The majest of a tree,
The gentleness of morning dew,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The beauty of twilight hour,
The soul of a starry night,
The laughter of a rippling brook,
The grace of a bird in flight,
The tender care of an angel,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family's need,
Then God fashioned from these
things a creation of no other,
And when His masterpiece was through,
He simply called it Mother
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the courage to begin again-
to overlook the difficulties,
to oversome the obstacles
and to stay open to the
moment as best I can.
Help me be patient enough
to know it takes time to start over,
and wise enough to ask for help
from firends and family
when I need it.
As I look to the future,
may I reflect on the past
and remember the lessons
it's taught me.And, God,
may I always look to you
for strenghand guidance.
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ease the pounding of my heart
by the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace with a vision
of the eternal reach of time.
Give me, amid the confusion of the day,
the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of my nerves and
muscles with the soothing music of the
singing streams that live in my memory.
Help me to know the magical, restoring
power of sleep.
Teach me the art of taking minute vacations
of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat
with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few
lines from a good book.
Slow me down Lord, and inspire me to
send my roots deep into the soil of life's
enduring values that I may grow
toward the stars of my greater destiny.
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when first we met,
the strong love that grew between us.
and to work that love into
practical things so
nothing can divide us.
We ask for words both
kind and loving for
hearts always ready
to ask forgiveness
as well as to forgive.
Dear Lord we put
our marriage into
your hands.
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topic(s): Marriage
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win but you think you can't,
It's almost for sure you won't.
If you think you're losing, you've lost.
For out in the world we find -
Success begins with a person's will,
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you're outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high to rise.
You have to stay with it,
In order to win the prize.
Life's battles don't always go,
To the one with the better plan.
For more often than not,
You will win,
If only you think you can.
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topic(s): Will
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, "I love you so,"
or,"Gee! I hate to see you go."
A hug is, "Welcome back again."
A hug can soothe a small child's pain
and bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug! there's just no doubt about it,
we scarsely can survive without it.
A hug delights and warms and charms,
it must be why God gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
sweet for sisters, swell for brothers,
And chances are some favourite aunts
love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, puppies love them.
Heads of state are not above them.
A hu can break the language barrier,
and make the dulleest day seem merrier.
No need to fret about the store of 'em.
the more ou give, the more there are of 'em.
So strech those arms without delay
and give someone a hug today.
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topic(s): hugs
It doesn't have to ask.
It shows in what you say and do.
No matter what the task.
You cannot see it with your eye,
Or hold it in your hand.
Together we must work and try,
To keep God's simple plan.
A man named Jesus shows the way,
He teaches us what to do,
"Love one another every day,
as much as I love you."
When trials and troubles challenge you,
And life seems so unfair.
Hand in hand we'll see them through,
Together we can bear.
Over the years as we grow,
It may be put to the test.
It's truly up to us you know,
As friends we are the best.
"He who is a friend is always a friend, and
a brother is born for the time of stress"
Proverbs 17:17
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topic(s): friendship
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
and you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must but don't you quit.
Life is queer with it's twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the course of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worse,
that you must not quit
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By its very nature, faith, like love, defies definition. However,
we can examine faith by studying the attributes of one who possesses faith.
Much like blowing leaves and waving limbs prove the presence of invisible wind,
so we can discover the presence of faith by the evidence of the fruits of faith. Faith is a unique, intangible seed that, paradoxically, produces
tangible plants. Each new crop of fruit contributes to the outward proof of
faith - yet only those in whose hearts faith lives truly know how real it is,
and how beautiful.
Faith is...
...Something so real
you have to believe to see...
Something so special
you have to know to understand...
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if it returns it's yours forever,
if it doesn't then it
was never yours to begin with
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topic(s): love