And I Quote...

I love a good thought, don't you? A little "Pontification For the Soul" if you know what I mean...

Any-hoo, I collect quotes when I see a good one (I have it set on my Google Homepage to get a daily one -- yeah, I know, I'm real exciting) and wanted to share a few here in the hopes that they will make your day a little better -- life a little brighter -- and burdens a little lighter...enjoy!

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. -- Mark Twain

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons. -- R. Buckminster Fuller

The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. -- Paul Fix

No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself. -- Thomas Mann

What's another word for Thesaurus? -- Steven Wright

If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer? -- Steven Wright

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln

The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear. -- Herbert Agar

If you want to do a little quote diving yourself, you can check out the great archive of quotes and sayings at The Quotations Page!

Until next time...may you be lifted up!

Objects of My Affection

We are given some precious things in this life to watch over and protect. We often think it's our possessions. In reality, it's mostly the things you can't see or touch -- truth, love, faith, honor, character. But it spills over into some of the physical things of life such as family, friends, church and community. We have been placed as stewards over the things of this life. We have been given the responsibility to love enough to praise someone for doing well and gently and lovingly correct them when they've done wrong. This is especially true with our children. It's a shame that there are too many people in this world who view children as either a necessary evil (usually in the context of being able to mooch off the rest of us) or as an annoying burden. It's a shame because children are really a blessing. We can teach them as well as learn from them. We find in them the purity and innocence we, as adults, often long to have back and wish we'd never lost. We discover that with them love comes to us without strings and unconditionally. I'm always amazed that even though I can be hard on my children for their bad behavior or actions, that in the end, they still know that I would go to the ends of the earth to protect them...even if it meant giving my own life for them. Val and I both feel blessed by our children...we pray more do and will. These three are the objects of my affection. I thank God daily for giving them to us to raise and watch over. And I pray that in the end we will be found by God to have been worthy of the calling to be parents.

Until next time...may you be lifted up!