Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we're down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.

Growing is a lifetime job, and we grow most when we're down in the valleys, where the fertilizer is.

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A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.

A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.

Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.

Laughter dulls the sharpest pain and flattens out the greatest stress. To share it is to give a gift of health.

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.

Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!

Winners see an answer for every problem; losers see a problem in every answer!

I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.

I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.

God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.

God will never let you sink under your circumstances. He always provides a safety net and His love always encircles.

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime.

Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.

Motherhood: if it were going to be easy, it never would have started with something called labor.

Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.

Grudges are like hand grenades: it is wise to release them before they destroy you.

Attitude is the mind's paintbrush; it can color any situation.

Attitude is the mind's paintbrush; it can color any situation.

It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.

It never hurts your eyesight to look on the bright side of things.

If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.

If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.

Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.

Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.

Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother

Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.

Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.