Christmas is here- merry old Christmas,
gift-bearing, heart-touching, joy-bringing Christmas!
-Washington Irving
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Quote of the Day
"I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed." – Etty Hillesum
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Quote of the Day
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature. ~Joseph Campbell
Friday, December 5, 2008
Quote of the Day
"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Quotes of the Day
"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together."– Vincent van Gogh
"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Quote of the Day
"Pain is a part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that."– Harold Kushner
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Quote of the Day
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This is so me right now!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Quote of the Day
"I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing."– Rabbi Hillel
So true, so true!
So true, so true!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Quotes for Today
"The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within."– Mahatma Gandhi
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."– Elanor Roosevelt
"It is wisdom to believe the heart."– George Santayana
"Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work — and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't." – Lucille Ball
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."– Elanor Roosevelt
"It is wisdom to believe the heart."– George Santayana
"Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work — and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't." – Lucille Ball
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Quotes of the Day
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." – Anna Quindlen
"I have always believed that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."– Hermann Hesse
"I have always believed that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."– Hermann Hesse
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Quote of the Day!
"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience."– Victoria Holt
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Taking Requests
Here's a quote that Leslie requested I post in honor of some we'll leave unnamed....
"You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.” Eskimo Proverb
So funny but so true!
"You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks.” Eskimo Proverb
So funny but so true!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
I'm So Excited and I Just Can't Hide It!
Are you singing the song yet?
I am!
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it- I know, I know, I know... ...
I don't remember the rest of the words but I know the tune!
I am so excited about my new job! My district, school, and staff are AWESOME! I am looking forward to a great year of teaching! Oh Happy Day!
I am!
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it- I know, I know, I know... ...
I don't remember the rest of the words but I know the tune!
I am so excited about my new job! My district, school, and staff are AWESOME! I am looking forward to a great year of teaching! Oh Happy Day!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
3 Encouragements for Women of Faith
A Grace-Filled Woman
I want to become the full-grown, fully mature, grace-filled woman that God envisioned before I was even born.
I want to be the full-size, grown-up version of that wonder-filled baby girl He knit together in my mothers womb.
I want to be so in tune with Him and His thoughts and ideas for me that I can know and celebrate on a daily basis that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I want His dream for me to be a reality. . . .
This great God of ours works in us to make us all we can be. He does not just sit on the sidelines waiting for us to trip up while we try to be a bigger girl than we are. He just longs for us to grow and live each season of our lives to the max, and He empowers us to do it if we really want to.
Thats what being a Big Girl is all about: living life to the fullest in all ways, in all places, and in all situations.
Jan Silvious
Playful People
Playful people look at life through a kaleidoscopic lens, seeing all kinds of ways to find adventure and have fun. Theyve unlocked the door to the child withinthe muse for our creativity. Here are a half dozen tips that may help bring your muse into the sunlight:Figure out what the child within you wants to do and do it.Listen to that tiny, soft voice inside and believe it.Quit conforming to what the world demands and say, No!Surround yourself with people who love you and enjoy them.Create a life for yourself thats meaningful and live there.Keep in mind that imagination is more important than knowledge.Dont be afraid to explore playful pleasure in your life. Let them spill outside the bounds of your leisure and work, your home and office, your school and church. Let them permeate your life.
Luci Swindoll
Under God's Mercy
Here is the really liberating truth: Everything is not going to get fixed and healed in this lifetime—that’s what Heaven is for. You have to decide what can go under the mercy of God (not to be confused with “under the rug”—because when stuff is swept under the rug, it always sneaks back out and eventually makes a gargantuan mountain that you can’t navigate around). Under the mercy of God is a place where you put things when you know that they are not going to be healed in this lifetime. These are the things you can’t fix in [other people] and they just need mercy. Grace. Forgiveness. And that is a perfectly okay place to start building something new—on the platform of mercy, forgiveness, and grace. . . .
We all have “junk in the trunk”—the baggage and hurt that accompanies living. Your choice is whether you will put it up in the front seat, ask God to help you deal with it, allow Him to heal you from it, release it, and even laugh about it . . . or leave it in the trunk to rot and make you sick.
