"The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison." ~ James Cash Penny

I found this here today and wanted to share it with you.

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~ Howard Thurman

Much of the world's pain arises from the failure to fully appreciate the goodness of life. Goodness will always outlive the pain.

Halloween Glitters
                   

"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to an all-knowing God." - Corrie Ten Boom

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis

Today's Forecast:

Raining knives, impromptu floods, and strange men who will scurry around your house trying to stem the unavoidable rising waters.

The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright

We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown

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Happy Birthday to my dear friend, John, who would probably prefer to just skip the day altogether.

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies. ~Rudolph Giuliani

"A child needs a grandparent, anybody's grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world. " ~Charles and Ann Morse

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Being a grandparent is much more than order of birth.

"Never let anybody else be your excuse for failure."

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Love is a choice, not a feeling.

Love is an action, not an emotion.

Love is something that we do, not something that we feel.

A friend loveth at all times. ~ Proverbs 17:17

"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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How true! This is the reason that lasting relationships must be built on a solid foundation of friendship.