Quotes of the Week

"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it."
-- William Arthur Ward

"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
-- Muhammad Ali

"When you're happy for yourself, it fills you. When you're happy for someone else, it pours over."
-- Sarah Addison Allen

No Joke

It was no April Fool's joke when Abe told us he might be coming to Utah for a work appointment. He dropped in late Monday evening and we enjoyed hearing some stories while he was eating our leftovers.

The next day he finished up his appointment in Park City in plenty of time to join the family for dinner before he had to catch his flight back home.

Although his trip was short, it was sweet.

He had enough time to take Ben and Sarah out for a spin in the convertible Mustang he was driving. He had Dallas and Rebecca show him the home they are hoping to soon buy. He played some spirited games with his siblings. He played Don't Break the Ice with Caroline. He terrorized and chased his nieces and nephews all around the house.

He wasn't here for long, but his unique Abe presence was felt by all.

Quotes of the Week

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space."
-- Johnny Cash

"Life is too short. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should and let go of what you can't change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances. Give everything and have no regrets. Life is too short to be unhappy. You have to take the good with the bad. Smile when you're sad, love what you got, and always remember what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. Learn from your mistakes but never regret. People change, and things go wrong but always remember... life goes on!"
-- Author unknown

"If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If I got three more words, I'd add, All the Time."
-- Randy Pausch

Quotes of the Week

"Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind."
-- Cicero

"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better."
-- Wendell Phillips

"When one finds oneself in a hole of one's own making, it is a good time to examine the quality of the workmanship."
-- John Renmerde