Anita Renfroe
Excerpted from Glimmers of Grace: Sparkling Reminders to Encourage You © 2008 Women of Faith, Inc. All rights reserved.
I want to become the full-grown, fully mature, grace-filled woman that God envisioned before I was even born.
I want to be the full-size, grown-up version of that wonder-filled baby girl He knit together in my mothers womb.
I want to be so in tune with Him and His thoughts and ideas for me that I can know and celebrate on a daily basis that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
I want His dream for me to be a reality. . . .
This great God of ours works in us to make us all we can be. He does not just sit on the sidelines waiting for us to trip up while we try to be a bigger girl than we are. He just longs for us to grow and live each season of our lives to the max, and He empowers us to do it if we really want to.
Thats what being a Big Girl is all about: living life to the fullest in all ways, in all places, and in all situations.
Jan Silvious
Playful People
Playful people look at life through a kaleidoscopic lens, seeing all kinds of ways to find adventure and have fun. Theyve unlocked the door to the child withinthe muse for our creativity. Here are a half dozen tips that may help bring your muse into the sunlight:Figure out what the child within you wants to do and do it.Listen to that tiny, soft voice inside and believe it.Quit conforming to what the world demands and say, No!Surround yourself with people who love you and enjoy them.Create a life for yourself thats meaningful and live there.Keep in mind that imagination is more important than knowledge.Dont be afraid to explore playful pleasure in your life. Let them spill outside the bounds of your leisure and work, your home and office, your school and church. Let them permeate your life.
Luci Swindoll
Under God's Mercy
Here is the really liberating truth: Everything is not going to get fixed and healed in this lifetime—that’s what Heaven is for. You have to decide what can go under the mercy of God (not to be confused with “under the rug”—because when stuff is swept under the rug, it always sneaks back out and eventually makes a gargantuan mountain that you can’t navigate around). Under the mercy of God is a place where you put things when you know that they are not going to be healed in this lifetime. These are the things you can’t fix in [other people] and they just need mercy. Grace. Forgiveness. And that is a perfectly okay place to start building something new—on the platform of mercy, forgiveness, and grace. . . .
We all have “junk in the trunk”—the baggage and hurt that accompanies living. Your choice is whether you will put it up in the front seat, ask God to help you deal with it, allow Him to heal you from it, release it, and even laugh about it . . . or leave it in the trunk to rot and make you sick.
Anita Renfroe
Excerpted from Glimmers of Grace: Sparkling Reminders to Encourage You © 2008 Women of Faith, Inc. All rights reserved.
Quote of the Day
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." – Albert Einstein
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thoughts for Today!!!!
Here's a few funny quotes for today... or is it tomorrow already?
Anyway, I always choose quotes that reflect my moo...so see if you can figure me out!
Who says nothing is impossible. I've been doing nothing for years. ~Author Unknown
You can't have everything... where would you put it? ~Steven Wright
Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. ~Charles Schulz
Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. ~Author Unknown
Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen. ~Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. ~Attributed to Arthur McBride Bloc
On that note, I'd better get to bed- it's 3 am! Goodnight!
Anyway, I always choose quotes that reflect my moo...so see if you can figure me out!
Who says nothing is impossible. I've been doing nothing for years. ~Author Unknown
You can't have everything... where would you put it? ~Steven Wright
Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia. ~Charles Schulz
Just remember, if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. ~Author Unknown
Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know. Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know. Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about. Amen. ~Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. ~Attributed to Arthur McBride Bloc
On that note, I'd better get to bed- it's 3 am! Goodnight!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Ahhhhhhh!!!!!
It's summer, I'm a teacher, I'm not supposed to be stressed! What the Hell?
Here are some thoughts for today if you are as stressed as I am, maybe they'll help!
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. ~Richard Carlson
There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne
Some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You
Sometimes it seems your ever-increasing list of things to do can leave you feeling totally undone. ~Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie, I'd Kill for a Cookie
Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Danzae Pace
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ~Jennifer Yane
Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~John De Paola
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward. ~Spanish Proverb
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. ~J. Lubbock
There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Great idea! I'm off to take a candlelit bubble bath, listen to some relaxing music, and have a glass of wine! TaTa for now! :)
Here are some thoughts for today if you are as stressed as I am, maybe they'll help!
