A Careful Soul
A careful
soul I have to be,
A little Girl
Scout follows me.
To a narrow
path I must stay,
For if I don't,
she too, will stray.
I must choose
my deeds with care.
For all I
do, she too, will dare.
My words I
guard and softly speak
And I must
love the strong and the weak.
Oh, I must
be fair, from the start.
And boldly
lead with a steady heart.
In all I say
and all I do.
I promise
to strive to be true.
Because you
know......
Where're I
go........
A careful
soul I have to be.
A little Girl
Scout follows me!
A Leader's
Promise
(Huron Valley GS Council)
I will do my best:
To be honest
about my girls abilities
and fair to
their talents
To be friendly
and helpful
because my
girls deserve the best
To be considerate
and caring
even when
things don't work out
To be courageous
and strong
because my
girls need me
To be responsible
for what I say and do
because others
are depending on me
To respect
myself and others,
after all,
I am a Girl Scout
To respect
authority,
even the girl's
To use resources
wisely by
not wasting
the potential in each girl I work with
To make the
world a better place
by sharing
my best, and not sharing when necessary
To be a sister
to every Girl Scout
and care for
each Girl Scout as family
A Little Girl's Eyes
"I'd like to
be a Brownie"
(Her eyes
were deepest blue)
"I'd like
to learn and play and sing,
Like Jane
and Ashley do."
"I know how
to use scissors;
I can cut
cloth if I try.
I'm eight
years old, a big girl now,
And hardly
ever cry."
I gave her
the application
And parent
participation sheet.
(Her eyes
were filled with sunshine
as she left
on dancing feet.)
Next day my
friend was back again.
No longer
wearing the smile she'd had.
"I guess I'll
skip the Brownies"
(Her eyes
were dark and sad).
"My mom is
awfully busy,
She has lots
of friends , you see,
She'd never
have time for a troop,
She hardly
has time for me."
"And dad is
always working,
He's hardly
ever there.
To give them
any more to do
Just wouldn't
be fair."
She handed
back the papers
With the dignity
of eight years
And smiling
bravely left me,
(Her eyes
were filled with tears.)
Do you see
your own girl's eyes
As other people
may?
How she looks
when you're "too busy"
Or, "just
haven't the time today"?
A girl is such
a special gift,
Why won't
you realize,
It only takes
a little time,
To put sunshine
in her eyes.
You say "I'll
start tomorrow"
But tomorrow
is far away.
She's little
for such a short time
So won't you
start today?
A Little Girl's Heart
"I must be
crazy, I'm out of my mind,"
I say this
every week before meeting time.
Four will
show up and eight will not call;
I really don't
know why I do this at all.
We make plans
for camp.
Two nights
and three days.
It takes them
an hour
to choose
grape Kool-Aid!
Not worth it,
I think.
Do they care,
I ask?
It's just
what I need,
one more thankless
task.
Then one of
them smiles
and rolls
out the dough.
"My mother
won't let me
bake cookies,
you know."
We mop up the
paint.
And I hear
from one,
"Let's do
it again
I had so much
fun."
The first time
away
in tents in
the rain
One hugs me
and says
"I'm so glad
I came."
So when I feel
low
and ask myself
"Why?"
I try to picture
the look in
that eye.
The grin on
that face,
that one homemade
card -
A leader's
reward -
A little girl's
heart.