Flowers...

There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived.

Life is a succession of moments.
To live each one is to succeed.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. No man has learned anything rightly, until he knows that every day is Doomsday.

The purpose of life is a life of purpose.

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different.

Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.
Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.

Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

A good marriage is at least 80 percent good luck in finding the right person at the right time. The rest is trust.

To keep your marriage brimming, with love in the loving cup, whenever you're wrong admit it; whenever you're right shut up.

Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets.

A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.

The goal in marriage is not to think alike, but to think together.

Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.

If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don't have it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough.

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.

Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of withering, of tarnishing.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
Love doesn't make the world go 'round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

Love is patient, love is kind.It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.It is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres.Love never fails.

Infantile love follows the principle: "I love because I am loved."Mature love follows the principle: "I am loved because I love."Immature love says: "I love you because I need you."Mature love says: "I need you because I love you."

Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

Daddy's Poem

This morning I received this lovely poem as an e-mail...

It touched my heart so much, that I wanted to share it with all you buddies.

Hope you all like it as much as I did!

Her hair was up in a pony tail,

her favorite dress tied with a bow.

Today was Daddy's Day at school,

and she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her,

that she probably should stay home.

Why the kids might not understand,

if she went to school alone

But she was not afraid;

she knew just what to say.

What to tell her classmates

of why he wasn't there today.

But still her mother worried,

for her to face this day alone.

And that was why once again,

she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school

eager to tell them all.

About a dad she never sees

a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back,

for everyone to meet.

Children squirming impatiently,

anxious in their seats.

One by one the teacher called

a student from the class.

To introduce their daddy,

as seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name,

every child turned to stare.

Each of them was searching,

for a man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?"

she heard a boy call out.

"She probably doesn't have one,"

another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back,

she heard a daddy say,

"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
too busy to waste his day."

The words did not offend her,

as she smiled up at her Mom.

And looked back at her teacher,

who told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back,

slowly she began to speak.

And out from the mouth of a child,

came words incredibly unique.

"My Daddy couldn't be here,

because he lives so far away.

But I know he wishes he could be,

since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him,

I wanted you to know.

All about my daddy,

and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories

he taught me to ride my bike.

He surprised me with pink roses,

and taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes,

and ice cream in a cone.

And though you cannot see him.

I'm not standing here alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me,

even though we are apart

I know because he told me,

he'll forever be in my heart".

With that, her little hand reached up,

and lay across her chest.

Feeling her own heartbeat,

beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads,

her mother stood in tears.

Proudly watching her daughter,

who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love

of a man not in her life.

Doing what was best for her,

doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down,

staring straight into the crowd.

She finished with a voice so soft,

but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much,

he's my shining star.

And if he could, he'd be here,

but heaven's just too far.

You see he was a policeman

and died just this past year

When airplanes hit the towers

and taught Americans to fear.

But sometimes when I close my eyes,

it's like he never went away."

And then she closed her eyes,

and saw him there that day.

And to her mothers amazement,

she witnessed with surprise.

A room full of daddies and children,

all starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them,

who knows what they felt inside.

Perhaps for merely a second,

they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy,"

to the silence she called out.

And what happened next made believers,

of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it,

for each of their eyes had been closed.

But there on the desk beside her,

was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,

by the love of her shining star.

And given the gift of believing,

that heaven is never too far.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,

an hour to appreciate them,

a day to love them,
but then an entire life to forget them.

Take the time...to live and love!

Until eternity. God bless!

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