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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

John Wooden

Possessing an unparalleled humility, legendary college basketball coach John Wooden used his patented "Pyramid of Success" to give his young, impressionable players the tools to succeed at both basketball and life. Wooden turned a fledgling UCLA athletics program into a powerhouse that won 10 NCAA national titles, and all the while he maintained that true success wasn't based on accolades, but rather on being your best self. This quote speaks to Wooden's ideology; he lived life by what he called a "Seven Point Creed," which shunned egoism and prioritized helping others. It's a reminder that the greatest reward isn't necessarily wealth or fame, but being there for others, regardless of whether you receive anything in return.

I just posted a new review titled "Vindication and Redemption: Father Figures in "Mea Culpa" and "The Hypnotist" on my Selective Focus blog. Some of Europe's most popular actors star in the two films - Vincent Lindon, Gilles Lellouche, and Mikael Persbrandt. My review examines the father/son relationships in each film and how the suspense genre is used to portray families in crisis. Here's the link. Vindication and Redemption: Father Figures in "Mea Culpa" and "The Hypnotist"

In the next few Silhouette Studio tutorials, we will create a wedding invitation suite. This is a fun project for the DIY bride. Also many designers who have their own cutting machine have turned creating wedding stationary in to a business.

DIY Wedding Invitation Suite Silhouette Studio

“Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.” (Psalm 72:11)

“All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God.” (Psalm 98:3)

my mother love to quilt - designs mostly. I have a patchwork quilt made by my grandmother. My mother once said she recognized one of the squares as a piece of fabric from a dress her mother had made for her as a child.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

George Herbert

A contemporary of William Shakespeare, George Herbert was a 17th-century poet and English clergyman known for both his wit and his principles. Perhaps due to his religious position, the verbiage of work was simpler and more straightforward than the flowery, passionate language used by the popular classical poets of his day. The metaphor he uses here reminds us that with undeterred self-assurance and commitment, we can reach any goal we set for ourselves.