“Character is not made in a crisis it is only exhibited.” – Rose Dorothy Freeman

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. – George Washington Carver

“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us &.” – Apostle Paul

It s been awhile since my children were young. Our kids loved to go to the park to get on the swings. How they enjoyed being pushed from behind so they could soar to the sky! And, just as exciting as looking up was the pit-in-their-stomach joy when the force of gravity pulled them down…. Read more »

Any Jackass can kick down a barn It takes a skilled Carpenter to build one! – Author Unknown

“History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances.” – Donald Creighton

“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find that you have crossed the mountain.” – Author Unknown

“When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so longingly and so regretfully upon the door that closed, that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.” Helen Keller wrote these words. She understood life’s closed door. In spite of incredibly difficult circumstances, she found life’s open door. What… Read more »

Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done. — Russell W. Davenport – Russell W. Davenport

“When I was fourteen my father was so ignorant, I could scarcely stand to have him around; but when I turned twenty-one, I was amazed at how much he has learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain