About 1969, in a North High School English class, I was studying how Latin phrases have become common mottos in the English language…

‘E pluribus unum‘ [Latin [...]]]> ‘Quod verum tutum’

“What is true is right!”

The Rest of the Story!

This is the rest of the story about how the motto “Verum Tantum” was created…

About 1969, in a North High School English class, I was studying how Latin phrases have become common mottos in the English language…

‘E pluribus unum‘ [Latin for "Out of many, one"], is a phrase on the Seal of the United States, along with ‘Annuit cœptis‘ [Latin for "He (God) has favored our undertakings." (brackets in original).] and ‘Novus ordo seclorum‘ [Latin for "New Order of the Ages"], and adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782.

‘Semper Fidelis‘ [Latin for "Always Faithful"], is well known in the United States as the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps (and often shortened to ‘Semper Fi’ in Marine contexts).

In that class we were challenged to write a motto for our life, family or a future venture…

Quod Verum Tutum

Spier’s School in 1891

I was inspired by the motto of a school, Spier’s school, in my grandfather’s native Scotland. The school motto was ‘Quod verum tutum’ [Latin for "What is true is right"].

The Motto Stone From the Spier’s School

The Latin motto of the old Spier’s School translates as ‘What is true is right (or secure).’ This motto was chosen by the Spier family, being used on the official school Seal of the Board of Governors, on the school uniform, and in the “Spier’s School Magazine”.

‘Quod Verum Tutum’, Spier’s Magazine No 1, 1888

‘Quod verum tutum’ could be translated “What is true is right”, “What is true is secure”, “What is true is safe”, or even “True things are safe.”

The school closed, 30 June 1972 (the same month I graduated from my High School). A sandstone slab or panel (photo above), carved with ‘Quod verum tutum’ was rescued from the school grounds, after having been shattered in the school’s demolition in 1984. The slab was preserved at the Old Stables Museum in Kilbirnie (Ed.Note: Now closed. Some years ago the Friends of Spiers (FoS) became guardians of the Spier’s motto panel.).

The ‘Quod verum tutum’ motto is actually anonymous in origin, however it is in use elsewhere. For example, ‘Quod verum tutum’ was used by the Courtney family, Earls of Devon.

A Coat of Arms bearing the motto appears on the sign of this hotel!

‘Quod Verum Tutum’ on a Coat of Arms!

Verum Tantum

With the motto ‘Quod Verum Tutum’ firmily in my mind, I wanted a motto that would represent the best path for me…

Only the Truth, ‘Verum Tantum‘, which also renders, in a word for word translation, as “Truth Only!”

And now you know… The Rest of the Story!

Verum is the Latin for Truth… Tantum is the Latin for Only…

So the literal translation is:

However, this is in perfect Latin grammar…

So the meaning of “Verum Tantum” in English is:

That is how I have decided to [...]]]> My Personal Motto is:

Verum Tantum

Verum is the Latin for Truth…
Tantum is the Latin for Only…

So the literal translation is:

Truth Only

However, this is in perfect Latin grammar…

So the meaning of “Verum Tantum” in English is:

“Only The Truth!”

That is how I have decided to live my life… Only the TRUTH!

Verum Tantum

For the rest of this story, click on:

‘Quod Verum Tutum‘

What Is A Papa?

A Papa is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again. A Papa is someone who wants [...]]]> It is father’s day, I receive 5 wonderful hand made cards from my family and I also received this email.

What Is A Papa?

A Papa is someone who
wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up,
brushes you off,
and lets you try again.

A Papa is someone who
wants to keep you from making mistakes
but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence
when you get hurt.

A Papa is someone who
holds you when you cry,
scolds you when you break the rules,
shines with pride when you succeed,
and has faith in you even when you fail . . .

They say that, from the instant he lays eyes on her,
a Papa adores his daughter. Whoever she grows up to be,
she is always to him that little girl in pigtails. She makes
him feel like Christmas, everyday. In exchange, he makes
a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage
years, the mistakes she makes or the secrets she keeps.

They say that, children cannot see the Fatherhood of God
unless they first see God in the lives of their Papas.

My Papa never taught me how to live life;
he just allowed me to see how he lived his.

Any man can be a father, but
it takes a special man to be a Papa.

One day, I saw my Papa kneeling before his bed with an open Bible
interceding, crying, and praying for me by name.
What a defining moment!
I learned that only a real Papa would ever do that.

I saw the Fatherhood of God
in the way my Papa worked and talked.
(walk the talk.) (say what you mean, and mean what you say.)
(God knows and I know ~ and that settles the issue!)

