Where Hope Grows ~Copyright 2016 Diana Rasmussen~ there is life there is breath there is longing there is dirt there is growth there is harvest “Hope is like a flower – it grows in the dirt!” -Diana Rasmussen of Prayers and Promises Inspirational Quotes on Hope “Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in … Read more
Everyone wants to be needed, to be loved, to belong. We choose who to open our hearts up to. We choose what communities we invest in. There is a sense of belonging that comes through being g part of a group whether small or large. We really are better together. 7 Quotes on Why We Need … Read more
12 Motivational Quotes to Inspire You Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. —Charles Swindoll Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. –Robert Frost I am not a product of my circumstances. I … Read more
“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.” ― Theodore Roosevelt “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”― John F. Kennedy … Read more
12 Memorial Day Quotes on War and Peace “It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” – General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. “We make war that we may live in peace.”― Aristotle “Ask not what your country can do … Read more
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.” – Pope John XXIII “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” – … Read more
A typical conversation with a Narcissist: I said, “Stop calling me. I don’t want to talk about it.” He said, “I will but I wanted to tell you how I feel about it.” I answered, “I don’t care how you feel about it.” Click. He hangs up the phone. Two minutes later the texts start. … Read more
12 Irish Blessings and Sayings 1. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields and, Until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. 2. I-rish you a very nice place to live, I-rish God’s greatest gifts he’ll give. I-rish you health, … Read more
10 Inspirational Quotes for Black History Month (Image source – http://youparent.com/blog/more-to-know/2014/2) “Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.” – Maya Angelou “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” – Oprah … Read more
Trust. It’s one of those things we get to learn by just doing it. I admit it, I have trust issues. After a lifetime of trusting the wrong people with my life I have learned you can’t trust everybody with everything. I was so naive. People are people. They have their own agendas. And sometimes … Read more
We refer to them as fallen soldiers – those who have died in service to their country. But really they are our heros. They loved not their life unto death but gave it up for honor and service to their fellow man/woman. The unsung heros who show us what love looks like and what true … Read more
Have you ever had a day where you had to eat your own words? Yeah, something you said a day or two ago comes back around and you end up having to eat those same words you spoke? Me too. I wrote yesterday about Gratitude. I didn’t know that today I would need those verses … Read more