SUCCESS

....is seeing your work primarily as a service to others,
and not as a means of personal gain!

SUCCESS

....is non-attachment to results,
doing your best at the moment,
and letting the results take care of themselves.

THOUGHTS BECOME WORDS

Watch your thoughts,they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits , they become your character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny!

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

....is working with things as they are,
not with the way you wish they were,
or think they ought to be.

SUCCESS

The secret of success is doing things not merely because they are popular,
but because you deeply believe in them.

SUCCESS

Success is enjoying, never bemoaning,
whatever effort a work requires!

FAIR WEATHER FRIENDS

A fair weather friend is one who comes around when you have something good going on. And when you don't, they leave you to go off with someone who does.

FUTURE FOR YOUTH

We can not always build the future for our youth,
but we can build our youth for the future.
Franklyn D. Roosevelt

SEAFOOD JOKES

I laugh so hard tilapia my pants!

SEAFOOD QUOTES

You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish!

SEAFOOD QUOTES

First I lobster and then I flounder!

WEAR PINK

Wear pink to make the boys wink!

ATTITUDE

Attitude is altitude!

HALLOWEEN RIDDLE

Why did dracula take cold medication?

-He wanted to stop his coffin.

HALLOWEEN RIDDLE

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?

-He didn't have the guts.

THANKSGIVING RIDDLE

What smells the best at Thanksgiving dinner?

---Your nose.

THANKSGIVING RIDDLE

In what country,ironically, does not celebrate Thanksgiving?
------- Turkey

LOVE WHAT YOU DO

Do what you love and
you will love what you do.

ANSWER

Answer to previous riddle: the letter M

RIDDLE

What is once in a minute,
twice in a moment,
never in a thousand years?


answer will be posted tomorrow

STARTING UNIVERSITY

We must value giving birth to our ideas as much as we value giving birth to our children. ----Socrates

Never be afraid to nurture and protect your ideas. Be willing to take risks. If you fall down and scrape your knee, get back up. This is your time. Take advantage of this opportunity!

FOOL ME

Fool me once,
"shame on you."
Fool me twice,
"Shame on me."

CHILD AND ADULT

The clash between child and adult is never so stubborn
as when the child within us confronts the adult in our child.
-------Robert Brault

SISTERS

In the cookies of life sisters are the chocolate chips!

TGIF

TGIF------Thank God I'm Female!

CHILDREN

Too often we give children answers to remember
rather than problems to solve.

BRINGING UP CHILDREN

In bringing up children, spend on them
half as much money and twice as much time.

PARENTS GROW TOO

It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it myself.

FALL DOWN

Fall down seven times,
get up eight.
-Japanese proverb

CHILDREN LOVE PARENTS

Children begin by loving their parents.
As they grow older they judge them.
Sometimes they forgive them.

GREAT MINDS

Great Minds Talk About Ideas;
Average Minds Talk About Events;
Small Minds Talk About People.

GRADUATING DAUGHTER

Young woman, my daughter,
my joy and my heart,
You've reached the end
only to find a new start.

The world sees the young woman
with her charm and her smile,
but behind the woman,
I will always see my child.

PICK YOUR BATTLES

We learn to sense when skillful diplomacy will smooth the way
and when the battles must be fought.

MOM'S AUTHORITY

It's my child's job to question my authority,
It's my job to maintain it.

CHILD'S QUESTIONS

To answer all of my child's questions
I must rely on knowledge, imagination
and most of all a sense of humor.

MOTHERING EXPERIENCE

I will trust that I can bring all of who I am to my mothering experience.

CHILD'S DECISIONS

I will make shopping a game by finding ways
to let my child make decisions within set limits.

CHILD'S ANGER AND RESOLUTION

I want my child to understand that
anger AND resolution is a normal part of every relationship.

PERSONAL SPACE

To clearly define my own personal space
will help to make my children aware of theirs!

INDULGE

If I don't indulge now and then, life isn't so sweet.

FACES OF LOVE

I will show my child that there are many faces of love.

CHILD'S STRUGGLES

Separating myself from my child's struggles
allows me to more fully share in her sense of accomplishment.

GRADUATION

Assisting my child through life's passages is bittersweet.
But as I begin to let go we will come to enjoy the next phase of our life together.

