"I am nothing special; of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."
- from "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

~ Author Unknown ~

Keep The Candle Going

I asked God for water, he gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower, he gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree, he gave me a forest.
I asked God for a friend, he gave me YOU.

"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."

The Candle of Love, Hope and Friendship. This candle was lit on the 11th of September, 2001. Someone who loves you has helped keep it alive by sending it to you. Don't let The Candle Of Love, Hope and Friendship die! "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"

And God Bless and light a candle for our Military who are protecting our Country for our freedom.

PLEASE KEEP IT GOING TO YOUR FRIENDS

"It is proper," said Ibarra, "it is necessary, it is 'just' that man sometimes judge his fellows."

"Yes, to do good," said Elias, "but not to do ill; to correct and to better, but not to destroy, for if his judgments are wrong he has not the power to remedy the evil he has done."

          On The Cause of Disunity:

"Each one thinks only of himself, no one thinks of the rest, and therefore we are all weak."

          On Man's Redemption

"The worst and cowardliest of men(& women) is always something more than a plant because he(she) has a soul and an intelligence, which, however vitiated and brutalized, can be redeemed."

          On Liberty:

"Liberty is to man what education is to the intelligence."

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.

"When I lost you. I was the one who loved you most, but between us you lost more... For someday I can love someone the way I loved you... But you will never be loved again the way that I did."

"People who play with fire seldom get singed, it is those that do not know how to play with it that get burned up." Oscar Wilde

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, there may be jealousy; Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.

          Mother Teresa

When you've trusted Jesus and walked his way When you've felt his hand lead you day by day But your steps now take you another way, start over.

When you've made your plans and they've gone awry When you've tried your best and there's no more try When you've failed yourself and you don't know why, start over.

When you've told your friends what you plan to do When you've trusted them and they didn't come through And now you're all alone and it's up to you, start over.

When you've failed your kids and they're grown and gone When you've done your best but it's turned out wrong And now your grandchildren have come along, start over.

When you've prayed to God so you'll know his will When you've prayed and prayed and you don't know still When you want to stop cause you've had your fill, start over.

When you think you're finished and want to quit When you've bottomed out in life's deepest pit When you've tried and tried to get out of it, start over.

When the year has been long and successes few When December comes and you're feeling blue God gives a January just for you, start over.

Starting over means "Victories Won" Starting over means "A Race Well Run" Starting over means "The Lords' Will Done"