Great to see your smile!

Found such a cute and true saying about fathers:

"A father is someone who carries pictures in his wallet where his money used to be"

Wish we all could have both in abundance. Very often just a smile on the loved ones faces are really more welcome then money :)

I love thee, I love but thee

With a love that shall not die

Till the sun grows cold

And the stars grow old.

--William Shakespeare

How To Create The Perfect Family

You will need:

1 large house
3-6 people, depending on how long you want to wait for it to be done
3 cups of pets
2 cups of patience
3 ounces of anger/frustration
3 quarts of laughter
4 teaspoons of trust
And last but definitely not least,
Lots and lots of love

First, open the house, and make sure that it will be the right size for your family. Mix the desired amount of people with the pets, carefully so you don’t damage them. In a separate bowl, stir the love and laughter together. Set aside. Taking each person separately, evenly distribute the patience and trust, making sure that each one gets an equal amount (Failure to distribute evenly may lead to different recipe! See recipe for “My impatient family” for details…). Carefully open the bottle of anger/frustration. Using a Q-tip, dab small portions of the anger/frustration onto each person. Lastly, take the love and laughter and sprinkle it all over the house, pets, and people. Let sit until all parts of the recipe are thoroughly combined, and voila! Your Perfect Family is complete.
© Katy

Small And Sweet

 Small and Sweet. 

My Little Girl so small and sweet, 
Those tiny hands and tiny feet.
Everyday I watch you grow, 
You teach me everything I know.
Such a joy to be around, 
Every smile and every sound.
Number one you will stay, 
Each and every single day.
You changed my life in such good ways,
''Thank You'' is all that I can say.
I love to watch you sleep at night,
Cuddled warm and wrapped up tight.
As I blink the time it flies, 
It breaks my heart to see you cry.
I gave you life, so proud to say,
I'll love you more with every day.
My little Girl so small and sweet,
For you my heart, It beats and beats.

© Shauna Scott

A Parents Prayer
Thank you God for

The children of mine
Who teach me things
That blow my mind.
They entertain themselves
In the funniest ways.
I pray that the innocence
They possess never goes away.
I pray they will
Grow up and be smart,
And I pray that they will never grow apart.
I pray that they will call home
Whenever they are near a phone.
I pray that they never feel alone.
I hope they turn to you
Through guidance and prayer
And know that you and their parents
Will always be there.

 © Althea A. Anker

Little Children

Little children are a treasure 

Their worth you can not measure 
In terms of money or gold. 
Their voices are the melody 
That vibrates deep inside of me 
Worth their weight, a thousand fold. 
Their eyes so brightly shining 
They are the silver lining 
That brightens up my day. 
I couldn't live without them 
More priceless then any gem 
My loneliness they chase away....

~Ron Zupsic

To Motherhood

They say the child chooses
the parent before
they are conceived

God gave me lists
of mother's names
and pictures of them too.

I looked and looked
they all looked the same
and then I saw you.

Who is this woman?
I asked the Lord
She looks quite nice to me.
You have chosen well my child.
And he spoke these words to me.

She is kind and gentle
and very wise
and she will hold you
close to her
when you cry.

Her eyes will shine
when you take your first step
and smile at your delight.

She will show her pride
when you succeed
and pick you up
when you fail.

She will work hard
to give you the best she can
and rock you to sleep with weary time worn hands.

She will shelter you
on stormy days
and dry your fears away.
She will bask with you
in sunshine on
sunny summer days.

And when you are grown
like you soon will be
She will still be there
To comfort thee.

I choose her.
I told the Lord
For none like her
I've seen before.

And the day came
when I was born.
I had chosen well
of this I'm sure.

I picked you
above the rest
and because I did
My life is blessed