020421 A Real Life Story from Life Happens...

High-school sweethearts faced a

Heartbreaking prognosis. Watch their

Story to see how life insurance with

Living benefits allowed them to continue

On financially.

#InsureYourLove

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJYqwwoQ3QI&feature=youtu.be

 

It’s important to remember that

Any amount of life insurance is

Better than none at all...

It doesn’t have to be overwhelming...

I would be happy to help you explore

Your needs for coverage.

Do you need a term policy to cover

Your mortgage etc...

Or do you need some whole life for

Final expenses?

We will fit it into your budget...

Hayden Childs,

Alabama Licensed Agent

(205) 269-1382

www.haydenchilds.net

 

 

020321 quotes

Winners make commitments

And losers make excuses.

- John Schuerholz

 

Life is a succession of lessons

Which must be lived to be understood.
- Helen Keller

Do not lose hold of

Your dreams or aspirations.
For if you do,

You may still exist but you

Have ceased to live.
- Henry David Thoreau

Are wedding bells in your future?

While it isn’t top of mind for most people,

talking through your insurance coverage

is an important step as you combine

households. Here are two questions to

think about with your partner.

Do you have any life insurance?

Do you have disability insurance?

 

#InsureYourLove

 

https://lifehappens.org/blog/getting-married-two-questions-you-need-to-ask-your-partner-but-probably-havent/

 

 

 

 

 

 

020321 Hayden's Super Bowl 2021 Recipe's

Creamy Black Bean Salsa Recipe

Prep Time: 20 min. Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients…

1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained

1-1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed

1 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper

3/4 cup finely chopped green pepper

1/2 cup finely chopped red onion

1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Tortilla chips

Directions…

In a large bowl, combine the beans, corn, peppers,

Onion and parsley. Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise,

Vinegar and seasonings; pour over corn mixture and toss

Gently to coat. Serve with tortilla chips. Refrigerate leftovers.

UNBELIEVEABLE BAKED BUFFALO WINGS RECIPE

Marinate wings over night in water in a glass bowl with

1 tablespoon of white vinegar in refrigerator

Ready in 45 min. Serves 2

Ingredients 1 lb chicken wings

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon salt

1 18 oz bottle Cattleman’s Carolina Tangy Gold BBQ Sauce

Directions …

Fill a large pot half way with water and then add the first 4 ingredients.

Bring water mixture and wings to a boil and then boil for 15 minutes.

Transfer wings to an oven safe container coated with cooking spray.

Bake wings on "Broil" (high) for 15 minutes on each side.

(For crispier wings, cook longer on each side, 

maybe 20 minutes per side).

When wings are done, place them in a crock-pot pour the

sauce over them

And enjoy!

Autumn Apple Sangria Recipe

64 oz Apple Cider

1 Orange Sliced

1 Apple Sliced (Honey Crisp if available)

1 Cup Orange Juice

3 Cinnamon Sticks

1 Cup Pomegranate Arils

Enjoy in a small glass over 1 cube of ice

 

 

020221 quotes

I learn teaching from teachers.

I learn golf from golfers.

I learn winning from coaches.

- Harvey Penick

Team player…

One who unites others toward a shared

Destiny through sharing information and ideas,

Empowering others and developing trust.

- Dennis Kinlaw

 

My responsibility is leadership,

And the minute I get negative,

That is going to have an influence

On my team.

- Coach Don Shula

 

020121 Insure Your Love at Life Happens 2021...

We’re a proud supporter of

#InsureYourLove month in February. 

The main reason to buy life insurance

is that you love someone and want to 

protect them financially. 

There’s no better time than the

“month of love” to get coverage!

 

This year’s theme is “Life insurance…

A simple act of love.”

Here’s to appreciating all the little things we do

and those everyday moments that shape our lives

and give it meaning. In fact, our days are often 

filled with simple acts of love, one followed by 

another, that over time create a better future.

Getting life insurance is like that, too. I

It’s a simple act you can take today to ensure 

your loved ones are protected financially tomorrow.

It’s time to protect those everyday moments with

life insurance.

 

Life Insurance is not about YOU... It's about THEM... 

The ones YOU leave behind... It's about LOVE... 

You love your family and don't want YOUR passing 

to place a financial hardship on THEM... 

Life insurance isn’t for you. It’s for them... 

Hayden Childs, Agent (205) 269-1382 

www.haydenchilds.net

 

 

013021 quotes in honor of my precious mother Shelby Jean Childs...

It's not what happens to you,

But how you react to it that matters.

- Epictetus

 

Forget regret,

Or life is yours to miss.

- Jonathan Larson

 

The common denominator of success is in

Forming the habit of doing things that

Failures don’t like to do.

- Albert E. N. Gray

 

Death is both our greatest teacher

And a friend in disguise.

When we recognize that our time

Is limited, only then will we live with

The urgency required to discover

What really matters.
- John Izzo

 

 

 

 

Nick Saban after winning his record-breaking seventh national championsh...

012921 quotes

“Winning isn’t everything,

But it sure beats anything

That comes in second.”

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

“I don’t know what class is,

But I can tell when one has it,

You can tell it from a mile away.”

- Coach Paul Bryant

 

"If you believe in yourself,

Have dedication and pride,

And never quit,

You’ll be a winner.

