“Death concludes a mortal life, but it does not end an eternal relationship. Those whom we love and those who love us in return—they never go away. They are unseen but perceived by the spirit. They are unobserved but concerned with our success in this life. They stand beside us, cheering us on every day, extending everlasting love.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful “I miss you.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“On this day, take time to remember those who have fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for to greater and nobler uses.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Why are you just standing there? Failures are not dead ends; keep going.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“The only way a failure becomes a failure is by learning nothing from it. If we take away a lesson, then the experience is indeed a success.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Failure is not the opposite of success but a steppingstone that leads to success. Failures mean you are trying. Failures mean you are learning. Failures mean you are putting in the efforts required to achieve the ultimate goal of success. Failures teach us, prepare us, and steer us toward whatever we set our sights on. Failures happen all the time. You have to keep trudging through them to get where you want to go.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“I often thought of my dad as the man who worked so hard he was seldom home excepting nights and some weekends. Now I think of him as the man who taught me via example that hard work is how one obtains knowledge, confidence, dependability, accomplishment, self-reliance, and prosperity. Thank you for the life lesson, Dad.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Parents are to teach their kids, to give them tools and opportunities in which to learn and grow. Parents are not to learn for their kids, for what benefit is it to anyone if we prevent our children from acquiring their own knowledge?”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“A thousand times over with you,
I yearned to linger in a perfect moment
and stop the passing of time.
A thousand times over with you,
I caught your tender smile and tucked it
carefully away in my heart for safekeeping.
A thousand times over with you,
I took in your sunny gaze and
hoarded its light for the wintry season.
A thousand times over with you,
I heard your laughter and sat silent
as it vibrated like music in my soul.
A thousand times over with you,
I saw your eyes twinkle like stars,
and I made a wish for forever.
A thousand times over with you,
I noted wisdom in your years,
and I filed away your thoughtful words.
A thousand times over with you,
I felt the warmth of your hand in mine
and squeezed tight, reluctant to let go.
A thousand times over with you,
I pondered how quickly mortality ushers us
from sunrise to sunset, and I dreaded the night.
A thousand times over with you,
I embraced the promise of immortality,
dreaming of a day when perfect moments
linger pleasantly on and on and on
a thousand times over with you.”
Source: A Heart Made of Tissue Paper
“Misery is a river of tears that whispers my name in a constant hiss.”
Source: The Tarishe Curse
“Beauty and vanity are not twins, though at times one may mimic the other convincingly.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“The only two words you should ever say to a mirror are “Hello, Beautiful.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“The most irresistible beauty is the radiant glow from a kind and gentle heart.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Always be good, but be wickedly beautiful.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Kiss a frog with your eyes wide open. If he turns into a prince you won't miss the transformation, but if he doesn't, you won't be fooled by some wishful illusion in your head.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“A wish for a kiss
on St. Patrick’s Day!
Catch a leprechaun
but don’t let him run.
Nay, kiss him right away!”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Comparisons are like rigid fingers—eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“I hate you, Edgar. I hate you with all my heart.”
Source: Eena, The Curse of Wanyaka Cave
“How grateful is the troubled heart touched by mercy!”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“It is an incapacitating emotion one feels upon hearing the whispered words "I still love you" after deeply hurting that soul.
Forgiveness isn't weakness.
It is power.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“You know those little moments when an unexpected act or a spoken word affects your heart with sweet, satiating intensity―a simple gesture that possesses deep, personal meaning beyond what anyone realizes? You know those tender moments? That's God pressing his lips on your forehead and whispering, 'I love you.'”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“When you first look at a woman, you are in fact blind to her beauty. The true beauty of a woman is revealed only after you get to know her.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“A person's needs are met, and his appetite subsides. A person's wants are met, and his thirst swells greedily without end.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Know what your objective is. Anything that does not contribute to that objective is unnecessary; let those things go.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Stop obsessing over everything you have done wrong, and start celebrating everything you have done right.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“You may think less of me for my bold acts, but it is that very trait that strengthens my self-esteem and enriches an otherwise stale existence.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“Have you honestly pondered your individual worth? Consider every lower life form in the world—the animals, plants, fouls and fishes. Consider the land forms and numerous earthly wonders. Consider the countless worlds beyond this planet as well as their stars and galaxies. And then consider yourself. Of all God’s creations, you were formed in His image, resembling the likeness of a God. That’s something to think about.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“The world is full of opinions. But I am not searching for opinions, I'm searching for truths.”
