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May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. Unknown Today's quote is actually just a portion of the longer version which is my favorite blessing.   In my life one of the most comforting things in my life is that I am held in the palm of God's hand.  It is my hope that perhaps that comforts you as well.  Even when the road does not rise up to meet you but takes you down low in the valley, even when the wind pushes against you for a season, even when the sun is covered by the clouds, and the rain comes down in a torrent instead of gently you are held, I am held, by God in the palm of his hand.  You are not just held but in fact you are engraved on his hands.   Engraved implies permanent, so we are each permanently imprinted on the hands of our Maker.  May that bring you comfort no ...

Never lie, steal, cheat or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.    Old Irish Drinking Toast - also quoted in movies like: Hitch, Leap Year, Love is a Four Letter Word, etc.   Here's the original toast from the Irish: "May you never lie, steal, cheat or drink. But if you must lie, lie in each other's arms. If you must steal, steal kisses. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink with us, your friends." I like it.  It's the best kind of "degenerate" to be.  If I'm going to be a liar then I want to be the kind that spends my life lying in the embrace of my husband.  If I'm going to be a thief I hope, I pray, I'm only the kind that steals away the negative and bad from the lives of others so that joy can replace it.  Cheating death is not reall...