Courage – Page 7 – gregoryjoel.com

Belief, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Fighting Poverty, Food Justice, Gifts, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, Monday Mornings, Patience, Persistence, Practice, Prayer, Recovery, Role Models, Social Justice, Spirituality, Thoughts From the Porch, What Can I Do

“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela

November 23, 2020 gregoryjoel

“If life knocks you down nine times you get up ten”, Edgar would always tell me. The greatest compliment I’ve ever received was “there’s no quit in him”. Despite failures (and there have been many!) I’ve kept pressing forward. Thank you to all those who stand up again. You’ve shown me what persistence means.

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Acceptance, Activism, Belief, Choices, Citizenship, Community, Courage, Emotional Health, Faith, Food Insecurity, Food Justice, Hope, Persistence, Quotes, Social Justice, Spirituality, What Can I Do

“Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.” – Angela Davis

October 9, 2020 gregoryjoel

Activism, Citizenship, Community, Courage, Faith, Food Justice, Heroes, Hope, Opal's Farm, Persistence, Practice, Quotes, Responsibility, Role Models, Social Justice, Spirituality, Truth, What Can I Do

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 26, 2020 gregoryjoel

Activism, Christianity, Citizenship, Community, Courage, Culture, Faith, Quotes, Racism, Relationships, Responsibility, Role Models, Social Justice, Spirituality, What Can I Do

“Ours is not the struggle of one day, one week, or one year. Ours is not the struggle of one judicial appointment or presidential term. Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” – Rep. John Lewis

September 20, 2020 gregoryjoel

Climate Change, Community, Consequences, Courage, Creation, Down On the Farm, Environment, Faith, Grace, Hope, Prayer, Quotes, Responsibility, Spirituality, Thoughts From the Porch, Volunteers, What Can I Do, Wildfires

“We see these natural tragedies, which are the Earth’s response to our maltreatment. […] It is we who have ruined the work of God.” – Pope Francis

September 13, 2020 gregoryjoel

Our prayers go out for all affected by the brutal wildfires in California and Oregon. Stacy Harwood, our Volunteer Coordinator has family near the Oregon fires. Friday was spent following up on Fire Level Alerts and a lot of prayer. Please keep her family and all of the others in prayer.