TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE....
A MOTHER'S POEM
I gave you life,
but cannot live it for you.
I can teach you things,
but I cannot make you learn.
I can give you directions,
but I cannot be there to lead you.
I can allow you freedom,
but I cannot account for it.
I can take you to church,
but I cannot make you believe.
I can teach you right from wrong,
but I cannot always decide for you.
I can buy you beautiful clothes,
but I cannot make you beautiful inside.
I can offer you advice,
but I cannot accept it for you.
I can give you love,
but I cannot force it upon you.
I can teach you to share,
but I cannot make you unselfish.
I can teach you respect,
but I cannot force you to show honor.
I can advise you about friends,
but cannot choose them for you.
I can advise you about sex,
but I cannot keep you pure.
I can tell you the facts of life,
but I can't build your reputation.
I can tell you about drink,
but I can't say "no" for you.
I can warn you about drugs,
but I can't prevent you from using them.
I can tell you about lofty goals,
but I can't achieve them for you.
I can teach you about kindness,
but I can't force you to be gracious.
I can warn you about sins,
but I cannot make you moral.
I can love you as a child,
but I cannot place you in God's family.
I can pray for you,
but I cannot make you walk with God.
I can tell you how to live,
but I cannot give you eternal life.
~ Author Unknown ~
MOTHER (2)
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to you and me.
Howard Johnson (c. 1915)
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to you and me.
Howard Johnson (c. 1915)
MOTHER (1)
"The spirit of home is Mother.
The charm of her love is there.
One knows the joy of her presence.
And her ever tender care.
Friendships will somtimes vary,
The old are changed for the new.
But always the same dear Mother
Will gladden a lifetime through!"
The charm of her love is there.
One knows the joy of her presence.
And her ever tender care.
Friendships will somtimes vary,
The old are changed for the new.
But always the same dear Mother
Will gladden a lifetime through!"
IF I ...
If I said one cheering word
Or done a helpful deed,
If I have smoothed one rocky path
Or filled a special need,
If I have eased one doubt or fear
Or chased one cloud away,
If I have brought one person joy...
Then I'll lived well today!
By Amanda Bradley
Or done a helpful deed,
If I have smoothed one rocky path
Or filled a special need,
If I have eased one doubt or fear
Or chased one cloud away,
If I have brought one person joy...
Then I'll lived well today!
By Amanda Bradley
Forget About ...
Forget about the days when its been cloudy
But don't forget your hours in the sun
Forget about the times you've been defeated
But don't forget the victories you've won
Forget about the mistakes that you can't change now
But don't forget the lessons that you've learned
Forget about the days when you've been lonely
But don't forget about the friendly smiles you've seen
Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right
But don't forget to always have a dream.
But don't forget your hours in the sun
Forget about the times you've been defeated
But don't forget the victories you've won
Forget about the mistakes that you can't change now
But don't forget the lessons that you've learned
Forget about the days when you've been lonely
But don't forget about the friendly smiles you've seen
Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right
But don't forget to always have a dream.
By Amanda Bradley
Remember When ...
Those words always start the most wonderful
Conversation between you and me
We can laugh ourselves to tears over
The crazy things we've been through together
And even the sad things have only brought us closer
It's good to talk about the past with you again and again.
No one could ever take your place in my memories
But even more importantly
No one could ever take your place in my lofe
Today, tomorrow or ever!
Conversation between you and me
We can laugh ourselves to tears over
The crazy things we've been through together
And even the sad things have only brought us closer
It's good to talk about the past with you again and again.
No one could ever take your place in my memories
But even more importantly
No one could ever take your place in my lofe
Today, tomorrow or ever!
By Barbara Loots
Things Came and Went
"You have loved someone
And that special someone loved you too
You shared secrets, sang songs,
Read and made poems together
Sad memories still worth crying for
Happy thoughts still remembered.
I always enjoy being with you
We used to laugh together, cry together,
Run and walk together
You and I will be friends forever
Although we could only talk in our minds
And in our dream...
