Worth While – October 28, 2007
More than a hundred years ago, the popular American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox published poetry filled with simple eloquence and uncommon wisdom. She was born...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Brahm’s German Requiem – October 21, 2007
Over 150 years ago, Johannes Brahms began work on his masterpiece, A German Requiem. It premiered in Bremen, Germany, in 1868, one month before Brahms’s...
The Lesson of the Roses – October 14, 2007
For years an attentive woman had tended her rose garden, carefully pruning and maintaining her plants exactly the way her family had done for generations....
Do Thou Likewise – October 07, 2007
Very often, the greatest truths are taught simply. Principles that have the power to resonate in our hearts for generations need no embellishment. And while...
The Power of Patience – September 30, 2007
In today’s high-speed society, the time-honored virtue of patience is in short supply. We expect patience in others—sometimes impatiently—but we often deny ourselves the serenity,...
Selflessness – September 23, 2007
Our greatest blessings and deepest joys always come from helping others, from opening our hearts to someone in need. Service is evidence of our love,...
Of Bubbles and Blame – September 09, 2007
The story is told of an inquisitive widow in 17th-century England who lived next to a man she considered quite eccentric. Each day her neighbor...
Rub Shoulders with the Trees – September 02, 2007
We are shaped and tempered by our exposure to nature and wildlife—by the opportunity to rub shoulders with the trees. As Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize–winning...
Friendship – August 26, 2007
The well-known words of Sam Walter Foss, written more than a hundred years ago, inspire us with their simple eloquence: Let me live in my...