Some Definite Service
On the surface, this post today has nothing to do with my writing or ASL interpreting careers. This is just me sharing one of my all-time favorite quotes from an intellectual giant who was canonized a saint on October 13, 2019.
I’m a hoarder of quotes. A sucker for a zinger. As a girl, I filled spiral notebooks with Erma Bombeck and Mark Twain lines. I have four Pinterest boards (inspiration, funny, wellness, and financial) devoted to to saving quotes and memes for future use when I lead small groups or teach classes.
This devotion from St. John Henry Newman has stuck with me through the decades. It’s become a touchpoint. A reminder when I’m feeling lost or insignificant that “God knows me and calls me by my name.”
When you discover this meditation today, I hope it speaks to you, too. “Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away.”
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Kelly Brakenhoff is an author of eleven books and an ASL interpreter. She divides her writing energy between two series: cozy mysteries set on a college campus and children’s books featuring Duke the Deaf Dog. The mother of four young adults and a hunting dog, and grandma to a growing brood of perfectly behaved grandkids, Kelly and her husband call Nebraska home.