“Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter what befalls us in life, we can take the charred remnants, and we can reconstruct a life unimaginably richer than that from which the shards and pieces fell.”
"The call of fatherhood is in fact a call of sacrifice, not in some heroic sense where a father is lifted high on some glowing pedestal with all of his sacrifices held up to the awe of those around him. Rather, it is a call that will cost him all that he has, that will be absent of accolades, where rewards will be sparse, and where he will someday find himself having spent all, but in the spending have gained everything. And this is the glory of fatherhood."
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Love
"The difference between a ‘man’ and a ‘father’ is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life."
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Love
"Disappointment focuses on ‘what is not,’ and completely misses the far greater reality of ‘what now is.’"
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Awareness
"Christmas is not a story of hope. It is hope."
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Hope
"The darkness that follows a sunset is never so dark that it can change the inevitability of a sunrise."
- Craig D. Lounsbrough
Hope
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love."
- Marcus Aurelius
Gratitude
"To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress."
- Jonathan Harnum
Gratitude
"Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience."
- Roy T. Bennett
Gratitude
"Sometimes the little things in life mean the most."
- Ellen Hopkins
Gratitude
"The two words that will change your life are 'thank you'. Like a candle that can light a thousand more without shortening its own life, appreciation is a gift that, when given, can set the whole world aglow."
- Stacey Lee
Gratitude