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Thursday, June 16, 2022

061622 quotes

“I will sing of the mercies of the

Lord forever;

With my mouth will I make

Known Your faithfulness to

All generations.”

Psalm 89:1

What I would like to say

Is something so simple

That it can be done in

Just two small words…

Be there.

Those seven letters

Encompass the

Tao of fatherhood.

- Etan Thomas

By examining the different

Ideas about fatherhood in

The ancient and modern worlds,

Studying the diaries of fathers,

Interviewing present-day fathers,

And making use of other kinds

Of empirical research,

We learn something that most of

Us already knew…

Fathers matter.

- Adrienne Burgess

Being a father has been,

Without a doubt,

My greatest source of

Achievement, pride and

Inspiration.

Fatherhood has taught me

About unconditional love,

Reinforced the importance

Of giving back and taught

Me how to be a better

Person.

- Naveen Jain

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

061522 quotes in honor of Fathers...

“Oh, give thanks to the Lord!

Call upon His name;

Make known His deeds

Among the peoples!

Psalm 105:1

To be a father requires

Patience, love and giving

Up the 'all about me'

Attitude.

- Catherine Pulsifer

I have repeatedly stated and

Emphatically declared that

The key to the restoration and

Preservation of a sane and

Healthy society is the salvaging

Of the male, especially as a

Responsible father.

- Myles Munroe

The extension of the positive

Characteristics of a father can

Contribute more to the healing

Of a nation than all the money-

Laden do good programs combined.

It is these caring, compassionate,

Respectful and loving attributes

That can not only encourage and

Heal a family, but can be extended

Outward to a neighborhood, a town,

A city, a territory, a region, and a

Country.

- Byron R. Pulsifer

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

061422 quotes

“Because He has inclined His

Ear to me,

Therefore I will call upon Him

As long as I live.”

Psalm 116:2

The greater the obstacle,

The more glory in overcoming.

- Moliere

Always do your best.

What you plant now,

You will harvest later.

- Og Mandino

Your mother really did know

The secret to a better world…
Play nicely together.

Don't fight.
- Anonymous

Monday, June 13, 2022

061322 quotes

“I will run the course of Your

Commandments,

For You shall enlarge my

Heart.

Psalm 119:32

The good that men

Do lives after them.

- Ruth Gordon

Character is the diamond

That scratches every

Other stone.

- Cyrus Augustus Bartol

It is the way a father holds

His child’s hand that makes

His child feel safe.

It is the way a father looks

At his child makes his child

Feel cared for.

But most of all, it is the very

Presence of a father to a child

That makes the child feel blessed.

- Anonymous

Friday, June 10, 2022

061022 If You're Reading This...

In memory…

Marine Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr

22 year old from Snohomish, Washington.

Passed on May 30, 2005 from small-arms fire

while conducting combat operations against

enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

If You're Reading This...

If you're reading this
My Momma's sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
Sure wish I
Could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played when we were kids

I'm laying down my gun
I'm hanging up my boots
I'm up here with God and we're both watching over you

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Momma always prayed
That it would go
And if you're reading this
I'm already home

If you're reading this
Half way around the world
I won't be there
To see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
Stands up for the innocent and the weak

I'm laying down my gun
I'm hanging up my boots
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Momma always prayed
That it would go
And if you're reading this
I'm already home

If you're reading this
There's going to come a day
When you'll move on
And find some one else
And that's OK
Just remember this
I'm in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace
And angels sing amazing grace

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my Momma always prayed
That it would go
If you're reading this
If you're reading this
I'm already home

Writers:

Brad Douglas Warren

Brett Warren

Tim McGraw

Thursday, June 09, 2022

060922 quotes

Oh, bless our God,

You peoples!

And make the voice

Of His praise to be

Heard.

Psalm 66:8

Example is not

The main thing

In influencing others.

It is the only thing.

- Albert Schweitzer

Have the courage to say no.

Have the courage to face the truth.

Do the right thing because it is right.

These are the magic keys

To living your life with integrity.

- Clement Stone

As years passed,

It became clear to me that kids see all,

Not just some of your actions but all.

Whether we like it or not,

We big leaguers are role models.

The question is…

Will it be positive or will it be negative?

- Cal Ripken Jr.

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

060822 quotes

“Shout joyfully to the Lord,

All the earth;

Break forth in song, rejoice,

And sing praises.”

Psalm 98:4

Luck is what happens when

Preparation meets opportunity.

- Coach Darrel Royal

It's not the load that

Breaks you down,

It’s the way you carry it.
- Coach Lou Holtz

It’s not the will to win that matters…

Everyone has that.

