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

August Quotes!

"You are the smitten Image of our Lord.

Your kindness and love for people are resident in you by the power of His Spirit.!"

" The greatest
weapon against
stress is our ability
to choose one
thought over
another."
~ William James

"Courage is actually forward motion in the presence of fear." - Joyce Meyer

March Quotes!

 
  "Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." Wayne Codoero







 

"We are most of us very lonely in this world; you who have any who love you, cling to them and thank God." --Author Unknown

 "You are prosperous in proportion to what you can do without." - Robert Cilley (Flylady's husband)

December Quotes!

Wallace:  Word of the Day - "Always make a practice of provoking your mind to think out what it accepts easily. The author who benefits you most is not the one who tells you something you did not know before, but the one who gives expression to the truth that has been dumbly in you for utterance!" - Oswald Chambers

Rikki: "We react not just to the events of our lives, but to our internal dialogue about those events. That's good news, because while you can't (always) change your circumstances, you can change your response to them." - Dr. Phil

November Quotes and Inspiration!

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”
― Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

"Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't; but because you can." - Andrew Iskander

September Quotes and Inspiration!

Word of the day

Dr. Louis Chafer said, "much of our spiritual activity is little more than a cheap anesthetic to deaden the pain of an empty life." All our goings and doings fail to address our core emptiness.

Word of the day

Humility isn't thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less and putting others first.

"One thing you can't recycle is wasted time."- unknown

"Love me when I least deserve it, because that is when I really need it."  - Swedish Proverb

 "A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew."
~Herb Caen

"It's not over until you quit." - Dave Ramsey

Be Positive

by Joyce Meyer

What has happened to all your joy?
- Galatians 4:15 NIV
Many years ago, I was extremely negative. My thoughts were all negative, so my mouth was negative; therefore, so was my life. When I really began to study the Word and to trust God to restore me, one of the first things I realized was that the negativity had to go.
Negative minds produce negative lives, but positive minds produce positive lives. Negative thoughts are full of fear and doubt, but positive thoughts are full of faith and hope.
If you don't have any idea what God's will is for you at this point, you can begin by thinking: Well, I don't know God's plan, but I know He loves me. Whatever He does will be good, and I'll be blessed. Begin to think positively about your life; practice being positive in every situation that arises.
Power Thought: I maintain a positive attitude in all circumstances.

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July Quotes & Inspiration!

Cast Your Cares

… casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully] (1 Peter 5:7 AMP).
There are days when I open my inbox and look at the number of questions and issues that I have to deal with, and I seriously have a moment when I think, This is all too overwhelming, too demanding, too time consuming and altogether too much!
Then I breathe and remember that God is not waiting on me to do, decide or handle it all; He wants me to trust Him in the midst of it all. For when I am weak, He is strong, and when I am at the end of myself, I can totally lean into, trust and rely on Him.
When I don't know what to do, HE DOES. What’s more, this isn't a nice theory; it’s an available reality to us all.
We can know in our heads that we can cast our care on Him for He cares for us, or we can allow this truth to permeate the very fabric of our being and actually believe it in our hearts ... and then do it.
So try casting your cares on Him today, for He does care for you!

Blessings,

Anita Rodriguez

Quick to Forgive

by Joyce Meyer

Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive].
—1 Colossians 3:13
The world is filled with pain and hurting people; and my experience has been that hurting people hurt others. The devil works overtime among God’s people to bring offense, strife, and disharmony, but we can be thankful that God gives us a tool to disappoint and defeat the devil: We can be quick to forgive.
Forgiveness closes the door to Satan’s attack so that he cannot gain a foothold that might eventually become a stronghold. It can prevent or end strife in our relationships with others. No wonder Scripture tells us over and over that we are to forgive those who hurt or offend us. Jesus made forgiveness a lifestyle, and He taught us to do the same. This is essential to living a joy-filled life.
Prayer of Thanks Father, I am so thankful for the forgiveness You have given me through Jesus and for the grace to be able to forgive others. Regardless of what others have done to hurt or offend me, today I choose to forgive those who have caused me pain. Thank You for helping me to live out that forgiveness each new day.