If someday I will find my prince charming,
my Papa (xxxxxxx) will always be my king!

http://alantait.com/2011/06/19/fathers-day-what-is-a-papa/

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Recently, I [...]]]> I was thinking about my brother Jesse this morning, he went to heaven to be with the Lord about a month ago. My friend Francel sent me this story and I just felt maybe I should pass it on to you. I love you… I pray you enough! ~Lan

I Pray You Enough!

Recently, I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The public address system had announced the departure.

Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the Father said, “I love you, and I pray you enough.”

The daughter replied, “Dad ~ our life together has all been God’s blessings and more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too. And, Dad, when you go, please don’t look back. We hug, we kiss, and we go. I do not want to see you leave.”

So they hugged for a few more precious moments, and they kissed and they both quickly turned around and left.

The Father walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see that he wanted and really needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me by his asking, “Did you ever say good-bye to someone you really love knowing that it would be forever?”

“Yes, I have,” I replied. “But forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?”

“I am old, and my daughter lives so far away. Our life is in God’s hands and only He knows how much time I have left before He will call me home. I have challenges to meet and the reality is – the next trip back will be for my funeral,” he said.

“When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, “I pray you enough.” May I ask what that means?”

The Father began to smile. “That is a prayer that has been handed down from my family for many generations. My parents prayed it to me when I left them to come to the new world.” He paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more. “When we bless each other, “I pray you enough,” we are asking God that the other person’s life be filled with enough blessings to sustain them.”

Then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory:

“I bless you in the name of the Lord.

• I pray you enough sunshine to keep your attitude bright and warm no matter how gray and cold the day may appear.
• I pray you enough rain to quench your thirst and appreciate the sunshine even more.
• I pray you enough joy to give you strength and keep your spirit alive no matter your circumstance.
• I pray you enough pain not to discourage you but to make you persevere and overcome.
• I pray you enough gain to satisfy your needs and have more to help those who have less.
• I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you already have.
• I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.”

He then began to cry and slowly sobbed and walked away . . .

They say that, it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire lifetime to ever forget them.

Take time to live while you are still alive.

I Pray You Enough!

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Psalm 144:3-4 “O Lord, what is man that you care for him, the son of man that you think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow.”

Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom (a heart for eternity).”

Psalm 145:8-9a “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all.”

Psalm 145:18-19b “The Lord is near to all who call on Him, and to all who call on Him in truth. He hears their cry and saves them.”

Psalm 16:4 “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”

Be blessed! Be a blessing to others.

My Child ~ You may not know me, but I know everything about you ~ Psalm 139:1 I know when you sit down and when you rise up ~ Psalm 139:2 I am familiar with all your ways ~ Psalm 139:3 Even the very hairs on [...]]]>

Father’s Love Letter

My Child ~
You may not know me, but I know everything about you ~ Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up ~ Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways ~ Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered ~ Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image ~ Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being ~ Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring ~ Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived ~ Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation ~ Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book ~ Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live ~ Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made ~ Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother’s womb ~ Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born ~ Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don’t know me ~ John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love ~ 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you ~ 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your father ~ 1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could ~ Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father ~ Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand ~ James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs ~ Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope ~ Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love ~ Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ~ Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing ~ Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you ~ Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession ~ Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul ~ Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things ~ Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me ~ Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart ~ Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires ~ Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine ~ Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager ~ 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you ~ Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart ~ Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes ~ Revelation 21:3-4
And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth ~ Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus ~ John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed ~ John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being ~ Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you ~ Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled ~ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you ~ 1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love ~ Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me ~ 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again ~ Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen ~ Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father ~ Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is ~ Will you be my child? ~ John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you ~ Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad, Almighty God

“F” in the Hexadecimal Numbering system is how you say 15 in decimal. However, in the language of computers, binary, hexadecimal “F” would be represented as “1111″!

Since New Years this year looks like 1111, for example 1/1/11 or 11/1/1, you might just shorten it to “F” [...]]]> What’s the “F”?  It is Happy “F” Day!

“F” in the Hexadecimal Numbering system is how you say 15 in decimal.  However, in the language of computers, binary, hexadecimal “F” would be represented as “1111″!

Since New Years this year looks like 1111, for example 1/1/11 or 11/1/1, you might just shorten it to “F” and say Happy “F” Day!  Or What the “F”?

The only problem is that “11″, as in 2011, is actually “C” in hex.  So to hex someone with 11 you would need to say “What the C?” Instead of “What the F?” And what the F would people think if you said What the C? Or even “What the Eleven?”

This all gets a bit rather confusing…

Change Topic…

Did anyone notice that 10% or one tenth or a tithe of this century is already over… We better stop wasting time!

What the F?

Happy F Day!

Pass the word… What the F Year (15 as in 2015) is only 4 years away!

As we age, we would like that status to reverse… but too late. Sometimes, things go wrong, really wrong, and birthdays can become sad reminders of that [...]]]> Birthdays are usually a sweet time!  In youth we look forward to them, not only for the presents, but also for the “status” of being a year older.

