A ditty is actually a poem or a song, but I grew
up with the Carolina colloquialism of a ditty being any
short, pithy saying or writing. Having written only one
noteworthy poem in my life, I'm definitely not a poet,
but I do hope that these few thoughts I'm sharing in this
little book will prove to be short and pithy enough to
inspire a little something into your life each day.
I once read that it's plagiarism if you steal from
one person, but it's research if you steal from several
writers. Another thing that I firmly believe is that none
of us really has an original thought. Every thought we
have is a result of all the input we have received. For
most of us, the old saying might apply very aptly: GIGO
-- "garbage in, garbage out." If there is any good
thought that comes out of our minds, it is because
some good influences have entered our hearts; the
most important of those positive influences would be
the Word of God and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
As you read my little ditties each day, I
encourage you to enjoy each place where I have
plagiarized (ah, done some research) and each place
where something other than garbage has come out due
to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Since some holidays do not occur on fixed dates,
the message for each movable holiday is given on the
earliest possible date on which it can be observed:
Martin Luther King Day, January 15; State of the Union
Address, January 25; Presidents' Day, February 15;
Palm Sunday, March 15; Good Friday, March 20;
Easter, March 22; Mothers Day, May 8; Pentecost, May
10; Fathers Day, June 15; and Thanksgiving,
November 22.