"Motion is lotion." - a fitness instructor

"Once I tried to let go of God, but He wouldn't let go of me" - Pastor James MacDonald

"I may not understand what He did, but I trust who He is." - Carl Lentz






  
"Learn to value people as they are. Not as we want them to be." - John Maxwell



"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less." C. S. Lewis

May Quotes and Inspiration!

Word of the Day: 
Sometimes before God change our circumstances, He uses our circumstances to change us!

"Silence can never be misquoted."





 

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
~ Oprah Winfrey

You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
~Ruth Smeltzer




"Remember that "No" is a complete sentence." - Gavin DeBecker

 When you start eating food without labels, you no longer need to count calories
~Amanda Kraft

"If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it." - unknown

Today's Inspiration

Believe in God's love and know that all things are possible through His love. Lord, today bring me nearer to You and grant me strength and comfort through my belief in Your love for me.

Random Inspiration

The power that comes when the heart is focused upon God can reverse negative to positive and darkness to light. Listen to the voice of your inner spirit and do that which you know is right.

March Quotes and Inspiration!

"Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as someone else." - William Saroyan

 Only when you are clear about your personal goals can you measure your personal growth. - Word of the Day







 
 
"The longer you take to start, the longer it'll be until you get results." - unknown

When you can't seem to let your worries go, fix your thoughts on God instead. Cast your cares on Him and trust Him with all your heart.

Give your worries to God.

 "If you live close to God and His infinite grace, you don't have to tell; it shows on your face." –Anonymous

 Lord, help me to find renewal from my difficulties by remembering that nothing happens out of Your control.

"'Release them as arrows out of a mighty bow.'  And you pray and you love them as adults" - Casey Treat

Prayer:  Lord, keep my eyes on You today and not on my fears.

" I’ve decided that although it would be nice to sleep through the night, it’s okay if I can’t. Every hour of the day belongs to the Lord: He made all 24. If it’s good to worship Him when I’m awake, it’s fine to come before Him half-asleep. I think He’s pleased either way." - Julia Attaway

February Quotes!

"Today, more than 95% of all chronic disease is caused by food choice, toxic food ingredients, nutritional deficiencies and lack of physical exercise."
~Mike Adams, the Health Ranger

"When you're no longer looking for the enemy, you will no longer see the enemy". - Shonda Rhimes

 "Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them." ~ Stacy London

" Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
~ Jim Ryun

Anywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time.
~Stephen Wright

January Quotes!

"Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe." –Mitch Albom


 "When you're walking in hate and unforgiveness you're walking in the enemy's territory...." - Jimmy Evans

"The key to victory in hardships is found in responding rightly to them, not trying to escape.  Anyone can keep going when burdens are removed, but those who trust the Lord in the midst of difficulties will persevere.  However, this kind of radical trust is possible only when we know God's character and understand His purposes." - Charles Stanley

"All stress comes from resisting what is." - Oprah

"Courage is never letting your actions be influenced by your fears". - unknown

"Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day." –Sally Koch

 "A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he gives up." - unknown

December Quotes!

"America is great because she is good and if she ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." - Alexis de Tocqueville

"Oh for the good old days when people would stop
Christmas shopping when they ran out of money." - unknown

November Quotes!

"When one burns one's bridges, what a very nice fire it makes." - Dylan Thomas

"Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it." - Andy Rooney

"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity of the suffering of mankind." - Bertrand Russell






In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. –Brother David Steindl-Rast

 

Quotes! October!

"Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom." - Unknown

"Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude" - Henry Ward

"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong have governed my life; the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind." - Bertrand Russell

"Life is easier to take than you'd think; all that is necessary is to accept the impossible, do without the indispensable and bear the intolerable." - Kathleen Norris

"Facts are many, but the truth is one." - Sir Rabindranath Tagore

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” - Steve Jobs

It matters not if you have stood with the great.  What really makes a difference is if you have sat with the broken, walked with the lost, and loved the lonely. - Sheri Bessi Eckert 

"Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy." - Thomas Merton

Quotes! September!

 

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. –W.T. Purkiser

"Conflict cannot continue without your participation".  Dr. Wayne Dyer

July Quotes!

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it." - Margaret Fuller


"Where there is unity, there is always victory." - Publilius Syrus



"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." - Milton Berle

"Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work." - Booker T. Washington


"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't." - Attributed to President Martin Van Buren

“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.” - unknown

I don't think that we're meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith. –Nicholas Sparks, author