BLESSINGS OF FAMILY

 

THE MAGIC OF LOVE

Love is like magic and it always will be,

For love still remains life’s sweet mystery.

Love works in ways that are wondrous and strange,

And there’s nothing in life that love cannot change.

Love can transform the most commonplace

Into beauty and splendor and sweetness and grace.

Love is unselfish, understanding, and kind,

For it sees with its heart and not with its mind.

Love gives and forgives; there is nothing too much

For love to heal with its magic touch.

Love is the language that every heart speaks,

For love is the one thing that every heart seeks.

And where there is love God, too, will abide

And bless the family residing inside.

 

WHAT IS MARRIAGE?

Marriage is the union of two people in love,

And love is sheer magic, for it’s woven of

Gossamer dreams, enchantingly real,

That people in love are privileged to feel.

But the exquisite ecstasy that captures the heart

Of two people in love is just a small part

Of the beauty and wonder and miracle of

That growth and fulfillment and evolvement of love.

For only long years of living together

And caring and sharing in all kinds of weather

Both pleasure and pain, the glad and the sad,

Teardrops and laughter, the good and the bad

Can add new dimensions and lift love above

The rapturous ecstasies of falling in love.

For ecstasy passes, but it is replaced

By something much greater that cannot be defaced,

For what was in part has now become whole,

For on the wings of the flesh, love entered the soul.

 

A GIFT OF LIFE

A baby is a gift of life

born of the wonder of love—

A little bit of eternity

sent from the Father above,

Giving a new dimension to the love

between husband and wife

And putting an added new meaning

to the wonder and mystery of life.

 

TO MY SISTER

If I knew the place where wishes come true,

That’s where I would go for my wish for you,

And I’d wish you all that you’re wishing for,

For no sister on earth deserves it more.

But trials and troubles come to us all,

For that’s the way we grow heaven-tall.

And my birthday prayer to our Father above

Is to keep you safe in His infinite love,

And we both know that gifts don’t mean much

Compared to our love and God’s blessed touch.

 

FOR THE NEW BRIDE

And now you’re Mrs. instead of Miss,

And you’ve sealed your wedding vows with a kiss.

Your future lies in your hands, my dear,

For it’s yours to mold from year to year.

God grant that you make it a beautiful thing,

With all of the blessings that marriage can bring.

May you and that fine, lucky man of your choice

Find daily new blessings to make you rejoice,

And year after year may you grow on together

Always finding a rainbow regardless of weather.

And when youthful charms have faded away,

May you look back with joy to your glad wedding day

And thank God for helping to make you a wife

Who discovered the blessings of a full, married life.

 

MOTHERS ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE

Mothers are special people

In a million different ways,

And merit loving compliments

And many words of praise,

For a mother’s aspiration

Is for her family’s success,

To make the family proud of her

And bring them happiness.

And like our heavenly Father,

She’s a patient, loving guide,

Someone we can count on

To be always on our side.

 

IT’S SO NICE TO HAVE A DAD AROUND THE HOUSE

Dads are special people—

no home should be without—

For every family will agree

they’re so nice to have about.

They are a happy mixture of a small boy and a man,

And they’re very necessary in every family plan.

Sometimes they’re most demanding

and stern and firm and tough,

But underneath they’re soft as silk,

for this is just a bluff.

But in any kind of trouble Dad reaches out his hand,

And you can always count on him

to help and understand.

And while we do not praise Dad

as often as we should,

We love him and admire him,

and while that’s understood,

It’s only fair to emphasize

his importance and his worth,

For if there were no loving dads,

this would be a loveless earth.

 

TO MY HUSBAND

In my eyes there lies no vision

But the sight of your dear face.

In my heart there is no feeling

But the warmth of your embrace.

In my mind there are no thoughts

But the thoughts of you, my dear.

In my soul no other longing

But just to have you near.

All my dreams were built around you

And I’ve come to know it’s true,

In my life there is no living

That is not a part of you.

 

MOTHERHOOD

The dearest gifts that heaven holds,

the very finest, too,

Were made into one pattern

that was perfect, sweet, and true.

The angels smiled, well pleased, and said,

“Compared to all the others,

This pattern is so wonderful,

let’s use it just for mothers!”

And through the years, a mother has

been all that’s sweet and good,

For there’s a bit of God and love

in all true motherhood.

 

LOVE’S PRICELESS REWARD

With faith in each other and faith in the Lord

May your marriage be blessed

with love’s priceless reward.

For love that endures and makes life worth living

Is built on strong faith and unselfish giving.

So have faith, and the Lord

will guide both of you through

The glorious new life that is waiting for you.

 

WHAT IS A MOTHER?

It takes a mother’s love to make a house a home—

A place to be remembered no matter where we roam.

It takes a mother’s patience to bring a child up right

And her courage and her cheerfulness

to make a dark day bright.

It takes a mother’s thoughtfulness

to mend the heart’s deep hurts

And her skill and her endurance

It takes a mother’s kindness to forgive us when we err,

To sympathize in trouble,

and to bow her head in prayer.

It takes a mother’s wisdom to recognize our needs

And to give us reassurance by

her loving words and deeds.