Quotes:
Advice
Obstacles are opportunities in disguise.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground. - T. ROOSEVELT
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Never get so busy making a living that you forget to live.
Practice makes perfect, just be careful what you practice.
Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.
When you give your idea wings, don't forget to include landing gear.
Go through life armed with the strength of knowing your weaknesses.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. - BABE RUTH
Don't try to become a man of success; rather, be a man of value
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - ROBERT BRAULT
Write your hurts in the sand. Carve your blessings in stone.
Age and Time
We do not remember days, we remember memories.
Forever You
There's no point in growing up if you can't be silly sometimes.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
Love is not a matter of counting years. It's making years count.
Grow old with me, the best is yet to come.
Time is the most valuable thing man can spend.
Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been. - MARK TWAIN
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. - E. ROOSEVELT
Don't count your years; make your years count.
The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
Some people never lose their beauty. They just move it from their face to their hearts.
Babies
Babies are such a nice way to start people
Angel
Baby
Our dreams come true
Oh baby
Simply Beautiful
A gift from heaven
Heaven Sent
Babies fill a hole in your heart you never knew existed.
A baby may grow too big for your arms but not your heart.
Touch of heaven
Lullaby moments
For this child I prayed, and the Lord heard my prayer.
With every little baby's birth, God Sends his love and joy to earth.
Shhh…Baby's Dreaming…
A bundle of joy…our little boy (girl).
The angels danced the day you were born.
Sent from above, our sweet bundle of love.
Simply Irresistible
Bundle of Joy
A moment in our arms, forever in our hearts
Rock-a-bye baby
Too cute
Sweet Dreams
You've got the cutest little baby face.
Twinkle Twinkle little star how I wonder what you are.
Little ones to Him belong
A baby brings a little bit of heaven down to earth.
A child fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty.
Baby - A dream come true
Our baby boy
Our baby girl
Hush little baby don't say a word
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.
Sweet beginnings
Growing is Style
Bathroom
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
Bubbles
Splish Splash I was taken' a bath
Rub a dub dub It's time for the tub.
There must be a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know too many.
Under the sea
Splashn' in the tub with my little rubber duck
God, please tell mama that real cowboys don't take baths, they just dust off.
Taking joy in living is a woman's best cosmetic.
How can I control my life when I can't even control my hair.
BATHROOM RULES: Wash, Brush, Floss, Flush
If you sprinkle when you tinkle, be a sweety and wipe the seaty.
What soap is to a body, laughter is to a soul.
Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1st SAMUEL 16:7
When you grow tired of the view it's time to get yourself a new mirror. - SERE KIRKLAND
Brothers
Best friends are we, my brother and me.
Brothers by chance, friends by choice
A friend is a brother that was once a bother
Bedroom
God's promises are new every morning
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou,Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. PS. 4:8
Always remember to kiss me goodnight
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want, He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. PS. 23:2
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for food, and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks the fault lies within your self. -CHIEF TECUMSEH
One who sleeps under a quilt is comforted by love.
Waking beside you is more lovely than any dream.
Boys
Best friends are we, my brother & me
Li'l Cowboy
Giddy Up Cowboy
100% Boy
Boy n. : a noise with dirt on it
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails,that's what little boys are made of.
Frogs and things and dragon fly wings that's what little boys are made of.
Race cars and airplanes, Ballgames and campfires, Adventure and excitement are a little boy's desires.
A big rock and my pole - the lake and my line, I'm out fishing today - Ain't life divine?
A little boy is the only thing God can use to make a man.
Children
So many toys - so little time
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
I am a child of God.
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory bank of our children.
Oh the places we'll go
Play is children's work
Caution
Kid Zone
Children put a twinkle in your eye and a smile in your heart.
You can't hug your kids too much.
Twinkle Twinkle little star do you know how loved you are?
The laughter of a child is the light of a home.
Wish v. : a very strong desire or longing for a specific thing.
You light up my life.
Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight.
Laughter is sunshine in the heart & wings on the soul.
Play play and more play
Imagination Discover Explore
Imagination rules the world.
Pretending doesn't require expensive toys.
Use your imagination!
To imagine is everything.
To a Child, Love is Spelled "T-I-M-E".
You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself, any direction you choose. - DR. SEUSS
Every child in an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - PABLO PICASSO
A rainbow of colors and cotton candy skies seeing the world through a child's eyes.
I will love you to the moon and back
Free spirit in this child grow, that she may soar wherever she may go.
The stars are coming out tonight - they'll twinkle as they do, And of all the lights in this starry sky - the brightest one is you.
Color my world with the magic of a child, Crayola smiles and watercolors run wild. Mold me a memory, Draw me a dream, The glitter-the sparkle, the little eyes gleam. Sweet and innocent wishes unfurled, Pick up your palette and color my world.
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
Dream & Imagine
If you can dream it you can do it.
