092421 "If I Can Dream"...

There are some songs that just move

You in a special way in your life.

Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The U.S.A”

Allan Jackson’s “Where Were You When the World Stop Turning?’

Alabama’s “That’s how I was raised”

and last but not least Elvis Presley’s “If I Can Dream”

 

I want to share with you the back story on how Elvis Presley

Came to sing “If I Can Dream” as the finale on his comeback

Special aired in December 1968 on NBC.

 

I just learned in the last few days how Elvis came to sing this song

In tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Originally Elvis was scheduled to sing “I’ll be Home for Christmas”

A plan enthusiastically endorsed by Elvis’ manager Colonel Tom Parker.

 

However, in light of the assassinations of M.L.K. Jr. and Bobby Kennedy.

Elvis had a change of heart, he wanted to conclude with a song that

Reflected his deep sadness at the racial and political strife dividing

This country.

 

The director agreed…

“I wanted to let the world know that here was a guy, (Elvis Presley)

Who was not prejudiced, who was raised in the heart of prejudice,

But was really above all that.”

- Steve Binder “Comeback Special” Director

 

Binder and Elvis were able to outmaneuver Parker, and for once Elvis

Got to sing what he wanted to sing.

The Comeback Special closes… unforgettably…with “If I Can Dream,”

 

Edited by H.C.

 

‘If I Can Dream’

There must be lights burning brighter somewhere

Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue

If I can dream of a better land

Where all my brothers walk hand in hand

Tell me why, oh why, oh why can’t my dream come true

Oh why

There must be peace and understanding sometime

Strong winds of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear

If I can dream of a warmer sun

Where hope keeps shining on everyone

Tell me why, oh why, oh why won’t that sun appear

We’re lost in a cloud

With too much rain

We’re trapped in a world

That’s troubled with pain

But as long as a man

Has the strength to dream

He can redeem his soul and fly

Deep in my heart there’s a trembling question

Still I am sure that the answer gonna come somehow

Out there in the dark, there’s a beckoning candle

And while I can think, while I can talk

While I can stand, while I can walk

While I can dream, please let my dream

Come true, right now

Let it come true right now

Oh yeah…

 

Songwriter: Earl Brown

If I Can Dream lyrics © Raleigh Music Publishing

 

 Here is the link to Elvis performing "If I Can Dream"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-pP_dCenJA

 

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Martin and Elvis’s dream would come true

If everyone in the world would practice the following

Passages of scripture from the Holy Bible

In their personal lives…

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God

With all your heart, with all your soul, and with all

Your mind.”

“This is the first and great commandment.

“And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your

Neighbor and yourself.’

“On these two commandments hang all the

Law and the Prophets.”

(Matthew 22:36-40)

 

 

 

092321 quotes

Give someone some happiness,

It will make you smile.

- Cecelia Weir

 

The work an unknown

Good man has done is

Like a vein of water

Flowing hidden underground,

Secretly making the ground green.

- Thomas Carlyle

 

I took it to heart

That in order to be

A good person,

You never said

Anything mean

About anybody.

- Carly Simon

 

092121 Our Greatest Need...

Our Greatest Need…

If our greatest need had been information,

God would have sent us an educator.

If our greatest need had been technology,

God would have sent us a scientist.
If our greatest need had been money,

God would have sent us an economist.
If our greatest need had been pleasure,

God would have sent us an entertainer.
But our greatest need was forgiveness,

So God sent us a Savior.

 - Charles Sell

 

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“And she will bring forth a Son,

And you shall call His name Jesus,

For He will save His people from

Their sins”

Matthew 1:21

 

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him,

And said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes

Away the sin of the world!”

John 1:29

 

“For the Son of Man has come

To seek and to save that which

Was lost.”

Luke 19:10

 

 

https://truthfortheworld.org/what-must-i-do-to-be-saved

 

 

 

092021 quotes

Start going the extra mile

And opportunity will follow you.

- Napoleon Hill Foundation

 

I don't think anything

Is unrealistic if you

Believe you can do it.

- Coach Mike Ditka

 

To find what you seek

In the road of life,

The best proverb of all is

That which says…

Leave no stone unturned.

