“…make me a blessing to someone today…” ~ daily prayer of Father Tim in At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” ~ J.M. Barrie

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ~ Gandolf to Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. ~ Dumbledor to Harry Potter in The Chamber of Secrets by J.R. Rowling

“Whenever you are to do a thing…ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

“One good wish changes nothing.  One good decision changes everything.” ~ Unknown

“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles by it.” ~ Margaret Fuller

“The only place where you are irreplaceable is at home.” ~ Unknown

“It is one thing to be dedicated to the idea of parenthood and quite another to be dedicated to the practice of it.” ~ Unknown

“A child’s life is like a piece of paper upon which every person leaves a mark.” ~ Chinese proverb