February 2010
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate...”
– C.S. Lewis (via quote-book)
January 2010
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough...”
– Herm Albright (via writingsarah) (via quote-book)
“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either...”
– Marjorie Pay Hinckley (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (…) You spend your whole life stuck...”
– John Green (Looking for Alaska)
(submitted by: Alanna)
(via quote-book)
I just read this book in my Children’s Lit, very good story.
“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your...”
– Audrey Hepburn (via quote-book)
“Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.”
– ~Sicilian Proverb (via quote-book)
An attempt to get to know one another a little bit...
jeralyndwile:
I haven’t been writing too many personal posts lately because I’ve gotten so caught up in my daily recipes, quotes, tips, movies, books, etc. Being a full-time college student, girlfriend, friend, reader (hehe), and daughter doesn’t always leave a lot of time to do thoughtful blogging.
I have done quite a few personal blogs in the past so I encourage you to go read those…ones...
“People come, people go – they’ll drift in and out of your life, almost like...”
– The Rescue (via jeralyndwile)
“Your flaws are beautiful. They’re what make you stand out. Don’t try to be...”
– Andrea Chiang (via quote-book)
“Nothing you do in advance can prepare your heart for those moments.
…I’ll never...”
– Dear Baby
Congratulations!
(via beautifulordinaire)
I had heard this before I was pregnant with Jaclyn and Jeralyn and I remember thinking it can’t be THAT good….that deep of a love. However, I was soon to learn just how correct a statement it is. Now, to be clear, my pain was not...
“Happiness is the ability to appreciate and be truly aware of all the good things...”
– Jay Towell (via julie911) (via quote-book)
“I don’t need those things to make me happy. A nice quiet place to unwind at the...”
– A Bend in the Road (via jeralyndwile)
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”
– Abraham Maslow (via johannal) (via quote-book)
“ALA President Camila Alire appeared on the Today Show along with Newbery Medal...”
– Newbery and Caldecott winners on Today Show
This is part of my homework for my Reading Cohort, so I thought I would post it also! These are the highest awards an author/illustrator can receive!
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via emilyposts)
“And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you...”
– — Haruki Murakami (via claudiacrayon) (via libraryland) (via jeralyndwile)
For sure….so true.
My favorite Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speech
What Is Your Life’s Blueprint? Six months before he was assassinated, King spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967. I want to ask you a question, and that is: What is your life’s blueprint? Whenever a building is constructed, you usually have an architect who draws a blueprint, and that blueprint serves as the pattern, as the...
My sister...
It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on… someone to tell on!
Sisterhood is powerful. ~Robin Morgan
Sisters don’t need words. They have perfected a language of snarls and smiles and frowns and winks - expressions of shocked surprise and incredulity and disbelief. Sniffs and snorts and gasps and sighs - that can undermine any tale...
I miss my sister. I wish I was there with...
She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your worst and best, and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink. Some days, she’s the reason you wish...
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.”
– Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (via robot-heart) (via edatrix) (via quote-book)
A childhood memory….and a memory I shared with my children.
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power....”
– Washington Irving (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on...”
– Mary Manin Morrissey (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“May those who love us, love us. And those who don’t love us, may God turn their...”
– Keeping The Faith / Irish Prayer (via julie911) (via quote-book)
I am laughing so hard at this!!! I can think of people!
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that...”
– Robert Frost (1874 - 1963), The Road Not Taken (via simtan) (via quote-book)
My absolute favorite poem. My mom was my high school English teacher for 2 years, and she taught us this poem…I think that is one of the reasons it is special.
“When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire...”
– Abraham Joshua Hescel (via: smilemelove) (via quote-book)
“I like flaws and feel more comfortable around people who have them. I myself am...”
– Augusten Burroughs | Submitted by amacaroni (via quote-book)
“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through...”
– Ellen Goodman (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know...”
– The Perks of Being A Wallflower | Submitted by: wecanallbesaved (via quote-book)
“Coffee smells like freshly ground heaven.”
– Jessi Lane Adams (via writingsarah) (via quote-book)
Yes….yes it does!!!
“In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you...”
– The Wonder Years (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
“I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.”
– Vincent van Gogh (via reluctantbuddha) (via quote-book)
“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be...”
– Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma) (via quote-book)