The price of victory is high

But so are the rewards."
- Coach Paul Bryant

 

 

012821 quotes

Winning isn't everything

But wanting to win is

- Coach Vince Lombardi

Nothing is impossible

To a willing heart.

- John Heywood

 
Success is loving life

And daring to live it.

- Maya Angelou

 

 

012721 quotes

Every time you forgive, the universe changes;

Every time you reach out and touch a heart

Or a life, the world changes.

- William Paul Young

 

It’s the curiosity that drives me.

It’s making a difference in the world

That prevents me from ever giving up.

- Deborah Meier

 

It’s not about what I SEE for our future,

Or humanity;

It’s about what I DO for our future and

Humanity.

- Steve Maraboli

 

 

012721 Quotes in honor of Henry "Hank" Aaron of the Atlanta Braves

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron

Is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
- Joe Adcock

 

I looked for the same pitch my whole career,

A breaking ball all of the time.

I never worried about the fastball.

They couldn’t throw it past me, none of them.

- Hank Aaron

 

My motto was always to keep swinging.

Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly

Or having trouble off the field,

The only thing to do was keep swinging.

- Hank Aaron

 

 

012621 quotes

Visualize this thing you want.

See it, feel it, believe in it.

Make your mental blueprint

And begin.

- Robert Collier

 

It doesn't matter if you try

And try and try again,

And fail.

It does matter if you try

And fail, and fail to try again.

- Charles Kettering

Have a heart that never hardens,

A temper that never tires,

And a touch that never hurts.

- Charles Dickens  

 

 

012521 quotes

It is hard to fail,

But it is worse never

To have tried to succeed.

- Theodore Roosevelt

 

Duty is the most sublime

Word in our language.

Do your duty in all things.

You cannot do more.

You should never wish

To do less.

- Robert E. Lee

 

Never allow anyone to rain

On your parade and thus cast

A pall of gloom and defeat on

The entire day.

Remember that no talent,

No self-denial, no brains,

No character, are required to

Set up in the fault-finding business.

Nothing external can have any

Power over you unless you permit it.

Your time is too precious to be

Sacrificed in wasted days combating

The menial forces of hate, jealously,

And envy.

Guard your fragile life carefully.

Only God can shape a flower,

But any foolish child can pull it to

Pieces.

- Og Mandino

 

 

012321 quotes

Every man dies.

Not every man truly lives.

- Braveheart

 

Happiness is that state of

Consciousness which proceeds

From the achievement of one's values.

- Ayn Rand

 

Just as it is essential to know the

Difference between working hard

And working smart,

So we must understand the difference

Between creating something big,

And creating something meaningful.

- Philip E. Humbert, PhD.

 

 

012221 quotes

The best way to make a

Difference in the world is

To start by making a

Difference in your own life

- Julia Louis-Dreyfus

 

If you believe you can

Make a difference,

Then you will make a

Difference.

Believe in yourself,

Your family and your

Community and

You will win

- Lindsay Fox

 

What you do makes a difference,

And you have to decide what kind

Of difference you want to make

- Jake Goodall

 

 

012121 quotes

Life is too short to waste.

Dreams are fulfilled only

Through action,

Not through endless

Planning to take action.

- David J. Schwartz

 

Losers quit when they fail.

Winners fail until they succeed.

- Robert Kiyosaki

 

If I had stood at the free-throw line

And thought about 10 million people

Watching me on the other side of the

Camera lens,

I couldn't have made anything.

So I mentally tried to put myself in a

Familiar place.

I thought about all those times I shot

Free throws in practice and went

Through the same motion,

The same technique that I had used

Thousands of times.

You forget about the outcome.

You know you are doing the right things.

So you relax and perform.

- Michael Jordan 

 

 

011921 quotes

When you win,

Say nothing.

When you lose,

Say less.

- Coach Paul Brown

 

Happiness is not

The absence of problems,

But the ability to deal with them.

- Charles de Montesquieu

 

A good follow-through is just

As important in management

As it is in bowling, tennis,

Or golf.

Follow-through is the bridge

Between good planning and

Good results

- Anonymous

 

 

011821 quotes

The world is changed

By your example,

Not by your opinion. 

- Paulo Coelho

 

You can’t let praise or

Criticisms get to you.

It’s a weakness to get

Caught up in either one.
- Coach John Wooden

 

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal.
Live this day as if it were your last.
The past is over and gone.
The future is not guaranteed.
- Wayne Dyer

011521 quotes

Posterity …

You will never know how much it has cost
my generation to preserve your freedom.
I hope you will make good use of it.
- John Quincy Adams

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag,
but in striving that our country shall be

Righteous as well as strong.
- James Bryce

 

We establish no religion in this country,

Nor will we ever. We command no worship.

We mandate no belief.

But we poison our society when we remove

Its theological underpinnings. . . .

Without God, there is no virtue, because there's

No prompting of the conscience.

Without God, we're mired in the material,

That flat world that tells us only what the

Senses perceive.

Without God, there is a coarsening of the society.

And without God, democracy will not and cannot

Long endure.

If we ever forget that we're one nation under God,

Then we will be a nation gone under.

- Ronald Wilson Reagan

 

 

011521 quotes

You can have,

Do or be anything

You want.

- Joe Vitale

 

You can’t fail if you don’t quit.

You can’t succeed if you don’t

Start. 

- Michael Hyatt

 

Repeat anything often enough
and it will start to become you.
- Tom Hopkins