Let us open wide the windows of our hearts, that each family member may feel welcome and 'at home.' Let us open also the doors of our very souls, that the dear ________ may enter. Remember His promise: 'Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him' (Revelation 3:20).

Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable.

We need to learn how to separate need from greed.

A woman needs to be told she is beautiful. She needs to be told she is valued. She needs to be told she is worthwhile.

Clearly, one primary purpose of our existence upon the earth is to obtain a body of flesh and bones. We have also been given the gift of agency. In a thousand ways we are privileged to choose for ourselves. Here we learn from the hard taskmaster of experience. We discern between good and evil. We differentiate as to the bitter and the sweet. We discover that there are consequences attached to our actions.

Have an attitude of gratitude.

Loving service anonymously given may be unknown to man-but the gift and the giver are known to God.