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.