Here are more stories and poems, quotes and sayings
that I find inspirational. I hope you enjoy them.

If I had my child to raise over again,

If I had my child to raise over again,
I'd finger-paint 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 build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd teach less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

When I Say I Am A Christian

When I say ..."I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I am saved"
I'm whispering "I was lost"
That is why I chose this way

When I say ..."I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need someone to be my guide

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong
I'm professing that I'm weak
and pray for strength to carry on

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success
I'm admitting I have failed
and cannot ever pay the debt

When I say.."I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect
my flaws are too visible
but God believes I'm worth it

When I say..."I am a Christian
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartaches
which is why I seek His name

When I say..."I am a Christian"
I do not wish to judge
I have no authority
I only know I'm loved

Author Unknown

A Mother's Creed

Lord, who am I to teach the way
To little children, day by day,
So prone myself to go astray?

I teach them knowledge, but I know
How faint the flicker and how low
The candles of my knowledge glow.

I teach them power to will and do,
But only now to learn anew
My own great weakness through and through.

Lord, if their guide I still must be,
Oh, let my little children see
Their mother leaning hard on Thee.

"Discipline weighs ounces, Regret weighs tons. Choose Discipline." -- Jim Rohn

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