here it is another Friday

It is hard to believe another week has gone by.  Nebraska is such a great state and especially with the weather the way it is.  We sent from almost 100 degrees to this morning being 37 degrees.  At least we got some needed rain.  I wanted to post some more graduation quotes as we prepare to honor our graduates.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not follow where the path may lead.  Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.  So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover.  ~Attributed to Mark Twain, unconfirmed
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.  ~Albert Einstein
If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother told you.  ~Author Unknown

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.  ~Dr. Seuss

The important thing is not to stop questioning.  ~Albert Einstein

During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz.  I breezed through the questions until I read the last one:  "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"  Surely this was a joke.  I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name?  I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank.  Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade.  "Absolutely," the professor said.  "In your careers, you will meet many people.  All are significant.  They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello."  I've never forgotten that lesson.  I also learned her name was Dorothy.  ~Joann C. Jones

My prayer for our graduates is that they never forget that they are children of God, that they are loved by not just their parents and friends but the entire community of faith.  They take the gifts they have and develop them, share them with others not just for their glory but the glory of God.  Pastor Eldon