Almost three weeks ago, the community stepped in and furnished our new home. They also made sure my daughter had an abundance of Christmas gifts. Less than a week ago, a mother brought me over a box she received for me from her friend. I opened it up and my breathe was taken away. There were numerous pieces of colored paper that had been cut up and folded. I opened one by one. On every piece there were encouraging and uplifting quotes that she had handwritten. She is also a single parent and understood what I was going through firsthand. What a blessing to my heart and soul. What an amazing woman and mother.
- I love the smell of possibility in the morning.-unknown
- I prefer to wake up to five-card-draw pokes. Each morning a new hand, some days, junk; some days, a full house; and every day, the challenge of playing that hand to win.-Wendy Resd Crisp
- Where I was born and where I now live is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest. -Georgia O’Reeffe
- There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. -Seneca
- Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
- We can never untangle all the woes in other people’s lives. We can’t produce miracles overnight. But we can bring a cup of cool water to a thirsty soul, or a scoop of laughter to a lonely heart. -Barbara Johnson
- Don’t forget to wear your smile.
- The more you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be. -Shakti Gawain
- Many things which can not be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. -Plutarch
- When confronted with a Goliath-sized problem, which way do you respond: “He’s too big to hit” or, like David, “He’s too big to miss.”
- Lympth (v.) to walk with a lisp.
- The Lord is our spiritual road atlas. When we rely on Him, we’ll never get lost.
- The key to listening is knowing the right times when to nod. -Salt & Pepper Comic
- Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. -Mother Teresa of Calcuta
- True courage is not only a balloon for rising but also a parachute for falling. -Karl Ludwig Borne
- Keep calm and pretend you’re at the beach.
- It’s over when you quit, not when you lose.
- The glory of tomorrow is rooted in the drudgery of today.
- Live so that you wouldn’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
- Admire your accomplishments. Large or small, they contribute to the well-being of this world. A little light somewhere makes a brighter light everywhere. A speck of sand can turn into a pearl. -Douglas Pagels
- Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable. -Brenda Ueland
- Soul-er energy is a renewable resource, as long as you stay in the Son. -Frank Johnson
- Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
- It is not the lamp but the manners which give light to the home. -Ethiopian proverb
- Nothing I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as being obliged to struggle with the world. -Mary Wollstonecraft
- Sometimes the Lord calms the storm; sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child.
- In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. -Sun Tzu
- Ignore the odds. Even though you cannot do everything, you can do something. You may be only one, but you can still make a difference. -Charles Swindull
- God never asks about our ability or our inability-just our availability.
- Open the windows at the center of your chest and let the spirits fly in and out. -Rum
- Live for today but hold your hands open to tomorrow. Anticipate the future and its changes with joy. There is a seed of God’s love in every event, every circumstance, every unpleasant situation in which you may find yourself. -Barbara Johnson
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