by Tudie Rose | May 15, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
Life’s Canvas For the moment, substitute the word life for love in the above quote.  Each of us is given at birth a perfectly white canvas to decorate with the days of our lives.  Every day something new is added; for good, or bad.  Depending on what we put on the...				
							
 by Tudie Rose | May 8, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
If I cut you off, chances are, you handed me the scissors.  —Unknown I wish I could give credit to whoever said that, but I can’t find the original source.  It must have resonated with a lot of people, however, because it is all over the internet lately. I’d like to...				
							
 by Tudie Rose | May 1, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
The life of self-control is not grievous but joyous when we become accustomed to it.  It clears the mind; it strengthens the judgment; it elevates the character.  It is the true freedom.  —Benjamin Jowett As I read this quote, it occurred to me that a lot of the...				
							
 by Tudie Rose | Apr 24, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
There are some years in our lives that we would not want to live again.  But even these years will pass away, and the lessons learned will be a future blessing.  —Marjorie Pay Hinckley I would not want to relive my teenage years.  Actually, I’m not sure I would want...				
							
 by Tudie Rose | Apr 17, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.  —Daniel Webster   Please allow me just this once to stand on my soap box about a topic that is near and dear to my heart—citizenship.  As I write this, I have just completed jury service—without ever...				
							
 by Tudie Rose | Apr 10, 2015 | Tudie Rose: Daily Dose
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.  They must be felt with the heart.  —Helen Keller I love the mountains.  I could spend weeks sitting under a tree in the mountains with a stack of good books.  The peaceful setting of the...