Small U.S. businesses thrive with Ethiopian woman’s help. Read the story on CNN here.

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Pixar grants girl’s dying wish to see ‘Up’

“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” Henrik Ibsen

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Let not Kindness and fidelity leave you. Bind them around your neck. Then will you win favor and good esteem before God and man! Proverbs:Chapter 3 verses 3&4 New American Bible

Check out this awesome video, Turn up your volume. This video is very true and very powerful. Please view it until the end.

Old friendships are like old songs.
They can either fit in with our
changing lifestyle and thoughts,
or be placed upon a shelf…
save for a few meaningful lyrics.

Lorraine Jara 1989

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush. ~Doug Larson

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” - Robert Frost (1875 - 1963)

Green floral graphic by: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/nookiez

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Be a part of it.

AJ’s Dad:

That’s AJ, forever our 14 year old son - always smiling, happy, healthy, athletic and a joy to be around. So sadly, AJ left us on January 5th, 2008 after an 8 month long battle with childhood cancer.

Join our fight for AJ and the 46 kids affected every single day, we need to raise awareness and funding for childhood cancer.

The further we can spread the word the more voices will be heard, and the more children may be cured. The father who began this initiative has a hefty goal of 1,000,000 signatures! Together, as you well know, we can make a difference.

Go and sign the petition!