February Birthdays And Dates To Remember!

Feb 4th      Ali & Whalyn

Feb 6th      Wayne H

Feb 11th    Wayne III "Trey" & Summer

Feb 13th    Jackie

Feb 14th    Valentine's Day!

Feb 17th    Taivion

Feb 18th    Candice

Feb 18th    President's Day!

Feb 26th    Reggie II

Happy Birthday Jaivon!

On his birthday!!

Observing Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday Holiday!

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke these words in a Washington, D.C., address in February 1968, just two months before he was assassinated in Memphis. They echo across the decades and endure as one of the most positive messages of the great civil rights leader’s legacy—that the challenges that weigh us down today should never dissuade us from imagining a better, more just, and more love-filled future.

I was taught—and I believe—that no feeling can last forever. Disappointment, sadness, embarrassment, excitement, relaxation, joy—not one of those emotional states, for better or worse, can be sustained indefinitely. 

But could hope be the single exception to that rule? Dr. King thought so, and the impact of that belief continues to reverberate, even a half century after his death. 

In his personal and public life, he endured many disappointments. Dr. King encouraged that we “accept” those challenges even as we hold onto the hope that makes his message so relevant. A disappointment or setback can put any of us in danger of giving up on our goals, hopes and dreams, whether for ourselves or for the world. Accepting that setback is simply part of the road toward what he famously called “the promised land” frees us to process our failures in a larger context of progress, connection and above all, hope.

So is hope in fact “infinite?” The poet Emily Dickinson said as much in her famous verse:

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all 

There are so many ways to remember and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Among them is taking today to reflect on this question—what do you hope for, infinitely? (From Guideposts https://www.guideposts.org/)

Happy Birthday Sissy!

Happy Birthday Ursula!

January Random Pics!

Cousins Pete Hay and Betty Hay with Mattie, Wallace, Las & Billie

Those faces :)

Glen, Hank, Thomas & Rick

Rikki: My friend, Diana, Joanne & Nick. This was taken in 2000. Joanne was one of the nurses who worked with us. Later she transferred to Kaiser in Sacramento. When Nick was rushed by ambulance there in Feb 2013 she was his receiving nurse. It was more confirmation that God was all over the situation. :)

Wallace: Cecily just visited this winery. When they heard her last name they said they needed to make sure she was pleased with their service.

Happy Anniversary Wayne & Loretta!

An Anniversary Moment:

Wayne: I surprised Loretta at work with Chocolates and Balloons. 

Wayne: We were treated with a Special dish at PF Chang’s. 

Ummmm good!!!

January Quotes!

"Coming together is a beginning 

Keeping together is progress

Working together is success" 

Henry Ford

"We must accept finite disappointment but we must never lose infinite hope."

Dr. King

"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."

Paul Valery

"Many of the right things to do in life are the most difficult things to to do." 

Dr. H Norman Wright

"You'll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart." - George Michael

"A disillusionment in work or in a personal relationship shouldn't cause a withdrawal from a profession or the human race.  If you shut yourself off, because of an injustice, you are also shutting yourself off from a possible wonderful experience.  You should exercise the increased wisdom, but not in a shell of suspicion." - unknown

Physical courage is grand, moral courage is grander, but the man who trusts Jesus Christ in the face of the terrific problems of life is worth a whole crowd of heroes. - Oswald Chambers

"Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith." - Elisabeth Elliot