___________________________________________________________________ QUOTES AND ANECDOTES “The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honour.  If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.”  (Samuel Smiles) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ My [...]

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ANECDOTES “If you make the unconditional commitment to reach your most important goals, if the strength of your decision is sufficient, you will find the way and the power to achieve your goals. “ (Bob Conklin) I would like to thank each and every one of you for your wonderful support in 2011. [...]

MEMORY LANE I recall going bowling in my younger years and to be honest, I do not have an athletic bone in my body.  I got the worst score possible.  It was so embarrassing!  I didn’t even realize that anyone had been watching me until after the game when this gentleman came up to me [...]

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ANECDOTES   THE TRUTH: It may not lead you to where you thought you were going, but it will always lead you somewhere better. When ignored, it will eventually show itself. The closeness of your relationships is directly proportional to the degree to which you have revealed the truth about yourself. It [...]

Inspirational Quotes & Anecdotes For those of you who missed my post over the weekend on Just a Closer Stumble With Thee, I have reposted my article here. I hope you enjoy it. Once again, much thanks to Janet for featuring me as a guest blogger.   The Christmas Season is upon us once again. It [...]

I have French heritage. My dad’s first language was French and I married a Frenchman just like my dad.  Now over forty years later when I look at my husband, I can hardly believe how much he resembles him.  Perhaps it is only in his mannerisms but I see more.  He not only looks like [...]

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ANECDOTES To me…life is like a closet full of storage bins.  It’s very difficult to know what you want to give away, donate or discard. It’s even harder to discard some of those items that have been given to us as gifts or those that have sentimental value.  Some of these items [...]

MEMORY LANE If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morrrrning, I’d hammer in the eeevening……don’t you just love that song?  I hope you remember it. You might, if you were born in my era.  One morning as I was walking with my girlfriends, we started to discuss how sentimental we’ve all become.  As we [...]

  QUOTE OF THE DAY “The toughest part of a diet isn’t watching what you eat…it’s watching what everyone else eats.” ~ Source Unknown I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!  

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”  ~ Ephesians 4:32  I love this biblical quote. It demonstrates to me that I am to forgive others “just as” Christ has forgiven me. Perhaps, I see things a little differently than some people when it comes to forgiveness [...]