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Sunday, August 2, 2009

I keep cheating on my Quotable Sunday posts lately, but I can’t help it. I have found another great thing that is worth sharing with the “rest of the class”. This time, my inspiration came from my friend Lori’s blog.

This article is short but it’s SO right on. Enjoy! (click it to enlarge it)

Visit Toni (linked above) to join in the fun!

Quotable Sunday ~ 8/02 “Why don’t friends with kids have time?”

It’s time to post a quote and join in with A Daily Dose of Toni for Quotable Sunday.

I’m kind of “cheating” with my choice of what to quote for today but I feel this bears repeating. If you don’t watch So You Think You Can Dance, you may not be aware of the powerful tribute that was made to breast cancer last week.

I’ve never personally known a woman to battle breast cancer but I have seen women affected by someone dear to them battling cancer. My husband is a cancer survivor (almost 5 years in remission I believe) so this piece moved me to tears almost immediately. To know the strength behind the fight and witness it first hand is something I never thought I would know.

Now, a dear friend of mine just received news that cancer was found in her body and I watch as that news settles in a little deeper each day. She looks beyond herself and only wants to know that her friends are doing well. Her strength is intense and fierce and I admire her greatly for that.

Please keep my friend and her family in your prayers. In fact, pray for every individual and family faced with this battle. Cancer can be an ugly thing and these people need God’s strength.

Quotable Sunday ~ 7/26

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Today is Sunday and that means it's time for some quotes with A Daily Dose of Toni's Quotable Sunday. (Click the link to play along.)

Today, I am craving CHOCOLATE!!!! I mean, it's pretty bad. I want Milk Duds, Hershey Kisses, and Oh! M&M's or maybe Charleston Chew....ugh....I want it all. (I feel like Verruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "I want a goose to lay gold eggs for Easter.")

If you're on your way out to grab me some chocolate, could you grab some Red Hots too? I guess I need sugar AND spice for little miss.

Hmm...it seems to me I was supposed to be writing something else. Oh yes, the quotes!

I chose quotes about chocolate today to share with the class:

The 12-step chocoholics program:
NEVER BE MORE THAN 12 STEPS AWAY FROM CHOCOLATE!
Terry Moore

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces Judith Viorst

A chocolate in the mouth is worth two on the plate.

There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with CHOCOLATE
Linda Grayson, "The Pickwick Papers"

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! Lucy Van Pelt (in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz)

Nuts just take up space where chocolate ought to be.

Put the chocolate in the bag and nobody gets hurt.

Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

Quotable Sunday ~ 6-28

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Quotable Sunday with A Daily Dose of Toni is here again. :)
Since I'm thinking constantly about the baby girl on the way, I thought I would share just a couple quotes about daughters.

A daughter is a gift of love. ~Author Unknown

A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend. ~Author Unknown

...and my favorite...

A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer. ~Author Unknown

Be sure to click over to see Toni for more quotes and/or to play along.

Quotable Sunday ~ 6-14

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Time for another Quotable Sunday with Toni at A Daily Dose of Toni. Please click on over to find rules for how to join in or to meet other bloggers.

My quotes this week are in honor of Memorial Day and our country's heroes.

“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”

Benjamin Disraeli

“Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave”

Muhammad

“That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end”

Lise Hand

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.”

Billy Graham

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.”

Thucydides

Quotable Sunday ~ 5-24

Sunday, May 17, 2009

This Sunday, I've decided to get my booty in gear and jump back in with Quotable Sunday hosted by the lovely Toni.

My topic this week is "Naps" (since I'm such a huge fan of them love to take them).

“I usually take a two hour nap from one to four”

Yogi Berra

“Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”

Barbara Jordan

“No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap.”

Carrie P. Snow

Thanks for reading! I think I'll take a nap now. :)

Quotable Sunday ~ 5-17

Sunday, April 26, 2009

It's time for another Quotable Sunday as hosted by Ms. Toni over at A Daily Dose of Toni.

This week, I've chosen to pick quotes about pregnancy. I'm finally starting to feel like my old self again, so I'm ready to laugh a bit and start ENJOYING my pregnancy.

A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die.
-- Mary Mason

A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside... when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone.
-- Author Unknown

Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.
-- Carrie Fisher

Feeling fat last nine months but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever.
-- Nikki Dalton

Think of stretch marks as pregnancy service stripes.
-- Joyce Armor

Don't forget to visit Toni and play along. :)

Quotable Sunday ~ 4-26

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Once again, it's time for another Quotable Sunday hosted by the lovely Toni. Please visit her post to find out how you can play along and meet new bloggers.

