Sentences with phrase «like gift of life»

Not exact matches

Each day I live after the rate race feels like a gift b / c one of my nightmares is to work my entire life and die the next day after retirement!

Gifts like this — and I've received a number of them over the years — have taken on increasing importance in my life.

The document also insists, however, «that God has been present in their seeking and finding, that where there is truth and wisdom in their teachings, and love and holiness in their living, this, like any wisdom, insight, knowledge, understanding, love and holiness that is found among us, is the gift of the Holy Spirit.»

They Pray for the problems of the world and I mean all the problems, much like the Convents, instead of being a cynic you might just be glad that there are people who care this much, by the way that life you claim for yourself is not really yours, it belongs to God whether you want to recognize Him or not, you did nothing to give yourself life, its His gift to you hopefully you in your arrogance will not waist it.

(E.g., They say things like «Jesus did his 99 %, but I must do my 1 %» or «I'm saved now, but if I sin later, I won't be saved any more» or «I accepted the gift of eternal life, but I can give it back if I don't abide.»)

Everyone where I live the couple of times I tried to explain this to and praise God for this gift acted like I was crazy even the minister seemed to raise an eye.

All this work brought her into contact with many people at both the centre and the fringes of parish life, and through it she exercised her characteristic gift for friendship — becoming for some like a sister or mother.

Incidentally to reject belief in God places one at odds with some of the greatest and most gifted people, who ever lived, including the likes of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

However, let's not miss that God designed marriage not only to stretch us beyond our selfishness to become more like Jesus through trials, but also to bring great joy to our lives with the myriad of gifts marriage provides.

The gift of the Spirit is the presence of divine life in humans, inspiring us to be more arid more god - like, loving one another and motivated towards love and social justice.

But we have to distinguish atheism from atheists; atheists are our fellow creatures, like us the children of Adam, and we do well to listen to them with care, to confess our shortcomings, and also to look them in the eye with cheerful confidence and friendliness and explain as simply as we can how the gospel witnesses to God's gift of life.

(i think we need the gift of «new tongues» - sharing the Gospel like they did in Acts 2: practically, relevantly and in a life changing / culture awakening way)

His reasoning is threefold: he does not wish to live when there is no quality of life; his life is a gift from God and he intends to give it back to God; and death, like birth, is «our own responsibility.»

We would like to praise God, adore God, thank God for the gift of life.

Imagine if Santa didn't leave actual, physical gifts, but was credited for the feelings of goodwill and generosity that people feel during the holidays, and what if he wasn't supposed to be living in a «real» place like the North Pole, but was just an invisible spirit, like some other characters we know?

In conclusion we can say this about the church's confession: saving faith, which is confidence in God through the perception of a parent - like goodwill in all the events of one's life, is the gift of God given in the presentation of the New Testament picture of Jesus Christ.

Like the series itself, the Christmas shows got increasingly absurd and unrelateable as the premise dragged on, but season 2's «Christmas Party» was everything that was great about the show: Steve Carell was at his peak Michael Scott - ness while pouting about an oven mitt he'd received as a gift; the mundanity of office life getting broken up by an even more mundane party; Jim and Pam at the height of their pre-dating romantic tension.

The meaning of all the Commandments is not to destroy that which God has so wondrously bestowed upon you — this life which is holy because it is God's gift; God's commandments are given to protect life from gross infringement, like a wall thrown about a glorious garden.

After a few years of living in the shadow of names like Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar, Stephen Bruner finally emerged as a wonderfully odd, prodigiously gifted artist in 2017, crafting an album so stuffed with wonder, weirdness, humor and sadness that it defied genre.

As he notes, «From the beginning of life, when understanding first begins to be infused into us, we love life as the gift of God, we love our country and our parents; lastly, our companions, with whom we like to associate.

A lay leader of a congregation where worship is the spiritual center of the life of the congregation — like the hub of a wheel — reported that her pastor's gifts in worship leadership and preaching are «unequaled.»

The willingness to «live into mystery», which people like Marcus Borg embraced, is a gift which we all need to avail of.

For those, like Rod Dreher, who see no room for committed Christians in the nation's public square, Noonan's Erasmian life in law and literature provides a robust affirmation that yes, there is always space in secular America for truly gifted practitioners of a humanism that finds its center in the Incarnation.

On the other hand, Updike also presents genuine wise men like George Caldwell, who accepts the seasons of life as a gift from God, who finds fame, pleasure, and even wisdom to be vanity but who recognizes that all joy belongs to God.

I like how he emphasizes that eternal life is the free gift of God to all who believe in Jesus for it.

The gift is given, the image of the god - like is conveyed, the breath of life is transmitted, through your father and your mother.

This speaks of the way recipes, food advice, and by extension, life skills, are handed down through generations like a precious gift.

«New York City is a beautiful, one - of - a-kind place, and the people who are willing to do what it takes to live here — deal with the crowds and the commotion and the noise — deserve a little sonic gift like this,» Murphy said.

it's become way of life to comment once more ARSENAL's debacle, it's getting Old just like our Manager...... got to the point when you just need to ask the unwanted visitor to get the hell out and not thank him for the gift he brought....

Before I get into the details of the tourney and the new rankings I would like to just thank everyone who helped with the Gift of Life Walk for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois on Sunday Morning.

I was delighted to hear about Thomas Cook's Kids First Family Vacations, since it marks the first time a travel company has actively created family getaway packages that not only take the guesswork out of travel planning, but also offers incredible value in the form of gift cards, discounts, and other premium inclusions like advanced seat selection and airport lounge passes that really makes life easier for traveling parents!

