The gracious host of At Home shares some easy and delicious
recipes for a garden surplus of zucchini squash!
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross
and follow Me. For whoever will save their life, shall lose it: and whoever will lose
their life for My sake, shall find it."
(Matthew 16:24-25)
As I've been pondering the subject of happiness this morning-an elusive and
seemingly unattainable state for so many-I am led to these words of Jesus.
I believe the secret of happiness lies embedded in those words,
painful though they appear to be.
How else explain radiant people like the young man who sat in our living room
and described how his six year old boy died in his arms from leukemia. Today,
this man finds fulfillment in giving himself totally to helping college students.
Or the woman I visited recently whose husband turned out to be a homosexual
and demanded a divorce. Some years later, this woman also lost her eyesight.
Yet, she is a cheerful, loving person, fully self-supporting.
You might say that such people almost have a right to be unhappy.
That they are not, lies in the way they spend themselves for others.
I have observed that when any of us embarks on the pursuit
of happiness for ourselves, it eludes us.
Often I've asked myself why.
It must be because happiness comes to us only as a dividend.
When we become absorbed in something demanding and worthwhile,
above and beyond ourselves, happiness seems to be there
as a by-product of the self-giving.
"Happiness Is..."
By Catherine Marshall
A Devotional taken from The Women's Devotional
New Testament With Psalms And Proverbs
New International Version
(c. 1995)
Zondervan
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors and doing new things,
because were curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."
-Walt Disney
75 years ago today, on July 26, 1951, Walt Disney's animated, comedy-
fantasy version of Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland" premiered at
the Leicester Square Theatre in London, England. The film premiered
a few days later in America on July 28, 1951 in New York City.
These two favorite scenes of mine from Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland"
brings back memories of when my children were little and liked to watch
" Disney's Sing-A-Long Songs" VHS tapes on the VCR.
Does anyone still own a VCR these days?
The things we want in life can take possession of us if we're not careful.
When this happens, anxiety can take hold of us in the form of fear,
worry, or other paralyzing emotions. In Part One of this classic
sermon, Dr. Charles Stanley teaches how the believer can find
relief from anxiety, by first and foremost trusting in God.
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus."
(Philippians 4:6-7)
When we do not deal correctly with anxiety, it can become
very destructive in our lives. In Part Two of this classic teaching,
Dr. Stanley teaches about the sources of anxiety and how we
can overcome our fears and worries by trusting God who
already has the solution to our problems.
From 2003, this patriotic musical salute to America stars many of the
talented dancers, musicians, and singers from the Welk Musical Family,
including Anacani, Elaine Balden, Bobby Burgess, Jo Ann Castle,
Guy Hovis, Ralna English, Myron Floren, Norma Zimmer,
Jack Imel, The Lennon Sisters, and more!
This presentation also features a special 100th Birthday tribute
to Lawrence Welk, who was born to German immigrant parents in
Strasburg, North Dakota on March 11, 1903. Through hard work and
determination, Mr. Welk lived the American dream, becoming one of the
most beloved television personalities and Big Band leaders of all time.
Hosted by cast members Mary Lou Metzger and Tom Netherton,
"Lawrence Welk: God Bless America" features The Welk Champagne
Music Makers conducted by John Bahler.
Released in May, 1976 "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", a song written
by duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, prolific producers of the soul genre known as
"The Philly Sound" was a huge hit for the great baritone R & B singer Lou Rawls
fifty years ago this week in the Summer of '76.
Recorded for his album, "All Things In Time" this upbeat composition can easily be called
the mellow-voiced singer's "Signature Song". It reached the Number #1 position on
the R&B and Easy Listening Charts and and Number #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
that Bicentennial year. Considered the biggest song of Lou Rawls' career, "You'll
Never Find Another Love Like Mine" sold over one million copies and was
certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