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. - HARRIET TUBMAN
Dream
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. - OPRAH WINFERY
God can dream a dream bigger than you can dream for yourself. - OPRAH WINFERY
Dream n. : A combination of ideas, images, and feelings that occur in the mind and most often during a certain stage of sleep.
Chase a rainbow
Dreams are the souls pantry. Keep it full.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. - WALT DISNEY
Don't let the weeds grow around your dreams.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. - ALBERT EINSTEIN 39
Dreams are the windows to the world.
Wish it…Dream it…Do it…
The man who has no imagination has no wings. - MUHAMMAD ALI
The first step is the DREAM
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - ROOSEVELT
There is nothing like a dream to create the future. - VICTOR HUGO
Dance to the music of your dreams, The steps will bring you joy.
Encouragement
We can do anything we want if we stick to it long enough.- HELEN KELLER
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. - E.E. CUMMINGS
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.
Through the storm you do not walk alone
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
Whatever you are be a good one. - ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Even on the darkest day, His light breaks through to show the way.
Improvement begins with I!
To improve your outlook, keep looking up!
The Sky is the limit when your heart's in it.
Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. - ALBERT EINSTEIN
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. - ZIG ZIGLAR
When it's dark enough, you can see the stars. - EMERSON
Entryway
Peace , Love & Joy To all who enter here
Welcome
WELCOME to our home
Peace be to this house.
May our home be warm and our friends many.
May all who enter as guests, leave our home as friends.
Back door guests are best
May peace be with you while you stay, and joy be with you on your way.
God rest your love upon this door…Bless this home forever more.
In our home let love abide. Bless all those who step inside.
Family & Dining Room
There is no one recipe for happiness, but love is always an ingredient.
The gathering place
Christ is the head of the home; the unseen guest at every meal.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Together is the best place to be.
In bringing up children, spend on them half as much money and twice as much time.
The soul is healed by being with children.
Home is where your story begins.
Children reinvent your world for you.
Family n.: Two or more people who are related by roots or through common interest.
It is a wise parent that gives his child roots and wings.
LAST NAME Other things may change us but we start and end with family
There is no substitute for home.
LOVE is a family circle
It's never too late to live happily ever after.
Love overflows and joy never ends in a home that's blessed with family and friends. 69
Happiness is homemade
We are thankful for family
My life, My love, My family, My world
LOVE Children are a blessing.
Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven.
While we try to teach our children about life, our children teach us what life's about. - ANGELA SCHMIDT
A family circle never ends
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? -CICERO
Our family is raised on Love.
The greatest gift I ever received came from God… my family.
Our family's love is tied together with heartstrings.
One thing is so very true, we love being the parents of you!
Time with those one loves, is life's greatest gift.
Loving relationships are a family's best protection against the challenges of the world.
Our family is like a hand-sewn quilt; it grows more precious with time.
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
Having someone to love is FAMILY Having somewhere to go is HOME Having both is a BLESSING
The love of a family is life's greatest blessing.
This place is called home, and for this we are truly thankful.
The most important work we will ever do is within the walls of our home. - HAROLD B. LEE
A happy family is but an earlier heaven. - ROBERT BROWNING
The family tree is alive as long as the roots are healthy.
Best of times are family times.
God bless our family
Fathers
Fathering is not a sprint; it is a marathon.
Spend time with your children and never go broke.
Dad's Fixin' Shop, Broken Toys & Feelings Fixed for Free.
A truly rich man is one whose children will run into into arms even when his hands are empty.
Friends
The best antiques are old friends.
A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things you can be.
Friends are people you can be quiet with.
I didn't find my friends God gave them to me.
To a friend's house the road is never long
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
A constant friend is a thing rare and hard to find. - PLUTARCH
Listening is where love begins. - FRED ROGERS
Friendship makes a flower garden for the heart.
To get the true value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.
May our home be warm and our friends many.
The ornaments of a house are the friends that frequent it. - R.W. EMERSON
May all who enter our home as guests leave as friends.
Friends are the flowers that bloom in life's garden.
A single rose can be my garden…a single friend, my world. - LEO BUSCAGLIA
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Girls
Let's sing! Let's dance! Let's jiggle our feet!
Grile in pigtails!
If you can walk you can Dance. If you can talk you can Sing.
Little girls are heaven's flowers.
Girls just wanna have fun
Little Princess
A daughter is a little girl that grows up to be a friend.
Giggle
Queen of everything
Like stardust glistening on fairies' wings - Little girls' dreams are of magical things.
Love like you'll never hurt, Sing like no one is listening, Dance like no one is watching, Live like it's heaven on earth.
Fly with the angels, dance with the stars.
Grandparents
Grandparents & children are natural allies
Grandmas are moms with extra frosting
Grandma hugs best
God couldn't be everywhere so he made grandmas.
What happens at grandma's, stays at grandma's.
