May, June, July, August '10:
Aloha 'oe, Aloha 'oe
E ke onaona no ha i ka lipo
One fond embrace
a ho 'i a 'e au
Until we meet again
~Queen Lili'uokalani
April '10:
Good women always have a desire to know if they are succeeding. In a world where the measures of success are often distorted, it is important to seek appreciation and affirmation from proper sources. To paraphrase a list found in Preach My Gospel, we are doing well when we develop attributes of Christ and strive to obey His gospel with exactness. We are doing well when we seek to improve ourselves and do our best. We are doing well when we increase faith and personal righteousness, strengthen families and homes, and seek out and help others who are in need. We know we are successful if we live so that we qualify for, receive, and know how to follow the Spirit. when we have done our very best, we may still experience disappoints, but we will not be disappointed in ourselves. we can feel certain the Lord is pleased when we feel the Spirit working through use. Peace, joy, and hope are available to those who measure success properly
~Julie B. Beck General President of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
February and March '10:
Love must be a light, as it is a flame
~Henry David Thoreau
January '10
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
~Arnold Glasow
December '09
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friend,
He knows our needs, to our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before him lowly bend
November '09
Gratitude is the beginning of civility, of decency and goodness, of a recognition that we cannot afford to be arrogant. We should walk with the knowledge that we will need help every step of the way.
~Gordon B. Hinckley 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
A ship in a harbor is safe-but that's not what ships are built for
~John A. Shedd
October '09
You're killing me Smalls!"
~Patrick Renna as Ham Porter in "The Sandlot"
~Elder David A. Bednard, 1st Counselor in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
July '09
Happiness is a form of courage
~Holbrook Jackson
There are three parts to the plan. You are in the second or the middle part, the one in which you will be tested by temptation, by trials, perhaps by tragedy...
~Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish in "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk"
May '09
Waiting for the fish to bit
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break.
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance
Everyone is just waiting
NO!
That's not for you!
Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.
~Dr. Seuss in "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love. "
~Lily in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See
April '09
He is not here: for he is arisen, as he said. Come, see the place where the bLord lay.
~Matthew 28:6
March '09
"I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one and the same."
Lily in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Have you ever tried... not being a mutant?
~Jill Reed as Mrs. Madeline Drake in "X-2"
February '09
"I love you like I love blueberry pancakes! I love you like I love strawberry milkshakes!...
I love you like frogs love flies! I love you like pigs loves pies!...
I love you like the moon at night: big and round and warm and bright!
I love you, good night!"
~Jon Buller and Susan Schade in "I love you, Good Night"
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
~Peter Ustinov
"Love wins. Love always wins."
~Morrie Schwartz in "Tuesdays with Morrie"
January '09
"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.
~A.A. Milne
Gloria: Listen... Opal... you cannot hold onto anything that wants to go. Do you understand what I'm sayin'? You just got to love it while you got it, and that's that.
~Cicely Tyson as Gloria in "Because of Winn Dixie"
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus
December '08
We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.
~Testimony of the Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in "The Living Christ"
How silently, how silently
~3rd Verse: "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Even though I never saw a Christmas star I know there is a light, I have felt it burn inside
And I have seen in shining from afar
~Kermit the Frog in "The Christmas Wish"
Frosty: [Looks at thermometer] I was afraid of that. The thermometer is turning reddish. I hate red thermometers.
Karen: Why is that?
Frosty: Because when the thermometer gets red, the temperature goes up, and when the temperature goes up, I start to melt, and when I melt, I get all wishy-washy.
~Frosty in "Frosty the Snowman"
November '08
"Be Grateful...
"Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big. "
~Brittany Murphy as Faye in "Riding in Cars with Boys"
"You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That's our philosophy here at camp green lake."
~Jon Voight as Mr. Sir in "Holes"
"Excuse me, where's the manager? I'm from the government and I'm here to inspect your chicken nuggets! "
~Tracy Jordan in 30 Rock
October '08
They played the mash
They played the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash
They played the mash
They played the monster mash "
~Bobby Pickett in "Monster Mash"
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they have come up with so far."
~Neil Simon
"In the process of praying for those angels to attend us, may we all try to be a little more angelic ourselves—with a kind word, a strong arm, a declaration of faith and 'the covenant wherewith [we] have covenanted.' Perhaps then we can be emissaries sent from God when someone, perhaps a Primary child, is crying, 'Darkness . . . afraid . . . river . . . alone.' To this end, I pray..."
~Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
September '08
1. The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
~Tom Petty in "The Waiting"
"A baby is God's way of saying the world should go on."
~ Doris Smith
Lucas: Rap... metal... rap... metal... And Whitney Houston.
Warren: It's for my girlfriend, okay?
Lucas: Suuure it is. You know, someone like you needs to diminish their criminal impulses, not magnify them. Maybe some jazz or some classical.
~Empire Records
August '08
1."When I understand that this glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious." ~Aachan Chaa
3. "Everything will be okay in the end, if it's not okay-it's not the end"
~Unknown
There's not a lot of money in revenge"
~Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"
September '09
"And now cried Max, let the Wild Rumpus start!"
~Max in "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak
"And this mess is so big and so deep and so tall we can not pick it up, there is no way at all!"
~The fish in "The Cat and the Hat" by Dr. Seuss
August '09
Smee: I've just had an apostrophe!
