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. [...]

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES & ANECDOTES “He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery.” ~ Anne Frank It’s hard to think Anne Frank was only 14 when she wrote this. Fourteen and hated – for no other reason than being Jewish. Fourteen and having her world as she had known it – turned upside down. [...]

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ANECDOTES When we think about erosion in our environment, we may picture a huge wave beating against the wall of a cliff at sea. Eventually as it pounds away, the cliff caves in and the waves continue to erode the shore line. In many of our personal relationships, the erosion that takes place doesn’t [...]

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 STORY                                                                                                                 iStockphoto                                                                                            Remember when fear used to be different? Back in the day it was a gangly teenager, all knees and elbows. We tucked ourselves around the sharp angles and edges, bent ourselves to conform to childlike worries. As we grew, so did fear. It became a young adult, and we wondered [...]

               INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES AND ANECDOTES I am the mother of three married daughters. I have eight delightful grandchildren.  I always knew that I loved my children with all my heart but I had no way of knowing until I became a grandmother that I would love my grandchildren with the same depth. Each time a grandchild [...]

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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 AND ANECDOTES I was at lunch with my friends and one of the topics of conversation had to do with our children. We observed that certain passions or talents exhibited during childhood led our kids to the careers or ministries they have chosen today. For example, my daughter Sarah took an interest in [...]

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 [...]