“Watch your thoughts: They become your words.Watch your words: They become your actions.Watch your actions: They become your habits.Watch your habits: They become your character.Watch your character: It becomes your destiny”. Isn’t that great! In the movie Iron Lady, there … Continue reading
“In some families, please is described as the magic word. In our house, however, it was sorry”. Margaret Laurence I still think please is an important magic word, but I have to agree, sorry is right up there. However, sorry … Continue reading
“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have”.Thomas Jefferson I do believe in luck. But I really believe that luck is when preparation and hard work meets opportunity. The harder you work, the more … Continue reading
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family”.We’re slowly gathering our family back together and it feels good! Rob and I got back from Costa Rica this evening (will post more on this later) and went … Continue reading
This week is March Break – and it is a March break where all the children are with their other parent. We alternate who takes the kids on March Break every year. Zach and Josh are off to Florida with … Continue reading
“Don’t be a shark, be a fish”.Josh Josh came to me the other day to say all the other kids had made up a quote for our quote of the week except for him and Sam. He wanted to make … Continue reading
“If you don’t like your lot in life, then build a service station on it”.I read this quote this week on someone else’s blog and it jumped out at me. I think it’s a good lesson. When we feel things … Continue reading
“No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar”.Abe Lincoln Tell the truth. If you don’t, it always catches up to you. I know sometimes someone will tell me something, then proceed to tell me something different … Continue reading
“Expecting the world to treat you fairly just because you are a good person, is like expecting the bull not to charge just because you are a vegetarian”. I thank my friend Natalie for this one. She posted it on … Continue reading
“The best way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason”Benjamin Franklin It is good to get an education, to read, to gain knowledge. We must always challenge ourselves and expand our brains and horizons. We need to … Continue reading