Saturday, December 20, 2008

A Daughter needs a Mom........


to tell her the road to happiness is not always straight

to explain that the sweetest flower may not always be the prettiest

to carry her when she is tired

to teach her that class never goes out of style

to teach her to love her friends, no matter what they do

to teach her to laugh at herself

to teach her that even true love requires compromise

who knows how to let loose and have fun

to show her how to give back to others

to show her to use humor to lighten heavy loads

to show her how to put a little love in everything she does

to tell her not to let pride get in the way of forgiving someone

to encourage her to be grateful

to catch her if she falls

to remind her, on the bad days, that she is not alone

and

to teach her that you cannot start a life over, but you can change the way it ends.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

And to give her and her sister terribly frizzy hair to fuss over every day:)

Grammy said...

What sweet thoughts. I believe they are true. I had a really great mom, and much of my mothering was learned from her. As for the frizzy hair your sister mentioned - well...sorry. That actually came from my Dad!

Heidi Sue said...

Julie I love it, it is so true.

Kori said...

So sweet Jewels! It means a lot having my Mom farther away, now, too! Thanks for the warm fuzzies!