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“If you have made mistakes. . . there is always another chance for you. . . you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is no the falling down, but the staying down.” — Mary Pickford (1893 – 1979) Canadian Actress Printed January 15, 2013
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“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood — the virtues that made America.” — Theodore Roosevelt
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“This above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.” — William Shakespeare
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A week of early mornings
This was one of the most busy weeks of the year for me at work and that led to kind of a crazy family week too. I was busy almost every morning this week with our annual NI Week conference. I had to be at work super early in the morning to catch the bus…
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Thanksgiving — “Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.” — Senaca
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“Be short on pessimism and long on optimism.” — David McCullough, Pulitzer Prise Award Recipient, Conference Center, April 29, 2010
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“A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.”
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Peaches, Swimming and Missionary Lessons
This week there was a good sale on peaches at our HEB (that’s the local grocery stores for all you non-Texans). Sarah decided that we should bottle some and make some other peach products so last Saturday I bought a bunch of peaches when I went shopping. The lady at the checkout was surprised that…
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‘We are fallible. We certainly haven’t attained perfection. But we can strive for it, and the virtue is in the striving” — Carlos T. Romulo
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“The only failure is not knowing how to be happy.” – Celine Dion