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by Martha Snell Nicholson God of the dawn of the ages, God of all future years, God of the winds and the waters, God of the whirling spheres; God of the storm and the tempest, God of the starry sky — God, I am calling to Thee; How canst Thou hear my cry? God of the hearth fires rising, God of the little home, God of all gardens growing, God of the fragrant loam; God of the broken hearted, God, Who art very nigh, God of repentant sinners, God, Thou hast heard my cry! "For  thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: 'I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.' " Isaiah 57:15 ESV

Happy Mother's Day! This clip from the BBC production  Planet Earth: Incredible Families  shows mandarin ducklings jumping from a tree to catch up with their mother below. Today, I'm thankful for my mother, who shows us the best ways through her word and example. " Mighty is the force of motherhood! It transforms . . . by its vital heat . . . timidity into fierce courage, and dreadless defiance into tremulous submission; it turns thoughtlessness into foresight, and yet stills all anxiety into calm content; it makes selfishness become self-denial, and gives even to hard vanity the glance of admiring love " Mary Anne Evans

A quotation is a reproduction of someone's exact words. Below are my personal guidelines for quoting others. These rules do not necessarily conform to any established style format such as MLA, APA, Chicago, or any other citation style. This is not meant to be a comprehensive guidebook for the use of quotation marks. It is mainly concerned with how to quote words that others have already stated (not quotations one might make up for their own writings). 1. original Try to reproduce the person’s words as the person originally wrote, published, or spoke them. It is often preferable to quote from works that were published during the author's lifetime. On the Internet, don't accept all quotes as accurate. Look for reliable websites to check whether the words were quoted correctly and whether the right author was cited. 2. spelling When quoting, keep original spellings. For example, this famous sonnet should be quoted as, "it is an euer fixed marke / That lookes on te...

Google has made a new design available for the desktop version of Gmail. Here's how to activate it for your account. In your web browser, open Gmail and sign in if necessary. Click on the cog wheel icon in the upper right side of the screen, and select "Try the new Gmail" Choose your density preference. Enjoy the new design and features! And if you want to restore the old look, you can click on the cog wheel and select "Go back to classic Gmail" (I don't know how long this will be an option). "Gmail’s new look helps you get more done." Google