MY 15 MINUTES WORTH!

It is summer in Dallas, and my lawn and I are in a War!  The lawn wants to shrivel up it's little roots and die, and I, ever the optimist, want to ration out "just exactly" enough water to help it hang on and resemble the green color of my neighbors.  As I have "matured" I  seem less able to multi-task.  Unless I put a little digital timer in my pocket, I put cookies in the oven, and that the last time I think of them, until I smell them burning.  The same with the grass, it seems to expect my undying attention every 15 minutes or it just give ups the moisture it so badly needs, and runs all over the sidewalk. 

In order to not totally give in to the lawn's demands, yesterday and today, I have been reading an old quote book my husband and I assembled when we first got married, and had added to over the years. (Well I am reading in 15 minute segments actually.)

I  have to admit sometimes we, like our July lawns, need something to  perk us up  during this long dry spell.  I love words, poetry and quotes, they seem as nourishing to my soul as that water is to my thirsty grass.  With no rain on the horizon, I thought I would share of few of my favorites:

YOUR FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT AS YOUR FAITH.   Thomas Monson.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHERE YOU ARE - CHANGE IT!  YOU ARE NOT A TREE.

NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL INFERIOR WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.
                                                                                        Eleanor Roosevelt

WHEN WE PUT GOD FIRST, ALL OTHER THINGS FALL INTO THEIR PLACE.
                                                                                      Ezra Taft Benson
EACH OF US IS AN "INKEEPER" DECIDING FOR OURSELVES IF THERE IS ROOM FOR JESUS.   Neal Maxwell

YOU DON'T HAVE A SOUL, YOU ARE A SOUL, YOU HAVE A BODY.  C.S. Lewis

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH SOMETHING HARD, AND WONDER WHERE GOD IS, REMEMBER THE TEACHER IS ALWAYS QUIET DURING THE TEST.

ARE YOU PART OF THE "INN" CROWD, OR ONE OF THE "STABLE" FEW?

WHAT IF YOU WOKE UP TODAY, WITH ONLY THE THINGS YOU THANKED GOD FOR  YESTERDAY?

HAPPY GIRLS ARE THE PRETTIEST!  Audrey Hepburn

BE CHEERFUL - IT'S CONTAGIOUS!    A.L. Wells

THERE IS NO TESTIMONY, WITHOUT THE TEST.

DREAMS DON'T WORK, UNLESS YOU DO.  etsy. com

FAITH IN GOD, INCLUDES FAITH IN HIS TIMING.  Neal Maxwell

Oh...my timer is going off - Hope you enjoyed a few of my favorites!