Grandma's my name and spoiling's my game
Grandchildren spoiled here
Grandchildren complete the circle of love
Grandchildren are pieces of the heart
The best antiques are grandparents.
You can't SCARE me; I have grandchildren.
Grandparents need looking after by little children or they get broken.
Happy Thoughts
It's never too late to live happily ever after.
It only takes a moment to tell someone that you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.
Say little, Love much, Give all.
Sit long, talk much, laugh often.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
Laugh heartily, Love freely, Pray daily.
Live well, Laugh often, Love much
The best and most beautiful things must be felt in the heart. - HELEN KELLER
Change the world one act of kindness at a time.
Keep your sunny side up.
These are the good old days
Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
Carry laughter with you everywhere you go.
Walk towards the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you.
Laughter is sunshine in the heart & wings on the soul.
Cherish yesterday, Dream tomorrow, Live today
A laugh is a smile that burst!
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.- MARK TWAIN
Those that bring sunshine to others cannot keep it from themselves. - JAMES BARRIE
Happiness is best kept when given away.
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. - LORD BYRON
The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.
Humor is a universal language. - JOEL GOODMAN
A good laugh is sunshine in the house. -THACKERAY
We can't all be stars but we can all twinkle.
I'm walking on sunshine.
Laugh often
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. - ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Happiness is made to be shared.
Too much of a good thing is a good thing.
Simple pleasures are life's treasures
Laughter is the closest distance between two people. - VICTOR BORGE
Hobbies
One who plants a garden plants some happiness.
Time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted.
Bless these Blooms.
In a corner of my garden, Where the wildflowers grow, I sit and I admire, How God has graced us so.
Old gardeners never die; they just spade away.
A garden is a friend you can visit any time
Any person can be a flower in God's garden.
A beautiful garden is a work of heart.
May all your weeds be wild flowers.
Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots.
Happiness must be grown in ones own garden.
FLOWERS always make people better and happier; they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul.
The earth laughs in flowers.- EMERSON
Gardening requires a lot of water -most of it in the form of perspiration.
With happy memories the garden can be in bloom at any time we like.
Art is the flower. Life is the green leaf.
Nature does nothing uselessly. - ARISTOTLE
NATURE gives to every time and season some beauties of it's own.
Nature is the source of all artistic expression.
The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist. - ERIC GILL
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
No one has the right to change the artist's work.
Hands are the makers of art.
A Fisherman lives here - with the catch of his life.
A Hunter lives here - with his dear.
Eat. Sleep. _____________ Hunt, Fish, golf, scrapbook, shop...
My Garage My Rules
Fishing....a REEL sport.
Time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted. T.S. Elliot
Home
Bless this home
Bless this country home
Bless this home with Friends & Family, Love & Laughter
Farm Sweet Farm
There's no place like home.
Home Sweet Home
On the Ranch
Country Living
A house is built with sticks and beams, a home is built with love and dreams.
Home is where your story begins.
The Cabin
Heaven is a little closer in a home by the lake
A day at the lake is worth a month in town
Home is where you are loved
Friends and family gather here
Blessed is the home where each puts the other's happiness first.
Home is where you can be silent and still be heard. Where you can ask and find out who you are. Where people laugh with you about your self. Where sorrow is divided and joy multiplied. Where we share in love and grow.
Home is where the hugs are.
Love begins at home.
Home is not where you live but where they understand you. - CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN
This is the place we gladly call home…and for this we are truly thankful.
Mid pleasures and palaces though I do roam, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it. -GEORGE MOOR
Just for Fun
SEIZE the DAY! or Carpe Diem!
Growing old is mandatory, Growing up is optional
I'm so far behind I think I'm in first.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can ignore totally
Normal around here is just a setting on the dryer
Press button for maid. If no answer - do it yourself.
With my luck I'll be at the airport when my ship comes in.
Dust protects furniture
Ask not what your mother can do for you, but ask what you can do for your mother.
Be silly!
Let the good times roll
Welcome to the funny farm
Celebrate each day
Celebrate the little things
Rock n' Roll
Chase a Rainbow
You're never too big or too old for a hug.
Wish upon a star
Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your kids!
Help me to resist temptation, Lord, especially when no one is looking.
Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out alive. - BUGS BUNNY
The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic is terrible! - JEFF TAYLOR
By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong. - CHARLES WADSWORTH
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman- MARGARET THATCHER
Laughter has no foreign accent
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. - KATHERINE HEPBURN
It takes a lot of talent to get a month behind in just one day.
Brains are soft, Helmets are hard, use both.
I child-proofed my home and they still get in.
My family tree is full of Nuts!
Kitchen & Food
Kiss the cook.
Given enough coffee I can rule the world.
The best thing in life is chocolate
Today's menu - Take it or Leave it.
Friends and wine should both be old.
The Gathering Place
Homemade happiness
Instant human Just add coffee
I have a kitchen because it came with the house.
