We could learn a lot from crayons: Some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors...but they all have to learn to live in the same box.

Never confuse excellence with perfection.  Man can produce excellence but ONLY God can produce perfection.  

Got to spend the afternoon with one best friend and now I'm going to spend the evening with the other--yippee :+)

Many thanks to all the people at VP who are helping to make this a wonderful site.  I look forward to visiting it every day and miss the days that I can't get to it.  Please drop Bound4Heaven a line--I don't know her personally but since her mother passed away she hasn't been to the site or had any activity.  She must be hurting and I want us to shower her with loving thoughts.

"Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go."  ~Unknown

"Write your plans in pencil and give God the eraser."

Greetings everyone!  Just a little reminder: Spotboy leaves for Charlotte, NC this evening to participate in the AVON Breast Cancer walk tomorrow.  It's a 2 day, 39-mile walk.  Please keep her and all the other participants and volunteers in your prayers.  Pray for safety, good weather, and that she completes the race.  She is walking in memory of her mother who passed away when she was only 4-years-old.  I'm hoping she will post a review and some pictures after she is done.

I'm going to see the movie: "Billy: The Early Years" tonight for girls' night out :+) 

Serenity is not freedom from the storm but peace amid the storm.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain.

Keep your head and your heart going in the right direction and you will not have to worry about your feet.  ~Unknown

Dream as if you'll live forever.  Live as if you'll die tomorrow.  ~James Dean

With your head in the clouds and your feet on the ground.  True happiness will always abound somewhere in the middle (your heart). ~Gigi 

Every morning you are handed 24 golden hours.  They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge.  If you had all the money in the world, you couldn't buy an extra hour.  What will you do with this priceless treasure?  Remember, you must use it, as it is given only once.  Once wasted or spent, you cannot get it back. ~ Unknown

Well, I spent a wonderful weekend with cousins (Mike, Angela & Cheyenne) from Riverdale, MD.  They came in for the SC State Fair and the girls went to see The Secret Life of Bees (posted review).  I have also posted some new photos with pictures of family and new kittens.  

Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

May you use this day and every day God has given you as an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life.

Time is the only coin of your life.  It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.  Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.~  Carl Sandburg

Enjoy life--this is not a dress rehearsal.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow but a mystery.  Today is a gift from God; that's why we call it the present.

Jell-O must "know" about my review.  Every day I am getting at least 2 offers for coupons to sample the single serving pudding--no thanks!

I'm still here.  I have been busy at the office and hanging out with friends the past few days.  Wow!  You stay away for a few days and look what happens.  I'm blogging now :+)

10/3/08: When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single talent left and that I could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck (1927-96). 9/27/08: I attended the USC/UAB game with my brother Jimmy. Read my review on USC to see some highlights of the game. 9/26/08: Girls Night Out was just mah-va-lous! We went to see Nights In Rodanthe and had dinner at Fatz Cafe. 9/25/08: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Did you know that I am a real princess? Well you see, my Heavenly Father is a King--I am a Christian therefore, I am a princess--child of the king, right? My best friend said several years ago the Christian bookstore was selling a t-shirt that said: "I know I'm a princess because my Father's the King." Have you noticed my tags for health, beauty and cleaning supplies "Princess-in-training"--yep, that's me;+) Cleanliness is next to Godliness, right? Guys you can be a prince. I know there are many more out there in cyberspace so here goes: tag you're it! I won't be offended if you too want to use my tag. Remember: We must learn how to love people and use things, not use people and love things. 9/14/08: Please continue praying for those in Louisiana and Texas. As the prayers go up, the blessings will come down! God is and has always been in control!! Want to read something awe-inspiring? Check out cgreen4550's review on the Superman movie. I have already forwarded this on to several friends and family! A quicker picker upper: Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine after the rain....Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall; but God's always ready to answer your call....He knows every heartache, sees every tear, a word from HIS lips, can calm every fear....Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, but suddenly vanish, dawn's early light....The Savior is waiting, somewhere above, to give you HIS grace, and send you HIS love. Thought to ponder: Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall!