A smile cost nothing, but gives so much. It enriches those who receive it, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business, and is the countersign of friendship.

It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. - BJ.Morbitzer

SPEAKING OF SMILES.. THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WHERE I WORKED SUMMER BEFORE THIS ONE.. SHE COULDN'T WALK.. SO HER GRANDDAD TOOK A SEAT LIKE THIS LITTLE ONE IS SITTING IN AND MADE HER A LITTLE WHEEL CHAIR.. ABSOLUTELY CUTE AS CAN BE.. AND THAT LITTLE GIRL SMILED AND BLEW KISSES ALL THE TIME.. WHAT A TRUE BLESSING SHE WAS. I AM SURE SHE WAS A JOY TO BE AROUND.. WHAT FEW TIMES I SAW HER, SHE BLESSED MY HEART! =======================================

A Candle

I am a dim and tiny candle

In a sea of darkness shining,

But I will keep on spreading light

With the message I’m defining.

Perhaps one person may spy the glow,

Seeping dimly from my flame,

And spread it to another

Because to it he came.

So though my light be soft and dim

And my message written small,

The hope that even one may learn

Makes me give it my all.

Elizabeth Ruth

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JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYONE THAT WE ARE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU.. JAKE IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL.. (still fighting that nasty ole cancer) EVAN HAS BEEN IN A CONSTANT BATTLE HIS WHOLE LITTLE LIFE (fighting E.B., what a couple of horrible diseases) AND PRAYERS FOR MY SISTERS TONIGHT AND ALWAYS.. HOPE THAT ONE IS GETTING MUCH DESERVED REST.. (boy does she work lots of hours and many unspoken prayers for her, AND FOR GOD TO BLESS AND HEAL HER) AND PRAYING FOR MY SISTER BETTY AND HER FAMILY.. ALWAYS WITH LOVE AND DEEP RESPECT.. AND PRAYING FOR THE MARTIN FAMILY THAT HAS LOST THEIR MOTHER.. (been there.. how hard it can be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