Blue Macao's Balancing Act at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga

HANG IN THERE! 

PROVERBS 3:5

Hope we'd become stronger and wiser 

in whatever struggles and hurdles 

we encounter each day 
and always see God's Grace 
in all of our 
life experiences!

FOR I AM THE LORD, YOUR GOD,, "DO NOT FEAR, FOR I AM WITH YOU,

DO NOT BE AFRAID, FOR I AM YOUR GOD,

I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU, I WILL HELP YOU

I WILL UPHOLD YOU..!" ISAIAH 41: 13

You are in our thoughts and prayers!

RESILIENCY IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

The "Resilient Tree" at the Fahrnwald Retreat House
by Winnebago Lake in Oshkosh, WI

"Come to the Water all you who are thirsty;
...come to me; listen, and you will live."
Is. 55:1,3

"LORD, EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE

CAN BE A TEACHING

AND A MEANS 

OF COMING CLOSER TO YOU.

GIVE ME THE CONFIDENCE AND THE HOPE

THAT WHATEVER I ENCOUNTER

BRINGS ME CLOSER

TO YOUR WILL AND LOVE."

Meister Eckhart, 30 days with a Great Spiritual Teacher

REMEMBERING NELSON MANDELA ON RESILIENCY

EVERGREEN TREE ON TOP OF THE STONE MOUNTAIN 
STONE  MOUNTAIN, GA
(elevation is 1686 ft and 825 ft around sourrounding area)-

"Difficulties break some men but make others. 

No axe is sharp enough 

to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, 

one armed with the hope

 that he will rise even in the end."


"Everyone can rise 
above their circumstances and achieve success 
if they are dedicated to and passionate about 
what they do."

 "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
 but the triumph over it. 
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, 
but he who conquers that fear."

"Do not judge me by my successes,
 judge me by how many times I fell down 
and got back up again."

-NELSON MANDELA-

May our visions and life directions be enriched and our spirits be inspired
by the rich legacies that he lived and shared with us all!

One of the greatest marvels in life is the 

RESILIENCY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

There must be a vital and inextinguishable spark 

of HAPPINESS 

deep in every human heart.

-Agnes Sligh Turnbull- 

HOPE AND RESILIENCY

"You sanctify what you are grateful for!"

- Anthony De Mello, S.J.

Surely, all art is the result of one's having lived in danger,
of having gone through all experience all the way to the end,
where no one can go further...
- Rainer Maria Rilke -

PRAYER

Lord, teach us always to recognize your greatness, to ponder on our treasures, 
and to draw strength from our daily blessings,
 especially during our most trying times.

Guide our sometimes weary hearts 
to trust in your abiding presence 
and in your great plans for us (Jer 29:11)!

"For I know the plans I have for you - it is Yahweh who speaks - 
plans for peace not disaster, reserving a future full of hope for you." 
Jeremiah 29:11