Always smile back at little children. To ignore them is to destroy their belief that the world is good.

If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater.

The child who ran weeping to you with a cut finger is now brought home, smiling gamely, with a broken collarbone and incredible contusions- 'it wasn't Jezebels fault, Dad.'

Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.

We expect too much at Christmas. It's got to be magical. It's got to go right. Feasting. Fun. The perfect present. All that anticipation. Take it easy. Love's the thing. The rest is tinsel.

Medicines may be necessary. Flowers lift the heart. But your smile is the best restorative of all.

Give a pup a home and a little love and he will give you his heart forever.