some of my favorite quotes

all that shimmers in this world is sure to fade - fuel

life is the art of drawing without an eraser - john w. gardner

lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. you have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. my entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath - psalm 39:4-5

be the much needed salty light - a friend of nathan's from enshi, china

look at life through the windshield, not the rear-view mirror - byrd baggett

put it in a bubble and blow it away - dharma and greg

don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it - hebrews 13:2

be the moon (reflect the son and shine) - jumpstart 2002

if you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat - proverbs 23:2

keep the son in your eye - momo

as a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person - proverbs 27:19

enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. just dreaming about nice things is meaningless - like chasing the wind. - ecclesiastes 6:9

writing is the inking of your thinking - dr. weber

the 3 c's to marriage: (created by me)
communication
compromise
commitment

you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream... - c.s. lewis

work for a cause, not for applause. live life to express not to impress. don't strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt. - unknown

when was the last time you did something for the first time? - unknown

be sure to taste your words before you spit them out - unknown

marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life - unknown

i think everything in life is art. what you do. how you dress. the way you love someone, and how you talk. your smile and your personality. what you believe in, and all your dreams. the way you drink your tea. how you decorate your home. or party. your grocery list. the food you make. how your writing looks. and the way you feel. life is art. - unknown

she turned her can'ts into cans, and her dreams into plans - unknown

 laugh till your stomach hurts - unknown

our family. our family is like the branches of a tree. we may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. each of us will always be a part of the other. - unknown

collect moments/not things - unknown

everybody is a genius. but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid - albert einstein

we must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society - martin luther king jr.

take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go - unknown

i write better than i talk - unknown

perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy - unknown

the only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. you either have to laugh or cry. i prefer to laugh. crying gives me a headache. - marjorie pay hinckley

while we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about - unknown

a pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. an optimist see the opportunity in every difficulty. - sir winston churchill

when something bad happens you have three choices. you can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. - unknown

pick your battles - unknown

your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. they somehow already know what you truly want to become. everything else is secondary. - steve jobs

your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. don't think that you've lost time. it took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. and now is right on time. - asha tyson

you can do anything, but not everything - david allen

sometimes you just gotta be your own hero and save your own little heart. because sometimes, the people you can't imagine living without, can actually live without you - unknown

life's a journey not a race - unknown

it takes a big heart to help shape little minds - unknown

if you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders - unknown

time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - unknown

one of the best feelings in the world is when you hug someone you love, and they hug you back even tighter - unknown

seize the day/carpe diem

imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring - marilyn monroe

we must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us - joseph campbell

nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles - charlie chaplin

you make me happy when skies are gray - :)

a smile is the best makeup any girl can wear - unknown

talking with quiet confidence will always beat screaming with obvious insecurity - unknown

if there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart, i'll stay there forever - winnie the pooh

before you act, listen. before you react, think. before you spend, earn. before you criticize, wait. before you pray, forgive. before you quit, try. - ernest hemingway

every person's life is a fairytale written by God's fingers - hans christian anderson

i love you to the moon and back - unknown

an essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail - unknown

wouldn't life be perfect if sweatpants were sexy, mondays were fun, junk food didn't make you fat, girls didn't cause so much drama, guys weren't so confusing, and goodbyes only meant until tomorrow - unknown

sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them - unknown

 promise me you'll always remember: you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think - christopher robin (winnie the pooh)

in three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. it goes on. - robert frost

tell me and I forget. teach me and I remember. involve me and I learn. - unknown

throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you, and treat you bad. let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too. - will smith

we must all make the choice between what is right and what is easy - professor dumbledore

finish each day and be done with it. you have done what you could. some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. tomorrow is a new day. you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. - emerson

 the future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty - unknown

do not regret growing older. it is a privilege denied to many. - unknown

life is like a roller coaster. it has its ups and downs. but it's your choice to scream or enjoy the ride. - unknown

the next best thing to having you for a mom is knowing my children will have you for a grandma - unknown

now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy - guillaume apollinaire

your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. the only way to do great work is to love what you do - steve jobs

be a fruit loop in a world full of cheerios - unknown

God doesn't give you the people you want, he gives you the people you need. to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you the person you were meant to be - unknown

God has a habit of picking up nobodies and making them somebodies - unknown

you are the cheese to my macaroni. you are the horizon to my sky. you are the bacon to my eggs. you are the laces to my sneakers. you are the jelly to my peanut butter. you are the smile to my face. you are the gravy to my mashed potatoes. you are the bubbles to my bath. you are the milk to my cookie. you are the ink to my pen. you are the ketchup to my french fries. you are the water to my ocean. you are the icing on my cupcake. - unknown

you're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child - dr. seuss

do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not: but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for - unknown

love is not just about finding the right person, but creating a right relationship. it's not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build till the end. - unknown

overthinking will ruin you. ruin the situation, turn things around, make you worry, and just make things worse than they actually are. don't do it. - unknown

take chances, take a lot of them. because honestly, no matter where you end up and with whom, it always ends up just the way it should be. your mistakes make you who you are. you learn and grow with each choice you make. everything is worth it. say how you feel, always. be you, and be okay with it. - unknown

apologizing: does not always mean you were wrong and the other person is right. it just means you value your relationship more than your ego. - unknown

love is a temporary madness. it erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. and when it subsides you have to make a decision. you have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. because this is what love is. love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. that is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two. - st. augustine