- Edward Bulwer Lytton

 

 

 

 

 

091721 Save the Date for One Warm Coat Day 2021...

In helping others,

We shall help ourselves,

For whatever good we give out

Completes the circle and comes

Back to us.

- Flora Edwards

 

It's not how much we give

But how much love we put

Into giving.

- Mother Teresa

 

What you keep to

Yourself you lose,

What you give away,

You keep forever.

- Axel Munthe

 

One Warm Coat Day is in three weeks on

Thursday, October 7, 2021!

One Warm Coat Day is the official kickoff of coat drive

season and a day of awareness, activation, and support.  

You can get involved by registering to hold a coat drive, 

spreading the word about the need for warmth on

social media, and making a financial donation 

and encouraging others to donate, as well. 

Every $1 donated warms 1 person, and on 10/7

all donations up to $15,000 will be doubled!

 

Save the date and stay tuned for more information

 

https://www.onewarmcoat.org/news-events/one-warm-coat-day/

 

The mission of One Warm Coat is to provide free coats to children

and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental

sustainability. 

Since 1992, we have worked with our volunteers to host more than

40,000 coat drives and have given away 6.9 million coats across

the United States.

One Warm Coat is a United States based 

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 74-3045243.

 

 

091621 quotes

You’ll never find

Peace of mind until

You listen to your heart.

- George Michael

 

The life of inner peace being

Harmonious and without stress,

Is the easiest type of existence.

- Norman Vincent Peale

 

Never be in a hurry;

Do everything quietly

And in a calm spirit.

Do not lose your inner peace

For anything whatsoever,

Even if your whole world

Seems upset.

- Francis de Sales

 

 

091421 quotes

All men desire peace;

Few desire the things

Which make for peace.

- Thomas A. Kempis

 

The Peace within

Becomes the harmony

Without.

- Anonymous

 

If you cannot find peace

Within yourself,

You will never find it

Anywhere else.

- Marvin Gaye

 

 

 

 

091021 quotes

While I am flattered about the speculation

Of being enticed out of retirement,

I’m happy with life as a bad golfer!

- Chipper Jones

 

I never thought home runs were all that exciting.

I still think the triple is the most exciting thing

In baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking

The ball on his 1-yard line and running 99

For a touchdown.

- Hank Aaron

 

There are four ways for a catcher to have a good day …
He can call a great game for his pitcher
He can throw runners out
He can block home plate
He can get some hits
Of course, they only matter if you win!

- Johnny Bench

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

090921 Those Dying From Covid-19 Are Least Likely to Own Life Insurance...

Many companies have sharply reduced estimates of their

exposure, as measured by payouts per 100,000 U.S. fatalities

 

As the number of U.S. corona virus deaths surpasses 200,000,

public-health experts point to a series of missteps and

miscalculations in the country's response.

Here’s a look back at how the U.S. became the center of the

global pandemic.

 

Sept. 28, 2020 5:30 am ET 

 

U.S. life insurers are paying out far fewer Covid-19 death claims

than initially expected, largely because the virus is disproportionately

killing people with little to no insurance.

In the past few weeks, many life-insurance companies have sharply

reduced estimates of their exposure, as measured by payouts per

100,000 U.S. Covid-19 fatalities. Estimates have come down by an

average of 40% to 50%, according to Credit Suisse stock analyst

Andrew Kligerman.

 

Driving the rapid reduction in exposure are two groups…

older Americans and minorities.

Older people often have smaller policies than people who are still in

The workforce. The latter typically buy policies to protect spouses

And children against the loss of a breadwinner’s income, aiming to

cover home mortgages and fund college tuition. Based on data

through mid-September, the federal Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention calculates that approximately four-fifths of U.S.

deaths involving Covid-19 have been of people at least 65 years old.

Its current total shows just over 200,000 total U.S. deaths.

 

Sept. 28, 2020 5:30 am ET

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-dying-from-covid-19-are-least-likely-to-own-life-insurance-11601285400

 

Watch Kelly Rowland Life Happens Spokesperson for 2021 at this link

 

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

The Grief is bad enough,

Don't leave the burden

To your family!