Source: Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
“Reading is the sweetest treat and the healthiest pleasure, so feast on those books!”
“What I love about reading is getting lost in another world, another time, another life where adventures with clever, fun, daring characters keep me on the edge of my seat. What I love about writing is owning the power to create all of it. There is nothing else quite like story time.”
“Though I love you to the core of my being, so thoroughly that every cell comprising me aches to be near you, I must accept that we can never be together. For our existence parallels the sun and the moon—a temptation in constant, beautiful view, yet if the sun were ever to kiss the moon it would devour the heavenly orb whole. Oh, my darling, if only I were the moon! Then I would dare taste your lips and be happy for my last and final joy! But alas, I am the sun, and I will not venture to destroy the one I love.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“You didn’t slay a werewolf,” I breathed before repeating the words louder. “You did not slay a werewolf, Thaddeus.”
“Oh, but I did. I took a band of huntsman with me and we tracked one down. A smaller one, mind you, not far from the front gate—”
“You did not!” I contended more strongly. Why would one wolf have separated from the pack? Why outside our walls?
“Yes, Catherine, I did,” he insisted.
I shook my head disbelieving. “You’re not capable—”
“I am so.”
I wanted to cry. I wanted to protest, but to do so meant giving away my knowledge of the truth. Without knowing what else to do or say I changed the subject.
“The fire’s gone out.”
Thaddeus turned his head to check. “You’re right. I’ll see to it.”
Source: The Tarishe Curse
“Humans are forever discontent—always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Agency is the job. Choices are your duties while on the job. Consequences are the eventual paycheck. So, if you want a decent paycheck, make decent choices.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“Forcefulness is not love. Forget trying to force people into submission and instead try informing and educating as a means of gaining voluntary compliance. Never deny individual agency; it only creates resentment, defensiveness, and resistance. Education, on the other hand, creates wisdom that opens ears and hearts and minds. No one responds as favorably to demands as they do to informed requests.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“I can choose not to get angry.
I can choose not to take offense.
I can choose not to dwell on criticism.
I can choose to pay no heed to harsh words.
I can choose to ignore negativity and see positives.
I can choose to value my own opinion over those of naysayers.
Through it all, I can retain my good character and choose to be kind.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Life isn’t always kind. It isn’t gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“God cries for us in the same way we cry for others. His tears most often spill over for the pain and suffering caused from the mortal misuse of a gift called agency. He will not revoke the gift. It was promised to us for the duration of our time on Earth. But He will hold each one of us accountable in the end for how we applied this power of agency.”
Source: Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year
“We try so hard to instruct our children in all the right things―teaching good from bad, explaining choices and consequences―when in reality most lessons are learned through observation and experience. Perhaps we'd be better off training our youth to be highly observant.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“We love the pending future for its mystery, anticipation, and endless possibilities. But remember, how the future unravels is largely an up-to-you thing. It is your attitude, your choices, your habits, your work efforts, your companions, your values, your faith, your resolve, and your diligence that shape your future.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“We are all okay with our choices until a heavy consequence is attached to them.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“When your personal decisions and behaviors are both self-centered and scheming, yet you expect your children to be considerate and honest—that is called insanity. Whether you like it or not, your living example, far more than your preaching, has the mightiest impact on the behavior of your children. If your life is a picture of deceit, then your example to be emulated is one of deceit. Repent and change before your children adopt the same behaviors.”
Source: Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year
“It is your attitude, your choices, your habits, your companions, your values, your faith, your resolve, and your diligence that shape your future.”
“Your choices and efforts, be they small or grand, mold and define who you are. Poor choices and minimal effort will result in the poorest version of you. Mediocre choices combined with doing just-enough-to-get-by will create a mediocre you. To be the best version of yourself, to reach your greater potential, make the very best choices possible. Put forth your highest efforts in everything. Be intentionally productive with the time you have. Work to do your best!”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“You can blame everyone for your circumstances, but that will not change the fact that you still must live in them. Change does not come until you take responsibility for your choices and proceed to do something. You must make the change happen. You must do it. In truth, no one else is to blame if things fail to change.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“Choose the right.
Such a simple mantra.
Yet when adhered to, it makes all the difference. For it is through our choices—often the simplest of them—that complicated problems are either created or avoided.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year