Saturday, May 23, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Young father, Anthony Smothers battling flesh eating bacteria....
Anthony is undergoing treatment at UAB....he is a wonderful friend of Custom Homes. Anthony has his own tile company, MTS Creations and is one of our very talented sub-contractors. If you find it in your heart to help Anthony and his family: http://www.gofundme.com/AnthonySmothers
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
"We have to confront ourselves....." by Maya Angelou
We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!"
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Monday, April 20, 2015
Priceless!
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Priceless!
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once
Talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winners were:
1. A four-year-old child, whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old Gentleman's' yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, 'Nothing, I just Helped him cry.'
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2. Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were
discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, 'I know all about Adoption, I was adopted..'
'What does it mean to be adopted?', asked
another child.
'It means', said the girl, 'that you grew
in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!'
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3. On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League base ball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first- base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was 'We're behind 14 to nothing,' he answered With a smile.
'Really,' I said. 'I have to say you
don't look very discouraged.'
'Discouraged?', the boy asked with a
Puzzled look on his face...
'Why should we be discouraged? We haven't
Been up to bat yet.'
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4. Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot
in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
Jamie was trying out for a part in the
school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen..
On the day the parts were awarded, I went
with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.. 'Guess what, Mom,' he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me....'I've been chosen to clap and cheer.'
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5. An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December, some years ago: A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering With cold.
A lady approached the young boy and said,
'My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'
'I was asking God to give me a pair of
shoes,' was the boy's reply.
The lady took him by the hand, went into
the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with
the socks.. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes.. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, 'No doubt, you will be more comfortable now..'
As she turned to go, the astonished kid
caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her: 'Are you God's wife?'
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SEND TO ALL WHO LOVE AND CARE FOR CHILDREN.
Hope this put a smile on your face it
Sure did mine!
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Saturday, April 18, 2015
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Monday, March 2, 2015
The Green Thing
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The "Green Thing" Author Unknown
Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment. The woman apologized to the young girl and explained, "We didn't have this 'green thing' back in my earlier days." The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations." The older lady said that she was right - our generation didn't have the 'green thing' in its day. The older lady went on to explain: Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the 'green thing' back in our day. Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things. Most memorable besides household garbage bags was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our school books. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags. But, too bad we didn't do the 'green thing' back then. We walked up stairs because we didn't have an escalator or elevator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the 'green thing' in our day. Back then we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand -me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn't have the 'green thing' back in our day. Back then we had one TV or radio in the house - not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief(remember them?) not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club and use the machines powered by electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the 'green thing' back then. We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blade in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the 'green thing' back then. Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24 hour taxi service in the family's $45,000 SUV or van, which cost what a whole house did before the 'green thing'. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. We didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the 'green thing' back then? |
Monday, February 23, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Thought for the Day
The Law of SUCCESS
Give Thanks Every Day
by Napoleon Hill
by Napoleon Hill
Many successful men and women claim they are
"self-made." But the fact is that no one reaches the pinnacle without
help. Once you have set your definite major goal for success—and taken your
first steps to achieve it—you find yourself receiving help from many unexpected
quarters. You must be prepared to give thanks for both the human and Divine
help you receive.
Gratitude is a beautiful word. It is beautiful
because it describes a state of mind that is deeply spiritual in nature. It
enhances one's personality with magnetic charm, and it is the master key that
opens the door to the magic powers and the beauty of Infinite Intelligence.
Gratitude, like other traits of the pleasing personality, is simply a matter of
habit. But it's also a state of mind. Unless you sincerely feel the gratitude
you express, your words will be hollow and empty—and sound as phony as the
sentiment you offer.
Gratitude and graciousness are closely akin. By
consciously developing a sense of gratitude, your personality will become more
courtly, dignified and gracious. Never let a day pass without a few minutes
spent in giving thanks for your blessings. Remember that gratitude is a matter
of comparison. Compare circumstances and events against what they might have
been. You'll become aware that no matter how bad things are, they could be much
worse—and you'll be grateful they aren't.
Three phrases should be among the most common in
your daily usage. They are "Thank
you." "I'm grateful. . . " and "I appreciate. . ."
Be thoughtful. Try to find new and unique ways to express your
gratitude. Not necessarily in material gifts, however. Time and effort are more
precious, and the amount of these you dispense in showing gratefulness will be
well worthwhile.
And don't forget to be thankful to those who are
closest to you—your wife or husband, other relatives, and those you associate
with daily, whom you might tend to neglect. You are probably more indebted to
them than you realize.
Gratitude takes on new meaning—new life and power—when spoken
aloud. Your family probably knows you are grateful for their faith and hope in
you. But tell them so! Frequently! You'll find a new spirit pervading the
household.
Make your gratitude creative. Make it work for you.
For example, have you ever thought of writing the boss a simple note telling
him how much you like your job and how grateful you are for the opportunities
it offers? The shock power of such creative gratitude will bring you to his
attention—and could even bring you a raise. Gratitude is infectious. He might
catch the bug and find concrete ways of expressing his gratefulness for the
good services you are rendering.
Remember there's always something to be grateful
for. Even the prospect who turns down a salesman should be thanked for the time
he spent listening. He'll be more likely to buy next time.
Gratitude costs nothing. But it's a big investment in the
future!
Saturday, February 7, 2015
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Reminder: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday 1/19/15
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend" Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
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