LOVE MY CHILD

If I love my child freely,
my love will be freely returned!

YOU GET BACK WHAT YOU GIVE

People can expect to give back what they give,
especially when it comes to children.

CHILD'S NEEDS

A part of me is always on call to answer my child's needs.
I will reserve the rest of me for myself.

KNOWING MY CHILD

Getting to know my child is a lifelong process.
I look forward to growing up with her!

GRADUATION

If You Believe

Your diploma means a future without boundaries,
A world that's full of energy and fun.
So as you reach for all life has to offer,
Remember that you're second to no one.

Pursue your goals, yet keep your loved ones close,
As you utilize your talent and ambition.
Let your friends and family give you their support,
And you'll master every challenging transition.

And always, (graduate's name), know you can achieve
The things you really want, if you believe.

GRADUATION

Always Be A Student

Keep on learning, (graduate's name),
Though your graduation's done;
Your whole life's an education
That has only just begun.

Your diploma is the first big step,
For knowledge is the special key
To winning what you want in life
And being who you want to be.

If you'll always be a student,
You'll find the secrets to success
And travel on the golden road
To peace and happiness.

By Joanna Fuchs

GRADUATION

Congratulations on the path you've chosen.
You've set the highest goals and
realized great achievement.
May all your tomorrows be filled
with God's brightest blessing.
We are so proud of you!

GRADUATION

A life well lived,
makes every yesterday a treasure
and every tomorrow a promise!

GRADUATION

Don't be reasonable in your desires,
be bold and full of dreams since they keep us going.

GRADUATION

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did.So throw off the bowlines,sail away from the safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails.Explore,Dream,Discover!!
-- Mark Twain

GRADUATION

There are two things we should give our children:
One is ROOTS and the other is WINGS!

RAISE A CHILD

It takes a village to raise a child!

GRADUATION

Why does it take a minute to say hello
and forever to say goodbye?

GRADUATION

If you want to make your dreams come true
the first thing you have to do is wake up.

A GRADUATION WISH FOR MY DAUGHTER

But even better brighter days,
Are waiting just for you.
So dream your dreams,
and start now.
To make them all come true!
Congratulations!

A GRADUATION WISH FOR MY DAUGHTER

The happy times you've had so far,
The people you have met.
Will always be a part of life.
You'll never quite forget!

GRADUATION WISH FOR MY DAUGHTER

For every ending there is a new beginning,
For every memory there is a dream ahead!

ADVICE TO CHILD ABOUT SUCCESS

Success is the ability to go from one failure
to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
-------Winston Churchill

HAPPINESS

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it. -------Grouch Marx

OPEN MIND

The hardest thing to open is a closed mind.

MOM'S ADVICE

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom!

GRADUATION QUOTE

You cannot get to the top by sitting on your bottom!

CHILDS IMAGINATION

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
----Albert Einstein

STRONG MOTHER

When the convictions are strong and
the need is great, I can move mountains.

CHILD SENSES

My child senses more in one week than most
people sense in a lifetime.Let me share in this gift.

PLAYING OUTSIDE

A day playing outside with my child is a day to remember!

VALIDATE YOUR CHILDREN

I see you , I hear you,
and what you say matters to me!

MOM'S ADVICE TO CHILD

How do I stop negative thoughts?
PLANT GOOD THOUGHTS!
As you plant more and more good thoughts,
there will be no room for negative thoughts.

CHILDREN AND ANIMALS

Animals are a great teacher of unconditional
and uncomplicated life.

CHILD TAKE ON THE WORLD

Knowing that one can take on the world and win
is a feeling I want my child to keep forever!

CHILD STAND UP FOR YOURSELF

I want my child to be able to stand up for herself.
It is up to me to help her learn the best way of doing that.

CHILD'S ADVOCATE

Being my child's advocate can pit me against some formidable individuals.
But I will remember,no one knows my child like I do.

CHILD

My child needs to test her blossoming
self confidence on someone. Lucky me!

A PERSISTANT CHILD

A persistent child is often called stubborn.
A persistent adult is called strong.
I'll bear with the former to end up with the latter.

CHILD's FRIENDS

I may not be able to choose my child's friends
but I can change how they act in my house.

CHILDREN

If I want my child to keep asking questions
my answers will be short and to the point.

