quotes

Is the World Round for a Reason?

“God made the world round so we could never see too far down the road.”  Isak Dinesen Are you a planner?  I sure am.  I like to know what is going on, when it is going to happen, and what I am going to do after that happens.  Anyone that knows me can testify to…
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A Monday Giggle

Yesterday my calendar page had a little saying on it.  I thought it was appropriate after spending a week with teenagers.  I am sure those of you who are raising teenagers will get a laugh from this as well!  Have an awesome Monday! Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to the wall!
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April

April is a promise that May is bound to keep. Hal Borland
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A Good Idea

Live simply.  Love generously.  Serve faithfully.  Speak truthfully.  Pray daily.  Leave everything else to God.  Unknown
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Spring Is Here!

Spring arrived on Saturday, but in our area, we awoke to 2 inches of snow on the ground.  Thankfully it was gone by Sunday and the temperatures have warmed back up again today and the sun is shining! The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.  Bern Williams
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H.O.P.E.

HOPE: Holding On Praying EarnestlyDoug Quinn
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Monday’s Attitude Quote

A bad attitude is like a flat tire. If you don’t change it, you’ll never go anywhere. Buz Moxon
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Love

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. George Sand On this Valentine’s eve, think about all those in your life who have loved you….parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers, neighbors, old boy/girlfriends, best friends, roommates, co-workers…..and how their loving you blessed your life. Say a prayer and thank them for loving you…
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Pride

When I met my husband nearly twelve years ago, his tag-line on his AOL profile page was “Swallow your pride before it swallows you“. The other day I read this quote in the December 2009 Guideposts Magazine: “Swallow your pride. It contains no calories.”Being proud of my children and their grades, their behavior, and their…
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Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Guideposts Magazine December 2009
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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

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