Richelle E. Goodrich

"Perfection is a paradigm meant to keep us striving and learning and growing. Like a wondrous sunset, perfection may be beyond our reach, but it is within our view and well worth seeking after."

"Life is a voyage across troubled waters where our days are often spent clinging to the top of the highest mast, scouting for a comforting glimpse of shore."

"I've a habit of placing a happy-face or a frowny-face on my calendar, depending on what kind of day I've had.  Often I slap a droopy circle in the box, discouraged by the things I failed to accomplish and the unpleasant encounters endured.  But then, invariably, a wise muse stops to ask me these three questio."

"One bad turn does not excuse another."

"Pray for good.Pray for happy.And always pray for Mom."

"Love is donating a chunk of your life to patch up holes in the life of another."

"Be not wishing and pining but thankfully content.  For it is a short bridge between wanting and regret.'- from 'Dimpellumpzki."

"My favorite words in the world are these: in conjunction.They question curiosities in simple form and function. Is a query of broadest scope. Is wonder that fuels all hope.Together they lasso the mind like rope, and spur the wildest deductions!"

"Southern DADDY—Dandy At Doin’ Diapers Y’all!"

"Life isn't a lazy cruise on some endless, calm, and temperate sea. Life is a raging ocean with swells and tidal waves that wreck and sink your boat. Life is a series of storms―overcast skies, fierce winds, and pelting rain. You were meant to be immersed in it all―first to float, then swim, and eventually to walk on water."

"I live in two unique worlds, traveling between both with just the opening or closing of my eyes."

"Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening."