Now I'm Eight!
What is a Little Girl?
Little girls are the nicest things that happen to people.
They are born with a litle bit of angel shine about them and though it wears thin sometimes, there is always enough left to lasso your heart.
A little girl can be sweeter, and badder, oftener than anyone else in the world. A girl is innocence playing in the mud, beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.
Girls are available in five colors -- black, white,
red, yellow or brown...yet Mother Nature always manages to select your favorite color when you place your order.
God borrows from many creatures to make a
little girl.
He uses a song of a bird, the stubbornness of a mule, the slyness of a fox, the softness of a kitten and, to top it all off, He adds the mysterious mind of a woman.
A little girl likes new shoes, party dresses, small animals, dolls, make-believe, dancing lessons, ice cream and tea parties.
She is loudest when you are thinking, the prettiest when she provokes you, the quietest when you want to show her off and the most flirtatious when she absolutely must not get the best of you again.
Who else can cause you more grief, joy, irritation, satisfaction, embarrassment and genuine delight than this combination of Eve, Salome and Florence Nightingale?
Just when your patience is ready to crack, when your dreams tumble down and the whole world is a mess she can make you a king when she climbs on your knee and whispers, "I love you best of all."
by Alan Beck
A Newborn Baby's Prayer
Dear Lord, I am so newly come, I do not even know my name.
I do not even know yet, Lord, If I am glad I came.
Grant me the time to grow in love, Rejoice that I am here.
Bless those who make me warm and dry, Lord, keep my mother near.
~~~Author Unknown~~~
By Great Aunt Carol Marie given to Sydney Marie with All My Love, especially since she was named for me!
Once upon a time, there was a child ready to be born. So one day she asked God: They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?
Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.
But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile, that's enough for me to be happy.
Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy.
And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?
Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.
And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?
Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.
I've heard that on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?
Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.
But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.
Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you.
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard, and the child in a hurry asked softly;
Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name.
Your angel's name is of no importance, you will call your angel "Mommy".