Kitchens are made to bring families together.
There is no one recipe for happiness, but love is always an ingredient.
Christ is the head of the home; the unseen guest at every meal.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Give Thanks
The kitchen is the heart of the home.
Chocolate is an essential ingredient.
Real men wear aprons.
Bless the cook who serves Love and Laughter.
A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen and this kitchen is delirious.
No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
Dinner's ready when the smoke alarm goes off.
If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.
Home is where the cookies are.
Eat well, laugh often, love much.
I'm a good egg - just a little cracked.
Good coffee is a pleasure - good friends are a treasure.
Literature & Education
Books are the windows to the world
So many books, so little time.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
Love & Marriage
There is no recipe for happiness, but love is always an ingredient.
All because two people fell in love.
The more you invest in a marriage, the more you value it.
Love is like friendship caught on fire.
Life without love is like a year without summer.
Harmony n.: A combination of things that complement each other.
Love lives here
Coming together is a beginning Keeping together is progress Working together is success
To love and be loved is the greatest gift of all
Love never ends
Love isn't love until you give it away.
Love is the greatest refreshment in life
LOVE forever & always
LOVE marriage is a blessing
Happiness is marrying your best friend
All my love - All my life
Love is how you earn your wings.
The best thing to hold on to is each other.
Together is a wonderful place to be.
LOVE of a lifetime
In harmony together
Of all the rest I love thee the best.
Two hearts one love
Love doesn't make the world go round, Love is what makes the ride worthwhile - F.P. JONES
Love one another - ROMANS 13:8
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love
Labor of Love
My heart is ever at your service. - SHAKESPEARE
He rules the roost, but she rules the rooster
God promises untold blessings when both partners in marriage meet their obligations.
We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
Once upon a time…they lived happily ever after.
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. -PETER USTINOV
The heart that loves is always young.
My favorite place is inside your hug.
When we love, we grow.
Love is spoken here.
Love looks not with eyes, but with the heart.
We all grow better with love.
Of all life's promises, the pledge to love and cherish is most precious.
Today's beautiful moments are tomorrow's beautiful memories.
I gave you my heart and you filled it with love.
Alone, One cannot Share Life.
Love is not something you look for, Love is something you become. -LANGLEY
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
LOVE is a family circle
Always kiss me goodnight.
Those who give love, gather love.
A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers. -ROBERT QUILLEN
The secret of love is to open your heart.
Mothers
Of all the rights a woman has, the greatest is to be a mother.
Always my mother, now my friend
Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.
A parent's greatest gift is love
All that I am or hope to be I owe to my mother. - ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A mother understands what a child does not say.
A mother holds her child's hand a little while, their heart a lifetime.
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.
God couldn't be everywhere therefore he made mothers.
Of course I can do anything - I'm a mother!
A mother's love is a circle; it has no beginning and no end. - ART URBAN
Motherhood, God's highest calling.
Motherhood is not for wimps.
Mothers plant the seeds of love that bloom forever.
Home is where MOM is.
Mothers do have eyes in the back of their head.
Music & Dance
SING!
When in doubt PLAY MUSIC!
Music is love in search of words
REJOICE Make a joyful noise unto God -PSALMS 66:1
SING praise unto the Lord
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. - RONALD REAGAN
Music is the poetry of the air.
Sing when the shadows fall…for in time the sun will shine again.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Let's sing! Let's dance! Let's jiggle our feet!
If you can walk you can Dance. If you can talk you can Sing.
Dance to the music of your dreams, The steps will bring you joy.
Fly with the angels, dance with the stars.
Music is angels talking.
Laughter is the music of the heart.
Patriotic
Liberty is the breath of life to nations.
America the Beautiful
Land of the free because of the brave
Sweet land of liberty
Let freedom ring
Freedom n.: Liberty. The ability to act, speak, or think as one chooses.
Proud to be an American.
Return with Honor.
United we Stand.
Freedom isn't free.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny. -THOMAS JEFFERSON
People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security. -BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
A free society is where it is safe to be unpopular. -ADLAI STEVENSON
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Proud parents of a United States _________ …Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman…
America, America…God Shed His grace on thee.
The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself. -ROBERT INGERSOLL
Freedom is doing what you know is right without fear. Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you ought.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it. -MARK TWAIN
Passed Away
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never the same.
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears. - JOHN VANCE CHENEY
Safe in the arms of Jesus
Those who we love live in our hearts forever
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
Pets
Dogs have owners, cats have staff.
Cats regard people as warm blooded-furniture.
Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should get used to the idea.
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. -ROGER CARAS
A dog has one aim in life…to bestow his heart. -JR ACKERLEY
Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. -RITA RUDNER
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Be the person your dog thinks you are.
Some days you're the dog…Some days the hydrant.
You can say any foolish thing to a dog and the dog will give you a look that says "Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!"
