"We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is a habit." Socrates
I am going to try and do what I want to be...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Today
“The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, "What are you going through?"”
—Simone Weil
—Simone Weil
Monday, May 19, 2008
Today
“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”
—John R. Wooden
—John R. Wooden
Thursday, May 15, 2008
New Post
“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.”
—Rita Mae Brown
—Rita Mae Brown
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
today
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“I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ”
—Thomas Jefferson
“I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ”
—Thomas Jefferson
Friday, May 9, 2008
today
“Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'Twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, 'Til in Heaven the deed appears - Pass it on. ”
—Henry Burton
—Henry Burton
Keeping in Touch
I want to apologize for being so busy. I need to be better about taking time to call and let the people most important to me know that they are important to me and to ask questions and be better informed...I get so busy with da to day life and with the time that I spend on the phone for work...I mean to call...but fail to do it.
I want to tell you all that I love you and that I am sorry I have not been better about making sure you are know it.
New Goal...check with those that I love and make sure they know they are loved...
It wont matter what car I drove or what got cleaned or what got fixed...what will matter is how I made people feel....
I want to tell you all that I love you and that I am sorry I have not been better about making sure you are know it.
New Goal...check with those that I love and make sure they know they are loved...
It wont matter what car I drove or what got cleaned or what got fixed...what will matter is how I made people feel....
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Today's thought
“A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove... but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”
—Forest E. Witcraft (1894-1967)
This is one of my favorites...keeping prespective is hard in a materialistic fast paced world. Wish the Joneses were driven to change lives and circumstances...then keeping up with them would be alot more worthwhile.
I have really tried to be grounded in all of this money and pomp.I have tried to not go overboard on material things...so I could go overboard on time with my kids in their classrooms and lizard hunts...a few years back I took on a job, with the goal of that being to help Sean with mission costs. I did not intend to work...but as circumstances unfolded...I was put into a postiion that working was no longer an option, Rich's pay was cut by about what I was making, and so the mission was still a financial challenge and I was away from my kids. What a valuable lesson it has been for me. I find guilt pulls you towards material substitutions. I find it harder to balance time and so I want to provide things. My children seem to be ok...not overly spoiled or induldged, but I see how I could get caught up in the houses and cars and bank accounts...and I can see how children could be lost in the hurried race to be successful.
I was taught what was important by my parents...I am grateful for that anchor in my life. It helps me when making decisions, and evaluating priorities.
That Lexus SUV I see passing my peeling decade old sedan...not such a big deal when I remember I am still teaching. I have fought my way back into my home with my job...and I can be with the kids when they get home still, and do that most important work, listening and laughing with them. I am sure it is compromised by the job, but I think it is the best I can do for the time being...
—Forest E. Witcraft (1894-1967)
This is one of my favorites...keeping prespective is hard in a materialistic fast paced world. Wish the Joneses were driven to change lives and circumstances...then keeping up with them would be alot more worthwhile.
I have really tried to be grounded in all of this money and pomp.I have tried to not go overboard on material things...so I could go overboard on time with my kids in their classrooms and lizard hunts...a few years back I took on a job, with the goal of that being to help Sean with mission costs. I did not intend to work...but as circumstances unfolded...I was put into a postiion that working was no longer an option, Rich's pay was cut by about what I was making, and so the mission was still a financial challenge and I was away from my kids. What a valuable lesson it has been for me. I find guilt pulls you towards material substitutions. I find it harder to balance time and so I want to provide things. My children seem to be ok...not overly spoiled or induldged, but I see how I could get caught up in the houses and cars and bank accounts...and I can see how children could be lost in the hurried race to be successful.
I was taught what was important by my parents...I am grateful for that anchor in my life. It helps me when making decisions, and evaluating priorities.
That Lexus SUV I see passing my peeling decade old sedan...not such a big deal when I remember I am still teaching. I have fought my way back into my home with my job...and I can be with the kids when they get home still, and do that most important work, listening and laughing with them. I am sure it is compromised by the job, but I think it is the best I can do for the time being...
Monday, May 5, 2008
today
“I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.”
—Pablo Casals
—Pablo Casals
Friday, May 2, 2008
Today's thought
“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr
Hard when facing disappointment to remember that hope is not lost...it is still there bright and beckoning, hard to remember that our vision is limited.
Attitude, hope, love...if I can keep those three things alive...I can survive anything thought impossible.
—Martin Luther King, Jr
Hard when facing disappointment to remember that hope is not lost...it is still there bright and beckoning, hard to remember that our vision is limited.
Attitude, hope, love...if I can keep those three things alive...I can survive anything thought impossible.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Welcome Scarlet...
Wow...one more blessing for May Day....Does she look like her momma??? What do you think?
Congrats to Melanie and Nate on a beautiful baby girl.
Happy Happy Birthday to my grandbabies!!!
Happy birthday to ELiza and to Trae...Auntie Lauren has a surprise for you and she is bringing it to you today...
I LOVE YOU!!!
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