In past issues of the SSN&S, this column listed some comments that Linda Purtee (died 2013) wrote in her bible. Her husband Sam (died 2023) gave me permission to copy these from her bible. Here are some comments from a precious friend who is gone from this earth but not forgotten.
Have you had joy in your life? Have you brought joy to others in your life?
When a child is born, so is a grandma!
We are here for awhile; get all the good laughs you can.
Love is all we have; the only way we can help others.
Follow Jesus!! 'Once upon a time' never comes again.
Anger is merely the excuse to control others and make them conform to what you want.
We need no final authority among us; we need only unity.
Everything in your life now lived seems like an imagina-tion; or an old dream you have dreamed in your sleep.
He said, “Will you love me the rest of my life?” She said, “no, I'll love you the rest of my life.”
Proverbs 3:13.14.15...The Living Bible...The man who knows right from wrong and has good judgement and common sense is happier than the man who is immensely rich! For such wisdom is far more valuable than precious jewels. Nothing else compares with it.