All posts by Tony Burgess

Hi there, my name is Tony Burgess (my friends call me T-Bird) from Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. I am a believer, bleeding heart, idealist, and blogger. I'm married to Laura the Soup Diva and a dog dad to Frankie, Cody, and Mikey. Daily I work for a blood bank recruiting donors. My blog is where I chronicle and curate the sacred, serious, and silly things in my life. I am a member of The Episcopal Church. Thank you for connecting with me. Grace, peace, and love!

Thought Of The Day

Okay, it would be great if our communities would defy fear among other things and let acceptance be the rule rather than exception.

It’s Monday, It’s OK Because I’m Back At Work

Today it’s Monday and it’s OK because I am back at work after being out for a couple of days due to the sinus infection of late last week. It wasn’t any fun. Getting back to routine means I’m feeling better enough to work. Being sick isn’t a vacation because your job is to get well again.

I hope your Monday is going to be the best it can be. Grace and peace my friends.

Quote Of The Day

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.  From Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mothers Day Calligraphy

To all the moms out there I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day. You do a lot for your families, communities and the world. No matter how you became a mother you are important.

 

Quote Of The Day

To operate solely on the plane of the literal would be tedious. And would blind one to a greater truth. Sister Monica Joan from Call The Midwife

The World Is On Fire Or Is It?

It seems the world is on fire. Not only nation vs. nation but person vs. person. So much violence, drama, strife. Some fire bullets and others fire words. Relationships are so fractured that they are beyond repair. So much of what we see and experience has left burn marks and scorched earth. The Internet is also on fire too with public flaming happening all the time.

As a piano man once sang we didn’t start the fire and it still burning. Its so sad that people can’t be who they want because their families would shut them out. Our environment is burning in a sea of plastic. Selfishness among other things is the fuel of this fire. These are fires I don’t care to see.

Is there hope? Can we shower water of cleansing and healing over people and the land we live on. Or is the fire too fierce.