It’s the will to prepare to win

That matters.

- Coach Paul Bryant

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Tuesday, June 07, 2022

060722 quotes

“Let them praise the name of

The Lord,

For He commanded and they

Were created.”

Psalm 148:5

Issue a blanket pardon.

Forgive everyone who has

Ever hurt you in any way.

Forgiveness is a perfectly

Selfish act.

It sets you free from the

Past.

- Brian Tracy

If you have integrity,

Nothing matters.

If you don’t have integrity,

Nothing else matters.

- Senator Alan K. Simpson

A person’s attitude, effort,

And commitment provide

The power and passion

That makes unique and

Special things happen.

- Coach Jill Sterklel

Saturday, May 28, 2022

052822 quotes in honor of our grand-son in Heaven Colson Lee Clark

Our grand-son Colson Lee Clark

Would be two years old today.

He passed on May 28th, 2020

I am posting today in his memory….

What are little boys made of?

Snips and snails,

And puppy dog tails;

That’s what little boys

Are made of.

Little boy blue,

Come blow your horn,

The sheep’s in the meadow,

The cow’s in the corn;

But where is the boy who

Looks after the sheep?

He’s under the haystack

Fast asleep.

Will you wake him?

No not I,

For if I do,

He’ll be sure to cry.

Baa, baa, black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes, sir;

Three bags full;

One for my master,

And one for my dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

Friday, May 27, 2022

052722 quotes in honor of Memorial Day 2022

“Rejoice the soul of Your

Servant,

For to You, O Lord,

I lift up my soul.”

Psalm 86:4

We come,

Not to mourn our dead soldiers,

But to praise them.

- Francis A. Walker

The brave die never,

Though they sleep in dust:
Their courage nerves a

Thousand living men.

- Minot J. Savage

To these we owe the

High resolve that the

Cause for which they died

Shall live.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

Thursday, May 26, 2022

052622 quotes

“Let us come before His

Presence with thanksgiving;

Let us shout joyfully to Him

With psalms.

Psalm 95:2

And they who for their country

Die shall fill an honored grave,

For glory lights the soldier's tomb,

And beauty weeps the brave.

- Joseph Drake

Do right. Do your best.

Treat others as you

Want to be treated.

- Coach Lou Holtz

The only reason for a defeat

Is to learn from it.

If you learn from it,

It’s just a result.

If you don’t learn from it,

It’s a disaster.

- Coach Jürgen Klopp

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

052522 quotes

“In God is my salvation and my

Glory;

The rock of my strength,

And my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 62:7

There is only one thing that

Makes a dream impossible

To achieve…

The fear of failure.

- Paulo Coelho

Dreams are illustrations…

From the book your soul is

Writing about you.

- Marsha Norman

Don’t give up on your dreams,

Or your dreams will give up on

You.

- Coach John Wooden

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

052422 quotes

“All the earth shall worship

You and sing praises to You;

They shall sing praises to

Your name.”

Psalm 66 4

All our dreams can come true,
if we have the courage to

Pursue them.
- Walt Disney

Nothing in life is to be feared,

It is only to be understood.
Now is the time to understand

More, so that we may fear less.
- Marie Curie

If success is not on your own terms…

If it looks good to the world

But does not feel good in your own heart…

It is no success at all.

- Anna Quindlen

Monday, May 23, 2022

052322 quotes

“Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 96:1

Hold fast to dreams,

For if dreams die,

Life is a broken-winged

Bird that cannot fly.

- Langston Hughes

Without dreams,

There can be no courage.

And without courage,

There can be no action.

- Wim Wender

Man, alone, has the power

To transform his thoughts

Into physical reality;

Man, alone, can dream and

Make his dreams come true.

- Napoleon Hill

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Friday, May 20, 2022

052022 quotes

Fun is like life insurance.

the older you get,

the more it costs.
- Kim Hubbard

I don’t call it "Life Insurance,"

I call it "Love Insurance."

We buy it because we want to

leave a legacy for those we love.
- Farshad Asl

If a child, a spouse,

or a parent depends

on you and your income,

you need life insurance.
- Suze Orman

Every month that you send a check

to the life insurance company,

you're making a bet with them.

Don't worry, one day you'll win.
- Nitya Prakash

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

051822 quotes

“He who blesses his friend

With a loud voice, rising

Early in the morning,

It will be counted a

Curse to him.

Psalm 27:14

Don't let your fears

Stand in the way of

Your dreams.
- Anonymous

Who never walks save

Where he sees men's tracks,

Makes no discoveries.
- J. G. Holland

Go confidently in the

Direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.
- Henry David Thoreau

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