Mom of two Angels

Nov. 30, 2006

I'm trying to remember...

DON’T FORGET JESUS

Christmas is a special time
To reflect on Jesus Christ
The wonder of His lowly birth
Brings meaning to our lives

There really is no other reason
We celebrate this day
The birth of God’s precious son
And the life He willingly gave

But so much seems to distract us
In the busy-ness of our lives
We lose our focus in all the happenings
Not knowing, we leave out Christ

We lose sight of the true meaning
As we endlessly rush about
Trying to find that perfect gift
Seems to cloud our Saviour out

We need to stop and reflect awhile
Remembering our precious Lord
His birth, His life and sacrifice
And all that He stands for

For though the world may celebrate
It seems though for other reasons
Let’s keep in mind that Jesus Christ
Is the true meaning of the season

© By M.S.Lowndes

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Nov. 7, 2006

sisterly thoughts...

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You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories. ~Deborah Moggach

A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. ~Marian Sandmaier

A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James

What's the good of news if you haven't a sister to share it? ~Jenny DeVries

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~Marion C. Garretty

As I watch my little girls grow up together, I wish them the joy, love and friendship I have so known with my sister.

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Oct. 9, 2006

haiku attempt...

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thoughts of days gone by...
one year older yesterday...
happy birthday me!

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Oct. 2, 2006

Happy Birthday Victoria

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God gave to me a little flower
    To tend with loving care,
And never earthly garden held
    A blossom half so fair!
Her smiling eyes, my stars, my skies,
    Her laughter, rippling water!
Her joy, her woe, mine doubly so--
    Flesh of my flesh, my daughter!

God gave to me a little flower!
    And yet, not mine alone--
Someday He will require of me
    The blossom, fully grown!
Her smiling eyes, my stars, my skies,
    Her laughter, rippling water!
Her joy, her woe, mine doubly so--
    Heart of my heart, my daughter!

       --Jessie Wilmore Murton

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Jul. 28, 2006

life these days

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"The mother who takes pains to endow her children with good habits secures for herself smooth and easy days; while she who lets their habits take care of themselves has a weary life of endless friction with the children."

— Charlotte Mason

...we are endlessly learning...

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Jul. 14, 2006

now I know!

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On thoughts of being sentimental as in my last blog, I found this poem and how true, how true! I only wish my Mom were here today, for me to say it to...

Mother, Now I Understand
--Virginia Jackson Safford--

I thought I loved you, mother mine,
    As well as daughter could.
I took your sacrifices and
    I thought I understood
The love you had for me, that made
    Slaves of your willing hands--
But oh, the blind conceit of youth
    That thinks it understands!

There came to me, in joy , in pain,
    The gift of motherhood.
Ah then, oh mother, mother mine,
    I knew I understood
The willing toil, the joy, the fear,
    In that sweet heart of you--
Things no daughter can understand
    Till she's a mother, too!

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Jul. 12, 2006

no "bad" days allowed

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God sends us children
for another purpose
than merely to keep up the race;
to enlarge our hearts; to make us unselfish,
and full of kindly sympathies and affections;
to give our souls higher aims,
and to call all our faculties
to extend enterprise and exertions;
to bring round our firesides bright faces,
and happy smiles,
and loving, tender hearts.
~Mary Howitt

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Jul. 7, 2006

research

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...a Charlotte Mason theory that I am particulary drawn to:
"...Health, strength, and agility, bright eyes, and alert movements, come of a free life, out-of-doors, if it may be, and as for habits, there is no habit or power so useful to man or woman as that of personal initiative. The resourcefulness which will enable a family of children to invent their own games and occupations through the lenght of a summer's day is worth more in after life than a good deal of knowledge about cubes and hexagons, and this comes, not of continual intervetnion on the mother's part, but of much masterly inactivity." page 192 (excerp from website http://www.amblesideonline.org/00.shtml)

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Jul. 1, 2006

angels

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A while back I found myself asking God to send an angel my way
To help me sort through the mess in my life and brighten my every day
Every night I'd close my eyes and say my little prayer
Every morning opening my eyes in hope that my angel would be there
When I thought God was too far away and didn't have time for me
That's when I heard "O ye of little faith open your eyes and see"
the one you seek and prayed for was always with you there
I'd never leave you in the world without a tender care
Just look around you and you will see your angel with eyes of blue
For you see not only did I give an angel but a mother's love was also my gift to you

by Debbra Sparks
found at http://www.voicesnet.org/index.htm

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Jun. 28, 2006

power

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Whatever you write on the heart of a child,
no water can wash it away.
The marks in the sands are erased by the tide;
inscriptions will crumble with clay.
The words in a book will decay with the years
and even engraving in stone disappears.
But God’s Word inscribed on a little child’s heart
for time and eternity shall not depart.

(Author Unknown)

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Jun. 23, 2006

wisdom

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If you think in seasons, plant cereals.
If you think in decades, plant trees.
If you think in centuries, educate your children.

-Chinese Proverb