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“The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”— W.E.B. Du Bois, born in...
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FAREWELL TO “THE KID” Gary Carter tips his helmet in his final game at Shea Stadium on Sept. 28, 1989. The New York Mets catcher helped power his...
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Photographer Simon Byrne was one of the lucky few given the secret location of this site. Even getting a permit to look for the spectacular Navaho... -
Sixteen years ago Dotsie Bausch was fighting a battle with anorexia so intense her shriveled body was having trouble getting oxygen to her major...
Flashback Friday: Farewell to the Kid
We bid Godspeed to Gary Carter, an inspiration not just for how he played the game but also for how he lived his life and his faith. Back when he was with the Expos, he wrote a story for Guideposts about his spiritual struggle to overcome the sophomore jinx. He looked at the Bible more closely and the story of Paul really spoke to him: “The more I read, the more I realized the one thing that I was to do during a tough spell, a long slump, a ‘jinx’: Press on, look forward, trust the One who truly controls my life.”
Photo via siphotos:
Gary Carter passed away this afternoon at age 57. The catcher played for four teams during his 19-year career (Expos, Mets, Giants, Dodgers) and made the all-star team 11 times. (Andrew C. Bernstein/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Gary Carter
Today on Morning Edition, A Brother And Sister Get Married (And Later, Their Son Tweets It). It’s a story told with photos on Twitter, in case you haven’t figured it out, about a nun and a friar that broke their vows with God and made new ones — to each other.
Guideposts senior editor Adam Hunter blogs about the incredible love story of comedian John Fugelsang’s parents, Jack and Peggy, and other couples brought together by mysterious ways. Jack, a Franciscan friar, and Peggy, a nun, left their orders, married and remained devoted to each other and to God the rest of their lives. As Jack told his son, “There are two things God can’t do. He can’t stop loving you and he can’t stop forgiving you.”
(via theanimalblog)
Javary Howard, a 7-year-old who weighs only 30 pounds, snuggles with his new guide dog, Pesto, at Central Library in Aurora, Colo. Javary suffers from a rare condition that causes growth defects and extremely flexible joints, and his 5-year-old brother has autism, so both are being home-schooled at the library.
Photo: Heather L. Smith / Associated Press (via SFGate: Day in Pictures)
This isn’t a dog blog, though you might think otherwise considering my previous posts. But how could I resist this photo?
Science and Scripture meet. New research in neuroscience backs up Ephesians 4:26. Read more in The New York Times.
If Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostications of six more weeks of winter bummed you out (or you’re a Patriots fan), here’s something guaranteed to put you in a good mood.
Kelsey Wynns had a simple but brilliant idea: attach a camera to his dog (Bishop the Great Dane) at the dog park for a uniquely frisky perspective.
via laughingsquid
A grandson of New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin plays in confetti after the Super Bowl.
Photo by Lucy Nicholson (Reuters) via Alex Ogle
Too excited about the Giants win to post!!!!! That, and we’re on deadline.
By the way, the young Giants fan making a confetti angel is Dylan Snee, son of Giants guard Chris Snee and grandson of coach Tom Coughlin.
(via soupsoup)
For those of you who aren’t into football, there’s the Puppy Bowl (this Sunday, February 5 at 3 pm eastern/pacific on Animal Planet).
The starting lineup includes cuties like chihuahua/terrier mix Leroy Brown.
P.S. All the players are rescued pups looking for a forever home.
(via Animal Planet)
Flashback Friday: Super Bowl Edition
Who can forget The Catch, the miraculous play David Tyree made to help the Giants beat the undefeated Patriots and win Super Bowl XLII? Yet, as David revealed in his October 2008 Guideposts story, the real miracle in his life happened off the field.
What will be the play of the game this Sunday when the Giants and Pats meet again in the Super Bowl? I can’t wait!
(photo via siphotos: Eli Manning and David Tyree combined to make one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history. Damian Strohmeyer/SI)
