Quote of the Day

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

We're Not Done Yet

Florence Nightingale once said: Life is a hard fight, a struggle, a wrestling with the principle of evil, hand to hand, foot to foot. Every inch of the way is disputed. The night is given us to take breath, to pray, to drink deep at the fountain of power. The day, to use the strength which has been given to us, to go forth to work with it till the evening.

Our spiritual life is very much like that. A struggle every step of the way and we will lose the fight unless we persevere and not give up even for a moment. God will be with us and strengthen us.

Attitude

Here is a little article that I read that I really like and believe that it is very true although sometimes it's hard to maintain the proper attitude.

'The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break an organization, a school, a home.'

Author Unknown

Parksville,BC

I've just come back from yet another trip to BC, but this time with Alicia. We went to Parksville, BC where we stayed in a little cottage looking place. We had soo much fun. We went to the beach quite a few times to collect shells.....and a few other things. Lol. Here are a few pictures of our trip. Hope you like them.

Courage

Courage is the strength from God that enables you to endure any trial or danger.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Hang On

Here's a little quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt that I read and it made me think.


"When you come to the end of your rope...tie a knot and hang on."

I know that I've felt like I had come to the end of my rope many times but I'm still here. I guess we need to just keep on keepin on. God will see us through the hard times if we hang on and trust him.

A Step of Faith

This is a cool little piece of information I thought you guys might like to read.

A man once went for a ride in the country with a friend. They drove off the main road and through a grove of orange trees to a mostly uninhabited piece of land. Walter stopped the car and began to vividly describe the things he was going to build on the land. He explained to his friend, " I can handle the main project myself. It will take all my money, but I want you to have the first chance at this surrounding acreage because in the next five years it will increase in value several hundred times." Arthur thought to himself, Who in the world is going to drive twenty-five miles for this crazy project? Walter's dream has taken the best of his common sense. He promised to look into the deal later.

"Later on will be too late." Walter cautioned. "You'd better move on it right now."

Arthur failed to act, however. And so it was that Art Linkletter turned down the opportunity to buy the land that surrounded what would become Disneyland, the land his friend Walt Disney had tried to talk him into buying. When opportunity greets you, sometimes you have to take a step of faith.

Feeling Inferior

Isn't it true that we can only feel inferior if we let ourselves feel that way. Why is it the that we let other people dictate the way we feel about ourselves? Imagine the potential we could live up to if we didn't really care what others thought about us or how we ran our life. I really admire the people that go through life not caring if people like them or not and live their life accordingly. Personally, I think for some unknown reason we care too much therefore we always live trying to please others...not that there is a problem with pleasing others, because I think we should strive to do just that, but not to the extent that we are scared to step out of our box and comfort zone for fear of people talking about us or thinking of us a certain way. I dunno...that's just my 2 cents worth I guess.

Quote of the Day

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.


-Eleanor Roosevelt-

Trip to BC

Hey guys! Sorry for the delay in updating this. I've been kinda busy. I recently went to BC for a bit of a vacation. It was soo much fun. I was drinking french-press coffee about 3-4 times a day. I'm hoping that's close to what heaven will be like. My little cousin Hannah and I would go out and visit the frogs a couple times a day in the little home-made pond behind Barb and Dennis' house. We even gave all the frogs names. It was a very relaxing time. Here are some pictures of the trip.

Quote of the Day

"Wise people don't just wait for the right opportunity. They create the right opportunity."

Writer Unknown

Remembering Danny Brown

It has been a year May 31 that Danny, a very good friend of mine, has been gone. He died from a disease called muscular dystrophy. I miss him very much and it's hard to think that it has been a year already. I miss his calls that were sometimes 3 times a day. He had a great sense of humor and was very honest. I guess the old saying comes in here 'You don't know what you have till it's gone.' We had an awesome relationship. One thing that I loved about Danny was that he never complained about his situation or the fact that he was in a wheelchair. He had a great attitude. He loved to race that wheelchair around the mall, especially if he was mad at you. He was also a great listener. Danny wished that him and I could have been more than friends but he would still patiently listen to me when I was having boy trouble and he would try to give me advise. I can't even imagine what it feels like for his parents and best friends to have him gone because I know what I go through and I sometimes have a hard time trying to deal with it.
The first time we met was at a church meeting in Burley, ID when I was 16. He asked me for a piece of gum. After that we were friends. He was very good for my self-esteem. He used to always tell that I was cute and that I was the cutest girl he knew. I knew he was wrong but it felt good just the same. He also used to sing me a song called ' Paint Me a Birmingham' all the time. He sang to me a lot come to think of it. Although I know that he is in a way better place, I still hurt when I think about him and I miss him very much. I will never forget him.

Quote of the Day

Reasonable people endure; passionate people live.

-Chinese Proverb-

First Blog

Hey Guys! This is my first time blogging so bare with me. I'm just figuring everything out. My goal for this blog is to give people something fun, interesting and uplifting to read. If anyone feels like posting comments on here at any time please feel free. I would love to read what other people have to say. I will try to update this site soon.