“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” –Helen Keller

“Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.” –Booker T. Washington
Beside caddying at Forest Lake Country Club throughout our Grade School and High School years, my two brothers and I had our personal list of household chores, for which we were held accountable…there was not a lot of “helicoptering” but there were hard consequences if they were not done properly and in a timely fashion. I am so grateful for the character and discipline that was instilled during these early years!

“If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” St. Mother Teresa
    Humility begins by recognizing that God is God and we are his creatures, created to know, love and serve HIM…and that without his help and his grace, we simply cannot live a holy life.

“If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.” St. Mother Teresa
    Humility begins by recognizing that God is God and we are his creatures, created to know, love and serve HIM…and that without his help and his grace, we simply cannot live a holy life.  

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” St. Mother Teresa

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” –Mark Twain
    Allow Jesus to love others through you…and make space in your day to pray so you have the grace to make it happen!

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

–Confucius
    When the race of life gets a little tougher, and you are feeling down and out and simply want to give up…look up to see Jesus cheering you on and remember all the souls that he has entrusted to you…the finish line is not that far away!!

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss    It can be a good thing to review the highlight film of your life and thank God for the victories and for the moments that allowed you to get back up and grow in virtue….

 “In America, you are not required to offer food to the hungry or shelter the homeless. There is no ordinance forcing you to visit the lonely, or comfort the infirmed. No where in the Constitution does it say you have to provide clothing to the poor. In fact, one of the nicest things about living here in America, is that you really don’t have to do anything for anybody. But when you do, you give meaning and provide soul to the concept of community…and develop a sense of purpose to something greater than one’s self….” Pope St. Paul VI

“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too heavy for you. He has blessed it with His holy Name, anointed it with His consolation, taken one last glance at you and your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven, a special greeting from God to you, an alms of the all-merciful love of God.” St. Francis de Sales