My topic today is vacation. Here are the quotes I enjoy on this topic.

“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation”

“Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer.”

“A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it.”

Marcelene Cox

“If you come home as happy as you leave, you have had a good vacation”

“Those that say you can't take it with you never saw a car packed for a vacation trip.”

“No one needs a vacation more than the person who just had one.”

Have a great day!! :)

Quotable Sunday ~ 4-19

Sunday, March 15, 2009

It's time, once again, for Quotable Sunday with Toni!!

If you'd like to read more quotes or play along, just click her name above.

This week, I've chosen a childhood hero to quote. Here are some quotes from Kermit the Frog.

“It's not easy being green.”

“Time's fun when you're having flies.”

“Someday we'll find it, that rainbow connection,
the lovers the dreamers and me.”

Hi, Ho! Kermit the Frog here!

Miss Piggy and I have a professional acting relationship. I act like a profressional, and she acts like we're having a relationship.

Miss Piggy really hasn't mellowed much. Piggy is a prima donna. And her reputation proceeds her, I'm afraid, just like her snout.

I've got a dream too, but it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with.

That's pretty dangerous building a road in the middle of the street. I mean, if frogs couldn't hop, I'd be gone with the Schwinn.

Frankly, Miss Piggy, I don't give a hoot.

They don't call me the fastest gum in the west for nothing, ya know.

W-who are you? You look like some sort of ice cream man from 'Hello, Dolly!'

Quotable Sunday ~ 3-15

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Today's quotes are about rain. We've been getting a lot of rain this weekend (it's better than snow) and I thought this topic would be different and fun.

If you'd like to see more quotes and/or add your own, visit Toni. :)

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

Langston Hughes

I like rain, actually.
Bill Rodgers

(I agree with him)

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Dolly Parton

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
John Ruskin

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face.
Katherine Mansfield

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.
Dave Barry

(Funny and true) :)

I'm singing in the rain, just singing in the rain; What a wonderful feeling, I'm happy again.
Arthur Freed

Quotable Sunday ~ 3/08

Sunday, March 1, 2009

For this week's edition of Quotable Sunday, I chose to post quotes from the TV show, Friends. :)

Yes, there is a reason for this. You'll have to stay tuned to find out. (Click here if you'd like to play along).

Phoebe: Oh, I've got a birthday party, with some work people.

Chandler: Work people? Nobody told me.

Phoebe: No, I know. That's a part of the whole, you know, them-not-liking-you extravaganza!

Chandler: Hey, you guys in the living room all know what you want to do. You know, you have goals. You have dreams. I don't have a dream.
Ross: Ah, the lesser-known "I don't have a dream" speech.

Phoebe: Oh god! Just DO it! Call her! Stop being so testosteroney!
Chandler: And that, is the real San Francisco treat!

Phoebe: Your tombstone can say whatever you want it to say. It could say "Ross Geller, Good at Marriage!" Y'know? Mine's gonna say "Phoebe Buffay, Buried Alive.

Phoebe: "I'm late for...uhhh...my Green Eggs and Ham discussion group. Tonight is why he would not eat them on a train.

Ross: What are you doing?
Chandler: Making chocolate milk. You want some?
Ross: No thanks, I'm 29.

Phoebe: Aw, Phebes...
Rachel: Honey, that's your name.
Phoebe: That's short for Phoebe? I thought that's just what we called each other.

Joey: Okay, buddy-boy. Here it is: You hide my clothes, I'm wearing everything you own.
Chandler: Oh my God! That is so not the opposite of taking somebody's underwear!
Joey: Look at me--I'm Chandler! Could I be wearing any more clothes? Maybe if I wasn't going commando!

Quotable Sunday ~ 3/01

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Another Sunday; Another time to find quotes I love and link up with Toni.
Please visit her site and play along. :)

I am choosing quotes on laughter. Laughter gets me through every hard time imaginable (even at anothers expense..sorry if you're the "other").

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston

Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit. ~Author Unknown

Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. ~Henry Ward Beecher

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~e.e. cummings

Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle
(I guess I should laugh more. I feel like I need a short vacation)

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter. ~Gordon W. Allport

When people are laughing, they're generally not killing each other. ~Alan Alda

A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~Mary H. Waldrip

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ~Victor Hugo

Quotable Sunday ~ 2/22

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Happy Sunday! It's time for more quotes to share. :)
If you'd like to play along or would like to see more, please hop on over to Toni's blog for the rules.

I've chosen quotes on kindness since this is a very relevant topic for me. Here we go.

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. ~Bob Hope

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. ~Jesse Jackson

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. ~Author Unknown

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. ~Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. ~Author Unknown

What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind. ~Cleveland Amory

Don't be yourself - be someone a little nicer. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~Mark Twain

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~Samuel Johnson

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach. ~Winston Churchill

Kindness is the greatest wisdom. ~Author Unknown

Quotable Sunday ~ Feb 15

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Welcome to another Quotable Sunday. Don't forget to visit Toni's blog to get the rules on how to play along.

I searched high and low for valentine's day quotes and found way too many to choose from. Then, I saw this one quote and decided to let it stand alone for this quotable Sunday.
Here it is!

I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon. ~Author Unknown

How funny. How true.

Quotable Sunday ~ Feb. 8

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Quotable Sunday is hosted by Toni. Please head over to her blog to see the other participants and join in the fun.

This week, I chose quotes on joy. I've been struggling with finding the joy in certain situations in my life so these quotes mean a lot to me. I hope you enjoy them!

Anne Lamott:

Joy is the best makeup.

Audre Lorde:

The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference.

Kahlil Gibran:

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

Thich Nhat Hanh:

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Ecclesiastes

Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.

Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Quotable Sunday ~ Feb. 1

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Welcome to another "Quotable Sunday" hosted by Toni.

I'll share the rules quickly with you:

~Post one or more of your fave quotes on your blog.
~Go to Toni's blog and link to you post in Mister Linky
~ Check back all day for the new adds in mister linky and go give some comment love to the other quote heads :)

Today, I had a revelation of sorts. I was set to search out some quotes on migraines since that's what I woke up with today. But, as I was home alone while the hubster and Alex went off to church, something happened.

I felt bad for missing church and laying on the couch, so I turned to YouTube to catch some "church" on there.

Long story, short, I realized that my pride took the place of peace and patience in my heart.

SO...I've decided to share quotes on patience instead...

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.”

Saint Augustine

“Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All thing pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing:God alone suffices.”

St. Teresa of Avila

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.”

Corazon Aquino

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”

Ralph Marston

“Hope is patience with the lamp lit.”

Tertullian

Quotable Sunday ~ Jan. 25

Sunday, January 18, 2009

It's time once again for Quotable Sunday! If you'd like to see more quotes or add your own, please see Toni for the rules on how to play. :)

This week, Toni chose quotes from Ace Ventura. I got to thinking of what funny quotes could I add this week. Here's what I came up with. I chose quotes from Kids Say the Darndest Things. The topic is kissing.

"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down, and they don't get up for at least an hour." -- Wendy, age 8

"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you. That's why I stopped doing it." -- Tammy, age 10

"The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that." -- Curt, age 7

"The rules goes like this: if you kiss someone, then you should marry her and have kids with her. It's the right thing to do." -- Howard, age 8

And my personal favorite for the week:

"You learn [how to kiss] right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you." -- Doug, age 7

I'm so curious to hear the kind of things Alex will come up with someday. :)

Quotable Sunday #3

Sunday, January 11, 2009

It's time once again for Quotable Sunday. If you'd like to play along, here are the basic rules.

~ Post a new post on your blog with some of your favorite quotes.

~ Jump over to "A Daily Dose of Toni" and post your link in the mister linky below.

~ Go check out all the other cool bloggers that are joining in Quotable Sunday, check back all day as people

will post throughout the day.

So, here's my one quote for the day. I could have chosen a few more, but I feel this one quote is pretty powerful all by itself.

"Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they fully understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time." ~ Sarah Paddison

*My thoughts: In keeping with the theme I started last week about focusing on positive things and healthy relationships, I NEED NEED NEED to practice better forgiveness. Yes, people can disappoint and hurt. Being upset at someone for this is completely valid. However, when the moment has passed and the only thing I'm left with is my own resentment, it's time to forgive (truly) and move on.

Quotable Sunday #2

Sunday, January 4, 2009

I've decided to join my girl Toni for quotable Sunday.

Here are the rules:

~Go to your blog and post one or more of your favorite quotes.
~Swing in here and sign mister linkey with the link to your post and then go visit the other participants and leave some comment love.
~Spread the word of course...we want lots of Quotes to read :)

My quotes for the day:

"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."
- Charles Caleb Colton

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin

*In thinking about the new year and a "clean slate", I've realized that the friendships I have are VERY valuable. My friends deserve more of my energy than the negativity that may try to creep into my mind. It is my goal to focus on the good and "spend" my energy there.*

Phillipians 4:8 "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."