quotes

Put On Your Hiking Boots!

It’s not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves. Sir Edmund Hillary Sometimes it isn’t the goal that is stopping us, but our fear of overcoming that goal. Am I too afraid to apply for a job and get rejected? Am I unwilling to sacrifice a little to go back to school? Would I rather…
Read More

Make Someone’s Day

“There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them”Zora Neale Hurston What can you do today to make someone else’s day? What will you do to sacrifice your time or your money or your skills and give to someone else? I haven’t decided yet, but I will…
Read More

Merry Christmas from me to you!

From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.
Read More

I Believe…

I saw this in a newsletter and I loved all 3 of the statements and thought I would share them with you. I BELIEVE…. that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences… that money is a lousy way of keeping score……
Read More

Mondays Matter: Week 18

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza SHOW YOUR SMILE!A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures.A smiling person is judged to be more pleasant, attractive, sincere, sociable, and competent.Smiling or even seeing someone smile releases…
Read More

A Guilt Free Week!

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt I found this quote recently and it has been good for me to read it lately. I have been struggling with my relationship with someone and how they have made me feel. I have been upset and it has monopolized a lot of…
Read More

Buddy and Baxter

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. – Jane Pauley I found our cats Buddy and Baxter having an afternoon nap together today. Wouldn’t it be great to be a cat…just for a day? Buddy (on the left) was my husband’s cat and Baxter was my cat. At first, when we brought…
Read More

Spring Flowers!

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar. ~ Helen Hayes Yesterday I raked away my leaves and found spring rising up out of the dirt in my flower…
Read More

Stop Complaining!

Every Wednesday I attend Bible Study Fellowship of BSF. This year we have been studying Moses. Today we were studying Numbers, chapters 11-12 where the Israelites are complaining about their situation. During our lecture time, we were challenged to think about how much we complain. For example…when I go to the grocery store to get…
Read More

A Quote and A Lesson!

I have been reading The Shack by William P Young. I will definately be posting about this book next week. I only have 2 chapters left and my book club will be discussing it on Monday night. I am loving it and can’t wait to finish it! So, stay tuned for that. This quote was…
Read More
} .gr_custom_header_1691511406 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 80% } .gr_custom_each_container_1691511406 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1691511406 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1691511406 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1691511406 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1691511406 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; }

Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

goodreads.com