and it shall be given unto you~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #1
Mahalo for the inspiring verse and thread, freshwest! Cha Oct 2013 #2
Great add, and I know what you mean. We will be here for each other... freshwest Oct 2013 #3
Friends~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #7
All the way Cha! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #8
:) Cha Oct 2013 #9
... sheshe2 Oct 2013 #16
Some have gone and some remain... All these places had their moments sheshe2 Oct 2013 #4
Beautiful from days gone by, she~ Nuturing the wee ones Cha Oct 2013 #10
Our children Cha~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #13
... freshwest Oct 2013 #12
Back at you~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #14
Thank you for this post, with all the lovely words, photos and memories. classof56 Oct 2013 #17
Republicans, "Who is this Joy? Does she have a blue dress?" Warpy Oct 2013 #5
Please Warpy, don't bring this to the BOG. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #6
Proverbs 29:7 The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. silvershadow Oct 2013 #11
I found the greatest love of all. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #15
i agree, she hopemountain Oct 2013 #18
Nicely said, hopemountain. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #19
No exact quotation, but a strong memory IrishAyes Oct 2013 #20

sheshe2

(87,570 posts)
1. Give and it shall be given unto you~
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:41 AM
Oct 2013

Our Children, they are our greatest love of all. Let us leave them all the dignity and respect that they desearve~



The most beautiful picture ever freshwest! Thank you!

Cha

(305,445 posts)
2. Mahalo for the inspiring verse and thread, freshwest!
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:03 AM
Oct 2013


I've been working myself into a depression verging on panic but determined not to let it be when I saw your OP..

I find pics like this very uplifting..


First Lady Michelle Obama and White House chefs join children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools to harvest vegetables during the third annual White House Kitchen Garden fall harvest on the South Lawn, Oct. 5, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)



President Barack Obama looks out a window in the Oval Office at First Lady Michelle Obama who was being interviewed on the South Grounds of the White House, Oct. 5, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)



President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)




President Barack Obama talks with Vice President Joe Biden in the doorway of the Oval Office, Oct. 6, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Mahalo to the obama diary! http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/06/on-this-day/

sheshe2

(87,570 posts)
4. Some have gone and some remain... All these places had their moments
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:28 AM
Oct 2013
















And~









Together we will be strong! Together.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
17. Thank you for this post, with all the lovely words, photos and memories.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:01 PM
Oct 2013

Here's my contribution: Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14, NIV

How privileged we are to have a President who truly cares about us all--especially the children, who are our future.

Blessings.

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
5. Republicans, "Who is this Joy? Does she have a blue dress?"
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:36 AM
Oct 2013

(sorry about this, but somebody was going to say it)

sheshe2

(87,570 posts)
6. Please Warpy, don't bring this to the BOG.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:56 AM
Oct 2013

There are so very many people that are in pain and scared to death that the Republicans plan to make Americans pay once again.

They want control and they do not give a damn who they take down. They are on a search and destroy mission. Guess what, all our lives are at stake here. We are trying to have one moment of joy. I ask you not to degrade that.

sheshe2

(87,570 posts)
15. I found the greatest love of all.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 03:35 AM
Oct 2013

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity

Not ever~

Not ever.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
18. i agree, she
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:54 PM
Oct 2013

the price has already been paid and bought by our ancestors - those upon whose shoulders we stand.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
20. No exact quotation, but a strong memory
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 03:51 PM
Oct 2013

of President Obama talking about one of his favorite paintings, the Victorian "Hope" where a lady lies blindfolded, a one-string harp in her hands, and she still clings to that one string. Wish I could describe it better, but it's been awhile since I saw it. Great painting, though.

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