Seeds of Hope

  • His Life Smiled

    “We can’t all leave a prestigious background or lots of money to visit our children, but we can leave them a legacy of love.” – Naomi Rhode Our legacy is what we leave behind, what others remember about our lives. We lost the person that touched my life most, Byrd Baggett Jr., on December 20th,…

  • The Cookbook

    In the midst of today’s uncertain times, I still believe that our blessings, if we take the time to count them, far outweigh our worries.  In that regard, I want to share a powerful story that I feel will both touch your heart and give you hope for the future. The following story was communicated…

  • The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs

    The following story is a great example of the power of positive and negative attitudes: There was a man who live d by the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He was hard of hearing, so he had no radio. He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers. But he…

  • The Station

    Tucked away in our subconscious is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long trip that spans the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring…

  •  The Value of a Smile

    It costs nothing but creates much.It enriches those who receive without impoverishing those who give.It happens in a flash, but the memory sometimes lasts forever.It creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in a business and is the countersign of friends.It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad and…