The story of Easter is the story of God’s wonderful window of divine surprise.  ~Carl Knudsen And as He was resurrected On that day, so very fair, Let our thoughts be resurrected From wrong thinking to God’s care… ~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “Easter” (1940s) “Easter,” all her birds are singing, Easter, and the souls of men, Lying long in strife and …

Easter is a time of love, A time of death and pain undone, So we may know the power of The love that lives in each one. Each love we feel, unstained and free, Redeems us-as with you and me. Easter is a time of love, A time of death and pain undone, So we may know the power of …

A perfect God demands a perfect justice; He cannot let us get away with sin. We used God’s gift of our free will to trespass, So heaven’s gates were closed; we couldn’t get in. Our sin required our blood, a sacrifice, To atone for all the wrongs that we had done. “But I love them!” cried our Father, filled with …

If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I’m going. —  Jackie Joyner-Kersee Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations can never effect a reform.—  Susan B. Anthony You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. — Shonda Rhimes If you don’t like the road you’re …

Hickory, dickory, dock The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory, dickory, dock. Hickory, dickory, dock The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck two And down he flew Hickory, dickory, dock. Hickory, dickory, dock The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory, dickory, dock. …

Mom, I wish I had words to tell How much you mean to me. I am the person I am today, Because you let me be. Your unconditional love Made me happy, strong, secure. Your teaching and example Made me confident, mature. In all the world, there is no mother Better than my own. You’re the best and wisest person, …

Mom, I look at you and see a walking miracle. Your unfailing love without limit, your ability to soothe my every hurt, the way you are on duty, unselfishly, every hour, every day, makes me so grateful that I am yours, and you are mine. With open arms and open heart, with enduring patience and inner strength, you gave so …

Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very roughness stimulates the climber to steadier steps, till the legend, over steep ways to the stars, fulfills itself. W. C. Doane Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today. Martial We can do anything we want to do if we stick …

Marriage provides the solace of worked-on friendship and the joy of being known profoundly. -Imogene Stubbs There comes a time when a man and woman realize that their separate schemes can be better achieved as a conspiracy. -Robert Brault Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the way inside. -Frank Pittman Sometimes two people stay together …

Raindrops on our dresses, Sunshine on our face, No matter what the weather, The look of love won’t be replaced. The silent sound as rain falls, The brilliance of the sun. They only promise radiance, Caused by either one. Let it rain, or let it shine, It won’t matter none. You’re such a lovely Valentine, In either rain, or sun. …