PARENTING

"The thing that impresses me most about America
is the way parents obey their children."
---- Edward,Duke of Windsor.

PARENTING

Parenting is a stage of life's journey
where the milestones come about every 50 feet!

CHILDREN

Likely as not, the child you can do
the least with will do the most to make you proud.

MOTHERS ADVICE

You are the creator of your own life!

WHAT YOU WANT

Three simple steps to create what you want:
Ask, Believe, Receive

BABIES

Having babies is fun, but babies grow up into people!

WACKY PARENTS

Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying.Put and empty cigarette pack on your nose for a horn and make loud snort noises!!!If your a parent, acting like a rhino has another advantage. Keep it up until the kid is a teenager and he definitely won't have his friends hanging around your house all the time!

CHILD BACK TO SCHOOL

Labor Day is a glorious day as your child
will be going back to school the next day.
It would have been called Independence Day but that was already taken.

MOTHER

My mother protected me from the world
and my father threatened me with it.

CHILDREN AND PIGGY- BACKS

Mother Nature is wonderful! Children get too old for piggy-back rides
about the same time they get too heavy for them.

CHILD RAISING

There are a lot of manuals on child raising.
What you really need is a lot of LOVE,luck and of course courage.

STUBBORN CHILDREN

The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids
is that they have your stubbornness gene!

CHILDREN

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he is buying!

A CHILD

A child,like your stomach,
doesn't need all you can afford to give it.

CHILDREN

Children aren't happy with nothing to ignore.
And that's what parents were created for.

PARENTS LOVE

A parents love is whole no matter how many times divided.

GRADUATION WISH FOR MY DAUGHTER

I wish my daughter all the fun and happiness at her graduation and prom! She will realize after these years of high school who her real friends are. The ones who stayed by her side and didn't dump her when they felt something better came along. The ones who respected her if she had an offer to do something with another friend. The ones who were genuinely happy for her when a guy paid attention to her and didn't try to destroy it.Good friends are happy for you when something positive happens in your life!
Comments from other mothers would be appreciated?

PARENTING

There is a strong chance that siblings who turn out well
were hassled by the same parents.

COMMITMENT

I attribute my success to this:
I never gave nor took an excuse.
-Florence Nightingale

INTEGRITY

This above all; to thine own self be true.
--------William Shakespeare

TRIUMPH

To win without risk is to triumph without glory!

ENERGY

Energy and persistence alter all things.
---Benjamin Franklyn

PURPOSE

Life isn't about finding yourself.
It is about creating yourself.

MOMENTUM

One way to keep momentum going is
to have constantly greater goals.

EVERYBODY,SOMEBODY,ANYBODY,NOBODY

This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.
Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody
wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when actually Nobody asked Anybody.

LOVE IS A CANVAS

Love is a canvas furnished by nature
and embroidered by imagination.

CHILDREN'S CURIOSITY

Judge children by their questions,
rather than by their answers.

FRIENDSHIP

Winning has always meant much to me;
but winning friends has meant the most.

DESIRE

Wherever you go,
go with all your heart.
---Confucius

PLANNING

It takes as much energy to wish as to plan!

PARENTHOOD

Parenthood is a lot easier to get into than out of!

RISK TAKING

Only those who will risk going too far
can possibly find out how far one can go.

FREEDOM

We are still masters of our fate.
We are still captains of our souls.
-Winston Churchill

PRETTY CHILD

There is one pretty child in the world
and every mother has it!

CHILDREN

The one thing that children wear out
faster than shoes is parents.

KISS YOUR CHILDREN

Always kiss your children goodnight,
even if they are already asleep.

GRADUATION

When you leave here don't forget why you came.

MOMS ADVICE

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

GRADUATION

Obstacles are those frightful things you see
when you take your eyes off your goal!
-----Henry Ford

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

The roots of education are bitter,
but the fruit is sweet!!
-Aristotle

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

Graduation is not the end,
rather it is the beginning,

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

Your schooling may be over,
but remember your education still continues.

BE WHO YOU ARE

Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.
- Dr. Suess

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

MOMS ADVICE ABOUT FAILURE

"Don't be discouraged by a failure. It can be a positive experience.
Failure is, in a sense, the highway to success, inasmuch as every discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true, and every fresh experience points out some form of error which we shall afterwards carefully avoid "

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

Try not to be a person of success,
but rather try to be a person of value.

