~ Henry David Thoreau ~
“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me.” ~Erma Bombeck ~
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” ~Elwyn Brooks White ~
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count.
It’s the life in your years.”
~ Abraham Lincoln ~
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving
and tolerant of the weak and the strong.
Because someday in life you will have been all of these.”
~ George Washington Carver ~
~ Helen Keller ~
“You fall out of your mother’s womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave.” ~ Quentin Crisp ~
“God pours life into death and death into life without a drop being spilled.” ~ unknown ~
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” ~ Jim Carrey ~
~ Dennis P. Costea, Jr. ~
If you’d like your name added to the prayer list, please let me know.
Prayer Keeping ~ ~ Stephanie ~ Winnie ~Steve ~ Angela ~ Liz and her sons ~ Leslie ~ William and Catherine ~ Becky ~ Rick ~Misha ~ J ~ Linda and Skip ~ Ryan ~ Roy ~ Tonya ~ Dave ~ me ~
The Strawberry Mallard says
We know when we have been away too long..Blessings and thanks to you and yours dear Sandra!
Hugs, Nancy
Kathy ~ Cackles and Berries says
Hope you had a wonderful Sunday Sandra. Will you please add my mom winnie to your prayer list. She is having surgery Thursday to remove a cancerous lump in her breast. They will be checking for additional cancer in the limpnodes.Thank you and God Bless, Kathy
Lady Farmer says
All wonderful quotes, Sandra. But I must say ~ that is probably the only wise thing Jim Carrey has ever said! :~?
Thank you for continuing to pray for Liz and her sons ~ They seem to be doing well and haven't 'hit the wall' yet. I pray that they will avoid it all together, through His strength!
Bless you for your thoughtfulness and prayer on behalf of them!
Sally says
All very good, but I think GW Carver says it most profoundly. I love that. 🙂
Have a blessed day!
Lady Jane says
Wonderful quotes! I like the cs lewis one also. And yes geezer it sure does take on a new meaning once we crest that hill, lol…
(GBS) NewsFromTheHill says
Hi Sandra,
New follower here…. and soon to be Virginian and nearby neighbor.
Loving your blog, thanks for the hard work!
The GW Carver quote spoke to me this AM….
"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving
and tolerant of the weak and the strong.
Because someday in life you will have been all of these." Thanks for posting it!
Grace
Anonymous says
I have heard this saying before, but it has been awhile since the last time I heard it, "Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once." I don't want to live my life by default, I want to, with the Lord's help, to live life on purpose. Micah 6:8 is one of the pointers the Bible gives me on living on purpose, do what is good, do justice, love kindness and walk in humility before God. Thank you for your thoughts today.
LindaSueBuhl says
AMEN! expend every resource because we get a whole new never emptying source in Glory.
"The Bible says that, “He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus” (2 Corinthians 4:14). Our future is filled with optimism and hope because we know that someday we will be like Him. We cannot lose heart and settle for a bag-lunch life when a heavenly feast beyond all imagination awaits us!" David Jeremiah
Bless you dear Bennetts – two legged and four
~from my front porch in the mountains~ says
I adore Erma Bombeck! My Nana was a huge fan of hers and used to read me her "funnies"!
Wonderful day to you Sandra and Dave~
xo, misha
Timi says
My favorite is C.S.Lewis :o)!
Thanks for sharing it!!!
*The Old Geezer says
Sandra, I love your quotes this morning. Especially the one by C. S. Lewis.
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
It takes on a whole new meaning now that I'm old 🙂
Have a great 4th of July!
~Ron