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Wednesday, January 01, 2025

New Beginning Quotes

Quotes About New Beginning and New Year's Reflection

  • The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. --G.K. CHESTERTON
  • What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year. --VERN MCLELLAN
  • A bad beginning makes a bad ending. Euripides, 484 - 406 BC
  • But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time. --MITCH ALBOM
  • Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. --Theodore Roosevelt
  • This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change. --Taylor Swift
  • Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person. --BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  • Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. --Oprah Winfrey










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All Is Well That Begins Well = The word beginning speaks of anticipation—a fresh start. Your attitude on the front end of something new, determines your success on the back end. When you start something, begin with a positive thought. 






Beginnings are always hopeful—a fresh start, a new home, the birth of a child, a new job. There’s always an air of optimism that surrounds starting over with a blank slate—so much opportunity, potential and expectations for the future. You can determine to make a brand-new start from wherever you are now, today—and with the right start, you can have the perfect end.




The New Year is all about a new beginning—it’s why we are drawn to the extravagant celebration and festivities; it’s what keeps us up, counting down until midnight, to witness the start of our something new! But you don’t have to wait for the first of January each year to start over. If you aren’t satisfied with the way things are, change them—make a decision to begin again now.



In trying times, begin each moment with a positive thought. Today is your day to do anything you want! You may be feeling a sense of confusion or perhaps you're feeling a sense of positivity, whatever it may be, try to see the light in it.


Happy New Year! Just like that, another year has come and gone. Today is YOUR day to start fresh, create a new beginning. Take a few moments to yourself today and reflect on all you have achieved, mistakes or challenges you have faced and focus on how you want to continue to grow and invest in yourself this next year.



New Years Decisions
In this episode, you'll gain valuable insights into the art of making decisive, consistent decisions that drive success. Discover the significance of establishing minimum benchmarks in personal growth to cultivate reliable habits. Learn about the pivotal role of priorities and relationships in effective team leadership. Explore how embodying core values and consistently communicating a vision can align team efforts with broader missions. Plus, uncover practical strategies to actively manage daily decisions that harmonize with personal, team, and business goals. Tune in for actionable insights you can apply immediately!


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Revelation 2:8 (MSG) Write this to Smyrna, to the Angel of the church. The Beginning and Ending, the First and Final One, the Once Dead and Then Come Alive, speaks:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
John 1:1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Proverbs 1:7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7 ESV The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Revelation 22:13 - I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
2 John 6 - And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
Philippians 1:6 having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform it till a day of Jesus Christ,
Genesis 1 The Beginning
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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Christmas Gifts Quotes

Quotes About Christmas Gifts 




  • Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. Janice Maeditere
  • Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart. --THE POLAR EXPRESS
  • Christmas is weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? 
  • He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Roy L. Smith
  • How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O!'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790); American statesman and scientist
  • Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words. Harlan Miller
  • At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. --THOMAS TUSSER
  • The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. --CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER
  • Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. --HELEN STEINER RICE
  • I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. --Charles Dickens












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The Value of a Memory
Merry Christmas! When you think of Christmas, you think of gifts. We give and receive gifts with one another. If you give a toy, it will be lost or forgotten. What isn't forgotten is memories! Continue to create new memories, for those will last forever.

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Luke 2:8 ESV And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Matthew 2:11 ESV And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
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Monday, November 11, 2024

Veterans Quotes

Quotes About Veterans & Service

  • Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. --ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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2 Chronicles 17:17 From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier.
Romans 16:10 Greetings to Apella, that veteran believer; and to the members of the household of Aristobulus.
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Friday, August 23, 2024

Envy Quotes

Quotes About Envy 

  • Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. --Oliver Stone
  • The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. --Jim Rohn
  • The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by wanting more.
  • The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. --William Penn
  • Envy is an insult to oneself. --Yevgeny Yevtushenko
  • Love looks through a telescope; envy, through a microscope. --Josh Billings
  • Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn't that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you. --Marilyn Monroe