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. ~Richard Carlson
There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne
Some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way. ~Douglas Pagels, These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You
Sometimes it seems your ever-increasing list of things to do can leave you feeling totally undone. ~Susan Mitchell and Catherine Christie, I'd Kill for a Cookie
Stress is the trash of modern life - we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Danzae Pace
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ~Jennifer Yane
Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~John De Paola
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward. ~Spanish Proverb
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. ~J. Lubbock
There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Great idea! I'm off to take a candlelit bubble bath, listen to some relaxing music, and have a glass of wine! TaTa for now! :)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Oh Happy Day!
It's summer! Yeah! I can do whatever I want! And what I want to do right now is tell you all how happy I am!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day in honor of all my friends and family and all those important people in my life! I love you all!
The quality of love and the duration of a relationship are in direct proportion to the depth of the commitment by both people to making the relationship successful. Commit yourself wholeheartedly and unconditionally to the most important people in your life. --Brian Tracy
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Clawson Family Website
Link to Leslie and Nick's website if you want an update on how they are doing and see precious Baby Carter!
http://web.mac.com/clawson3
http://web.mac.com/clawson3
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Thoughts for Today in Honor of Baby Carter and the Clawson Family
Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love. ~George Eliot
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~Theodore Seuss Geisel, attributed
Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. ~Author Unknown
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell, "Hallowed Ground"
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again. ~Author Unknown
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~Theodore Seuss Geisel, attributed
Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. ~Author Unknown
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell, "Hallowed Ground"
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland
If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again. ~Author Unknown
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Check It Out!
Check out the video below of the song "The Voice of Truth". It's one of my favorites- it really speaks to me!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Thought for the Day
Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly. ~Edward Albee
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Who Are You to Judge?
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. ~Matthew 7:1
"In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose” ~ Thomas Kempis
Why must people judge? It is to make themselves feel better or exeret some control over others? Maybe they need to take a look at themselves.
"In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily falleth into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose” ~ Thomas Kempis
Why must people judge? It is to make themselves feel better or exeret some control over others? Maybe they need to take a look at themselves.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Happy Earth Day!
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
~Native American Proverb
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle, 1855
THINK GREEN!
~Native American Proverb
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.
~Chief Seattle, 1855
THINK GREEN!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Spring
Is it so small a thing
To have enjoy'd the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done?
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) English poet
To have enjoy'd the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done?
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888) English poet
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Chaos
Thought for the Moment:
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Girl's Night
Les, Lora, and I are a little s-faced (or at least i am)! It's been a fun night- we've been all over the place and back again! You should have come- aren't you jealous!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sizzlin' Hot
Being a red head is not easy! After too many kits to count I finally have red..ish hair- but it's cool anyway- i love it!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!!
Q: What do you call the sexiest farm animals?
A: Brown Chicken, Brown Cow (bow chicka bow bow)
A: Brown Chicken, Brown Cow (bow chicka bow bow)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Life
Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like. ~Author Unknown
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Where is the Love?
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found
Black-Eyed Peas- Where Is the Love?
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found
Black-Eyed Peas- Where Is the Love?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thought of the Moment
A Thought To Ponder:
"And for a moment, I understand that I have friends on this lonely path, that sometimes your place is not something you find, but something you have when you need it."
from a novel I just finished Rebel Angels the second in a trilogy I am engrossed in by Libba Bray. Checkout her website at www.libbabray.com
"And for a moment, I understand that I have friends on this lonely path, that sometimes your place is not something you find, but something you have when you need it."
from a novel I just finished Rebel Angels the second in a trilogy I am engrossed in by Libba Bray. Checkout her website at www.libbabray.com
Friday, March 14, 2008
Welcome to My World
If you ever want to say what you want and want what you say to be heard you've come to the right spot! That's all I've got for now. How'd ya like that!
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