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.

I win!

I win every argument with my husband.  If my husband and I argue, I always make sure I have the last word---even if he isn't in the room!                                                         

I AM

I am not just what I remember. I am also what I dream.

"Escape from Memory" by Margaret Haddix  p.227

Life is short

There comes a time in life when you have to walk away from all the drama and the people who create it.  You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good.  Love the people who treat you right and pray for the ones who don't.  Life is too short to be anything but happy!

Rules to live by

Just because you can......doesn't mean you should.

Life is not fair; but you can be. ------Tom Selleck    Feb. 16, 2001

Ambition and greed are caused by fear.

Encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.  Hebrews 10:24

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Life is short.....it is up to you to make it sweet.

Whatever you are, be a good one.    -------Abraham Lincoln

You are made in the image of God.  Don't tear up the package!

There are not exits in Hell.

Best golden rule

Do unto others as you would have them do unto your grandchildren.

Luck & Experience

You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience.
The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck!

Company of those you keep

Keep company with those you make you better.

Surround yourself with those who respect you and value your oninion.

Tell me who you love and I will tell you who you are.

If the whole world was as good as you....would this world be a better place?

Afraid

I am not afraid of heights.
I am afraid of widths.
-------Todd lawson

Senility Prayer

God grant me.......
the senility to forget the people I never liked,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do like,
And the eyesight to tell the difference!

Every child

Do your eyes light up when your children enter the room?  Did you actually hear them?
Did what they had to say mean anything to you?  That's all they are looking for.  That is what every child is looking for.

Faith

As your faith is strengthened, you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.


---Emmanuel Teney

Heartbreak

Do you know how much heartbreak you haven't had....... by not giving your heart to the wrong person impatiently?

Birthdays

Birthdays are good for you.  Statistics show that the people who have the most, live the longest!

Reflection

If your reflection showed who you are inside,   what would you see?

"why?"

Children who automatically ask questions as part of their daily routine, are primed for higher order thinking skills.  When they ask "why?" tell them!  Stop for a quick second to explain.

Grateful

I'm grateful to be able to choose NOT to create my own misery today.

special children

It is not blindness to think your own child is special; it is blindness to think that somebody else's isn't.