Stop wishing for things you complain you have not, and start making the best of all that you've got.

Today be happy with what you have - not discontent with what you don't have.

So every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new, the best gift life can offer is having friends like you.

Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.

Time is not measured by the years that you live But by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give- And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one To love to the fullest, leaving nothing undone That would brighten the life or lighten the load Of some weary traveler lost on Life's Road- So what does it matter how long we may live If as long as we live we unselfishly give.

A mother's love is like an island, In life's ocean vast and wide, A peaceful, quiet shelter, From the restless, rising tide.

For a mother's love is fashioned, After God's enduring love, It is endless and unfailing, Like the love of Him above.