Jack’s Winning Words 3/3/16
“The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.”  (Harold Lee)  I Googled “home” and up came a map with an arrow pointing to the house where our family lives.  I had expected a definition of “home.”  Not until further tries did “the family” pop up…and then, “the focus of your attention” and, “your place of origin.”  At my father’s funeral, the hymn, Heaven Is My Home, was sung.  Google has the words.    ;-)  Jack  

FROM PZ:  Thank you for this one, Jack. I scripted and read the eulogy at my dad's funeral, and this encompasses all that I wrote.====JACK:  I like the line..."Home is where the heart is."

FROM TARMART REV:  ... it certainly begins there and sets the course for the road first taken... ====JACK:  I've read that the phrase/question, nature or nurture, should be retired.  The belief today is that both set us in the direction that life will take.  I think that God has an influence, too.====REV:  ...very thankful He does, thus the emphasis on the road "first taken"...He stands ready for the helpful directional change often made with His grace and forgiveness close at hand.

FROM HONEST JOHN:  I would define "home" as that place where one lives...either by one's self or with others.    What then is "homelessness."?    Is it that state of being that includes no place but only space?    Place is meaningful space.====JACK:  Thanks for today's interesting thought generator... Homelessness is more than not having a place to live.  If we attach a minus sign to the characteristics of "home," we come up with "homeless."  Sad, sad!

FROM DR JUDY:  That's very cool. Love the unexpected.====JACK:  Just when we begin to think we "know it all," life has a way of humbling us.

FROM EDUCATOR PAUL:  So much to think about in today!'s words!!! Thanks!====JACK:  This line from "Heaven Is My Home" is appropriate at this time of the year..."And time’s wintry blast 
Soon shall be over past; I shall reach home at last, Heaven is my home."  Winter can describe more than the weather.

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  AMEN to that!  All other accolades are meaningless, if we feel we've failed our families!   Home is the first and most important place to show unconditional love!  As Garrison Keillor says, "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted." They need models more than critics! Love this quote today!====JACK:  My sister and I were sharing some "home" memories on the phone this morning.  Lots of laughs as we talked about our childhood.

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  Your faith, your marriage and your children are "raised" in your home.  That's why it's your most important job.====JACK:  I remember back when I was a child...we were invited to bring friends with us to Sunday School, especially those who had no connection with a church.  

FROM BB IN ILLINOIS:  I love that hymn!====JACK:  I like the way it begins..."I'm but a stranger here..."  

I’m but a stranger here,
Heaven is my home;
Earth is a desert drear,
Heaven is my home;
Danger and sorrow stand
Round me on every hand;
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

What though the tempest rage,
Heaven is my home;
Short is my pilgrimage,
Heaven is my home;
And time’s wintry blast
Soon shall be over past;
I shall reach home at last,
Heaven is my home.

Therefore I murmur not,
Heaven is my home;
Whatever my earthly lot,
Heaven is my home;
And I shall surely stand
There at my Lord’s right hand.
Heaven is my fatherland,
Heaven is my home.

FROM SBP IN FLORIDA:  The earth and all its magnificence is my temporary dwelling in the universe. I pray that heaven is in store for me. What do you think Scott Kelly called his destination when he left the space craft?====JACK:  Was he "home" when he landed in Russia, or was it when he arrived in Houston?