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Cari Deo Nihilo Carent

March 29, 2011 By Stanton Lanier 6 Comments

My 4th grade daughter is presenting her ancestry project at school today. She chose my wife’s mother as her relative to research. Her maiden name is Wicks, and her ancestry goes back to Ireland. We found the Wicks family crest with its family motto Cari Deo Nihilo Carent that means “Those dear to God want nothing.” As I work on arranging centuries old music for the album A Thousand Years, it is intriguing that centuries old family mottoes were expressions of faith in God. God as Creator and Father, and Jesus as Savior and Lord were absolutes – a beautiful testimony of living by faith. The Wicks family motto reminds me of the 23rd Psalm’s beginning, “The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.”

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  1. Louise says

    October 20, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    My family name is also Wicks so this was interesting to read. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Sean wicks says

      November 1, 2017 at 12:03 pm

      Nice motto.sean wicks

      Reply
  2. Wesley Weeks says

    May 26, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    Very nice. I have this in my Weeks family crest.

    Reply
    • Stanton Lanier says

      May 27, 2020 at 10:17 am

      Wesley, Thanks for investing time to read and comment on this. Blessings to you! – Stanton

      Reply
  3. Gypsy-Karolyn WIcke says

    August 8, 2020 at 7:28 pm

    This also came up as the motto for my family name. My maiden name is Wicke.

    Reply
    • Stanton Lanier says

      August 10, 2020 at 9:04 am

      How cool! Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Blessings, Stanton.

      Reply

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