As we age, we would like that status to reverse… but too late.  Sometimes, things go wrong, really wrong, and birthdays can become sad reminders of that wrong.  I was born with Celiac Disease and untreated it made many things in my life go wrong.  My son is 36 today, I wish I could wish him a Happy Birthday!  He was born on my uncle Bob’s birthday.  I wish I spent more time with him before he died.  Happy Birthday you two!

All the while I was growing up I had these mood swings and behavior problems, really unexplained thought processes.  Those carried forth into my adult years.  As another of my sons told me, I left a pretty big wake of hurt and damaged people behind me.  And I did.  So why do I tell you this and air this for all the world to see… Simple… When something goes wrong you need to keep looking for an answer… Why?

Years later, at the age of 52, I found out.  I was born with a genes that can cause Celiac Disease.  Likely my mother had it and my grandfather (her dad) likely had it too.  (In my opinion they had symptoms in that they had health issues that are often related to Celiac Disease and I had to get my Celiac from one of my parents, who had to get it from one of their parents, etc.)  You see Celiac is passed from parent to child.  In fact, even is you get any of the 13 identified genes, it does not mean you will get Celiac.  But you can get Celiac with only one of the genes!  Likewise, even if you have the genes, and even if you get Celiac Disease, it is only a few people who develop Celiac Rage or mood swings or mental problems… I just happened to be “lucky”.

So, Celiac Disease destroyed my family, it the same way drinking or drugs destroy some families.  But with drinking and drugs, you go to rehab and you get better and people accept that as long as you say away from that stuff, your life has changed.  Just imagine how hard it is to explain that as long as I stay away from food like bread and pizza and spaghetti that my life has changed!

All those things have one thing in common, gluten!  Hey, read some packages!  It will not take you very long before you find one labeled “Gluten Free” – why do they put that on there?  It is not for decoration or just to waste ink, it is because gluten, stuff in wheat, barley and rye, really destroys people’s lives!  For some, it destroys their health.  Gluten causes one kind of diabetes.  And Celiac mimics lot’s of other diseases.  Just search Celiac and if you have a complaint, it may be there.

HEALTH TIP

Regardless of what your illness, if you have gone to a doctor and have not improved… start thinking about Celiac…  Go find a young intern at some hospital and ask for a consultation.  Ask the intern fresh out of medical school, if it is possible Celiac Disease might be causing your symptoms and does he recommend you be tested for it?

Why an Intern?

The reason is simple, when most doctors went to school they were taught that Celiac happens in only 0.001% of the time.  Actually, about 1% of Americans have Celiac and 97% of the people suffering from this disease are not diagnosed.  Most doctors today (except the new ones) were trained that Celiac Disease is so rare that they would likely never see a case.  However, the truth is some of those same doctors who do not check for Celiac, may be treating a high percentage of Celiac patients in their clinic – with the wrong drugs for the wrong illnesses.  That is why patents do not respond!

It is also why in this case it is wise to ask an intern if they think you would benefit from being tested for Celiac!

Before it destroys your health, or your life.  Some people have noticed that afternoon road rage is higher than morning road rage.  If you know anyone who ever got angry inappropriately, talking them into being tested for Celiac may save their lives or there families.  A lot of road rage, perhaps the majority, can be linked to Celiac Rage!  Why the afternoon?  Americans eat sandwiches and burgers for lunch!  The bread is loaded with gluten!

But most people with Celiac Disease health problems, do not have Celiac Rage!  On the other hand, it is possible that the very reason my son has no communication with me is because he may have Celiac he got in his DNA package from me! Scary right?  In fact, my whole blood related family says they do not have Celiac Disease, but not one has been tested!  They all have been told by their OLD doctors that Celiac is Rare.  The medical fact is that because I have Celiac, they are at a much greater risk of having it than the normal population!

Just “Lucky”

Remember that I said I was just lucky to have the worst kind of Celiac that effects your thoughts like PCP and ruins your life like drugs and alcohol… Well today I do feel lucky, but for a different reason.  Today I live a VeGenesis Lifestyle, totally gluten free.  No more thought problems, no more Celiac Rage.  I really wish I could make contact with my destroyed family.  I would love for them to see how I am now without gluten, but all they remember is the Gluten Dragon and I do not blame them for that.

I am lucky because I have learned that almost everyone on the planet has an allergic reaction to wheat, even if it is so small it causes not apparent problem.  I am lucky because I am starting a new website called New LipHe (say “New Life”) at NewLipHe.com where people can learn to have a New Life, improved from what they have!  In a way it is like a birthday gift to my son to help other families not be broken like our.  I am lucky, because I was able to change my diet and change my life so no one else will be hurt by the Celiac Rage I was born with…

But on days like my son’s birthday, I just wish him a very Happy 36th Birthday… and hope he reads my blog!