From the 40th chapter of book of Isaiah in the Bible we read: The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for…
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“To “give thanks to Him for all things,” is, indeed, a very difficult duty; for it includes giving thanks for trials of all kinds; for suffering and pain; for languor and weariness; for the crossing of our wills; for contradiction; for reproaches; for loneliness; for privations. Yet they who have learned submission will not find it a hard duty; for they will so entirely love all that God wills and appoints, that they will see…
Leave a Comment“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy, speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination, November 22, 1963 What do terrorism and ICC Students have in common? Okay before parents start answering that let me say Model UN!! On 11/11/11 over 40 students from seven chapters in Maryland gathered to participate in a version of Model UN that was packed with twists, turns and fun! With country placards waving,…
Leave a CommentIn the language of our ancestors there was a word, affray, which meant to “startle or frighten”. The present tense of this verb is not used anymore, but the past tense has come to be our word afraid. I see alot of fear in communication training… no surprise there. Although different surveys may have varying results a common top ranking fear is the fear of public speaking. To many of us this fear isn’t worth overcoming but how…
Leave a Comment“Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.” – Andrew Jackson Recently, like really recently, I spoke some words to my husband. Words that I thought were just expressing something I wanted him to do for me. Well,he turned around a little later in the evening and essentially spoke them back to me.…
Leave a Comment“A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her.” –Helen Rowland quotes (English-American writer, 1876-1950) You could substitute teenager or a whole host of others to include and expand beyond men in this quote but let me start with the main audience I anticipate for this blog and that is women. It seems that I and perhaps by…
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