Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year Quotes

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Life is a test.  It was designed to be so.  It is where we taste the bitter and the sweet; where we feel pain and pleasure; where we learn right from wrong; where we pass through both darkness and light.  It is a time to make choices.  And throug...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

I'm not saying that I think one man is better than the other. I'm not saying that either is kinder or wiser or more ambitious, more thoughtful, confident, or able. But the fact is that when I'm with the one, comfort settles into my bones. I feel calm...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Wanting help, I reached out to serve. Seeking happiness, I smiled and offered comfort. Yearning for love, I showed love. And now I understand. My life was never about me, it was always about you.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

I'm starting to think this world is just a place for us to learn that we need each other more than we want to admit.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Service a smile.  It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug.   It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Have you noticed how children never bypass a puddle of water, but jump, splash, and slosh right through it?  That's because they know an important truth: Life was meant to be lived; puddles were meant to be experienced.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Our greatest duty to our children is to love them first.  Secondly, it is to teach them.  Not to frighten, force, or intimidate our children into submission, but to effectively teach them so that they have the knowledge and tools to govern themselv...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

A mother is a child's first looking glass into the world.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

During an especially noisy elementary school assembly I witnessed a common marvel.  Someone spoke, into the mic, and the room hushed.  Such magic never ceases to amaze me.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

I claim the right to be who I want to be. Regardless of my choice, I will find those who agree and those who don't. I will gain support, and I will confront opposition, but I will stand firmly as It is my choice. It is the only real choice I have to ...

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand.  And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the consequences.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

A new star, the Christ child, God's gift to mankind; these are what Christmas is made of.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Christmas is our annual reminder to —pondering celestial stars, to —serving those in need, and to —glorifying our Lord in humble prayer.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year