Caring

"The harder you work at something and the more time you put into it - the more you care!"

Two Small Words...Have vs. Get

A lot of times we say, "I have to go to work" or "I have to go to the Gym" or "I have to go (whatever)." We technically dont HAVE to do anything....actually we GET to do all those things. Especially right now with the Job market, I think "I GET to go to work" is a bit more appropriate. With everything else, I think that GET is just a better way to realize that these are all opportunities for us.

Food for thought

"We cant always know what the future hold, but we do know who holds the future."

A quote from a book that Steph is reading that helps provide some perspective on God's Will for us and that we dont know what is coming our way....the only thing we know is the he has a plan for us.

Greatest Words Ever Spoken

Picked up a cool new book yesterday...you could actually call it a Bible, as it is almost as thick. The book is called "Greatest Words Ever Spoken" and it is a collection of quotes from Jesus organized by functional topics. Like fear, worry, etc. Anyway, the one that jumped out at me is this one...and I had heard something like it before but didnt realize it had "biblical" references.

So never worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
-Matthew 6:34

Words to live by

"We gather because we have chosen HOPE over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord." - President Barack Obama

Just Smile

With all this snow, a lot of people flock to the bus for transportation vs. risking using their car. When that happens, guess what, buses get crowded. Couple that with extra heat because it is cold, long trips, etc. it is easy to get frustrated. In listening to the news, the anchor told people to just Smile. What are you really going to do about it? It is what is, you might as well just smile and deal with it!

Get and Give

We were downtown this weekend with the kids and like with all other trips, our ears are burning with "Can I get this?" or "Can I have that?" etc. It is tough, because we are very fortunate to have "things" and to be able to do fun activities. So, after hearing this over and over, we made a deal....that for all the things we "get" that we thing of something to "give" as well. I know, it is better to give than to receive...but we are talking about a 7 and 3 year old...you have to start somewhere. At the very least it will get them (and us) to think about it more.