Tag Archives: proverbs

Mar.30/22 – Good humour makes things tolerable.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but the crushed spirit dries up the bones.     Prov.17:22 Peace to you. B Image: Stratford Shakespearean Gardens on a moody Spring day.

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Jan.5/22 – A grateful heart is the mainspring of happiness.

Watch over your heart with all diligence. For from it flows the springs of life. Put away your deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you.                Proverbs 4:23-24 What I allow to … Continue reading

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Nov.24/21 – It takes a good person to give advice tactfully, but a better person to accept it graciously.

“But a wise man listens to advice.” – Proverbs 12: 15 If feeling doubtful, pray for discernment and then listen. Peace to you. B Image: Fall in the Crescentwood neighborhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canad

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Sept.8/21 – Timing has a lot to do with a rain dance.

A man’s heart plans his course but the Lord must direct his footsteps.  Prov.16:9 God’s timing is always perfect. Peace to you. B Image: a lightning storm over Lake Erie.

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Mar.3/21 – Pick your friends, but not to pieces.

“A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.”– Proverbs 25:18 Like my mom used to say, if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. Words of … Continue reading

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Jan.20/21 – A good rule on the road of life: When you meet temptation, keep to the right.

Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men. ….turn from it and go on your way.                              … Continue reading

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Dec.18/20 – Advice is like snow, the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.

“Kind words are like honey, sweet to the soul and healthy to the body.” – Proverbs 16:24 Peace to you. B Image: the Tom Patterson Island lit up for the Lights On Stratford Festival in 2020.

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Sept. 30/20 – Of all the things you wear; your expression is the most important.

A happy heart makes the face cheerful……..                                                 Proverbs 15:13 When I used to visit clients there were … Continue reading

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Sept. 26/20 – It often shows a fine command of language to say nothing.

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent…….                                         Proverbs 17:28 Peace to you. B Image: the Walter Blackburn Fountain … Continue reading

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Sept.4/20 – Kindness is a language the dumb can speak, and the deaf can hear and understand. – Christian Bovee

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.                                                        … Continue reading

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