Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
~~ Aristotle ~~
20 Healthy Snacks For a Healthy New Year
4 months ago
Thought of the Day -2/12/13
Thought of the Day - 2/11/13
Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart, and the senses.
~~ Lao Tzu ~~
Thought of the Day - 2/10/13
You don't marry someone you can live with. You marry the person who you cannot live without.
~~ Author Unknown ~~
Thought of the Day - 2/9/13
Better to have lost and loved than never to have loved at all.
~~ Ernest Hemingway ~~
Thought of the Day - 2/8/13
Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
~~ Bernard Baruch ~~
Thought of the Day - 2/7/13
I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes,I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
~~ Marilyn Monroe ~~
Thought of the Day - 2/3/13
Lyrics are like many lost people coming together to make a family.
~~ Cassandra Litz, age 11 ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/31/13
Sometimes, you can find the answer in the question.
~~ Cassandra Litz, age 11 ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/23/13
Earth is God's mural and we are the paintbrushes.
~~ Cassandra Litz, age 11 ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/21/13
There are only two obstacles in life... When you act before thinking or when you think without acting.
Thought of the Day - 1/19/13
To prove you love someone, don't just say it; show it.
~~ Cassandra Litz, age 11 ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/18/13
Life is like cooking. Let it sit too long and it burns into nothing.
~~ Cassandra Litz, age 11 ~~
The Thought of the Day - 1/15/13
Did you know the people that are the strongest are usually the most sensitive?
Did you know the people who exhibit the most kindness are the first to get mistreated?
Did you know the people who takes care of others all the time are usually the ones who need it the most?
Did you know the people that are the happiest are usually the ones who are in the most pain (physically &/or emotionally)?
Did you know the three hardest things to say are
I love you,
I'm sorry, and
Help me.
A New Year - A New Start
2012 was a very tough year for me and my family. Between my health issues, my surgeries, my son's mental health problems, and lack of help and support, blogging took a second seat. Honestly -- though blogging was often on my mind -- I was not able to, physically or emotionally, write the posts and articles needed to keep up with a busy blog. Sadly, cause of my neglect I lost many most of my readers and blogging friends.
I hope to be up, active, and motivated to keep up with All Things Cherished (as well as my other blogs).
Since we have started a new year, I think it is a great time for a new start.
A New Start
A beginning. ~~ Cassandra, age 11.
Starting a new life or new part of life. ~~ Cameron, age 14.
This new day brings
Another year,
Renewing hope,
Dispelling care.
And may we find
Before the end,
A deep content...
Another friend.
~~ Arch Ward ~~
Dictionary Definition
Start of.
With a clean slate.
Start from scratch like nothing happened.
A New Start For Me
What does a new start mean for me?
My health issues are not overwhelming me, my spells are not taking over my life, my brain is not foggy or confused all day.My lack of work and lack of a "regular" job doesn't influence my self worth.
My day is full of everyday things like laundry, cleaning, phone calls, computer work, etc. I'm also a Mom to my children . . . I can interact with them, help them with homework, collaborate on what's for dinner, play games with them after chores are done. This may not seem like much to you, but when you have spells that rule the day and things happen around you that you are totally unaware of, this is a BIG bonus to making the day "normal. Right now normal is a new thing for our family.
So, trying to find a normal routine and settling into better health options is a new start for me.
Thought of the Day - 1/13/13
We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open.
~~ Harry Edwards ~~
Prayer of the Week - 11/11/12
I don't believe I've ever thought to thank you, God, for this wonderful friend. I do thank you for creating her and letting her enrich my life this way. Thank you for all the months we've known each other and the confidences and hope and troubles that we've shared.
Thank you for the understanding we bring to each other, for the patience we have with each other's faults, for the advice, and even the scoldings
we are able to give each other without either of us taking offense.
Thank you for the help we have been to each other, in this way, and so many more. Thank you that because of her I am a better, happier person and that she has grown as a person too because of me.
Thank you that she would give me anything in her power, time, money, work, possessions, encouragement, sympathy, whatever my need and that she knows I would be as quick to respond to whatever her needs might be.
Thank you that we can laugh together, cry together, rejoice together. When we do come together it is always the same.
Lord, bless and keep her, this person you fashioned and filled with qualities that have meant so much to me. Thank you, Lord, for my friend.
Thought of the Day - 9/30/12
If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.
~~ Oriental Proverb ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/29/12
Find a guy who will pick up every piece of your broken and shattered heart and put it back together again, keeping one piece for himself and replacing it with a piece of his.
Thought of the Day - 9/28/12
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:2
Thought of the Day - 9/27/12
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
Thought of the Day - 9/26/12
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.
~~ Maya Angelou ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/25/12
Only trust someone who can see these things in you:
The sorrow behind your smile,
The love behind your anger,
and the reason behind your silence.
Thought of the Day - 9/22/12
If you wait to have kids until you can afford them, you probably never will.
Thought of the Day - 9/21/12
If you want to play, practice.
If you want to win, practice harder.
~~ Author Unknown ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/20/12
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
~~ Mark Twain ~~
Thought of the Day -9/18/12
If you haven't all the things that you want, be thankful for all the things that you don't have that you didn't want.
Thought of the Day - 9/17/12
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead, and a place to sleep . . . you are richer than 75% of this world.
Thought of the Day - 9/16/12
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exhange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. If you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
~~ George Bernard Shaw ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/14/12
If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
~~ Henry Kissinger ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/13/12
If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying?
If you cannot solve the problem, then what is the use of worrying?
Thought of the Day - 9/12/12
If you came home and found a strange man teaching your kids to punch eat other and trying to sell them all kinds of products, you'd kick him immediately out of the house. But, here you are, you come in and the TV is on, and you don't think twice about it.
