052720 quotes

A smile is the light in your window that tells others

that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
- Denis Waitley

The real winners in life are the people

who look at every situation with an expectation

that they can make it work or make it better.

- Barbara Pletcher

History has demonstrated that the most notable

winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles

before they triumphed. They won because they refused

to become discouraged by their defeats.
- B.C. Forbes

052620 Stay-at-Home Parents Need Insurance Too

Mike and Stacy have been married for ten years, and for most of that time
Mike has been lucky enough to stay home with the kids while Stacy has
been the primary breadwinner. While Stacy earns a good living, she would
struggle to cover the cost of a nanny or other childcare provider if something
 were to happen to Mike.

Mike provides a variety of services to the family. He takes care of childcare,
transportation, managing the household and their finances. He also deals with
repairs and maintenance for their home. Mike also earns a small income doing
 handyman services around the neighborhood.

They decide that in the event something happened to Mike,
a life insurance policy would ensure that Stacy would have enough money to hire the
necessary help or take a few years off to stay at home as the family learns to cope
with the loss.

Stacy purchases a 20-year term policy with a death benefit of $750,000 that will
give her the financial means to replace the services Mike provided for the family as
well as cover the cost of sending the kids to college.

- Jessica Huneck

https://haydenchilds.net

 

Memorial Day Speech by President Ronald Reagan

052520 Memorial Day

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
Who gave that right to me.

- Lee Greenwood 

05232020 Some Gave All...

Some Gave All

I knew a man, called him Sandy Cane

Few folks even knew his name

But a hero, yes was he

Left a boy, came back a man

Still many just don't understand

About the reasons we are free

I can't forget the look in his eyes

Or the tears he cried

As he said these words to me

All Gave Some, Some Gave All

Some stood through for the red, white and blue

And some had to fall

And if you ever think of me

Think of all your liberties and recall

Some Gave All

Now Sandy Cane is no longer here

But his words are oh so clear

As they echo throughout our land

For all his friends who gave us all

Who stood their ground and took the fall

To help their fellow man

Love your country and live with pride

And don't forget those who died

America can't you see?

And if you ever think of me

Think of all your liberties and recall

Yes recall

Some Gave All

Some Gave All

Written by: BILLY RAY CYRUS, CINDY CYRUS

052220 quotes

Winning means you're willing

To go longer, work harder,

And give more than anyone else.

- Coach Vince Lombardi

Setting a goal is not the main thing.

It is deciding how you will go about

Achieving it and staying with that plan.

- Coach Tom Landry

Show class, have pride, and display character.

If you do, winning takes care of itself.

- Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant 

052120 quotes

A winning smile makes winners of us all.
- Anonymous

Time is the most precious element of human existence.
The successful person knows how to put energy into
time and how to draw success from time.
- Denis Waitley

I've never known anyone so loyal.

If you are Larry Bird's teammate,

you are one of the most important

people in the world to him.
- Kevin McHale

052020 quotes

When you clear the clutter, 

you make room for good 

things to come in.

- Noah St. John

Your resources are always far greater

than you imagine them to be. 

Never ask, Can I do this?   

Ask instead, how can I do this?

- Dan Zadra

Don't have negative thoughts

of things you cannot control. 

Instead invest your energy in

the positive present moment.

- Randy Pausch

051920 quotes

If you’re picking your best friend

Based on what kind of clothes he/she

Wears or how popular he/she is,

Chances are you aren’t going to

Stay in touch after graduation.

- Renee Olstead

You must learn from

The mistakes of others

You can’t possibly live

Long enough to make

Them all yourself.

- Sam Levenson

By the time a man

Realizes that his

Father was right,

He has a son who

Thinks He’s wrong.

- Charles Wadsworth

 

Life is an echo.

What you send out comes back.

What you sow you reap.

What you give you get.

What you see in others exists in you.

Regardless of whom you are or what you do,

If you are looking for the best way to reap the

Most reward in all areas of life,

You should look for the good in every person and

In every situation and adopt the golden rule as a way of life.

- Zig Ziglar

051820 Don’t Leave Your Kids Holding the Bag

Don’t Leave Your Kids Holding the Bag

Kelly, a single mother, always thought it would be a good idea to buy life insurance
to protect her children, but something always seemed to get in the way. 
Money was tight, or time was tight and she just never got around to it. 
Years later, Kelly purchased a small home; her daughter was then 18 years old and
her son was 14.  While she didn't exactly live paycheck to paycheck, her budget 
was pretty tight and didn't allow her much room for savings.
One night while driving home from work, Kelly was struck head-on by a distracted driver. 
She died instantly. While Kelly’s children were forced to deal with the tragic loss of 
their mother, they also had to face the fact that she left behind only a few thousand 
dollars in the bank and no life insurance, leaving them essentially broke after covering
 the cost of a very basic funeral. 
That is why life insurance is important. Nobody knows what is coming around the corner.
If you die unexpectedly, you can leave your spouse or children in a very tight spot. 
Term life insurance is extremely affordable. 
A 20-year policy with a death benefit of $500,000 for a healthy female can cost as little 
as $25 a month. 

