Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

Do not let fear overcome your efforts.

Christmas means 'giving,' and the gift without the giver is bare. Give of yourselves; give of your substance; give of your heart and mind. "Christmas means 'compassion and love' and, most of all 'forgiveness' How poor indeed would be our lives without the influence of His teachings and His matchless example. "He whose birth we commemorate this season is more than the symbol of a holiday. He is the Son of God, the Redeemer of mankind, the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace.

We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young.

In our old age my beloved companion said to me quietly one evening, "You have always given me wings to fly, and I have loved you for it.

There is no obstacle too great, no challenge too difficult, if we have faith.

You have nothing in this world more precious than your children. When you grow old, when your hair turns white and your body grows weary, when you are prone to sit in a rocker and meditate on the things of your life, nothing will be so important as the question of how your children have turned out... Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value... The baby you hold in your arms will grow as quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days.