| Dear Covenant House Friend,
Christmas always reminds me of the warmth, love and hope that Covenant House brings to homeless youth all year long. It also reminds me how the kids whose lives we touch really have come so far. Tommy is just such a kid.
Give Covenant House kids like Tommy a
Christmas full of hope.
When he first arrived at Covenant House, Tommy had already learned the meaning of sadness. Abuse, malnutrition, suicide attempts, and foster care defined his young life. When he finally left home, life on the streets seemed better than what he had endured…but he soon realized he couldn’t survive the cold winter alone.
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 Dec 05 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: action, alcohol, attitude, bar, beauty, brandy, care, champagne, couple, devil, dinner, drunk, emotions, eyes, fashion, finger, fingers, friends, game, girl, glasses, gratitude, hairdo, hairstyle, hands, ideas, jacket, laughter, life, light, liquor, love, man, Mathematics, memories, moment, morning, music, others, personality, perspective, photos, power, pub, respect, scotch, show, smiles, sound, strength, thankfulness, thought, treats, waiter, waitress, whisper, wine, woman
They say the “devil is in the details,” but the other night, my friend and I were scanning the bar and noticing minor things about women. After reflecting on our observations, I put together four small things that guys notice that they don’t often point out to women. Here they are:
Hands
I study a girl’s hands pretty intensely. Beautiful hands can portray daintiness and strength at the same time. I notice manicures, and complexion. I imagine what it’s like to hold them. I’m not much of a hand holder, but pretty hands will turn me into a hand holder. I even watch how a girl grips things. There are definitely different objects and shapes that look amazing in a girl’s hands, such as a wine glass. A wine glass has delicate curves that play off a woman’s hands. When I notice fingers that are appealing to me, I imagine how those fingertips would feel.
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Dec 05 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: goals, life, link, video
This is so awesome! Now something like this we’ll probably never see on the news, but we should.
…A 3rd grader talking to the teaching staff of Dallas ISD during staff development. Click on the link below and be amazed.
http://www.dallasisd.org/keynote.htm
Dec 05 2008
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: action, advice, age, aim, air, anxiety, belief, blessings, courage, depression, earth, era, exam, eyes, faith, global, globe, goal, goals, God, history, home, House, inspiration, life, lifestyle, lifetime, light, mirror, mood, perception, period, reflection, secret, secrets, sleep, strength, stress, success, sunshine, test, time, tips, universe, vision, wishes, world
Lying in bed, I was asking myself, what are some of the secrets of success in life? I found the answers right there, in my very room.
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The fan said: be cool.
The roof said: aim high.
The window said: see the world.
The clock said: every minute is precious.
The mirror said: reflect before you act.
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