My Most Favorite

I am very very blessed to know a good amount of incredible people who have served and do serve in the Military.  I owe each and everyone of them a debt of gratitude for their sacrifice and service.  I like this definition.

Veteran: whether active duty, honorably discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

This guy here he is my Favorite one, so proud and honored to be his wife.

Choose Strength

I know I haven't blogged in a while but I saw this quote and felt compelled to post it.  Watching some teens I love walk through a very difficult time and knowing that God can and will use it to strengthen them.

Quote for today... or yesterday

Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.



May each of you know how truly blessed you are on this St. Patrick's Day.

Quote

There's something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart;
It wecomes us back home
And makes it easier to part.

Jill Wolf


I think my hug quota is low... was thinking yesterday I really need more hugs, which means I probably need to be giving more hugs. So for the next week my goal is to give hugs to at least 3 people per day. Hmm in order to meet this I may weird out my coworkers a bit. I think I can do it!

Quote

Originality is not doing something no one else has ever done, but doing what has been done countless times with new life, new breath. Marie Chapin

Quote for Today

"A woman is like a teabag. You don't know how strong she is until you put her in hot water." - Eleanor Roosevelt

Quote (Husband)

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.
-- Benjamin McLane Spock

Read this quote and feel like it expresses the preciousness of my husband, I am amazed and blessed everyday that God has called me to be his wife. He is a daily inspiration to me.

Quote: Faithfulness

Quote (Peace & Comfort)

For this is what the LORD says: "I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem." When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hand of the LORD will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes.
-Isaiah 66:12-14

One

"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do."

~Helen Keller

Quote (WORD for Today)

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,
(2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ESV)

So many great things packed into this section of scripture. Today the part that has been sticking with me is that I am to "take every thought captive to obey Christ". Not just some but every... when my mind wanders to the things that I wish, I must take those thoughts captive and Obey. This is the key to peacefulness in my heart today and everyday. It doesn't mean that we aren't to think through things and process the things that are going on in our lives but it is to seek Christ in our thought processes as we do. Look for our opportunities to Obey God and to trust him in our circumstances.

Those are my random ramblings today.

Another Random Quote for the Day

"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward"
Lewis Carroll


Saw this quote this morning and thought it was a good one. Part of walking through life is learning from our past as a person, country, in work, in play, in relationship.

Remember the past fondly & with wisdom so that moving forward through life is with growth and strength.

We all have good and hard things in our past that we can choose to learn from or not.

Just a soapbox of sorts :D Have a great weekend.

Random Quote

If the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, you're probably not taking good enough care of your own grass. Anonymous

Quote for today:

When you love someone all your saved-up wishes start coming out.-- Elizabeth Bowen

quote

“There’s something in a simple hug that always warms the heart; it welcomes us back home and makes it easier to part.” Jill Wolf

Quote 01/06/10

Lev. 26:19, Matt 11:29

To find balance not to think more highly of ourselves than is true but not to lack knowledge of the work that God has and is doing in, through and around each one of us. It is much easier for me to live at the extremes of Pride or Self Deprecation. I am so thankful for the balance.

Quote 01/04/10

Check out Psalm 126:3, 5-6 & 1 Peter 5:10

Quote 01/03/10

Quote: Happiness

"I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances."

--Martha Washington