Love me, Love my _______…Cat, Dog, Etc...
Scriptures
(LAST NAME) as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord - JOSHUA 24:15
With God all things are possible. MATT. 19:26
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above JAMES 1:17
In everything give thanks - 1 THES. 5:17
And ,lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. - MATTHEW 28:20
For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. -PSALM 91:11
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. -PSALM 37:4
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. -PSALMS 119:105
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. -PSALM 23:1
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. -PSALM 100:4
He has made everything beautiful in its time. -ECCLESIASTES 3:11
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. -MATTHEW 5:8
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unaware. -HEBREWS 13:2
Whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. JOHN 3:15
BE STILL and know that I am God - PSALMS 46:10
I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life - JOHN 14:6
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven - ECCL. 3:1
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth - COL. 3:2
This is the day the Lord has made Let us rejoice and be glad in it. - PS. 118:24
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not on thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge himand he shall direct thy path. - PROV. 3:5,6
By their fruits ye shall know them - MATT. 7:20
As a man thinks in his heart, so he is.- PROV. 23:7
Pray without ceasing - 1 THES. 5:17
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. - MATT. 6:21
Sisters
Sisters are joined heart to heart
Best friends are we My sister and me
Not many know the depths of a true sisters love.
Sisters by chance, Friends by choice.
Whisper me your secret wishes my sister, my friend - I will keep them safe within my heart until the earth's end.
Spiritual
Fruit of the spirit; Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance
Let your light SHINE 17- THY WORD a light unto my path
REJOICE in the Lord always
Life is fragile - Handle it with prayer
Lord grant me the serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can & the Wisdom to know the difference.
Faith is not believing that God can, It is knowing that God will.
Faith is when you close your eyes and open your heart.
Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place.
God is Faithful, all His Promises are True.
ROCK OF AGES The Lord is my light & my salvation
LOVE beareth all things, believeth all things, endures all things.
BELIEVE I believe in miracles
I can do all things through Christ.
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I accomplish. -MICHELANGELO
LORD lead me, guide me, walk beside me.
Let go, Let God
The most important things in life aren't things.
Pray hard - Work hard - Trust God
Let us be silent that we may hear the whisper of God.
The memory of God comes to the quiet mind.
Give us this day our daily bread.
PRAY When it's hard to stand, kneel
PRAY it's hard to stumble, when you're on your knees
When God closes a door, He opens a window.
PEACE LOVE JOY may God grant you 26-Count Your Blessings.
GRACE amazing grace, how sweet the sound
TRUST God is my rock; in him will I put my trust.
Humility is a strange thing. The minute you think you have it, you lost it.
Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes have seen.
Do your best and let God do the rest.
God without man is still God. Man without God is nothing.
Sports
Life's a ball when you're having fun
Respect All. Fear None.
Champions keep playing until they get it right -BILLY JEAN KING
Born to play
Little Slugger
If you've had a good time playing, you're the winner even if you lose. - MALCOM FORBES
Go! Fight! Win!
Play Ball 8- When in doubt, play ____________ baseball, football, hockey...
I'd rather be playing ______________ baseball, football, golf, soccer, basketball...
Life is a game . . . but ___________ is serious football, baseball, hockey...
Eat. Sleep. ___________ Play ball, Ski, Fish...
Fishing . . . a REEL sport
Coach n.: A person who gives instruction to an athlete or team of athletes and directs strategy.
When in doubt, CHEER!
Teens
Girl Talk 8- Whatever
GROOVY!
See no evil, hear no evil, date no evil
We have brains in our heads, We have feet in our shoes, We can steer ourselves in any direction we choose. - DR. SEUSS
Warning: This area condemned
Warning: Enter at your own risk!
I like my mess 11- When in doubt . . . _______________ Cheer, Dance, Sing, Play ball...
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are - E. E. CUMMING
Unique adj.: Being different from others.
It's a girl thing
Don't try to fit in when you were born to stand out
This mess is a place.
I was brought up to believe that what I thought of myself was more important than what others thought of me.
Travel & Journey
In the mountains we forget to count the days
Life is a journey; only you hold the map.
It isn't where you come from; it's where you're going that counts
Always take the scenic route
Stop worrying about the potholes and enjoy the journey
So much of who we are is where we have been
You must climb the mountian to enjoy the view.
The rewards of a journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor.
Do not go where the path leads. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
No road is long when you are traveling with good company.
The journey is the destination.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. -EDMUND HILARY
Happiness is not a place to travel to. It's a way of getting there.
If you're lucky enough to be at the _______ (beach, mountain, etc.) you're lucky enough.
The world is a book: those who do not travel read but one page. -ST. AUGUSTINE
Work & Jobs
My house was clean yesterday, sorry you missed it.
To rest is to rust.
Mothers of little boys work from son up to son down.
Dull women have immaculate houses
When I said "I do" I didn't mean laundry.
