A Local Story

Here’s a story near and dear to my heart…and guess what?  It’s local.  Kudos to this young man for reaching to the stars!

Have a good weekend, everyone.

http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/newville/trip-proves-cerebral-palsy-is-a-non-factor-for-newville/article_4fe6220c-9f93-11e4-ab38-5bdb49558f59.html

I Will Try Again Tomorrow

“Courage doesn’t always roar.  Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”  Mary Anne Romacher

A very near and dear friend sent this quote on a card a few months ago.  As I look at it everyday, it reminds me small accomplishments lead to big ones and to take pride in the little as well as the monumental ones.  I, like many, become so engrossed in my main goal; my ultimate purpose, that I forget sometimes to step back and take a breath.  Life, I become to realize, is so short that we should have the courage to say, “tomorrow is another day-- I will try again then.”

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Don’t Give up on Hope

I found the article below and it spoke to me, especially as we enter into the holiday season.  The article uplifted my spirits so much I thought I’d re-post on my blog in the hopes you’d find as much as pleasure as I did.  Enjoy!

P.S.  I want to thank all of you for continuing to read my blog.  It fortifies me as I embark on my final two weeks of my last fall semester.  You’ll never know how much it means! 

http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/12/when-youre-this-close-to-giving-up-hope/

Pap

Since last Sunday was Father’s Day, I felt a need to write a celebratory post about my Granddad, or “Pap,” as I called him.  Although he has been gone over ten years now, my memories of him are as fresh as though we had a recent conversation.  His strong, yet quiet nature, fortitude during difficult times and unyielding devotion to his family all cause me to miss him the more.  As I grow older, though, I doubly value the times I spent with him.  One of the last lessons Pap taught me is relevant to my life now, even more so than it was then; and that is it is easy to exist with a stagnant mind, but real growth comes with accepting change and being open to it.  Although this is hard to accomplish, I try my best to practice this in my life and I only hope he looks down on me with pride today.  I truly hope everyone has (or had at some point in their lives) a figure such as my “Pap.”  They are blessed beyond words!