New Year

Quotes to ponder as the new year begins:

"There are some things that grown-ups can help you with. And there are some things only God can do."

~Mr. Charles Hetletvedt
(My first cousin once removed)

"But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes, its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
~Jeremiah 17:7-8

"And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown'. And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way."

~Miss Minnie Louise Haskins

"The American Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal, but the socialists want to say that all men should be kept equal. I'm for equality at the starting gate, but not at the finish line."

~Winston Churchill

"I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it is another kind of religion altogether."

~Neil Postman

"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about."

~Anne of Green Gables