“The sun, the earth, love, friends, our very breath are parts of the banquet.” – Rebecca Harding Davis I have had the privilege of experiencing and participating in the birth of each of my three children. As I took part in this wonderful miracle I remember the lessons taught to me and their mom […]
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“Fake a frown, you hurt others. Fake a smile, you hurt yourself.” – Unknown For the last ten months I have had the privilege of becoming a part of a community that often shares explicit stories, real life events (that don’t always have a happy ending) and truth to a point that hurts. Many
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“When everything seems like it’s falling apart that’s when God is putting things together just the way He wants it” – Unknown Approximately one year ago, we experienced a 6.0 earthquake in Napa county. It was quite a jolting experience, occurring at approximately three o’clock in the morning. I remember being abruptly awakened by the
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“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are” – Norman Vincent Peale As Indie
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“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by good people” – Martin Luther King, Jr. This past week my heart dropped when I heard the news about the shootings in Charleston, S.C. I wasn’t sure how to feel. I sat there in
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“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi For all of my life I have witnessed and been shaped by a vast array of images and ideas that have either represented me and my beliefs well, or they have been grossly inaccurate to the point of instigating anger, fear
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“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou As each of my children begin a new endeavor, whether it be academic or sports related I always tell them to have fun and to do their best. In sports it was and still
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“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” – J.K. Rowling How many times have you found yourself emotionally troubled where it seemed like there was no way out? There’s nothing like a healthy dose of pain to wake us up, get us back on track or to
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of the deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;
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“People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.” – Eddie Huang How many times have you looked in the mirror and observed only what you believe to be a flaw while others would say it’s a beauty mark? Or do you ever wonder
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