John Hancock remembered John Hancock, one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence, is known primarily for his fancy signature on the document. National Handwriting Day is celebrated each year on January 23, Hancock’s birthday. The day was founded in 1977 by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) to celebrate the pleasure and […]
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My New Year’s Message: Open Your Heart And Mind
I’m bringing this back from its original publication on this blog in 2015. Its message is timeless and it still expresses my deepest wish for you in the year ahead. And remember, every single day is a new beginning, even if you’re reading this in July. Forget the New Year’s resolutions At least for today… […]
A New Year…A New Beginning
We can’t go back, but we can begin again. We can’t undo our mistakes, but we can learn from them. Forget getting back to normal or “new normal.” Who decides that anyway? Only you. If we’re honest, we don’t really want everything to stay the same. Change is an essential part of growth. Holy Scripture—as […]
Happy New Year Gifts from Heartspoken
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A Song To Myself ~ New Year Prayer
I am so happy to repost this prayer from my friend Robyn Harrison, who generously agreed to let me share this poignant poem she wrote several years ago. The gorgeous photograph above is one of hers as well. She says she pulls this poem out each year, dusts it off, changes the date, and reads […]
An Old Story With New Life
This marvelous performance (16 minutes) by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, narrated beautifully by Hugh Bonneville, is not just telling the poignant and inspiring origin story of one of our most beloved hymns—”It is well with my soul”—but it is a powerful reminder of what Christmas means and how it can elevate us to the realm […]
Why Today Is So Important
What each day needs, that shalt thou ask. Each day will set its proper task. ~ Goethe If you think today is just another day, think again. Today is all you have, or all you can count on. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may not come. But today can be embraced and enjoyed and made the most […]
Advent: The Season Of Breathless Anticipation
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to […]