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Proverbs 3:31 NLT - 31 Don't envy violent people or copy their ways.
Proverbs 24:1 NLT - 1 Don't envy evil people or desire their company.
Proverbs 24:19 Don’t fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked.
Mark 7:22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
Proverbs 23:17 Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the Lord.
Proverbs 14:30 A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot.
Proverbs 23:17 ESV / --Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Matthew 27:18 NLT - 18 (He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)
Mark 7:22 NLT - 22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind.Love does not envy,is not boastful, is not conceited,
Romans 1:29 NLT - 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
Galatians 5:21 NLT - 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
Titus 3:3 NLT - 3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.
James 4:5 NLT - 5 What do you think the Scriptures mean when they say that the spirit God has placed within us is filled with envy?
1 Peter 2:1 - So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
Titus 3:3 - For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
1 Timothy 6:4 - he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,
Philippians 1:15 - Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from goodwill.
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Thursday, July 04, 2024

4th of July Quotes INDEPENDENCE DAY

Quotes About 4th of July (Independence Day)

  • Extreme independence is as destructive to a relationship as total dependence.
  • Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.   Abraham Lincoln
  • How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy! --THOMAS JEFFERSON
  • Independence is not strength but unrealized weakness and is the very essence of sin. There was no independence in our Lord, the great characteristic of his life was submission to his Father.
  • Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself. --THOMAS A. EDISON
  • No matter what other nations may say about the United States, immigration is still the sincerest form of flattery.
  • Of all the different purposes set before mankind, the most disastrous is surely "the pursuit of happiness," slipped into the American Declaration of Independence along with "life and liberty" as an unalienable right, almost accidentally, at the last moment. Happiness is like a young deer, fleet and beautiful. Hunt him, and he becomes a poor frantic quarry; after the kill, a piece of stinking flesh.
  • One flag, one land, one heart, one hand. Happy Independence Day!
  • Sin is not wrongdoing; it is wrong being, deliberate and emphatic independence of God.
  • The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation. Woodrow Wilson
  • Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.  Thomas Paine
  • To all of my friends. I wish you a Happy 4th of July! Have a safe blessed day. May almighty God bless the United States of America! Amen!

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As John Maxwell says in today’s lesson, “The more we grow, the more we know we need to grow.” As we develop ourselves, our awareness of the areas in which we need to improve expands. So, in today’s episode, John teaches something that author Ken Blanchard calls “the four development levels that move people from dependence to independence.” 
In other words, these are the stages through which we become less dependent on what got us here and more focused on what will take us there. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Chris Goede discuss their own journeys from dependence to independence and how they are applying these principles at Maxwell Leadership. 


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1 Peter 2:16 ESV Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Galatians 5:1 ESV For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:13 ESV For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
John 8:36 ESV So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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Monday, June 24, 2024

Virtues Quotes

Quotes About Virtues 

  • A good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. – Heraclitus
  • A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it, is committing another mistake. – Confucius
  • By constant self-discipline and self-control, you can develop greatness of character. – Grenville Kleiser
  • Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder. --George Washington
  • Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. – Seneca
  • The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. – Aristotle
  • The highest form of goodness is not to seek happiness for oneself, but to create the conditions in which others may be happy. – Dalai Lama
  • The home is the chief school of human virtues. --WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING
  • The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one's passion and give it all the devotion one has. – Albert Einstein
  • The supreme good is not to be found in external goods, but in virtue itself. – Epictetus
  • True virtue is not the absence of vice, but the mastery of it. – Plutarch
  • Virtue is a state of character that leads to the best possible life. – Aristotle
  • Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. – William Shakespeare
  • Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. – Confucius
  • Virtue is not something that is imposed from the outside, but something that comes from within. – Socrates
  • Virtue is the golden mean between two extremes. – Aristotle
  • We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle







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2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
2 Peter 1:5-8 ESV For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:2 ESV With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Philippians 4:8 ESV Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Proverbs 10:9 ESV Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
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Saturday, June 15, 2024

