You spend years trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you are both breathless. They crash … they hit the roof … you patch, comfort and assure them that someday they will fly. Finally, they are airborne. They need more string, and you keep letting it out. They tug, and … Read more
The baby is teething, the children are fighting, and my husband just called and said to eat dinner without him. Okay, one of these days you’ll shout, “Why don’t you children grow up and act your age?” ………….. and they will. Or, “You guys get outside and find yourself something to do and don’t slam … Read more
Is anybody happier because you passed his way? The day is almost over and its toiling is through; Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word to you? Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today? Can you say tonight, in parting with the day that’s slipping fast, That you helped a single … Read more