Drop your drawers here.
Don't do whatever you like. Like whatever you do.
Work is love made visible
Let us realize that the privilege to work is a gift, the power of work is a blessing, and that love of work is success.- D.O. MCKAY
My success is measured by my willingness to keep trying.
Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes. - MILTON BERLE
The Greatest of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." -MARIA MONTESSORI
To teach is to learn twice. -JOSEPH JOUBERT
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Teachers plant the seeds of the future
The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book
Words of Wisdom
If you stumble make it part of the dance.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
Joy is not a thing, it is within us.
We can do no great things, only small things with love
The best things in life are not free, just priceless.
The best things in life aren't things
Imagination takes humility, love & great courage -CARSON MCCULLER
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. - COLIN POWELL
If at first you don't succeed, try again.
Ambition is the path to success.
Always do your best. What you plant now you'll harvest later - OG MANDINO
It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all - LAURA INGALLS WILDER
What you think; you become - MOHANDAS GANDHI
Happiness is in the little things
Nothing of value comes without effort
You can't be a hero without taking chances
A person is only as good as his word
Every great achievement was once considered impossible
There is always something to be thankful for.
Life is the sum of all your choices
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today
You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your word. - ELBERT HUBBARD
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Small minds discuss people, Average minds discuss events, Great minds discuss ideas. - ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. - MOLIERE
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, that's why we call it the Present.
Treat every day as a gift and treasure it for itself.
In the mountains of truth you never climb in vain. - NIETZCHE
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. -GANDHI
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live. -LIN YUTANG
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. -WALTER BAGEBOT
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery. -SAMUEL SMILES
Never judge a day by the weather.
Wisdom is organized life. -KANT
There are two ways to be rich: make more, or desire less.
No rain, no rainbow.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. -MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you're just sitting there. -WILL ROGERS
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. -VINCENT VAN GOGH
Live life in such a way that you can leave life with a shout of glory.
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. -JOHN RUSKIN
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
The first step to wisdom is silence: The second is listening.
All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today. -PHOBE CARRY
It's easy to stand with the crowd; It takes courage to stand alone.
I want to know all God's thoughts…all the rest are just details. -ALBERT EINSTEIN
You have two hands. One to help yourself, the second to help others.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers. -DOROTHY BERNARD
Life is not measured by the breaths you take, it is measured by the moments that take your breath away.
Words To Live By
Courage
Believe
Miracles
Love Home Family
Celebrate
Celebrate today
Our Family
Our Blessings
Live Laugh Love
Simplicity
Simplify
Scattered Joy
Scattered Kindness
Teasures Untold
Reflections
Memory Lane
Give Thanks
Hope
Joy
Peace
Grace
Praise
Rejoice
Memories
Love
Refresh
Patience
Freedom
Adventure
Serenity
Sing
Faith Family Friends
Faith Hope Love
God Country Family
Miracles Happen
Come - Sit - Enjoy
Love Faith Wisdom Joy
FOR KIDS
Angel
Athlete
Baseball
Basketball
Cars Trucks Airplanes Trains
Cheerleader
Cowboy
Cowgirl
Crazy
Dance
Dream
Football
Friends
Giggle
Groovy
Heaves's Gift
Heaven's Sent
Lullaby
Our Miracle
Precious
Princess
Saddle up
Sassy
Shopping
Soccer
Sweet
Wonder
AND MORE....
Family
Family...is everything
Our family tree is full of nuts
Music is the voice of the soul
Music is the prayer the heart sings
Home is not a place...it is a feeling
Home is where your story (journey) begins
Life is a great bundle of little things
The family I see is a reflection of me
Insanity is hereditary you get it from your kids!
All that I am or hope to be I owe to My Mother-Abraham Lincoln
The ornaments of a house are friends who frequent it
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes
The most wasted of days is one without laughter– E.E. Cummings
Family is belonging to and believing in each other
Medicine heals the body… Music heals the soul
The greatest gift ever came from heaven… it’s our family
There is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather
Grant me patients to deal with my blessings
Friendships may come and go… but the love of a family lasts forever
No matter what, no matter where, it’s always home, if love is there
You don't choose your family, They are God’s gift to you
Anyone can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy
A mother holds her children’s hands for a while...but their hearts forever
If I knew grandkids were so much fun, I would have had them first
Grandkids welcome—Parents by appointment
Grandma and Grandpas house… Kids spoiled while you wait
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened
Some of my greatest blessings call me Grandma
You know you’re over the hill when happy hour means nap time
To touch the soul of another human being it to walk on holy ground
May our home know joy, each room hold laughter, every window open to great possibilities
I loved you too much to just be your friend, so God let me be your sister )or wife, husband, brother, ect.)
