COMES THE DAWN
After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts,
And presents aren’t promises,
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes open,
With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,
And you learn to build all your roads
On today because tomorrow’s ground
Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have
A way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn even sunshine
Burns if you get too much.
So you plant your own garden and decorate
Your own soul, instead of waiting
For someone to bring you flowers,
And you learn that you really can endure…
That you really are strong
And you really do have worth.
And you learn and learn…
With every goodbye you learn.
Anonymous
THE TIME BEFORE
The time before I knew you,
I worked hard to find you.
The time before I’d seen you,
I glimpsed your image in my dreams.
The time before I touched you
I felt you in my arms.
The time before I loved you,
I protected you from harm.
Curtis L. Coghill
The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
Orlando A. Battista
“Do the best you can… when you know better, you do better!”
Oprah
“I have come so that you might have life and have it better than you can ever imagine.”
John 10:10 (The Message)
If you can't hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.
Mother Clara Hale
“Stop trying to perfect your child, but keep trying to perfect your relationship with him.”
Dr. Henker
“Children spell "love," T-I-M-E."
Dr. Anthony P Whitman
“A balanced woman of God sees herself as valuable, gifted, responsible for her own growth and maturity- not overly dependent on anyone to get het through life or to make her secure.”
Charles Swindoll
“May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
Excerpt from Traditional Irish Blessing
“Diversity makes for a rich tapestry. We must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value, no matter their colour; equal in importance no matter their texture.”
Maya Angelou
“America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.”
Jane Adams
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
e.e. cummings
First, Think. Second, Believe. Third, Dream. And finally, Dare.
Walt Disney
I wish Pooh were here. It’s so much more friendly with two.
Piglet
If we had no winter, the spring would no be so pleasant; of we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Anne Bradstreet
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby
"Each smallest act of kindness reverberates across great distances and spans of time, affecting lives unknown to the one whose generous spirit was the source of this good echo, because kindness is passed on and grows each time it's passed, until a simple courtesy becomes an act of selfless courage years later and far away. Likewise, each small meanness, each expression of hatred, each act of evil."
This Momentous Day, H.R. White
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