Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful thanksgiving spending time with the Cooper Clan. It was great to sit back and relax for a full week. It was a lot of fun with delicious food, good games, and enjoyable family.

Fun at the park




Aunt Corey thought it would be fun to put the olives on Casch's fingers! It was funny! He didn't quite know what to think of it.




Then my crazy Mother-in-law jumped in the un-heated pool out side. And it was freezing! She is one brave lady!!





Our great family! It was so good to be able to see Grandma and Grandpa Winter! Casch was very tired at the end of the day!






The next day Casch helped Grandma clean up the house! He loved the swifter!




Casey and I are very blessed to have such an amazing family on both sides who support us and help us become better people! Thanks for such a great trip Mom and Dad Coop!

Wisdom

He who speaks from the lips chatters. He who speaks from an empty mind adds confusion to discord. He who speaks from a full mind feeds the minds of men. He who speaks from his heart wins the confidence of mankind. But he who speaks from his soul heals the heartbreaks of a world and feeds the hungry, starving souls of men. He can dry the tears of anguish and pain. He can bring light, for he will carry light.

Effort

It is not enough to want to make the effort and to say we’ll make the effort. We must actually make the effort. It’s in the doing, not just the thinking, that we accomplish our goals. If we constantly put our goals off, we will never see them fulfilled. Someone put it this way: Live only for tomorrow, and you will have a lot of empty yesterdays today.

Weakness

Pain is weakness leaving the body

Dwight Eisenhower

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionable integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office." Dwight Eisenhower