Cathy Burnham Martin's Blog

Hope! Always Hope!

 

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”

— Hal Borland (1900 – 1978)
American writer & journalist

The holiday season can be glorious, but for many, it comes with great sorrow and challenges. My wish for you is great hope now and always.

Happy Life!

 

“Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.”

— Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180 AD)
Roman Emperor & Stoic philosopher

Thanks to everyone… friends and family… who make my life a very happy one!

Bird, Bird, Bird… Bird’s the Word

We had a smaller Thanksgiving gathering than usual, with just 13 guests.

But we are sooo grateful for our friends, both near and far. Ohana, as my sister from Hawaii says, are the friends who become family.

We are very blessed.

Our newlywed friends (Gerb & Angie Weisgerber) brought a lovely tray of raw veggies. I found myself staring at the clever dip bowl she had fashioned from a sweet pepper. And she added eyes. I immediately saw the red Muppet, but I couldn’t think of Elmo’s name at the time.

THEN…. I looked at it later and saw the way a carrot had been cut and placed just below the eyes. I said, “You know, that makes it look like a bird!” Well, duh. She had artfully arranged all her veggies in such a way that she’d fashioned a turkey. I got to the party, but I surely arrived late… but laughing!!!

Happy Thanksgiving 2025

 

“There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.”

— Unknown

 Happiest Thanksgiving wishes and blessings to you from our home and hearts to yours.

Be Open; Be Confident

“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.”

— Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD)
Greek author of “Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”

Simplicity

 

“Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.”

— Freeman Teague Jr.

Ah, Character

Photo by Todd Quackenbush

“Character is like a tree and reputation a shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

— Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
American statesman; 16th President: 1861-65; assassinated following Civil War

Miraculous!

Photo by Casey Horner

 

“There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

— Albert Einstein  (1879 – 1955)
German-born theoretical physicist; developed the Theory of Relativity

Congratulations!

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”

–Aristotle (384 – 322 BC)
Greek philosopher

Congratulations to Gerb & Angie! Dear friends, David Weisgerber and Angela Vidibor are getting married today in Las Vegas, Nevada. We love you both to the moon and back!

True Hope

Photo by Joshua Earle

“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.”

— Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 – 1976)
American painter & writer