“A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to ... all of the things that quite literally make us who we are.” ~ Steve Berry Our country's educational, cultural, economic, aesthetic and inspirational legacies are worth preserving. This…
Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing. ~ Wayne Dyer I don't know what made me do it. After a few weeks of eyeing a website of interest I decided suddenly I needed to make a call. I felt…
When an window of opportunity presents itself, don't pull down the shade. ~ Tom Peters A few months ago I saw an advertisement for Writing for Your Life Spiritual Writers Conference. I read all about it, and wanted to know more! One…
"There is someone you can serve and lift. You can do it wherever you are...however you may feel." ~ Henry Eyring A few weeks ago on a gorgeous warm day, I walked to church at 8am. When I returned, I…
A few month or so ago a blog was posted on SowtheHeart.com about lifestyle and happiness. A question was posed, something to the affect that "Why is there little correlation between living in a prosperous country such as the U.S.A.…
"The bee is more honored than any other animals, not because she labors but because she labors for others." ~ St John Chrysostom When I read this quote, it made me think how we human beings need to wake up…
"Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint and soil and sky as canvas." ~ Elizabeth Murray I tend to seek out anyone who also enjoys talking the language of flowers. Ladew Topiary Gardens in Monkton, Maryland held…
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." ~ Audrey Hepburn The soil has warmed and except for in the northern-most climates, there will be many people digging in the dirt to plant seeds over the next few weeks.…
The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. ~HENRY WARD BEECHER, Proverbs from Plymouth…
“If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart.” – Rumi An anticipated well-spring of enjoyment is bubbling up inside me as I think about the place I've recently signed-up to volunteer. I look forward to getting my…