A Drum Major for Peace, Truth, and Justice

Inspiring words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • “Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.”
  • “A lie cannot live.”
  • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
  • “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

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Bountiful Blessings for 2012!

Be Encouraged: Words of Sunlight for the Soul

“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” Helen Keller

Be Encouraged is a book of inspirational essays and poems. Proceeds benefit
New Sunlight Missionary B.C in Baton Rouge, LA

Things To Stop Doing to Yourself

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Christmas Spirit

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” 
Dale Evans

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Giving Thanks!

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.”  Brian Tracy
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Season of Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart… forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”   Hannah More

Read about The Art of Forgiveness

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