"In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." -- Andre Gide -- A gem cannot be polished without friction; the child of God cannot be perfected without adversity. -- Author Unknown -- If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it. -- Author Unknown -- As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. --Ben Hogan -- "A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have." -- President Gerald Ford -- QUOTE OF THE MONTH With hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and severe t-storms tearing up the country from one end to another, the quote of the month is: "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?" -- Jay Leno -- Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, Failure keeps you Humble, Success keeps you Glowing, Only God keeps you Growing. -- Anonymous -- Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all. -- St. Augustine of Hippo -- "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work. " -- Thomas Edison -- Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. -- Dennis Wholey -- Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us worthy evidence of the fact. -- George Eliot -- The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Preach the gospel everyday; if necessary, use words. -- Francis of Assisi -- Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose... only [upon] the Beloved who will never pass away. -- C. S. Lewis -- There are three things that only God knows: the beginning of things, the cause of things and the end of things. -- Welsh Proverb -- All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. -- Emerson --
