Happy Friday everyone only 14 days till Christmas wow how the time is flying! It is cold this morning 16 degree's with a windy punch on top. But hey it is Friday after all and as we all flow into it we might as well enjoy the season.
No snow here in the Pittsburgh area and as we all get ready for weekend fun lets not forget the reason for the season.
The birth of baby Jesus and all the great things that came with that birth in that manger.
Also here in Pittsburgh a memorial and funeral service for Officer Michael Crawshaw who while in the line of duty, to protect and serve us all, he was killed as he waited for back up. A local Penn Hills officer he served his community since 2007 and he will be missed. Please as you send up your prayers please add prayers for family and friends. When such a senseless act happens we all stop in disbelief. The Pittsburgh area mourns and we all should be very thankful for all emergency responders as they face more than we all ever would in our line of service and work.
So as we flow into Friday lets all give a second to understand the gift of life and the gift that we all possess that comes unwrapped and everyday stares us in the face as we look back from that mirror. That reflection, that smile on your face represents another gift from above. Embrace life, make no mistake about it we all have the unknown day and time when our life will cease. What will your legacy be? What have you left behind? What trail have you blazed so another's life may be easier and gentler as they travel down that path?
The quote that follows I try to share on Make ME Smile Online's mission statement. If we all just once a month maybe try to read it, share it and more importantly live it what a better world we would have. For ourselves and for others.
The quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson:
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Live each day with the thought that you can make a difference.
Live each day with a smile no just on your lips but in your heart.
Till next time...... Smile and Have a great weekend everyone!
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