MY MOM TOLD ME

My mother told me that the face you have at age 25 is the face God gave you,
but the face you have after 50 is the face you earned.
-----Cindy Crawford

A GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

Success isn't the result of spontaneous combustion.
You must set yourself on fire.
-- Arnold Glasgow

DO YOU HAVE A STORY ABOUT YOU MOM?

Do you have a funny or heartwarming story about your mom?
Love to hear from you. Post it here

MY MOM LOVED HUGS

There's something in a simple hug
That always warms the heart;
It welcomes us back home
And makes it easier to part

A hug's a way to share the joy
And sad times we go through,
Or just a way for friends to say
They like you 'cause you're you

Hugs are meant for anyone
For whom we really care,
From your grandma to your neighbor,
Or a cuddly teddy bear

A hug is an amazing thing -
It's just the perfect way
To show the love we're feeling
But can't find the words to say

It's funny how a little hug
Makes everyone feel good;
In every place and type,
It's always understood

And hugs don't need new equipment,
Special batteries or parts
Just open up your arms
And open up your hearts

MY LIVING WILL

Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, ‘I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle.

‘If that ever happens, just pull the plug.’

She got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my wine.

MY DAUGHTERS FRIENDS

Friends are a human wonderbra......uplifting,
supportive and making you look better and bigger

FRIENDS

Wishing you.....
Sunshine to warm your heart,
Moonbeams to brighten your path,
and starlight to lead you to your dreams.

MY MOMS ADVICE ABOUT FRIENDS

Through the eyes of your friends
we learn to see ourselves.
Through the love of our friends
we learn to love ourselves.
Through the caring of our friends
we learn what it means to be ourselves completely.

MY MOMS ADVICE TO FRIENDS

Make new friends but
keep the old,
The first are silver,
the latter gold.

MY MOTHER

My mother always loved this quote from Mahatma Gandhi,
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever."

MY DAUGHTERS LOVE THEIR GRANDPA

My daughters came across this poem one day and decided to read it to Grandpa at his retirement party.WALKING WITH GRANDPA

I like to walk with Grandpa,
His steps are short like mine.
He doesn't say "Now Hurry Up,"
He always takes his time.

I like to walk with Grandpa,
His eyes see thing like mine do -
Wee pebbles bright, a funny cloud,
Half hidden drops of dew.

Most people have to hurry,
They don't stop and see.
I'm glad that God made Grandpa,
Unrushed, and young like me.

MY MOM LOVED BOOKS

My mother used to say to me" It isn't what the book costs. It's what it will cost you if you don't read it!"

FORGIVE ME

The World Is Mine
Oh God, Forgive Me When I Whine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair.
I envied her, she seemed so gay, and wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobbled down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
And as she passed... a smile.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 legs, the world is mine

I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, "I'm blind."

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word. And then I knew,
he couldn't hear.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine.
With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I'd know.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine........

OPPORTUNITY

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
-Winston Churchill

HAPPINESS

The happiness of your life depends
on the quality of your thoughts.

RICH

You may have tangible wealth untold,
caskets of jewels and coffers of gold,
richer than I you can never be,
I had a mother who read to me.

GRADUATION

Make the most of yourself,
for that is all there is of you.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

GRADUATION

Graduation day is tough for adults.
They go to the ceremony as parents.
After 18 years of child raising, they are unemployed.

GRADUATION WISH

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss,
you'll land among the stars.

GRADUATION WISH TO MY DAUGHTER

I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles,
to the highest of your hopes,
to the windows of your opportunities,
and to the most special places your heart has ever known.

GRADUATION

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker
tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns
that "individuality" is the key to success.
-Robert Orben

GRADUATION

The tassel's worth the hassle!

ATTENTION ALL MOMS

My daughter will be graduating soon!
I have so many mixed emotions about this.
Do you have someone graduating soon?
Please share your thoughts and feelings about this.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO MY DAUGHTER

You are what happened when I wished upon a star!

A BABY

A baby is God's way of saying the world should go on.

HAPPIEST FAMILIES

The happiest families are those in which
the children are spaced about 10 feet apart.

CHILDREN WILL SHARE

There are two things a child will willingly share...
Chicken pox and a mothers age.

