I put this poem in my son’s baby book with his 4 month foot print. I think it is so sweet! Baby Feet by Edgar Guest Tell me, what is half so sweet As a baby’s tiny feet, Pink and dainty as can be, Like a coral from the sea? Talk of jewels strung in … Read more
This is a section of George Washington’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation, given in New York City on October 3, 1789. “Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficient … Read more
My Kingdom by Louisa May Alcott A little kingdom I possess, Where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task I find Of governing it well. For passion tempts and troubles me, A wayward will misleads, And selfishness its shadow casts On all my words and deeds. How can I learn to rule myself, … Read more
“What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.” – Thomas Carlyle
I memorized the first verse of this poem while driving to work one day last year. I think of it often, especially when my son is crying! Ella Wheeler Wilcox, author of Worth While and one of my favorite poets, was a brilliant writer and poet. Enjoy! Worth While It is easy enough to be … Read more
This week’s “Happy Thought” is a poem that I memorized a while ago. I love memorizing poems and quotes for a few reasons. Memorizing makes me feel like my brain is going to last longer and I also like to be able to think about happy and uplifting things when there’s nothing else to think … Read more