The wind’s not always on our backs,
The sky is not always blue.
Sometimes we crave the things we lack,
And don’t know what to do.

Sometimes life’s an uphill ride,
With mountains we must climb.
At times the river’s deep and wide,
And crossing takes some time.

No one said that life is easy,
There are no guarantees.
So Trust in the Lord continually,
On calm or stormy seas.

The challenges we face today
Prepares us for tomorrow.
For faith takes our fears away,
And peace replaces sorrow.

Author Unknown

God is not sitting on some distant cloud
He is on His throne in Heaven right now
He is watching everything we say and do
He is not someone that can be fooled

He knows us when we are in a large crowd
He even knows us well enough to single us out
He knows our hearts and what’s on our mind
He knows when our beliefs are by design

Some people attend church for appearances’ sake
All the while professing to be a person of faith
They cloak their thoughts and actions behind a mask
Forgetting that God will one day take them to task

He might delay His judgment until the last day
But then He’ll will rip away their masquerade
We can’t fool God as we might our fellowman
He knows exactly where we stand

Unknown Author

Begin the day with God, kneel down to Him in prayer.
Lift up your heart to see His abode and seek His love to share.
Open the Book of God and read a portion there,
That it may hallow all your thoughts and sweeten all your care.
Go through the day with God, even though you may not see,
Wherever you are at home, abroad, He is still near to thee.
Converse in mind with God, Your Spirit heavenward ride;
Acknowledge every good bestowed and offer grateful praise.
Conclude your day with God, your sins to Him confess;
Trust in the Lord’s atoning blood and plead His righteousness.
Lie down at night with God, who give His servants sleep;
And when you tread the vale of death, He’ll safely guard and
keep.

Author Unknown

If you think you are beaten you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t;
If you want to win but think  you can’t;
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose you’ve lost;
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will;
It’s all in a state of mind.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger and faster man,
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.

Author Unknown

Love:
The special feeling that makes you feel all warm and wonderful.
Respect:
Treating others as well as you would like to be treated.
Appreciation:
To be grateful for all the good things like has to offer.
Happiness:
The full enjoyment of each moment; a smiling face.
Forgiveness:
The ability to let things be without anger.
Sharing:
The joy of giving without thought of receiving.
Honesty:
The quality of always telling the truth.
Integrity:
The purity of doing what’s right, no matter what.
Compassion:
The essence of feeling another’s pain, while easing their hurt.
Peace:
The reward for living the 10 most important things.

Author Unknown

The man whispered “God, speak to me”
And a meadowlark sang.
But the man did not hear.

So the man yelled “God speak to me!”
And the thunder rolled across the sky.
But the man did not listen.

The man looked around and said “God let me see you”
And a star shone brightly.
But the man did not notice.

And the man shouted “God show me a miracle”
And a life was born.
But the man did not know.

So, the man cried out in despair.
“Touch me God and let me know that you are here!”
Whereupon God reached down and touched the man.
But the man brushed the butterfly away and walked on.

Author Unknown

Often you’ve wondered why,
Tears come into your eyes,
And burdens seems to be
Much more than you can stand.
But God is standing near,
He sees your falling tears.
Tears are a language,
God understands.

When grief has left you low,
It causes tears to fall,
For things may not turn out
The way that you have planned.
But God won’t forsake you now,
His promises are true.
Tears are a language,
God understands.

God sees the tears,
Of a brokenhearted soul,
He sees the tears,
And hears them when they fall.
God weeps along with men,
And takes them by the hand.
Tears are a language,
God understands. 

Author Unknown

“An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life…
‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy
‘it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed,
arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,
false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you
and inside every other person, too.’
The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather,
‘Which wolf will win?’
The old chief simply replied,
‘The one you feed.”
-Author Unknown

“Peace isn’t the destination.
Peace is the way.”
-Author Unknown

Holding a grudge is letting someone
live rent-free in your head.
-Author Unknown

“There comes a time in your life,
when you walk away from all the drama
and people who create it.
You surround yourself with people
who make you laugh.
Forget the bad, and focus on the good.
Love the people who treat you right.
pray for the ones who don’t.
Life is too short to be anything but happy.
Falling down is a part of life,
getting back up is living.”
Author Unknown

“Don’t let the world change your smile,
let your smile change the world.”
Author Unknown

“The reason why a dog has so many friends is that
he wags his tail instead of his tongue.”
-Author Unknown

“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple,
but no one can count the apples in a seed.”
-Author Unknown

“Until you commit your goals to paper,
you have intentions that are seed without soil.”
-Author Unknown

“Don’t wait for people to be kind,
show them how!”
-Author Unknown

Don’t look where you fall, but where you slipped.  African Proverb

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.  Chinese Proverb

It is not the road ahead that wears you out –
It is the grain of sand in your shoe.  Arabian Proverb

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.  Italian Proverb

Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve.  Unknown Author

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.  Author Unknown

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.  Author Unknown

Sometimes the best way to hold onto something is to let it go.  Author Unknown

Although we cannot change the direction of the wind, we can adjust our sails.   Author Unknown

He does not lead me year by year
But step by step my path unfolds
My Lord directs my way.
Tomorrow’s plans I do not know,
I only know this minute;
But He will say, “This is the way;
By faith now walk ye in it.”
And I am glad that it is so,
Today when tomorrow comes,
His grace shall far exceed its care.
What need to worry then or fret?
The God who gave His Son
Holds all my moments in His Hand
And give them one by one.

Author Unknown