Quotes by Lindsey Rietzsch

If you want something bad enough, then do something about it!

Dont be in a hurry to achieve your dreams. Take a day to play with your kids and relax - your dreams will still be there tomorrow.

Sometimes when we get so caught up in our dreams we get tunnel vision. It becomes about me, me, me, and we fail to see those around us who need our help. When this happens we can expect to experience obstacles or as I like to call them, gentle reminders that we are not the center of the universe. When we are not using our talents and strengths to bless others, how can we expect the Lord to bless us?

When you find a way to incorporate your goals and dreams with what you enjoy most, then you have found success!

Having a positive attitude gives you the power to uplift, the power to create change, the power to motivate, the power to inspire, the power to influence, the power to cultivate happiness, and the list goes on.

The world has enough deceit, decay, and despair; be different.

Sometimes we are tested with a great idea or opportunity just to see if we will act upon it, however the timing may not be right. We are being prepared for something else down the road... When we understand that all things happen for our benefit and we trust in the Lord, then we can accept what we have termed as failures knowing that in the end it will all work out and we will be happy.

When we are at peace within our marriage, the effects can be astounding! We will raise happier children, become better employees, and overall find the joy in life.

Live each day as if it could be the last day that you spend with your husband or wife.

As spouses, we play a big role in the development of each others self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth. An entire personality can be destroyed and a marriage ripped apart over the course of just months. Its important that husbands and wives take this subject seriously and learn to build each other up through the simple concepts of dating. Its critical that the older we get, the younger we feel. As the years pass, our attitudes towards each other and our relationships should become more positive and our lives more meaningful.

Marriage can and should be the greatest thing that happens to you in this life, along with having children. We need to make the most of it and work to make it that great experience we dreamed about when we were young.

The way you date(treat) your spouse, truly has an impact inside and outside of your marriage.

Ask any successfully married couple what keeps their relationship alive and they will tell you, interest. Its as simple as that.

The more interest you show in your spouse, the more interest your spouse will show in you.

In this changing world around us we cant help but change. Change is what makes our relationships so interesting! without it there wouldnt be anything new happening in our lives. Your job as an equal in your relationship is to look for change in your spouse and embrace it. When you show a devoted interest in every talent, hobby, desire, passion or goal that your spouse tosses on the table, you are telling your spouse that he/she is important to you. The favor will be returned tenfold. Life will become more interesting!

Forget about trying to fix your spouses flaws. Instead, focus your attention on aspects and characteristics that you enjoy most.

Now, I dont smile because I have a perfect life or even because Im having a perfect day - I smile because thats how I choose to deal with whatever life throws my way.

Putting 100% effort into trying will always make you successful. With that in mind its important to remember that the effort part is never easy.

Do we need to wait until the next life to experience true happiness? Of course not; we can experience it now. By making that choice to be happy and optimistic, we can have a little bit of Heaven on Earth.

Hope is what keeps us hanging on when we feel our rope wearing out. A positive attitude is often the natural result of maintaining that hope.