"A coincidence is when God performs a miracle and decides to remain anonymous."

"A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove . . . but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child."

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

"A mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension."

"Blessed be we who can LAUGH at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused."

"Challenges are opportunities for Progress."

"Cherish your yesterdays; dream of your tomorrows, but live your todays."

"Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's the dealing with it." Randall "Tex" Cobb

"Day by day, you're getting better in every way."

"Develop your dreams and you create passion ... develop the dreams of others and you create heaven."

"Don't ever stop dreaming your dreams; they're a very essential part of you."

"Do whatever you can to make them a reality by the course you take the plans you make and all the things you do."

"Don't dwell on past mistakes; leave yesterday behind you . . . along with any of the problems, worries, and doubts."

"Do realize you can't change the past, but just ahead is the future . . . and you CAN do something about that."

"Don't try to accomplish everything at once; life can be difficult enough . . . without adding frustration to the list."

"Do travel one step at a time, and reach for one goal at a time. That's the way to find out what real accomplishment is."

"Don't be afraid to do the impossible, even if others don't think you'll succeed."

"Do remember that history is filled with incredible accomplishments of those who were foolish enough . . . to believe."

"Don't forget there are many things that are wonderful, rare, and unique about you."

"Do remember that if you can march within and find a smile . . . that smile will always be a reflection of the way people feel . . . about YOU!"

"Growing up and discovering who you are is a lifetime's work. It takes courage! You're one of a kind! To thine own self be true."

"Facing an impossibility gives us the opportunity to trust God."

Fear less, hope more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours.   Swedish proverb

"Fledgling ideas do fly on gossamer wings." --A.C.Hammon

"For our children, the road to happiness and success is usually paved by our example."

"God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things.
    Right now I'm so far behind I will never die."

"God reminds the sun to rise at its appointed time every morning."

"God keeps the earth steadily rotating at tremendous speed."

"God feeds the sparrow and dresses the lilies in their splendor."

"God guides the feathered flocks southward in the autumn and then brings them north again in the spring."

"Happiness is a choice! Life is too short to wear tight shoes."

"Humor is ... 'Grease in the friction of life!'" --Susan Clark Dowd

"I never have yet felt a twinge of regret for being a little too kind!"

"In life what sometimes appears to be the end, is really a new beginning."

"I woke up quite early this morning, and paused before going my way. I had so much work to accomplish, I had to take time to pray!"

"If one advances confidently in the direction of their dreams, and endeavors to lead a life which they have imagined, they will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

"If you can keep in tune with Christ, you can sing even in the dark."

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." --Mother Teresa

"Let's honor our mistakes by allowing them to teach us. Let's consider our failings to be gifts, and share them humbly with others. Let the cracks in our perfect facades let in light and air so that new life can grow through them." --Molly Gordon

"LIFE is Either a Daring Adventure or Nothing." --Helen Keller

"Life isn't a destination � it's a journey.   We all come upon unexpected curves, turning points, mountaintops and valleys.   Everything that happens to us shaped who we are becoming and in the adventure of each day, we discover the best in ourselves."

"Love doesn't make the world go round, but it sure makes the ride worthwhile."

"NOW is the shining leap between the past and the future." � Della Reese on "Touched by an Angel"

"Onward and upward. Challenges equals growth."

"Our lives ARE shaped by our expectations!"

"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"The key to happiness is having dreams ... the key to success is making dreams come true."

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."

"The resurrection is the Father's 'Amen' to the Son's 'It is finished.'"

"There are two ways of spreading light � to be a candle, or the mirror that reflects it!" --Edith Wharton

"There is the need for someone against which our characters can measure themselves. Without a ruler, you won't make the crooked straight." --Seneca

"Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow, a vision of hope. Look to this day for it is life."

"You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself." --Sam Levenson

"You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal."

"Who Tells The Crocuses It's Spring?"
"Who makes the trees turn all those beautiful colors in the autumn?
"Who splashes rain in shining puddles?"
"Who makes the stars shimmer in the night?"   --Aletha Lindstrom

"When your heart speaks . . . take good notes."