blessings

But, to make them blessings, you must act your part well; for they may, by your neglect, your ill-treatment, your evil example, be made to be the _contrary of blessings_; instead of pleasure, they may bring you pain; instead of making your heart glad, the sight of them may make it sorrowful; instead of being the staff of your old age, they may bring your gray hairs in grief to the grave.

Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. William Cobbett 1799

So the moments in my life which I call blessings and gladness, and the moments in my life which I call sorrows and tortures, may work into each other, and they will do so if I take hold of them rightly, and use them as they ought to be used.

Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Alexander Maclaren 1868

It is one and the same Lord who is immolated on the altar and honored in the tabernacle, and who pours out his blessings from the tabernacle.

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend: "Concerning the Central Placement and Noble Design of Tabernacles..." 2009

In my own experience, I've found that love, and humor, and forgivenessthe twin blessings of compassion and blarney -- are all pretty effective at enabling a person to find a sense of solace.

Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses "I'm Looking Through You" 2010

Being blamed for not merely inciting, but borderline justifying horrors done to us because of horrors “we've” done to someone else� — with his patently stupid blessings, is the thing he cannot take, because it casts him as not merely bellicose ... but a bellicose buffoon.

Look 'Pon The Devil's Brow...An Impossibility... 2009

Well, that's enough of a rant from me - again - blessings,

What Women Are Saying About Clothing Today 2009

Being blamed for not merely inciting, but borderline justifying horrors done to us because of horrors “we've” done to someone else� — with his patently stupid blessings, is the thing he cannot take, because it casts him as not merely bellicose ... but a bellicose buffoon.

Archive 2009-09-01 2009

One of the most important blessings is that I will be able to stay at home with our son until he is ready to go to pre-school or day care.

Kooks in the Kitchen and Great Social Skills: A Mother's Trade-off in Mexico 2008

One of the most important blessings is that I will be able to stay at home with our son until he is ready to go to pre-school or day care.

Kooks in the Kitchen and Great Social Skills: A Mother's Trade-off in Mexico 2008

I would like to think there are 2 of them (love multiplied with blessings is a big WOW!).

Visit Number: 100,000 Anjali 2008