When You Love Someone
“When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it’s safe inside your mouth.” – Jodi Picoult
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The Whole Tapestry of One’s Life
“We don’t accomplish anything in this world alone … and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something.” – Sandra Day O’Connor
Continue reading →How We Treat Living Creatures
“We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use, we throw away.” – Plutarch
Continue reading →The New Librarian
The new Librarian decided that instead of checking out children’s books by writing the names of borrowers on the book cards herself, she would have the youngsters sign their own names. She would then tell them they were signing a … Continue reading →
Praying for a Baby Brother
A little boy told his Dad he wanted a baby brother. His Dad smiled and suggested he pray for one. The boy prayed earnestly, night after night, but after a couple of weeks with no baby brother, he didn’t bother … Continue reading →
A Thought About Marriage
A man was in his usual place in the morning, sitting at the table, reading the paper after breakfast. He came across an article about a beautiful actress who was about to marry a football player. The player was known … Continue reading →
Kid’s Praying
Overheard Kid’s Prayers: 3-year-old little boy: “Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen.” Another little boy was overheard praying: “Lord, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a … Continue reading →
Let’s Go Upstairs and Cuddle
“‘Old’ is when your sweetie says, ‘Let’s go upstairs and cuddle,’ and you answer, ‘Honey, I can’t do both.’”
Continue reading →Inviting the Television In
“If you came and you found a strange man teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you’d kick him right out of the house, but here you are; you come in … Continue reading →
A Mother’s Heart
“Of all the hearts in the world, none is as big and kind and caring as a Mother’s.”
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