#Dependable

[howifeltabouthim]

'I think we're in for a frolicsome evening,' Ben . . . said. 'That's a rather lovely word, isn't it?' Reggie felt her heart skip a beat (yes, she did!) and thought—a man who enjoyed words! A handsome man who enjoyed words. A handsome man who enjoyed words who would also drag you out from a house on fire, pull you from the water if you were drowning, find you on the side of a mountain if you were lost.

Kate Atkinson, from Death at the Sign of the Rook

[randomreasonstolive]

Reason to Live #9324

  Leaning on a friend and having them be there for you. – Guest Submission

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[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Hannah’s Triumphant Prayer

1 Hannah prayed out loud,

“My heart finds joy in YAHWEH. My head is lifted to YAHWEH. My mouth mocks my enemies. I rejoice because you saved me. 2 There is no one holy like YAHWEH. There is no one but you, O Lord. There is no TSUR like our ELOHIM.

3 “Do not boast or let arrogance come out of your mouth because YAHWEH is an EL of knowledge, and he weighs our actions.

4 “The bows of the warriors are broken, but those who stumble are armed with strength. 5 Those who were well-fed hire themselves out for a piece of bread, but those who were hungry hunger no more. Even the woman who was childless gives birth to seven children, but the mother of many children grieves all alone.

6 “YAHWEH kills, and he gives life. He makes people go down to the grave, and he raises them up again. 7 YAHWEH causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles people; he also promotes them. 8 He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne.

“The pillars of the earth are YAHWEH’S. He has set the world on them. 9 He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.

10 “Those who oppose YAHWEH are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. YAHWEH judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah.” — 1 Samuel 2:1-10 | Names of God Bible (NOG) The Names of God Bible (without notes) © 2011 by Baker Publishing Group. Cross References: Exodus 15:6; Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 8:17; Deuteronomy 32:39; Leviticus 19:2; 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 7:8; 1 Kings 8:39; Ruth 4:15; Psalm 18:39; Psalm 113:9; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 25:31-32; Luke 1:46; Luke 1:69; Hebrews 11:32; James 2:5; James 4:10; 1 Peter 1:5; Revelation 1:18

[these-summer-nights-in-december]

Christopher Citro . Howard [Is Available]

[cult-of-the-eye]

guys I'm seeing all the posts of you guys being comforted by a lesbian nearby and how capable lesbians are and as much as I want to be that for you guys...IM NOT AND ITS TEARING ME UP INSIDE...I can't tell you where the exits are I'm so sorry 😔

[dk-thrive]

my love and fear were the only things I truly possessed

The only authentic things we shared were our love and our fear. As I sat on the sofa in the borrowed flat in Notting Hill, a place that, although it was not mine, was the only place I had, my love and fear were the only things I truly possessed. I held on to them, for they seemed then to be as real as material objects. I was eighteen and in desperate need of someone to instruct me. Independence, which I had up to then held in very high regard, indeed revered it, was now to me a curse, the devil himself. It is dependence that a sane mind should seek; to depend on others and be in turn dependable.

— Hisham Matar, My Friends: A Novel (Random House, January 9, 2024)

[antvnger]

Scott tried very hard to keep his excitement to a certain degree. He really wanted to fanboy over the fact the Sam Wilson paid him such a high compliment.

“Wow, Sam,” he said with a grin. “Thanks, man. That really means a lot. Especially for a guy like me. Thanks.”

Send me the first word that comes to your mind when my name is mentioned!

@mxtalwings

[larryshapiro]

Woolwich Township Fire Department Tanker 2 - St Jacobs, Ontario

[jameswestwelding]

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[macdenlover]

it came to my realization that 99% of my fandom related headaches would be cured if everyone understood this

[geezerwench]

In Prince's funky name, amen.

[nymphoutofwater]

And why? Cultural norms? Personal schedule? “Cause I’m always late to everything”?

Bonus points: Region and/or ethnicity?

[themandalalady]

24-226 Dependability

[techdriveplay]

2024 Toyota LandCruiser GR Sport - TDP review

[geekpreacher217]

A Trustworthy God - Amos 4:6-13

One thing the Scripture teaches us about God is that He is trustworthy. If God promises to do something, we can be sure that he will follow through.  We see such promises carried out when he promised curses on Israel if they would not obey his covenant, and also when he promised to restore them after their exile.  And in the New Covenant he promises eternal life to the faithful, and eternal…