Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved...
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
   
 
 
 
 
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself
to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that it's a lot easier to react
than it is to think.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that you should always leave loved
ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy
a relationship is at first, the passion fades
and there had better be something else to take its place.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that just because someone
doesn't love you the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that maturity has more to do
with what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that you should never tell a child
her dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating,
and what a tragedy it would be if she believed it
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that no matter how good a friend someone is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that writing, as well as talking,
can ease emotional pains.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
I've learned that no matter the consequences,
those who are honest with themselves, get farther in life.
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
I would have invited friends over to dinner even
if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room
and worried much less about the dirt
when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather
ramble about his youth.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose
before it melted in storage.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
I would have sat on the lawn with my children
and not worried about grass stains.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy,
I'd have cherished every moment
and realized that the wonderment growing inside me
was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.
 
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER
There would have been more "I love yous"...
more "I'm sorrys"... but mostly, given another shot at life,
I would seize every minute...
look at it and really see it... live it...
and never give it back...
 
 

by Erma Bombeck
--In memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer.
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday is History.
Tomorrow is a Mystery.
Today is a Gift.
That is why we call it the Present.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday is History.
Tomorrow is a Mystery.
Today is a Gift.
That is why we call it the Present.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday is History.
Tomorrow is a Mystery.
That is why we call it the Present.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
Yesterday is History.
That is why we call it the Present.
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

BETTER DEFINITIONS ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead. COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out. EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation. GOSSIP: A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage. HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage. INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper. MYTH: A female moth. MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better. RAISIN: Grape with a sunburn. SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time. SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped off. TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction. TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today. YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed. WRINKLES: Something other people have. You have character lines.

 

 

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my grandma, and I'm kinda happy about it.

I've learned that your family won't always be there for you.It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.

I've learned that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.

I've learned that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

I've learned that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned that the clothes I like best are the ones with the most holes in them.

I've learned that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.

I've learned that many things can be powered by the mind, the trick is self-control.

I've learned that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar, you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.

I've learned that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I've learned that the paradigm we live in is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.

I've learned that although the word "love" can have many different meaning, it loses value when overly used.

I've learned that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.