I am dedicating this entry to quotes I think of randomly, or concepts I do not want to forget… it will be updated frequently with new entries added to the bottom.

1-Happiness is a gift, not a privilege. 7/4/04

2-It’s never too late until it’s over. 7/2/05

3-Today is gone… you will never get it back. Did you use it wisely? How will you use tomorrow? 7/2/05

4-Every bump is not a mountain, and every crevice is not a valley. It’s ok to plateau once in a while. 7/16/05

5-Your own perceptions of other’s actions and intentions will affect the way you function in the presence of those people. A change in yourself will be reflected in your interpretation of those people. 7/20/05

6-I may not be able to change a lot of the things that make people view me as “less fortunate” than they are, but NO ONE can change the things that make me rich. 7/21/05

7-How can you be real but at the same time criticize another person for being who they are? 7/26/05

8-As long as you grow through your experiences, you have no reason to regret them. 8/4/05

9-This life I was dealt may not have been perfect, but it’s mine. 9/5/05

10-Getting wrapped up in what is to come will only take the joy away from what is passing. 12/30/05

11-Unanswered questions break through a silence like a hot knife through butter. They slice, and they never seem to get repaired. The soul, as with most things, can be mended, but there will always be a sign. A sign of imperfection, a flaw… a scar that proves something along the line went wrong. 1/1/06

12-Nothing great comes all good. 1/3/06

13-Just when you think you are struggling to stay afloat, you learn that you can walk on water. 1/14/06

14-Perfection is not in never being wrong. It’s in always being honest. 1/22/06

15-It is when you begin to undermine the Lord’s authority and take the praise for your status in life that you go wrong. 1/29/06

16-If you do not live in the Lord, then you live outside the Lord. There is no middle ground. 1/29/06

17-Everything falls into place with time, age, wisdom, experience, and guidance from God. 2/19/06

18-Just because you trust someone does not mean they are trustworthy. 2/28/06

19-Life is not given to you as a canvas for your own art. It is given to you as a clay figurine that is molded, set to dry, broken, and built into the image of God. 3/2/06

20-If it does not cause you to experience every polar opposite of the broadest range of extreme emotions, then it is not love. 3/2/06

21-When you have no answers, it is then that you realize God owes no explanation. 3/30/06

22-God can give you peace, but it’s up to YOU to refuse to let fear take it away. 10/10/08

23-Strength is only valuable if you accept that sometimes WISDOM is better than PROTECTION. 10/10/08

24- We ALL have those times when the burden we bear becomes too heavy for us – the STRUGGLE comes in when our spirit wants to hand it to God but our flesh keeps saying, just one more step… I can make it, I know I can carry it just one more step. Then, what happens? We fall. 5/31/09

People with equal opportunities live up to the standards they set for themselves. Either they want better or they don’t. 10/31/09

I consider things from a Christian worldview. I pray for those who hate me. But faith & hope don’t change the reality of *this* moment… Acknowledging the reality of *right now* doesn’t mean you have less faith in the changes God can effect tomorrow. Why are people scared of the truth? If you want know the truth, open your eyes. It’s there if you choose to see it. And guess what? It’s still there even when you choose not to. 10/31/09

I believe the devil’s favorite strategy is tempting Christians to focus on the sin of others so that they never quite get themselves together. I never want to be a rigid Christian… meaning, I refuse to get so wrapped up in doctrine that I miss the message of the Gospel of Christ. There’s no ‘us’ & ‘them!’ We go wrong in witnessing by forgetting that a short time ago, we WERE ‘them.’ Not perfect? Don’t throw stones. 11/2/09

Getting places n life is as simple as making a plan. Much like the roadmap 2 a destination, plans set a course from which u will not stray. 11/5/09

When u’re closest 2 giving up, u’re often closest 2 ur goal. Finish the climb! It’s always gonna get more difficult as u reach the top. 11/5/09

Leadership is not always about boldly taking charge. Sometimes it’s more about guiding softly & confidently blazing a path by ur example. 11/5/09