 

I STILL MAKE HOUSE CALLS!

 

Hayden Childs

Alabama Licensed Agent

(205) 269-1382

shcmail34@yahoo.com

www.haydenchilds.net

 

090921 quotes

We all need each other.
- Leo Buscaglia

 

The easiest thing to be

In the world is you.
The most difficult thing

To be is what other people

Want you to be.
Don't let them put you in

That position.
- Leo Buscaglia

 

If we wish to free ourselves

From enslavement,
we must choose freedom and

The responsibility this entails.
- Leo Buscaglia

 

 

090821 quotes

You are searching for the magic key

That will unlock the door to the

Source of power; and yet you have

The key in your own hands,

And you may use it the moment you

Learn to control your thoughts.

- Napoleon Hill

 

It is one of the most beautiful

Compensations of life,

That no man can sincerely try

To help another without helping

Himself.

- Lao Tzu

 

If you do the things you need to do

When you need to do them,

Then someday you can do the things

You want to do when you want to do

Them.

- Zig Ziglar

 

 

090221 quotes

Winners never quit and

Quitters never win.

- Coach Vince Lombardi

 

A Winner never stops trying

- Coach Tom Landry

 

Winning isn’t everything,

It’s the only thing.

- Coach Vince Lombardi

 

 

 

090121 quotes

It takes a lot of people

To make a winning team.

Everybody’s contribution

Is Important.

- Gary David Goldberg

 

There are only two places in this league…

First place and no place.

- Tom Seaver

 

Sometimes the road less traveled

Is less traveled for a reason.

- Jerry Seinfeld

 

 

 

083121 quotes

It is the greatest of all

Mistakes to do nothing

Because you can only do little,

Do what you can.

- Sydney Smith

 

Never worry about numbers.

Help one person at a time,

And always start with the

Person nearest you.

- Mother Teresa

 

When you live for the purpose

Of making a difference for the people,

For society, for the things that are

Beyond you, then significance will

Not be able to elude you.

- Sunday Adelaja

 

 

 

082821 quotes

To worry about tomorrow

Is to fail of devotion to the

Tasks of today,

And so to spoil both days.

- Hyde

 

Take plenty of time to

Count your blessings,

But never spend a

Minute in worry.

- Anonymous

 

Blessed is the man who

Is too busy to worry in

The daytime,

And too sleepy at night.

- Riney

 

 

082721 quotes

Nobody ever procrastinated

Their way to the top.

- Anonymous

 

The world needs dreamers

And the world needs doers.

But above all,
The world needs dreamers

Who do. 
- Sarah Ban Breathnack

 

Instead of complaining about what

You don’t like about your job,

Start commending what you do like

And see how quickly it improves.

- Napoleon Hill Foundation 

 

 

 

 

 

082521 quotes

People may hear your words,

But they feel your attitude.

- John Maxwell

 

Everything you do and every

Decision you make should be

From a place of good.

You should always be striving

To make the world a better place.

- Les Brown

 

When you reach the

End of your rope,

Tie a knot in it and

Hang on.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

 

 

082521 quotes

Life is the movie you see

Through your own eyes.

It makes little difference

What’s happening out there.

It’s how you take it that counts.

- Denis Waitley

 

You never really

Understand a person
until you consider things

From his/her point of view.
- Harper Lee

 

The secret of success in life

Is for a man/woman to be

Ready for his/her

Opportunity when it comes.
- Earl of Beaconsfield

 

 

 

 

082421 quotes

We all have dreams. 

But in order to make

Dreams come into reality,

It takes an awful lot of

Determination, dedication,

Self-discipline and effort.

- Jesse Owens

 

You're only here for a short visit.
Don't hurry. Don't worry.
And be sure to smell the flowers

Along the way.
- Walter Hagen

The individual who wants to reach

The top in business must appreciate

The might and force of habit.

He must be quick to break those habits

That can break him…

And hasten to adopt those practices that

Will become the habits that help him

Achieve the success he desires.

- J. Paul Getty