July 21, 2025 – Reach Out “We can all be angels to one another. We can choose to obey the still small stirring within, the little whisper that says, ‘Go. Ask. Reach out. Be an answer to someone’s plea. You have a part to play. Have faith.’ We can decide to risk that He is […]
July 15th, 2025: Optimism “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” —Anne Frank(1929-1945)diarist Introduction to Anne FrankAnne Frank was a Jewish teenager who became one of the most enduring and poignant voices of the Holocaust through her diary. Born in 1929 in Frankfurt, […]
July 7th, 2025 Community “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”- Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)author, activist Coretta Scott King Community – A Mansion with Many Rooms
June 30th, 2025 – Freedom “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” Peter Marshal (1902-1949)Former Chaplain of the United States Senate
June 23rd, 2025 – Change “We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” – Harrison FordAmerican actor “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Franklneurologist, psychotherapist Viktor Frankl You can read an inspiring account of Viktor […]
June 16th 2025: Family and Friends “We must take care of our families wherever we find them.” —Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969)author “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” —Michael J. Fox (born 1961)Actor, activist “Family and friendships are two of the greatest facilitators of happiness.” —John Maxwellspeaker, author “Anything is possible when you have the […]
June 9th 2025: Gratitude “The struggle ends when gratitude begins.” Neale Donald Walsch – Author Some Historical Expressions of Gratitude A grandmother silently gives her last piece of black bread to her grandson, kneeling to thank the soil, even though it has betrayed her this year. She whispers a prayer of gratitude—not for the bread, […]
June 2nd, 2025: Curiosity “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.” —Roald Dahl (1916-1990)British novelist Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children’s literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and […]
May 26th, 2025: Service and Sacrifice “Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received-only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.” – Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Saint, founder of Franciscans “The soldier, above all other men, is […]
May 12th, 2025 – Patience “Have patience with all things, but, first of all with yourself.” —Saint Francis de SalesRoman Catholic saint “Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.”—Abigail Adams (1744-1818)U.S. First Lady (1797-1801) Reflections on Elder Karyna’s Patience Being patient with oneself — a practice that is both profoundly simple and incredibly […]