Excerpts from Love Brings You Home (written by Rebecca Jones)

 

Page 154

“She realized that running away from her problems was a race she would never win. Anyone could run away. That is super easy. But facing problems and working through them is what makes you strong. It was time to stop running away and run toward what she wanted.”

Remember where you have been and know where you are going. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

Excerpts from My Father’s Fight of Honor (from the diary of William Glenn Griffin) my dad (published Rebecca Jones)

 

Page 78

February 19, 1945 It is cloudy again, so Hitler has plastered us with buzz bombs all day. Some hit the lower end of town.

 

Page 80

February 25 and 27, 1945

The 1^st and 9^th armies crossed the Roer River a few days ago and are making progress. The 104^th Division was first to cross.

Yesterday a rocket hit a candy factory here, killing 800 girls. General Lee was here again and he borrowed my jeep. Yanks are only 11 miles from Cologne now.

General George Patton – Better to fight for something than live for nothing.

Excerpts from Go Deep (written by Rebecca Jones)

 

Some advice on love and marriage – page 31

“On our wedding day we were give some good advice.

• 1.    Never both be angry at the same times.
• 2.    Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
• 3.    Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
• 4.    Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.

An older woman once me once that no relationship is all sunshine. But two people can share the umbrella and survive the storm together.”