Our Wonder Room

A Pond Or Lake?

“In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.” – Vince Poscente, Olympian (1961- ) WOW! I used to have fish tanks at various times of my life, … Read more

Gladness

“No one who is fit to live need fear to die.  Poor, timorous, faithless souls that we are!  How we shall smile at our vain alarms, when the worst has happened!  To us here, death is the most terrible word we know.  But when we have tasted its reality, it will mean to us birth, … Read more

Transfiguring

“All love in general hath an assimilating efficacy; it casts the mind into the mould of the thing beloved… Every approach unto God by ardent love and delight is transfiguring.” … John Owen (1616-1683) Okay, I should probably know what “efficacy” means from the way it is used in this quote, but I still wanted … Read more

Attitude of Gratitude

“For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.” – Clarence Hodges I’m not sure where I first heard the term “attitude of gratitude”, but it is something I find myself saying and trying to live out. Therefore, whenever I see or hear someone else using it, it always catches my … Read more