Favorite Quotes & Thoughts

As spirit daughters of our Heavenly Father, happiness is your heritage." -President Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

"A kite is like a man's life. No matter how much he tries, he can't make it more than a kite and a ball of twine on his own. He's got to give over to something bigger, let the Good Lord breathe into it. After that, he just has to do two things - turn his eyes toward heaven and keep hold of the string." - Lisa Wingate

"Stop looking ahead. Stop looking back. Stop. Look around."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows." - Thomas S. Monson

“Come what may, and love it.” -Joseph B. Wirthlin

“The simple secret is this: put your trust in the Lord, do your best, then leave the rest to Him.” -Joseph B. Wirthlin "Maybe you should start wanting less" -Lisa Wingate

"It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is.  It all works out.  Don't worry.  I say that to myself every morning.  It will all work out.  Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future.  The Lord will not forsake us.  If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers."  -Gordan B. Hinckley

"We have three kinds of family. Those we are born to, those who are born to us, and those who we let into our hearts." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"We cannot change where God has put us. If we are to bloom at all, we must bloom where we have been planted" -Lisa Wingate

"I'm human, except for when I first wake up in the morning. Even I don't want to be around myself then." -Sherrilyn Kenyon


"It is good to look back to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who have labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans, so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries.” President Gordon B. Hinckley

"People come and go through our lives. Those who are decent and good should be treasured, but those who are only out there to hurt and malign, they need to be pruned. This is your life and only you control it." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"The most beautiful sunsets begin with the passing of a storm..." -Lisa Wingate

"Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves." -James Barrie

"The only person who needs to know what I am already knows. That would be me. I like to keep the rest of the world guessing." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Its easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their presents and their pasts, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the world is only a tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight. And more often than not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul." -Sherrilynn Kenyon
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. If you knew what was ahead of you, you'd avoid doing the very things you must do in order to have it unfold properly. One small innocuos decision and your destiny will be altered forever." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"In all our past lies our futures. By our own hands and decisions we will be saved. Whatever you do put forth your best effort even if all you're doing is chasing a never ending rainbow. You may not reach the end but along the way you'll meet people that will mean the world to you and make memories that will keep you warm on even the coldest nights." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

James Barrie, the author of Peter Pan wrote, "Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."

"Indian wisdom says our lives are rivers. We are born somewhere small and quiet and we move toward a place we cannot see, but only imagine. Along our journey, people and events flow into us, and we are created of everywhere and everyone we have passed. Each event, each person, changes us in some way. Even in times of drought we are still moving and growing, but it is during seasons of rain that we expand the most-when water flows from all directions, sweeping at terrifying speed, chasing against rocks, spilling over boundaries. These are painful times, but they enable us to carry burdens we could never have thought possible. Floods are painful but necessary. They keep us clear and strong. They move our lives onto new paths." –Lisa Wingate

"The secret to a happy life, is not in getting what you want. It is in learning to want what you get. Don't waste your time crying over what you're not given. When you have tears in your eyes, you can't see all the beautiful things around you." –Lisa Wingate

"Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"Life is a tapestry woven by the decisions we make."

"You'll never see the moments coming that will forever mutilate your life-at least not until after they've mowed you down." -Sherrilyn Kenyon

"You know when people say fine, it generally means ‘leave me the hell alone because I don’t want to talk about what’s really bothering me."

"Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pick up the pieces when everything falls apart." - Sherrilyn Kenyon

In all our pasts lie our futures. By our own hands and decisions we will be damned and we will be saved. Whatever you do, put forth your best effort even if all you’re doing is chasing a never-ending rainbow. You might never reach the end of it, but along the way you’ll meet people who will mean the world to you and make memories that will keep you warm on even the coldest nights.