A DAUGHTER IS A FRIEND

A daughter is a little girl who grows up to be a friend.

A BABY IS STARDUST

A baby is stardust blown from the hand of God.

NAIL JELLO TO THE WALL

Raising a teenager is like nailing jello to the wall!

TEENAGER JUDGEMENT SKILLS

Good judgement comes from experience, and
experience comes from bad judgement.
-Mark Twain

LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN

The laughter of children is an international language.

TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL

Teach your children well,
they pick your nursing home!

ROOTS AND WINGS

There are two things we should give our children-
One is roots and the other is wings.

YOU CAN"T SCARE ME

You can't scare me.............I have children!!

WILDLIFE/KIDS

Discover wildlife.....Have kids!

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

Never tell me the sky is the limit,
when there are footprints on the moon.

THANKFUL FOR LAUGHTER

I am thankful for laughter ,
except when milk comes out of my nose!

CHILDREN AND SOCIETY

What's done to children,
they will do to society.
---Karl Menninger

WITH THE HEART

It is with the heart that one sees rightly,
what is essential is invisible to the eye.

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Emotional Intelligence: To be angry with the right person,
to the right degree, at the right time,
for the right purpose,and in the right way.
-Aristotle

EXPERIENCED PARENT

The trouble with being a parent is that by the time
you are experienced, you are unemployed

PARENTHOOD

Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned
than you were before marriage.

CHILDREN IMPROVE

If you want your children to improve,
let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

LUCKY OR BLESSED PARENTS

If your children spend most of their time in other people's houses, you're lucky;
If they all congregate at your house, you're blessed!

PARENTS SIT DOWN

The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention
is to sit down and look comfortable.

IF I HAD MY CHILDREN TO RAISE OVER AGAIN

If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again

by Diane Loomans

If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self esteem first, and the house later.
I'd fingerpaint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd model less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

MONSTER

A parent who has never apologized to the children is a monster.
If a parent is always apologizing, the children are monsters!

FORGIVE ME WHEN I WHINE

My Mom used to read this poem to me when
I used to complain and whine.
It always made me think and stop whining!!!

The World Is Mine
Oh God, Forgive Me When I Whine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair.
I envied her, she seemed so gay, and wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobbled down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
And as she passed... a smile.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 legs, the world is mine

I stopped to buy some candy. The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me, "I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you. You see," he said, "I'm blind."

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word. And then I knew,
he couldn't hear.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine.
With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I'd know.

Oh God, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine........

RAINBOW BRIDGE

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

PARENTS STEERING

The child supplies the power
but the parents have to do the steering.

CHILD IS MOMENTOUS

Making a decision to have a child is momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart go
walking around outside your body.

CHILDREN REMEMBER

Your children vividly remember every unkind thing you ever did to them,
plus a few you really didn't.

OPEN MINDED

When my children think that I am not being open minded,
I just say to them,"I used to be open mined but then my brains fell out."

HOW DO KIDS SPELL LOVE?

Kids spell love....T-I-M-E

READ THIS

To realize
The value of a sister/brother
Ask someone
Who doesn't have one.
To realize
The value of ten years:
Ask a newly
Divorced couple.
To realize
The value of four years:
Ask a graduate.
To realize
The value of one year:
Ask a student who
Has failed a final exam.

To realize
The value of nine months:
Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realize
The value of one month:
Ask a mother
Who has given birth to
A premature baby.

To realize
The value of one week:
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize
The value of one minute:
Ask a person
Who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize
The value of one second:
Ask a person
Who has survived an accident.

Time waits for no one.

Treasure every moment you have.

You will treasure it even more when
You can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family
member:

LOSE ONE.

The origin of this letter is unknown,
But it brings good luck to everyone who
passes it on.

Remember....

Hold on tight to the ones you love!

BEQUESTS TO OUR CHILDREN

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.
One is roots.The other is wings.

INSTANT MOTHER

Instant availability without continuous presence
is probably the best role a mother can play.

CHILDREN ARE A GREAT COMFORT

Children are a great comfort in your old age,
and they help you reach it faster!

EMBARRASS YOUR CHILDREN

Sing out loud in the car even
if it embarrasses your children.

PARENTS AND CHILDREN

Most of us become parents long before
we have stopped being children.