- Jessica Huneck

https://haydenchilds.net

051620 quotes

Commitment is an act,

Not a word.

- Jean-Paul Sartre

Demand is not about

Fighting against the grain,

Nor is it about force.

Force negates.

Demand is about perfect,

Natural, even super-natural

Alignment with your desire,

Every moment of every day.

- Peggy McColl

The unselfish effort to bring

Cheer to others will be the

Beginning of a happier life

For ourselves.

- Helen Keller

051520 quotes

The harder you work,

The harder it is to surrender.

- Vince Lombardi

Show the world how much you’ll

Fight for the winners circle.

- Pat Riley

Give people the gift of themselves.
Give them the gift of self esteem.
Show them that they are special and important.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

051320 quotes

Talent is cheaper than table salt.

What separates the talented individual from the

Successful one is a lot of hard work.

- Stephen King

The essence of life is not in
the great victories and grand failures,
but in the simple joys.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Some people have thousands of reasons why

They cannot do what they want to,

When all they need is one reason why they can.

- Willis R. Whitney

051220 quotes

Believe that things will

Work out as they should,

Providing we do what

We should.

- Coach John Wooden

There are many things that are essential

To arriving at true peace of mind,

And one of the most important is faith,

Which cannot be acquired without prayer.

- Coach John Wooden

In the end, it’s about the teaching,

And what I always loved about

Coaching was the practices.

Not the games, not the tournaments,

Not the alumni stuff.

But teaching the players during practice

Was what coaching was all about to me. 

- Coach John Wooden

051120 Coach Jim Valvano quotes

Take time every day

To laugh, to think, to cry.

- Coach Jim Valvano

When you find that place

Where you’re happy,

Don’t mess with it.

- Coach Jim Valvano

Don’t give up;

Don’t ever give up!

- Coach Jim Valvano

050920 quotes

May thy ball lie in green pastures …  

And not in still waters. 

- Anonymous

What other people may find

In poetry or art museums,

I find in the flight of a good drive. 

- Arnold Palmer

Achievement is largely the

Product of steadily raising

One’s level of aspiration

And expectation.

- Jack Nicklaus

050820 The Sweetest Gift...

The Sweetest Gift

One day a mother went to a prison

To see an erring but precious son

She told the warden how much she loved him

It did not matter what he had done

She did not bring to him a parole or pardon

She brought no silver, no pomp or style

It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light

The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

She left a smile you can remember

She's gone to heaven from heartaches free

Those walls around you could never change her

You were her baby and e'er will be

She did not bring to him a parole or pardon

She brought no silver, no pomp or style

It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light

The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

She did not bring to him a parole or pardon

She brought no silver, no pomp or style

It was a halo bright sent down from heaven's light

The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

The sweetest gift, a mother's smile

- J.B. Coats

050720 quotes

A person needs credit to live,

But cash to die.

- Ben Feldman

The best investment in the world is

The one that pays most when you

Need it most … Life insurance.

- Ben Feldman

Life insurance is simply a partnership…

A person and time.

Each day one trades a day for a dollar.

At the end of a lifetime,

One has exchanged a lifetime for

Property values.

We guarantee the time.

- Ben Feldman

https://haydenchilds.net

050620 The Bible Says ...

Children are a gift from the Lord,

A reward from a mother’s womb.

(Psalm 127:3)

Punishment and discipline can make children wise,

But children who are never corrected will bring

Shame to their mother.

(Proverbs 29:15)

The command says,

“You must respect your father and mother.”

This is the first command that has a promise with it.

(Ephesians 6:2)

 

050520 quotes

The superior man blames himself.

The inferior man blames others.

- Coach Don Shula

My responsibility is leadership,

And the minute I get negative,

That is going to have an

Influence on my team.

- Coach Don Shula

Work isn’t working unless

You would rather be doing

Something else.

- Coach Don Shula

 

Then somewhere along the line …

And it couldn’t have been until

Late in the season …

We realized we had a chance to do

Something no one else had done …

To win all the games. That became

Important, but if we had to lose,

We wanted to make sure that it

Wasn’t in the Super Bowl. If we

Ended 16-1, the season would

Have been a failure.

- Coach Don Shula

050420 quotes

No individual can win a game by himself.

- Pelé

Believe it can be done.

When you believe something can be done,

Really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it.

Believing a solution paves the way to solution.

- David J. Schwartz

Wanting something is not enough.

You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be

Absolutely compelling in order to overcome the

Obstacles that will invariably come your way.

- Les Brown