Happy Friday!

Even the smallest actions count!

Have an action filled weekend!

Monday Words of Wisdom

"The only person you are destined to become

is the person you decide to be."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Remembering Joe

Two years ago today, we lost my husband's best friend of 20+ years in a motorcycle accident.  An 80 year old woman wasn't paying attention when making a left turn and turned in front of him. 

He died instantly and our lives changed forever. 

He was an uncle extraordinaire, loving godfather,

and life long brother.

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in

my heart) i am never without it (anywhere

i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
                                 ~ee cummings

Take a Pledge!

(courtesy of my young preschooler!)

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 04.28.10

"Life is a gift.

If you do not value your gift,

nobody else will."

                                                         (from my Yogi Tea tag)

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 04.21.10

“When you are content to be simply yourself

and don’t compare or compete,

everybody will respect you.”

               ~Lao-Tzu

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 04.14.10

"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."

                                                                       ~Marilyn Monroe

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 03.24.10

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,

but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

                                                                          ~Maria Robinson

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 03.10.10

"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after,

and changed my ideas;

they've gone through and through me,

like wine through water,

and altered the colour of my mind."

                                                                        ~ Emily Brontë

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 02.24.10

Every child comes with the message

that God is not yet discouraged of man.

                                                                   ~Rabindranath Tagore

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 02.17.10

"People are like stained-glass windows.

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,

but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty

is revealed only if there is light from within."

                                                                 ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 2.10.10

"Courage

doesn't always roar.

Sometimes courage is

the quiet voice at

the end of the day saying

I will try again tomorrow."

                                                       ~Mary Anne Radmacher

Wednesday Words of Wisdom ~ 02.03.10

"Be bold. Be brave. Be unafraid."

                                                       ~ Jane Yolen

One of our favorite books - Child of Faerie, Child of Earth.

~Meira~

Wednesday Words of Wisdom 1.27.10

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance,
chaos into order, confusion into clarity.

It turns problems into gifts, failures into success,

the unexpected into perfect timing,
and mistakes into important events.

Gratitude makes sense of our past,
brings peace for today
and creates a vision for tomorrow."

                                                                               ~Melodie Beattie

Wednesday Words of Wisdom 1.19.10

"If a child is to keep alive an inborn sense of wonder
without any such gift from the fairies,
she needs the companionship of one adult who can share it,

rediscovering with her the joy, excitement,
and mystery of the world we live in."

                                                                             ~Rachel Carson

Wednesday Words of Wisdom

"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a little bit better, whether by healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life had breathed easier because you have lived, This is to have succeeded."
                                                               ~Ralph Waldo Emerson