Katie Stumpff, Author at United Way of Jackson County

Real Life

In the Blink of an Eye

I often start my blogs with a quote and this morning I am stymied. I looked up quotes about “in the blink of an eye.” …

Katie StumpffApril 3, 2025

Real Life

Tomorrow Needs You

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. - Albert Einstein Einstein was right and we…

Katie StumpffMarch 10, 2025

Dee Anne's Notes

Truly Agile

Success today requires the agility and drive to constantly rethink, reinvigorate, react, and reinvent. ~Bill Gates If you’re local or even in Oregon, you know…

Katie StumpffFebruary 25, 2025

Inspiration

Look Up at the Stars

“So, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and hold on…

Katie StumpffFebruary 12, 2025

Food for thought

Never Lose Infinite Hope

“We must accept finite disappointment but never lose infinite hope.” --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I lost hope this week and thought for a day…

Katie StumpffFebruary 3, 2025

Dee Anne's Notes

The One Less Traveled

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost This is a…

Katie StumpffJanuary 23, 2025

Red heart balloon floating in the sky with a heart cloud.

Real Life

My Favorite Things

My Favorite Things, Song by Julie Andrews "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied…

Katie StumpffJanuary 3, 2025

two sets of hands holding a gift with a whit ribbon. Gives the appearance of Gift Giving

Food for thought

Spirit of Giving

“Well, we have a whole new year ahead of us. And wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with…

Katie StumpffDecember 24, 2024

Dee Anne's Notes

Advice From a Glacier

“Carve your own path. Go slow. Channel your strengths. Smooth the way for others. Keep moving forward. Avoid meltdowns. Be cool!” This is cool advice…

Katie StumpffDecember 17, 2024

Little Prince image. Boy sitting next to fox on a grassy hill with a bright yellow scarf

Inspiration

The Little Prince and Hope

“And what, exactly, is that metaphorical thorn for you? It’s madness to hate all roses because you got scratched with one thorn, to give up…

Katie StumpffDecember 2, 2024