Once you become a mom, it seems like the focus of holiday gift - giving shifts away from you and to the tiny people in your life.

Except this: 1) we know our kids need to be challenged at the right pace and experience failing — just like yours, 2) we know they need healthy social experiences (and guidance) to grow into healthy adults — just like yours, 3) we know being «gifted» is absolutely no guarantee in life for anything despite what everyone else seems to think otherwise, 4) we know being «gifted» can sometimes actually be a pretty heavy thing, and 5) we keep believing in the power of the human spirit.

I liked the idea of providing the guests with a craft project, so they could create something special for Beth as a gift, but because she lives in a teeny 550 - square - foot house, I knew the gifts also had to be truly useful.

Some parents did not like that, for each party or event in the baby's life, they needed to fill out a list of the received gifts

«When Success Leads to Failure,» The Atlantic «The Gift of Failure,» New York Times «If Your Kid Left His Term Paper At Home, Don't Bring It To Him» New York Magazine «Books That Changed My Mind This Year,» Fortune «New Book Suggests Parents Learn to Let Kids Fail,» USA Today «7 Rules for Raising Self - Reliant Children,» Forbes «Before You Let Your Child Fail, Read This,» Huffington Post «How Schools Are Handling an Overparenting Crisis,» NPR «Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard,» Time «The Value of a Mess,» Slate «4 Reasons Why Every Educator Should Read «The Gift of Failure,»» Inside Higher Ed «Why We Should Let Our Children Fail,» The Guardian (UK) «Shelly's Bookworms: The Gift of Failure,» WFAA Dallas «Why I Don't Want My Kids to be Lazy Like Me,» Yahoo Parenting «Jessica Lahey,» Celia Walden for The Telegraph (UK) «How to To Give Your Child The Gift of Failure,» Huffington Post «The Gift of Failure,» Doug Fabrizio, Radio West «In the Author's Voice: The Gift of Failure,» WISU / NPR «The Gift of Failure,» The Good Life Project «Giving Our Children the Gift of Failure,» ScaryMommy «Lyme Resident's Book Challenges Parents and Kids on Failure,» Valley News «The Gift of Failure,» The Jewish Press

* Positive Discipline * Positive Discipline for Developing Capable People * Building Self - Esteem through Positive Discipline * Keys to Developing Self - Reliance: A Gift to Our Children * The Significant Seven: Life Skills for Adults and Youth * Positive Discipline: Practical Application * Why Children Misbehave and What to Do About It * Parenting Teenagers: · Empowering Teenagers — and Yourself in the Process * Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way: * Classroom Management: Shared Responsibility through Class Meetings: Eliminating your Role as a disciplinarian (The Kids Can Do It Better Anyway) * Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training on class meetings) * We've Got to Keep Meeting Like This (teacher in - service on class meetings) * School Administrators: Positive Discipline in the Classroom (two - day training with Bill Scott, principal of Birney Elementary School)

With special features including an overview of what life as a person two inches tall would be like, to discovering all of the different bugs from the film, EPIC is the perfect gift for families to enjoy from summer to the holidays!

If you live in a cold climate like me, this time of year doesn't just mean shopping for holiday attire or holiday gifts... no, this is the time of year where you have to seriously look at your shoe wardrobe and find out what is going to work for snowy treacherous days (much like the one we are having in Michigan today!).

Our son's birth mom occupies a very special place in his life and heart... he knows in ways both small and profound that he is deeply loved by her, and by us.This is the true gift of open adoption, and the goal that all of the skilled and dedicated OA&FS counselors are working towards: that children like our boy will never doubt that they were wanted, never wonder where they came from, and always know that they are loved.

Our homemade edible gift guide is all about sharing a little of the goodness we like to enjoy in our everyday lives with others.

Finding alignment in your physical body is the first step to aligning all the other aspects of your life, including connecting to your gifts, attracting your deepest desires and feeling like you are on your true path.

We would like to recognize and say a heartfelt prayer for the donor and their family for making the ultimate gesture by gifting us the miracle of a better quality of life for C.T. Please know that when we spoke to C.T. today he was already talking about how grateful he is and that he was going to take care of this gift and continue to do all the things he believes he was born to do!

Naturally, I have contemplated a few gifts I would like to see under the tree with my own name on them this year, and with yoga being such a huge part of my life, here are some of the things I know I would appreciate.

It doesn't need to be fancy and the list doesn't need to be over the top... I write down things as simple as «The way Lilly says the word «Fish,» or «The taste of a fresh batch of homemade salsa,» all the way to things like, «I'm thankful we are debt free,» to «I'm thankful for the beautiful house that my family and I live in,» and «I'm thankful for the gift of Jesus Christ.»

and they all make great last minute Holiday gifts I actually (for about all of 10 minutes before freezing) felt like embracing the winter weather... like I mentioned short lived Click To Shop My Look

I like the idea of gifting an experience, after all life is all about creating memories Some lovely ideas!

There are some great Canadian brands to gift like Roots Canada (I live in their sweatpants), Mapleblume (a luxury clean beauty subscription box), Original Human (facial serums to keep your skin soft in harsh Canadian winters), and Province of Canada (sweaters with Canadian pride).

I'd like to think there's some way to live in the middle of these two extremes, where you're able to show just enough thought and care through the presentation of your gift without stuffing it into a bag and throwing a bow on it.

Saudi was a tough place to live, and this gift was like Kevin acknowledging the hardships of living there.