Quotations for Daily Use

Family

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see." John W. Whitehead in The Stealing of America

"I still live in and on the sunshine of my childhood.." Christian Morgenstern

"In the coldest February, as in every other month in every other year, the best thing to hold on to in this world is each other." Linda Ellerbee Move On: Adventures in the Real World - Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith; August 15, 1944) is an American journalist, anchor, producer, reporter, author, speaker and commentator.

" . . . know the joy, feel the warmth, share the sweetness, and celebrate the gift!" Douglas Pagels (Information needed about Douglas Pagels)

"The unity of Mother and Dad's children would have been far more valuable to them than any house or acreage. That is equally true for me. No matter how the situation is eventually resolved, I hope that our care for and loyalty to each other will remain undiminished." George Howe Colt's father as quoted in The Big House written by George Howe Colt

"We can all start, join or fuel a movement. We are capable of tapping into an immense love that most of us can’t even fathom, and distributing it. It’s possible for us to love the hell out of this world in our own unique way. Pause, take a look, and assess who God created us to be. We have to push ourselves out of the deep ruts that we find ourselves in! God doesn’t see us for who we are right now; He sees us as who we could be. I need to keep my mind from focusing on my failures, short-comings, and everything I can’t do. I need to drift over to and focus on what I can do, and one of those is loving my family with everything I’ve got." Justin Wren, author of Fight for the Forgotten

"When I was a child, love to me was what the sea is to a fish; something you swim in while you are going about the important affairs of life." P. L. Travers

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