Tag: independence

Twas the Day Before Independence Day

My little apartment-entry display and the flags on my patio are minuscule tributes to the true meaning of tomorrow’s celebration of Independence Day. It took me a mere shopping spree and the time it took to display them. Nothing to compare to the high price our forefathers paid for our freedom and independence. Three years…

By Donna Wuerch Noble July 3, 2021 Off

No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself!

No Thanks, I Can Do It Myself! Self-Sufficiency – self-supporting, self-reliant, self-sustaining, “I’ve watched my dear 95-year-old mother-in-law, who has been quite independent for years, now be willing to let go of that self-sufficiency. Since she uses a walker, I offered to carry her purse and she’d reply “I can carry it myself!” Now, she…

By Donna Wuerch Noble May 11, 2018 Off

I’m Making My Declaration of DEPENDENCE

DEPENDENCE: depending on or relying on others for support INDEPENDENCE: not depending on or relying on others We live in a culture that teaches us that it is possible, and in fact preferable to be “INDEPENDENT”… free from responsibility, accountability, and from moral and Godly values. A Declaration of Dependence makes an inspired biblical-based case…

By Donna Wuerch Noble February 13, 2018 Off

No Man is an Island

English poet John Donne penned the words: “No man is an island”, which paved the way for this beautiful song: “No man is an island, No man stands alone. Each man’s joy is joy to me. Each man’s grief is my own. We need one another, so I will defend Each man as my brother,…

By Donna Wuerch Noble May 20, 2014 Off