Having someplace to go is home, Having someone to love is family, Having both is a Blessing
Families are like Quilts, pieced with memories, bound with love
FAMILY– the ones you live with, laugh with, and love
The best times are always found when friends and family gather round
The best gift a Father can give to his children is to love their Mother
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be
May our home know joy, each room hold laughter, every window open to great possibilities
I loved you too much to just be your friend, so God let me be your sister )or wife, husband, brother, ect.)
Having someplace to go is home, Having someone to love is family, Having both is a Blessing
Sisters make the best friends
Families are like Quilts, pieced with memories, bound with love
FAMILY– the ones you live with, laugh with, and love
The best times are always found when friends and family gather round
The best gift a Father can give to his children is to love their Mother
A father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to be
mother is she who can take the place of all others, but whose place on one else can take.
The only thing better than having you for a Dad, is my children having you for a Grandpa
I smile because you are my (sister,brother), I laugh because you can’t do anything about it
Memories hide in every corner of my house, and I take delight every time I stumble across one
The next best thing to having you for a Mother, is knowing that my kids have you for a Grandma
Friends
Friends are our chosen family
Old friends are the best antiques
Friends are the most important ingredient in the recipe of life
Friends are angles who lift us on our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly
A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself
Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.—Eleanor Roosevelt
true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes
A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when I forget the words
If you live to be a hundred, I want to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.—Winnie the Pooh
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints in our heart, and we are never the same.
Inspirational
Believe in yourself
Life is what you make it
SIMPLIFY
Believe in miracles
Cherish today
Raise the Bar, from where you are
If you can dream it, you can achieve it
In order to be irreplaceable. One must be different
The way to know life, is to love many things—Van Gogh
A laugh is simply a smile out loud
Don’t dream your life, live your dreams
The most important things in life aren’t things
It’s the simple things in life
Remember the day’s blessings, Forget the day’s troubles
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others-Hasidic Saying
It’s by the acts and not the ideas that people live—Anatole France
Our greatest battles are that with our own minds– Jameson Frank
Change your thoughts and you change your world
God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called
Success isn’t the ability to do, it’s the choices you make
We don’t remember days, we remember moments
I never let schooling interfere with my education—Mark Twain
Let experience be your teacher, let the challenges be the test of life
We can’t all be stars, but we can all twinkle
Life is what we make of it, always has been, always will be
Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference
To be happy, don’t do whatever you like; like whatever you do
Be yourself, it’s the one thing you can do better than anyone else
No act of kindness however small is ever wasted
It’s not having what you want that counts, it’s wanting what you have
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
The only time we fail in our home is when we have given up on each other
Most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be– Abraham Lincoln
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all the others– Cero
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forward
To the world you may just be one person, but to one person you may be the world
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness
Imagination is all you need to start, and heart is all you need to succeed
The most beautiful things cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart– Helen Keller
A ship in a port is safe, but that is boat what a ship is built for
Sometimes it is the thing that makes you different, that makes you special Imagination is all you need to start, and heart is all you need to succeed
I’ve always wanted to be somebody, I realize now I should have been more specific
A person’s true character is revealed by what he does when no one is watching
Enjoy the small things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were
the big things
Sometimes you just have to take a leap and build your own wings on the way down
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless– Mother Teresa
What lies behind us and what lies in front of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us
Life is not measures by the breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breath away
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and receive without forgetting
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us– Gandolf the Grey
Happy people don't necessarily have everything, they just make the most of everything they have
It is not our abilities that show what we truly are; it is out choices– Professor
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end
you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy
Spiritual/ Church Related
I’ll go where you want me to go
The best two years
Return with honor
Always and forever
Our family forever
A family that prays together stays together
I will Go and Do, the things the Lord commands
The field is white and ready to harvest
Chosen to witness for his name
I hope they cal me on a mission
Because I have been given much
Forever, For Always and No Matter What
Nothing happens unless we first dream
Lead me, Guide me, Walk beside me
Together, Forever, Sealed with Love
Try a little harder to be a little better– Gordon B. Hinckley
As for me and my house we will serve the Lord
It’s easy to stand with the crowd, it takes courage to stand alone
We plant the seeds, but God gives the harvest
I have no greater joy than to hear my children walk in truth
Be true to who you are and the family name you bear– Gordon B. Hinckley
In this world there are two kinds of people, those we love and those we haven't met yet
Give the world the best you have and the best will come back to you– Madeline Bridges
When you cant sleep, don’t count sheep, talk to the SHEPHERD
Faith is daring the soul to go beyond what the eyes can see
I believe in God like I believe in the sun– not because I can see it, but because of it all things are seen– C S Lewis
Let us be silent that we may hear the whisper of God– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Love
Love Conquers All
Do all things with Love
Always Kiss Me Goodnight
Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be
Side by side, hand in hand, heart to heart
… and they lived happily ever after
When I count my blessings, I count you twice
Where there is great love there are always miracles
Love gives all and requires nothing
Live simply, give more, expect less
All because two people fell in love
Forever, For Always, and No Matter What
Two hearts, Two lives, one Love
It’s cheaper to go on a date than to get a divorce
Cherish Yesterday, Dream of Tomorrow, Live for Today
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much
Love Generously, Praise Loudly, Live Greatly
Love: The only game that two can play and both can win
There is only one happiness in life… to love and be loved
You are what happened when I wished upon a star
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love– Albert Einstein
We can do no great thing– only small things with great love– Mother Theresa
Love is not something you look for it is something you become
The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love, and be loved in return
Of all life’s promises, the pledge to love and cherish is most precious
It may take a lifetime to find true love, but when you do, you will have an eternity to share it
I love you not only for who you are, but for who I am when I am with you
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength: Loving someone deeply gives you courage
Love isn’t about counting down the years, it’s about making the years count
There’s a rip and a tear in my teddy bear, love pours from him everywhere
A rose can say “I love you” ..An orchid can enthrall… but a weed bouquet in a chubby fist. That is best of all!