Father's Day Quotes

Quotes About Father's Day



  • A company held a contest for kids with the theme: "The nicest thing My Father Ever Did For Me." One kid answered "He married my mother." 
  • A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.
  • By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong. Charles Wadsworth
  • For Father's Day, my kids always give me a bottle of cologne called English Leather. It's appropriate! To them I always smell like a wallet. --Robert Orben
  • I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. Abraham Lincoln  (1809 - 1865)
  • I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know who his grandson will be. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
  • I have a Father's Day every day. --Dennis Banks
  • If you are a child of God and you marry a child of the Devil, you're going to have trouble with your father-in-law.  Max Lucado
  • It is much easier to become a father than to be one. Kent Nerburn
  • It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. Johann Schiller
  • Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. Robert Orben
  • My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." Harmon Killebrew
  • My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency...become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it. Rudolph Giuliani Former Mayor of New York City
  • The moment you were born again you were born into the greatest love relationship ever known- the love between Father and Son. Tammie Head 
  • To complain is to not take responsibility for your life. Donald Miller, Father Fiction 
  • Unbelievers = the people the Father misses the most - Luke 15 
  • You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was. Abraham Lincoln
  • You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. Irish Proverb
  • I don’t know what’s more exhausting about parenting: the getting up early or the acting like you know what you are doing. --Jim Gaffigan, father of five
  • Somewhere along the line, I figured out, the only thing really, I think, eventually a parent can do is say I love you, there’s nothing you can do wrong, you cannot hurt my feelings, I hope you will forgive me on occasion, and what do you need me to do? You offer up that to them. I will do anything I can possibly do in order to keep you safe. That’s it. Offer that up and then just love them. --Tom Hanks, father of four
  • The good part of having six kids is, there’s always one who wants to hug you and say, ‘Daddy, I love you. --John McEnroe

F-fantastic,
A-awesome, 
T-terrific, 
H-honorable, 
E-excellent, 
R-remarkable This sums up my dad...Happy Father's Day to all you wonderful dads out there!

God as Father Quotes
  • Our Father dwells in tents as well as in temples, but His favorite abiding-place is in the hearts of mankind. J. Fred Jones
  • Lift up your eyes. The heavenly Father waits to bless you -- in inconceivable ways to make your life what you never dreamed it could be.  Anne Ortlund 










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Attitude is Everything = Attitude is everything. It is important to have a great attitude about yourself, other people, and life. If you can find the bright side of things in tough situations, you will continually have a great attitude.
Happiness Is Not About What Happens To Us, But In Us = Have a great attitude about yourself and life. It's not what happens to you, it's what happens in you. If you have a great attitude about life and yourself, then you can be happy.

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The History of Father's Day | FULL EPISODE | Drive Thru History with Dave Stotts
Happy Father's Day! Today, our host Dave Stotts takes us through the history of this wonderful holiday. You'll see the first Father's Day, a reminiscing of 20 years of Drive Thru History cars, and even some dad jokes! We've got all this and more on today's episode!


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Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live?
Ephesians 6:2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise),
Psalm 103:13 ESV As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Proverbs 14:26 (MSG) The Fear-of- God builds up confidence, and makes a world safe for your children.
Colossians 3:21 (MSG) Parents, don’t come down too hard on your children or you’ll crush their spirits.
Ephesians 6:4 (MSG) Fathers, don’t frustrate your children with no-win scenarios. Take them by the hand and lead them in the way of the Master.
Colossians 3:19 (MSG) Husbands, go all out in love for your wives. Don’t take advantage of them.
Colossians 3:20 (MSG) Children, do what your parents tell you. This delights the Master no end.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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Monday, May 27, 2024

Memorial Day Quotes

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  • "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." ~ Joseph Campbell
  • I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. --Nathan Hale
  • Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. --Mark Twain
  • There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America. --William J. Clinton
  • My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. --John F. Kennedy
  • Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. --John F. Kennedy






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Joshua 4:6 We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future your children will ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’
Proverbs 10:7 (MSG) A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; a wicked life leaves a rotten stench.
Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.
Luke 21:5 Some of his disciples began talking about the majestic stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations on the walls. But Jesus said,
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