“It’s surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.” ~ Louis Kossuth   I am grateful for: turning on the Christmas tree lights and watering the tree these mornings  

“You will experience many defeats in your life, But never let yourself be defeated.” ~ Maya Angelou   I am grateful for: A great Christmas dinner with all the guys

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” ~ Og Mandino   I am grateful for : My son Sean home from Cali. for Christmas

“Christmas time is about presence not presents and the greatest gift we can give people is our time.” ~ John Brubaker Thanks ~Clint Hurdle I am grateful for: The reminder…

“Consistency breeds excellence – excellence breeds trust  – trust breeds loyalty – loyalty builds a strong culture.  Be consistent with everything you do.” ~ Joseph J. Wunderlich I am grateful…

“What are you trying to accomplish? What little thing can YOU DO today that will make you more effective?”   I am grateful for: Time to play Christmas music

“Two kinds of gratitude: the sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” ~ Edwin Arlington Robinson I am grateful for…

“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable. For it is only in such moments, propelled by discomfort, that we are likely to step…

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” ~ Vince Lombardi I am grateful for: Inspiring holiday songs

“Change is not made without inconvenience,  even from worse to better.”  ~  Richard Hooker      Thanks ~ Tom Keen I am grateful for: Many tree decorating memories