Tiny Glance at the Big Picture
Thoughts on miracles and America47 total reviews
Comment from ksherwoodrn
Amen and amen again. Great piece about what we all take for granted. A few punctuation little errors such as commas, but the message is still clear, kathleen
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Amen and amen again. Great piece about what we all take for granted. A few punctuation little errors such as commas, but the message is still clear, kathleen
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Hi Kathleen - I appreciate you reading and your kind comments. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from nancyjam
i love your essay! and I believe in
miracles big and small - the small ones
you so well describe surround us every day
if we just stop and think and reflect.
May your life be filled with them.
Thanks for sharing these lovely thoughts.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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i love your essay! and I believe in
miracles big and small - the small ones
you so well describe surround us every day
if we just stop and think and reflect.
May your life be filled with them.
Thanks for sharing these lovely thoughts.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks for reading Nancy. We get so few sixes, I always feel blessed to get one. Very warm regards, Bill
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I dearly loved your article. If I had a six left, I would surely put one on this. A lady in my Sunday School class decided to try an experiment. She wrote down all our prayer requests and dated it, then as they prayer requests were answered she wrote that date. Every one was answered at some point. That'sa miracle. God's work is everywhere.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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I dearly loved your article. If I had a six left, I would surely put one on this. A lady in my Sunday School class decided to try an experiment. She wrote down all our prayer requests and dated it, then as they prayer requests were answered she wrote that date. Every one was answered at some point. That'sa miracle. God's work is everywhere.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Hi Barbara - you may be out of sixes, but you could have sent a virtual hug my way! I appreciate you reading and for sharing your wonderful feedback. Sounds like a story to me! Always warm regards, Bill
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He's two virtual hugs coming your way. I hope you enjoy them. They're big bear hugs.
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If you could see the big grin on my face, you would know ...
Comment from lola29
Aah, Bill, you are someone who sees the 'little foxes.' That was the title of my Valedictorian speech. I've always believed it's the little things in life that give us the greatest pleasure. This was a wonderful story.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Aah, Bill, you are someone who sees the 'little foxes.' That was the title of my Valedictorian speech. I've always believed it's the little things in life that give us the greatest pleasure. This was a wonderful story.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks Lola - I would have loved to hear your speech. Maybe a story some time. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from tomprato
Excellent. Great skill both in observation and in expression. That means you have eyes that see well, and a hand that writes well.
I believe, with you, that the landing on the Hudson River was a miracle.
There are many beautiful things in the world around us, if only we have eyes to see. And there are beautiful people too, if we have hearts to seek.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Excellent. Great skill both in observation and in expression. That means you have eyes that see well, and a hand that writes well.
I believe, with you, that the landing on the Hudson River was a miracle.
There are many beautiful things in the world around us, if only we have eyes to see. And there are beautiful people too, if we have hearts to seek.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks for reading and thanks for your thoughtful comments. Both are appreciated. Bill
Comment from forestport12
When you got to the last few paragraphs of this it reminded me o fth e story of George Washington who claimed to have gone into battle and had bullet holes in his jacket, but was never once wounded. You raise in interesting point about journalism and how to remain objective you can be shunned for using the term, miracle." From your perspective in the business, it gave us all something to think about. For me, it's easy.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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When you got to the last few paragraphs of this it reminded me o fth e story of George Washington who claimed to have gone into battle and had bullet holes in his jacket, but was never once wounded. You raise in interesting point about journalism and how to remain objective you can be shunned for using the term, miracle." From your perspective in the business, it gave us all something to think about. For me, it's easy.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks for reading and for your kind and generous feedback. Bill
Comment from N.K. Wagner
Amen.
Wish I could leave it at that, Bill, but the editor won't let me. You know our history. Storms - "Acts of God" - ended both our Revolutionary War and its continuation, the War of 1812.
That's the big stuff. Five Canada Goose goslings survived all the preditors around and on our lake this summer to sprout tail feathers yesterday. Five fuzzy dinosaurs with black and white tail feathers. Five more miracles.
Great essay, Bill. Hope you continue to write for the church bulletin. You have the gift of Seeing. :) Nancy
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Amen.
Wish I could leave it at that, Bill, but the editor won't let me. You know our history. Storms - "Acts of God" - ended both our Revolutionary War and its continuation, the War of 1812.
That's the big stuff. Five Canada Goose goslings survived all the preditors around and on our lake this summer to sprout tail feathers yesterday. Five fuzzy dinosaurs with black and white tail feathers. Five more miracles.
Great essay, Bill. Hope you continue to write for the church bulletin. You have the gift of Seeing. :) Nancy
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Hi Nancy - thanks for reading and the kind feedback. I have continued writing for the church, actually two of them now. Of course, you're familiar with my writing ... some isn't "church day" material! Love the story of the goslings, fuzzy dinosaurs. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from humpwhistle
Bill, I honor your faith. Perhaps it is just semantics, but what you call miracles, I call marvels. And they are no less wonderous to me. I have faith that there will always be marvels, but my faith is less well defined than yours.
That is probably my loss. You are a good man, Bill. More power to you. Peace, Lee
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Bill, I honor your faith. Perhaps it is just semantics, but what you call miracles, I call marvels. And they are no less wonderous to me. I have faith that there will always be marvels, but my faith is less well defined than yours.
That is probably my loss. You are a good man, Bill. More power to you. Peace, Lee
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks Lee, whatever you call them, some pretty amazing things happen.
Comment from Carolyn 12
Wonderfully said.. I hope the congregation listened that day and felt a miracle had happened for them..You understand the miracles in life and that is awesome indeed..Thank you so much for sharing..
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Wonderfully said.. I hope the congregation listened that day and felt a miracle had happened for them..You understand the miracles in life and that is awesome indeed..Thank you so much for sharing..
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks for reading carolyn and for your kind and generous feedback.
Comment from sweetwoodjax
this is very well written, bill, a great job writing this story about the news article you wrote, i enjoyed reading it and the observations you made. it should be hopefully, not hopefull and take the comma out making this line "without re-preaching the whole sermon, i wish you the best of luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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this is very well written, bill, a great job writing this story about the news article you wrote, i enjoyed reading it and the observations you made. it should be hopefully, not hopefull and take the comma out making this line "without re-preaching the whole sermon, i wish you the best of luck in the contest.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jun-2011
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Thanks for reading Pam and for the spots. Don't know how I let those two get by. Warm regards, Bill
