Good Quote.... Think about this one... and apply it.

"No matter what a person's past may have been; his future is spotless" - unknown

Good Quote

"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever."


– Isak Dinesen

Quote

As someone who started a ministry called "M.A.D. Skates & Rec Center" with M.A.D. meaning Making A Difference, this particular quote caught my eye.  It really lends itself to my way of thinking that everything you do in life matters... everything.  The smile you give the mail carrier.  The honk you impatiently let the slow driver in front of you hear.  The "teeny tiny little lie" you told just the other day.  The hug you gave your son this morning.  The penny or the gum wrapper you picked up, or maybe you did both.

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee."


– Marian Wright Edelman

Great Quote

"Do not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential .  One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the people most important to you, to those you love and things that matter.  One can waste half a lifetime with people one doesn't really like, or doing things when one would be better off somewhere else."
-Louis L'Amour
(Written as the words of Mr. Finian Chantry, a character in one of his books.)

Christ in Zambia

CHRIST IN ZAMBIA

(Originally written as a song while in Zambia on a mission trip.)





There’s no better place

Than where each smiling face

Is showing Jesus’ love



There’s no greater faith

Than the kind of faith

I found in Zambia



We met brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ

They sang and prayed into the night

Doing the work they knew was right

I’ve never seen such sacrifice



Come with me and see the greatest joy

On the face of each girl and boy

Come and see Jesus’ love

Came with me to Zambia





© 1999 Brett Elizabeth Spore

Written by Russell Kelfer

I am sorting through papers  and stumbled across this poem written by Russell Kelfer.  I don't know the title or where I originally obtained it.  After reading it through, I can see why I wrote it down and why I kept it for so long.  Enjoy...

You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.

You are who you are for a reason.
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God.

Swaziland Africa

This is a pretty cool video with a great song. I just wanted to share a piece of my heart.
http://vimeo.com/8961367