Thursday, December 31, 2009

Looking For Footprints Everywhere

You can find the footprints of God
wherever there is
beauty, virtue, humility, justice,
truth, love, and peace.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

So Long Old Friend

The road to a friend's house
is never long...
sometimes we just wait
too long to travel it.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The Little Messengers

Children are the living messages
we send to a time we will not see.
John W. Whitehead

Monday, December 28, 2009

All Roads Lead Home

Winter is time for comfort,
for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand
and a talk beside the fire:
it is time for home.
Edith Sitwell

Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Only Way to Peace

Let there be peace on earth
and let it begin with me.
song lyric

Saturday, December 26, 2009

The Love of Christmas

Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas
if you stop opening presents and listen.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas Day 2009

May Peace be your gift at Christmas
and your blessing all through the year.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

A Christmas Eve Wish

Bless us all with playful years
With noisy games and joyful tears
We reach for you and we stand tall
And in our prayers and dreams we ask you
Bless us all!
Muppet Christmas Carol Lyrics

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Christmas Light

May the brightest light
in your home tonight
shine in your children's eyes.
Kerry Boone

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas is coming

Christmas is coming
the goose is getting fat
Please put a penny
in the old man's hat
If you haven't got a penny
a ha' penny will do
If you haven't got a ha' penny
Then God Bless You!
Song Lyric

Monday, December 21, 2009

The Ultimate Christmas List

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list.
Amy Grant Lyrics

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Still, still, still...

Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow.
For all is hushed,
The world is sleeping,
Holy star its vigil keeping.
Still, still, still
One can hear the falling snow.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Christmas Time Is Here

Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Charlie Brown Christmas Lyrics

Friday, December 18, 2009

Winter Winds

Blow, blow thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude.
William Shakespeare

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Home For the Holidays

There's no place like home for the holidays
And no matter how far away you roam
If you want to be happy in a million ways
For the holidays you can't beat home sweet home.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Famous For Fifteen Minutes

Fame is written in ice,
and the sun will come out.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Warming Winter

One kind word
can warm three winter months.
Japanese Proverb

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Stopping By the Woods

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Robert Frost

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Somewhere In My Memory

Somewhere in my memory,
Christmas joys all around me,
Living in my memory,
All of the music,
All of the magic,
All of the family home here with me.
John Williams "Home Alone"

Friday, December 11, 2009

First Snow

The first fall of snow is not only an event,
it is a magical event.
You go to bed in one kind of a world
and wake up in another quite different,
and if this is not enchantment
then where is it to be found?
J.B. Priestly

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Ah, The Beauty

Kindness and snow--
they beautify everything they cover.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Home Is Calling

Christmas is a time when you get homesick-
even when you're home.
Carol Nelson

Expecting Great Things

How to approach life?
Joyously, always joyously.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Snow Had Fallen Snow On Snow

In the bleak midwinter
Frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen snow on snow
Snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter
Long, long ago
Christina Rosetti

Sunday, December 6, 2009

The Beauty of the Season

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,
and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale

Friday, December 4, 2009

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

The prettiest sight to see
is the holly that will be
on your own front door.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Lyrics

Thursday, December 3, 2009

So Very Rich

It doesn't take a lot of money
to know what riches are.
Oak Ridge Boys

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

It all comes back...

Somehow, not only at Christmas
but all the long year through,
the joy that you give to others
is the joy that comes back to you.
John Greenleaf Whittier

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Haul Out the Holly!

We need a little Christmas now!

Monday, November 30, 2009

Not Following the Flock

When everyone thinks alike,
no one thinks very much.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Pursue! Pursue!

The Constitution only guarantees
the American People the right
to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself.
Benjamin Franklin

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Good Advice

Laugh as much as you breathe
and love as long as you live.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Tomorrows

I am not afraid of tomorrow,
for I have seen yesterday,
and I love today.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Forever in Pigtails

If you carry your childhood forward,
you never grow older.
Tom Stoppard

Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Future is in Good Hands

Children are one third of our population
and all of our future.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Lots of Music

I've loved and been loved
and all the rest is just background music.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Standing Up

If we don't stand up for children,
then we don't stand for much.
Marian Wright Edelman

Monday, November 16, 2009

Stolen Kisses

The only thing worth stealing
is a kiss from a sleeping child.
Joe Houldsworth

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Rich Enough

Chocolate, coffee, men-
some things are better rich.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

All we need is love...
The Beatles

Friday, November 13, 2009

No Hiding

Three things cannot be hidden long:
the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Thankful for the Fanning of the Flame

Sometimes our light goes out
but is blown into flame by another human being.
Each of us owes our deepest thanks
to those who have rekindled this light.
Albert Schweitzer

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Only Way To Survive

See everything;
overlook a great deal;
correct a little.
Pope John XXIII

Monday, November 9, 2009

Skies of Blue

Blue skies
Smiling at me
Nothing but blue skies
Do I see

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Boys

The boy is father to the man.
Old Proverb

Saturday, November 7, 2009

I'll Be Seeing You

I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day through...
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
Irving Kahal

Friday, November 6, 2009

A Fan of Cool Ceilings

Let me ask you something,
what is not art?
Unknown

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Getting By Just Fine

I get by with a little help from my friends.
photo by L

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Make That To Go

Given enough coffee,
I could rule the world.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

And What Are We Losing?

Death is not the greatest loss in life.
The greatest loss is what dies within us while we live.
Norman Cousins