“The House That Jack Built” is a song written by Bobby Lance and Fran Robbins and performed by Aretha Franklin. The song reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[1] The song’s B-side, “I Say a Little Prayer”, reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #10 on […]
via “The House That Jack Built” — AMERICA ON COFFEE
We all have days when things are not going as we planned. We have days when we just do not feel like ourselves. We all have days and times when we feel a little out of sorts. What can we do? We can take a deep breath. We can slow down. We can take a little […]
Father Faber writes: “The standard of the last judgment is absolute. It is this—the measure which we have meted to others. Our present humour in judging others reveals to us what our sentence would be if we died now. . . . We ought, therefore, to cultivate most sedulously the habit of kind interpretations.” Unfortunately, […]
“You Are So Beautiful” is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher. Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys contributed to the song’s genesis, but his official credit was omitted. It was first recorded by Preston and made popular by Joe Cocker. Preston who grew up playing the organ in church, originally wrote the […]
via “Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful (Official Video) HD” — AMERICA ON COFFEE
29 BC – Octavian held the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. 523 – John I became the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. 554 – Emperor Justinian I rewarded Liberius for his long and distinguished service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy. 582 – Maurice became Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. 900 – Count Reginar I of Hainault rose against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slayed him near present-day Susteren. 1516 The Treaty of […]
Lisa Renee – “Sit beside a creek, listen to the water flow, with some toning bowls and low key strings to help de-stress. Loop it and leave it playing in the background. My plants love it. It’s also great to help with sleep. The music is designed to create inner peace, release tension and residual […]
via Crickets by the Creek – via Lisa Renee — Higher Density Blog
Father Faber states: “Kind thoughts imply also a contact with God, and a Divine ideal in our minds. Their origin cannot be anything short of Divine. Like the love of beauty, they can spring from no baser source. They are not dictated by self-interest nor stimulated by passion. They have nothing in them which is […]
