Joy

October 5, 2017

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. Emily Dickinson

Buddy

October 5, 2017

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. Josh Billings

Unforgettable

October 5, 2017

I wish that all of nature’s magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed. Annie Leibovitz Photograph by Dave Irey

Strength

September 28, 2017

I say I am stronger than fear. Malala Yousafzai

Love

September 28, 2017

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like. Saint Augustine

Levity = Longevity

September 27, 2017

May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise. Rumi

Autumn splendor

September 27, 2017

Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. Lauren DeStefano

Kindness

September 27, 2017

Hello, sun in my face. Hello, you who made the morning and spread it over the fields… Watch, now, how I start the day in happiness, in kindness. Mary Oliver

Hold on

September 27, 2017

I’d rather write about polar bears than people. Mary Oliver

Wise investment

September 27, 2017

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles R. Swindoll

Choice

September 25, 2017

One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Helen Keller

Focus

September 25, 2017

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. Ann Landers

Pass it on

September 25, 2017

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. James Keller

Home

September 16, 2017

The face of a golden retriever feels like home. David Rosenfelt

Daring

September 15, 2017

When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking. Arthur Conan Doyle

Longing

September 15, 2017

Loneliness is the first thing that God’s eye deemed, not good. John Milton

Play ball

September 14, 2017

You’re playing a game, whether it’s Little League or Game 7 of the Word Series. It’s impossible to do well unless you’re having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there’s pressure. But I just look at it as fun. Derek Jeter

Life’s little pleasures

September 14, 2017

What feeling is so nice as a child’s hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp. Marjorie Holmes

Fall colors

September 14, 2017

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus

Shine

September 11, 2017

We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body. Ralph Waldo Emerson