Prayer

Prayer is not an attempt to change God's mind but rather to get ourselves to the place that he can trust us with the answer.
---Parenting by Design  6/12/11

What God says

I feel, when all is said and done, you find yourself in a corner where only what God says counts.
--Lorraine Pierce

Trust

Today may there be peace within.  May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.  May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.  May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.  May you be content to know you are a child of God.  Allow your soul the freedom to dance and sing.

Light

There's a crack in everything----that's where the light gets in!
A broken heart can lead to a bigger heart.  Light causes the expansion.

You can't push out the darkness....you can only bring in the light.

Children

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
---Nelson  Mandela

Smiles

Smile at yourself in the mirror each morning because the first person you see each day should be happy to see you!

While there is still hope

Correct your children while there is still hope; do not let them destroy themselves.

Proverbs19:18

If a child is given love,
he becomes loving.....
If he's helped when he needs it,
he becomes helpful.
And if he has been truly
valued at home...he grows
up secure enough to look beyond
himself to the welfare of others.