Tag Archives: Wisdom

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Virginia

HaPpY Chinese New Year to friends celebrating around the globe!! To help commemorate the Lunar New Year here’s a little fortune cookie wisdom from one of our favorite Chinese takeaways (China Star in Norge, Virginia) we enjoyed last night… “Faith … Continue reading →

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NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Virginia

My heart overflows with affirming grace from the response to last week’s “MeToo” post. A warm, heart-to-heart thank you to blogging buddies around the world and faithful Roses in the Rubble groupies for your encouragement and love – and to … Continue reading →

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Snapshots & Whatnot: DON’T PANIC!!

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Virginia

Snapshot… & Whatnot… Sometimes things just don’t go our way. We try to keep on going when suddenly it’s raining hiccups. Other times we can’t figure a way out of our challenges. Over, under, around – all blocked – the … Continue reading →

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Snapshots & Whatnot: Forks in the Road

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Virginia

SNAPSHOTS:  Ever get to the place where you need to make a decision about which path to take when facing a fork in the road? Traipsing along a path in the woods suddenly there’s a fork: which way to find … Continue reading →

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… Martha, Mary … & flexible trees??

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Virginia

Today while sifting through old emails (trying to find something for my Papa’s 4 Secrets blog – he sent loads of wisdom to his globetrotting daughter!)  i found one that i sent to him eons ago recapping a message that … Continue reading →

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words, words, words… and wisdom!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Virginia

Have you ever wished you could take back something you’ve said? or written? That has happened (more than once) to me.  Let’s be serious – more than, more than, more than once.  Like, too many times when Virginia just could … Continue reading →

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Wisdom, Wisdom…

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Virginia

So today @ church the William & Mary students received the ‘blessing of the brains’ before they hunker down into exams this week.  Fr. Glass used the following prayer from Saint Thomas Aquinas.  (It’s actually quite relevant for all of … Continue reading →

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A.W.O.L. bloggers ….& August flowers

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Virginia

After that nice blog-cation, Virginia the Blogger went A.W.O.L. the past month for Several  Reasons. Yes, it’s summer & that seems like a good reason all by itself, but a Bigger Reason remains:  A NEW LAPTOP. Why (the heck) would … Continue reading →

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facing windy weather (with wisdom-ish quotes on Friday)…

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Virginia

“I must set my face to the wind and scatter my handful of seeds.  It is no big thing to scatter seeds, but I must have the courage to keep on facing the wind.”  (Arab proverb) “Don’t assume that simply … Continue reading →

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Wisdom … & More Wisdom (asking God for…)

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Virginia

“…If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him…”  (James 1:5) Living overseas in challenging and often confusing contexts, asking God for wisdom each … Continue reading →

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