Now I know that things come and go
And you... you came and went. "
And that special someone loved you too
You shared secrets, sang songs,
Read and made poems together
Sad memories still worth crying for
Happy thoughts still remembered.
I always enjoy being with you
We used to laugh together, cry together,
Run and walk together
You and I will be friends forever
Although we could only talk in our minds
And in our dream...
Now I know that things come and go
And you... you came and went. "
As Long As We Believe
We all have our own separate pathways to take
Our own destinations to choose
We all have our own contributions to make
Our own speacial talents to use
We all have our own kind of life to pursue
Our own kind of dreams to be weaving
And we all have the power to make wishes come true
As long as we keep on believing.
Our own destinations to choose
We all have our own contributions to make
Our own speacial talents to use
We all have our own kind of life to pursue
Our own kind of dreams to be weaving
And we all have the power to make wishes come true
As long as we keep on believing.
by Amanda Bradley
Reach For Your Dreams
If you welcome every morning and the special chance it brings
To try new paths, to open some new door
To look a little deeper and to reach a little further
To aim a little higher than before...
If you strive to fill each moment with some beauty and some purpose
To seek out joys that mean the most to you...
Then you will greet each evening one day richer in contentment
One day closer to the dreams that you pursue.
by Amanda Bradley
To try new paths, to open some new door
To look a little deeper and to reach a little further
To aim a little higher than before...
If you strive to fill each moment with some beauty and some purpose
To seek out joys that mean the most to you...
Then you will greet each evening one day richer in contentment
One day closer to the dreams that you pursue.
by Amanda Bradley
Don't Quit!!!
Don't quit when the tide is lowest,
For it's just about to turn;
Don't quit over doubts and questions,
For there's something you may learn.
Don't quit when the night is darkest,
For it's just a while 'till dawn;
Don't quit when you've run the farthest,
For the race is almost won.
Don't quit when the hill is steepest,
For your goal is almost nigh;
Don't quit, for you're not a failure
Until you fail to try!
For it's just about to turn;
Don't quit over doubts and questions,
For there's something you may learn.
Don't quit when the night is darkest,
For it's just a while 'till dawn;
Don't quit when you've run the farthest,
For the race is almost won.
Don't quit when the hill is steepest,
For your goal is almost nigh;
Don't quit, for you're not a failure
Until you fail to try!
by Jill Wolf
April Rain
It is not raining rain to me,
It's raining daffodils;
In every dimpled drop I see
Wild flowers on the hills.
The clouds of gray engulf the day
And overwhelm the town;
It is not raining rain to me,
It's raining roses down.
It is not raining rain to me,
But fields of clocer bloom,
Where any buccaneering bee
May find a bed and room.
A health unto the happy!
A fig for him who frets!
It is not raining rain to me
It's raining violets.
by Robert Loveman
It's raining daffodils;
In every dimpled drop I see
Wild flowers on the hills.
The clouds of gray engulf the day
And overwhelm the town;
It is not raining rain to me,
It's raining roses down.
It is not raining rain to me,
But fields of clocer bloom,
Where any buccaneering bee
May find a bed and room.
A health unto the happy!
A fig for him who frets!
It is not raining rain to me
It's raining violets.
by Robert Loveman
Living in 2005
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2005, WHEN....
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of four.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You go home after a long day at work, you still answer the phone in a business manner.
7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.
8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your redundancy on the11 o'clocknews.
11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
12. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
13. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic andyou turn around to go and get it.
15. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
16. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
17. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of four.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You go home after a long day at work, you still answer the phone in a business manner.
7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.
8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your redundancy on the11 o'clocknews.
11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
12. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
13. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic andyou turn around to go and get it.
15. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
16. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
17. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.
No Star is Ever Lost
Have we not all, amid life's petty strife,
Some pure ideal of a noble life
That once seemed possible?
Did we not hear
The flutter of its wings and feel it near,
And just within our reach? It was. And yet
We lost it in this daily jar and fret.
But still our place is kept and it will wait,
Ready for us to fill it, soon or late.
No star is ever lost we once have seen:
We always may be what we might have been.
by Adelaide Proctor
Some pure ideal of a noble life
That once seemed possible?
