Travails and Tribulations

In a world where somebody may at any moment, rain on your parade; where if something can go wrong it is likely to; where you may, at any corner, be driven up the wall; in this kind of world gratitude comes to us in spite of travails and tribulations. (Lewis B. Smedes, A Pretty Good Person, p. 22) 28 January 2013

Family Ties

The average parent will go through the full gamut of ups and downs and trials and tribulations.  The key is developing close ties with your children, teaching them to perform and function effectively. (Earl Woods in Chicken Soup For The Father's Soul, p. 196) 4 August 2012