Thought of the Day - 9/11/12
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in (times of) trouble.
Psalm 46:1
Prayer of the Week - 9/10/12
Prayer of Devotion
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, For all the benefits thou hast won for me, For all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me. O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, May I know thee more clearly, Love thee more dearly, And follow thee more nearly: For ever and ever. Amen.
Thought of the Day - 9/10/12
A popular person is one whom many people want to be friends with, but a friend is someone with whom you share secrets and intimate thoughts.
Thought of the Day - 9/9/12
If I make friends with someone, it's because of the way I'm treated and because I'm accepted, faults and all.
Thought of the Day - 9/8/12
A lot of times, people don't necessarily like their friends. They just hang out with them because they're afraid of being alone. One really good friend is worth a dozen superficial ones.
Thought of the Day - 9/7/12
You can't do things based on what other people are going to think, because that's going to lead you nowhere.
~~ Rose McGowan ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/6/12
Often we try to blame friends for treating us badly or not providing the love we need. But, ultimately, we are responsible for loving ourselves enough that our friends can't help but love and respect us, because we won't tolerate anything less.
Thought of the Day - 9/5/12
How many times and for how many years I have looked into the eyes of another asking, "Will you love me?" Yet no one can give me what I have not given myself.
Thought of the Day - 9/4/12
Any test of friendship involves a choice. We can respond in a way that brings us closer together, or we can respond in a way that pushes us apart.
~~ Sandy Sheehy ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/3/12
Really good people are few and far between -- don't let them go because of dumb mistakes or misunderstandings. The best friendships allow for a little flakiness.
~~ Mindy Morgenstern ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/2/12
I never think of what others might do for me without giving equal thought to what I might do for them.
~~ Joline Godfrey ~~
Thought of the Day - 9/1/12
I have learned that to have a good friend is the greatest of God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange for payment.
~~ Francis Farmer ~~
National Sewing Month
September is National Sewing Month
Jo-Ann Stores and Joann.com are hosting a month long sewing party. View a new sewing project every day at Pinterest during the month of September.
National Sewing Month is the official host for the month. There are free projects, educational articles, and how-to directions for the whole month.
2012 National Sewing Month Sew for the FUN of It! Contest
What do you consider a fun sewing project? Is it a new party outfit, a bed for your dog, or a wild & crazy shower curtain? This year, NationalSewingMonth.org is sponsoring a contest. No categories, no limitation - sew what YOU consider fun. Check out all the rules and guidelines here.
The observance of National Sewing Month began in 1982 with a proclamation from President Ronald Reagan declaring September as National Sewing Month "in recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation."
Get Involved in National Sewing Month
- Teach a family member or friend to sew.
- Volunteer your time and teach sewing to a local youth organization, like Girl Scouts or 4-H Club.
- Join your local chapter of the American Sewing Guild.
- Take a class at a your local craft store.
- Create your own sewing circle of friends - it's fun to sew with others.
Please share your crafts/sewing projects by sharing a link via the comments section.
Happy sewing.
September Holidays
Month:
- Classical Music Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Fall Hat Month
- International Square Dancing Month
- National Blueberry Popsicle Month
- National Courtesy Month
- National Piano Month
- Chicken Month
- Baby Safety Month
- Little League Month
- Honey Month
- Self Improvement Month
- Better Breakfast Month
Each Day:
1 Emma M. Nutt Day - The first woman telephone operator.
13 Uncle Sam Day - His image was first used in 1813.
22 Oktoberfest begins (Date varies)
23 Checkers Day
Thought of the Day - 1/30/12
A handful of passionate people are more powerful than a million merely interested.
~~ Author Unknown ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/28/12
We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect.
Thought of the Day - 1/27/12
The only people who you should try to get even with are those who have helped you.
Thought of the Day - 1/26/12
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there,
You've got a friend.
~~ From "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/25/12
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
~~ Mother Teresa ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/24/12
If you gave me something I need more than you do, you've given me a gift. If you've given me something you need more than I do, you've gifted me with love.
Thought of the Day - 1/23/12
If you don't have time to do it right, you must have time to do it over.
Thought of the Day - 1/22/12
If you could kick the person responsible for most of your troubles in the backside, you wouldn't be able to sit down for two weeks.
Thought of the Day - 1/21/12
Be miserable, or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.
~~ Wayne Dyer
Thought of the Day - 1/19/12
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.
~~ Dale Carnegie ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/18/12
If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped.
Thought of the Day - 1/17/12
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death; you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
Thought of the Day - 1/16/12
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
~~ Chinese Proverb ~~
Thought of the Day - 1/14/12
If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.
Thought of the Day - 1/3/12
My heart overflows with a good theme... my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:1
I Am Back . . . Please Join Me
Thanks to so many that have left me comments and personal emails regarding my whereabouts. I appreciate all the concerns. Sadly, my health has taken a big turn for the worse this past year. Also, since I started homeschooling my children (and remember, I am single mother) it has been very difficult to find time for me and things I want to do.
But, here I am.
I have LOTS of family news, book reviews, Christmas ideas, quotes & 'other thoughts of the day," health updates, and all kinds of cherished thoughts to share with you.
Please accept my sincere apologies for being MIA. Now onto blogging...
Hurts Everyday
As I went downstairs for the familiar routine of letting CiCi, my beloved Chihuahua, out and turning on the lights. Suddenly, the thought hit me, hit me hard: Is that part of the problem? I want to have that wonderful feeling of looking forward to the end of the day and being with someone who loves me and whom I love?
Yes, it is what I want, what I crave.
Sadly, I have not found that. I'm 44 years old and I have not found that.
I'm at the point where I do not believe I will find that.
And that hurts. Hurts everyday.
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