My Rocking Cradle

I got this poem from Eric Carle’s book Animals Animals.
The Cat
Came and Sat
Down before His Majesty.
The Cat
Came and sat
Down before the King.
“I’ve come to take a look.
For unless I am mistook,
It is written in this book,
I may do this thing!”
She took
Quite a look.
Over all His Majesty.
She took
Quite a look
And then she shook her head.
“There’s little [...]

Is this true in your life?

I walked a mile with Pleasure;
She chatted all the way;
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,
And ne’er a word said she;
But, oh! The things I learned from her,
When Sorrow walked with me.
                       —- Robert Browning Hamilton
Should we make this true in [...]

The poem “If” is just the best for me. I first encountered this in high school and it’s so inspiring I would love to share the poem here as read by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Full text of the poem:

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it [...]

Got a special reminder through my email today to treasure every moment with my Little Dynamo. It is titled “A Touch of Love“.
You were six months old and full of fun,
With a blink of my eye, you were suddenly one.
There were so many things we were going to do,
but I turned my head and you [...]

Life with you
is a sweet content
 

in vibrant colors
you bring excitement
          - in this active world
             we live out everything that life offers
 

in a monochromatic hue
you provide serenity
          - in the tranquility of the moment
             we hold on and learn to treasure
 
             so that when at one point
             we care [...]

how i felt when i first met my husband… more than 11 years ago…
 
Found a home in you
… where before I was wandering in confusion
not knowing where to rest, or to nap,
or to have a moment’s chat
Found a home in you
 

Comfort… whatever words you utter
Peace… just you being around
Joy… knowing that at last
I have come home [...]