Hook: I think you mean an epiphany
Smee: (gestures his fingers to his head) "Lightning has just struck my brain."
Hook: Well, that must hurt
~Smee and Captain Hook in the movie "Hook"
"It is our choices that show who we truly are, far more than our abilities"
~Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Happiness is a form of courage
~Holbrook Jackson
There are three parts to the plan. You are in the second or the middle part, the one in which you will be tested by temptation, by trials, perhaps by tragedy...
Remember this! The line ‘And they all lived happily ever after’ is never written into the second act [of a play]. That line belongs in the third act, when the mysteries are solved and everything is put right. …
Until you have a broad perspective of the eternal nature of [the plan], you won’t make much sense out of the inequities in life. Some are born with so little and others with so much. Some are born in poverty, with handicaps, with pain, with suffering. Some experience premature death, even innocent children. There are the brutal, unforgiving forces of nature and the brutality of man to man. We have seen a lot of that recently.
Do not suppose that God willfully causes that which, for His own purposes, he permits. When you know the plan and the purpose of it all, even these things will manifest a loving Father in Heaven.
~Elder Boyd K. Packer
“I feel good,” Emily said. “I’m still sad that I won’t be at the party with all of my friends, but I’m not angry at Jenny anymore. I know that Heavenly Father loves her just like He loves me, even though we both sometimes do things that hurt others. I think forgiveness is Heavenly Father’s way of helping us learn to love each other the way He loves us.”
~June 2009 issue of "Friend" magazine. Article "Let it Go" by Mara Sundwell
~Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish in "How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk"
May '09
Waiting for the fish to bit
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break.
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance
Everyone is just waiting
NO!
That's not for you!
Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.
~Dr. Seuss in "Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love. "
~Lily in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See
April '09
He is not here: for he is arisen, as he said. Come, see the place where the bLord lay.
~Matthew 28:6
March '09
"I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one and the same."
Lily in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Have you ever tried... not being a mutant?
~Jill Reed as Mrs. Madeline Drake in "X-2"
February '09
"I love you like I love blueberry pancakes! I love you like I love strawberry milkshakes!...
I love you like frogs love flies! I love you like pigs loves pies!...
I love you like the moon at night: big and round and warm and bright!
I love you, good night!"
~Jon Buller and Susan Schade in "I love you, Good Night"
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
~Peter Ustinov
"Love wins. Love always wins."
~Morrie Schwartz in "Tuesdays with Morrie"
January '09
"Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.
~A.A. Milne
Gloria: Listen... Opal... you cannot hold onto anything that wants to go. Do you understand what I'm sayin'? You just got to love it while you got it, and that's that.
~Cicely Tyson as Gloria in "Because of Winn Dixie"
In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
~Albert Camus
December '08
We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son.
~Testimony of the Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in "The Living Christ"
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may his His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
~3rd Verse: "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Even though I never saw a Christmas star I know there is a light, I have felt it burn insideAnd I have seen in shining from afar
~Kermit the Frog in "The Christmas Wish"
Frosty: [Looks at thermometer] I was afraid of that. The thermometer is turning reddish. I hate red thermometers.
Karen: Why is that?
Frosty: Because when the thermometer gets red, the temperature goes up, and when the temperature goes up, I start to melt, and when I melt, I get all wishy-washy.
~Frosty in "Frosty the Snowman"
November '08
"Be Grateful...
Thank the Lord for His goodness to you."
~President Gordon B. Hinckley
"Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it. Because if we actually felt how much we love them, it would kill us. That doesn't make you a bad person. It just means your heart's too big. "
~Brittany Murphy as Faye in "Riding in Cars with Boys"
"You take a bad boy, make him dig holes all day in the hot sun, it turns him into a good boy. That's our philosophy here at camp green lake."
~Jon Voight as Mr. Sir in "Holes"
"Excuse me, where's the manager? I'm from the government and I'm here to inspect your chicken nuggets! "
~Tracy Jordan in 30 Rock
October '08
They played the mash
They played the monster mash
The monster mash
It was a graveyard smash
They played the mash
It caught on in a flash
They played the mash
They played the monster mash "
~Bobby Pickett in "Monster Mash"
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they have come up with so far."
~Neil Simon
"In the process of praying for those angels to attend us, may we all try to be a little more angelic ourselves—with a kind word, a strong arm, a declaration of faith and 'the covenant wherewith [we] have covenanted.' Perhaps then we can be emissaries sent from God when someone, perhaps a Primary child, is crying, 'Darkness . . . afraid . . . river . . . alone.' To this end, I pray..."
~Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
September '08
1. The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
~Tom Petty in "The Waiting"
"A baby is God's way of saying the world should go on."
~ Doris Smith
Lucas: Rap... metal... rap... metal... And Whitney Houston.
Warren: It's for my girlfriend, okay?
Lucas: Suuure it is. You know, someone like you needs to diminish their criminal impulses, not magnify them. Maybe some jazz or some classical.
~Empire Records
August '08
1."When I understand that this glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious." ~Aachan Chaa
2. Lead, kindly Light, amid th’ encircling gloom, lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years!
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on.
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till the night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I
Have loved long since, and lost awhile!
~John Newman
3. "Everything will be okay in the end, if it's not okay-it's not the end"
~Unknown
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