He loves me, he loves me not, it doesn’t matter, I’m all he’s got
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others and the delight in the recognition
Love bears all things, Believes all things, Hopes all things, Endures all things
Don’t spend your life with someone you can live with, spend it with someone you can’t live without
We are not held back by love we didn't receive in the past , but by the love we’re not extending in the present
Babies/Twins
Prince/Princess sleeping
Daddy’s little princess
Good night sweet princess
I’m a dream come true
Shhh…. Baby’s Dreaming…
Two peas in a pod
Babies touch the world with love
Our blessing from up above
Sleeping babies must be what heaven is like
Treasure life’s little moments
From small beginnings come great things
What did they do before me?
Count your blessings two by two
Some blessings come in twos
And they came two by two
A baby is a bit of star dust blown from the hand of God
God lent us an angel, a gift from heaven above
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one
Double the Hugs– Double the Love– Double the Joy
Two miracles instead of one… Two special lives have just begun
No joys on earth bring greater pleasure than a little girl to love and treasure
Two cut little faces with matching grins, nothing could be any sweeter than twins!
Time for bottles, time for bibs, time for powder, time for cribs, time for naps and peek-a-boo… time to snuggle up with you
A baby’s laughter is music to a mothers heart
Children
I love you as high as I can hop– Little Nutbrown Hare
I am a child of God
The star of the show!
Oh. The places you’ll go!- Dr. Seuss
Did you think to pray?
A face without freckles is like a night without stars
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Do you know how loved you are?
What are little girls made of? Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
Sisters make the best friends
Someday my prince will come
Cinderella is living proof that a new pair of shoes CAN change you life!
Take me out to the ball game
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow
Sisters by chance, friends by choice
We can’t all be stars, but we can all twinkle
A child is a love that lasts a lifetime
Mothers of little boys work from son up to son down
Children aren't to be molded they are little people to be unfolded
All you need is faith and trust and a little bit of pixie dust
When a child is born, so is a Grandmother
A child fills a place in your heart that you never knew was empty
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Do you know how loved you are?
What are little girls made of? Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
Frogs and things and dragonfly wings, that’s what little boys are made of
Grandma said that when God made me(us) He was just showing off
God, can you hear me better on my tippie toes?
Frogs are lucky, they eat what bugs them
Light fades, stars appear, evening angles gather here
Star light, Star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God
Practice makes perfect, just be careful what you practice
Reach for the moon, if you miss you’ll be among the stars
A child’s life is like a piece of paper in which every person leaves a mark
Cuddles, Kisses, Snuggles and LOVE—that’s what little baby girls are made of
Through the eyes of a child you will see the world just as it ought to be
Little girls are just angles who haven't spread their wings
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game
A man never stands as tall than when he kneels to help a child
To become a real boy you must prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish-Pinnochio
Once in awhile, right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairytale
Kidz number one rule, never go to sleep, never got to sleep, never go to...ZZZ
Let them be little
Little Buckaroo
No girls/boys allowed
Nobody knows what a boy is worth, we’ll have to wait and see; but every man in a noble place a boy he once used to be
Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero
Kitchen
Bon Appetit
Never trust a skinny cook
We don't skinny dip, we chuncky dunk
Real men wear aprons
No Empty Chairs
So it isn’t home sweet home. Adjust
Grandma’s kitchen...Tasters welcome
Broken cookies don't have calories
A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen and this kitchen is delirious
If we are what we eat then I’m fast , cheap, and easy
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
My next house will have no kitchen… just vending machines
If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen
Give a man an inch and he thinks he’s a ruler
Today’s menu choices: take it, or leave it
This kitchen is closed due to illness, I’m sick of cooking
Nothing says lovin’ like fresh pie from the oven
Hand over the chocolate and no one will get hurt
My favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused
Countless number of people have eaten in this kitchen and gone on to lead normal lives