The Wilkes Company

01/01/2025

May your 2025 be full of grand adventures and opportunities. Happy New Year!

11/28/2024

Unlock the fullness of your life with gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving!

An inspirational quote by Melody Beattie about the value of Gratitude: “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.”

07/21/2024

Character. Pass It On!

In this motivational commercial a boy is accosted by bullies at school, but pleasantly surprised when the school jock steps in to help. Pass it On.

07/04/2024

Independence Day 2024. Celebrate Liberty!

05/27/2024

Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while in service to the United States during peace and war. Memorial Day is not a celebration but a solemn day to reflect on veterans and military personnel who are deceased. 🇺🇸

09/24/2023

“To cease to think creatively is to cease to live”
― Benjamin Franklin

07/04/2023

God Bless America!

05/29/2023

Today remember the brave men and women who served in our armed forces and gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives for our country.
Memorial Day, an American holiday, is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. It was originally known as Decoration Day; it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971.

02/12/2023

Businessman and philanthropist Warren Buffett said, "The one easy way to become worth 50 percent more than you are now - at least - is to hone your communication skills - both written and verbal."

12/28/2022

As we prepare to begin a new year, 2023, take a moment to reflect on this message and change your world:

12/25/2022

I heard the bells on Christmas Day ...
Read the ending of this famous Christmas Poem:

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."

11/05/2022

Wondering about our Nation? Click on the link below and reflect on this story about the passage of our US Constitution. A great message from Benjamin Franklin!

For weeks CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES had spoken BITTER and ABUSIVE language. Was there ANY HOPE at all? An 81-year-old man, quiet for much of the debate ... slowly rose to his feet, COMMANDING everyone's ATTENTION ...