Did we not hear
The flutter of its wings and feel it near,
And just within our reach? It was. And yet
We lost it in this daily jar and fret.
But still our place is kept and it will wait,
Ready for us to fill it, soon or late.
No star is ever lost we once have seen:
We always may be what we might have been.
by Adelaide Proctor
Take Time
"Take time to think; it is the source of power.
Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young.
Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek GOD.
Take time to be aware; it is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to love and be loved; it is GOD's greatest gift.
Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of.
Take time to pray; it is the greatest power on earth."
Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom.
Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young.
Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek GOD.
Take time to be aware; it is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to love and be loved; it is GOD's greatest gift.
Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of.
Take time to pray; it is the greatest power on earth."
Song of the Day
SUPERWOMAN by Karyn White
DEDICATED: To all the "Superwoman" out there!
Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table,
and make sure that your coffee has its sugar and cream.
Your eggs are overeasy, your toast unlikely,
all that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me.
Now you say the juice is sour, it used to be so sweet,
and I can't help but to wonder if you're talking about me.
We don't talk the way we used to talk, it's hurting so deep,
I've got my pride, I will not cry, but it's making me weak.
I'm not your superwoman...
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down,
and think that everything is okay...
Boy I am only human...
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me...
I fought my way through the rush hour
trying to make it home just for you.
I want to make sure that your dinner
will be waiting for you.
But when you get there,
you just tell me you're not hungry at all,
you said you'd rather read the paper
and you don't want to talk.
You like to think that I'm just crazy
when I say that you've changed,
I'm convinced I know the problem,
you don't love me the same.
You're just going through the motions
and you're not being fair,
I've got my pride, I will not cry,
still I can't help but care!
I'm not your superwoman (oh no no no!!!)
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human (I'm only human!!!)
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me
I'm not your superwoman
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me.
Oooh, baby!!!
Look into the corners of your mind,
I'll always be there for you through good and bad times,
but I can't be the superwoman that you want me to be!
I'll give my everlasting love if you'll return love to me!
I'm not your superwoman!
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me
Oh!!! If you feel it in your heart and you understand me,
stop right where you are, everybody sing along with me!
(hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo...)
I'm the kind of girl that can treat you so sweet,
but you got to realize that you got to be sweeter to me!!!
I need love, I need just your love,
I'm not your superwoman.
DEDICATED: To all the "Superwoman" out there!
Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table,
and make sure that your coffee has its sugar and cream.
Your eggs are overeasy, your toast unlikely,
all that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me.
Now you say the juice is sour, it used to be so sweet,
and I can't help but to wonder if you're talking about me.
We don't talk the way we used to talk, it's hurting so deep,
I've got my pride, I will not cry, but it's making me weak.
I'm not your superwoman...
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down,
and think that everything is okay...
Boy I am only human...
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me...
I fought my way through the rush hour
trying to make it home just for you.
I want to make sure that your dinner
will be waiting for you.
But when you get there,
you just tell me you're not hungry at all,
you said you'd rather read the paper
and you don't want to talk.
You like to think that I'm just crazy
when I say that you've changed,
I'm convinced I know the problem,
you don't love me the same.
You're just going through the motions
and you're not being fair,
I've got my pride, I will not cry,
still I can't help but care!
I'm not your superwoman (oh no no no!!!)
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human (I'm only human!!!)
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me
I'm not your superwoman
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me.
Oooh, baby!!!
Look into the corners of your mind,
I'll always be there for you through good and bad times,
but I can't be the superwoman that you want me to be!
I'll give my everlasting love if you'll return love to me!
I'm not your superwoman!
I'm not the kind of girl that you can let down
and think that everything is okay
Boy I am only human
This girl needs more than occasional hugs
as a token of love from you to me
Oh!!! If you feel it in your heart and you understand me,
stop right where you are, everybody sing along with me!
(hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo...)
I'm the kind of girl that can treat you so sweet,
but you got to realize that you got to be sweeter to me!!!
I need love, I need just your love,
I'm not your superwoman.
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