A happy family is but an earlier heavenSir John BowringAfter all the storiesI feel I know this guyHe's my mama's grandpa, Folks,The apple of her eye!I've heard about his silly jokesHeard his awesome talesOf fishing and flying and other featsOf fishes bigger than whales!I'm glad I got to meet himTo climb up in his lap,... Continue Reading →

A sweet new blossom of humanity, fresh fallen from God's own home to flower on earth. Gerald MasseyWelcome to the world, my sweet pea,Welcome to love and welcome to familyWelcome to the world of spring peepers singingTo daffodils and garden seeds and splashing through puddles!Welcome to firefly-chasing on summer nightsTo camp-outs and hot days and running with... Continue Reading →

A man who could make one rose...would be accounted most wonderful;  God scatters countless such flowers us! Martin LutherDressed in springtime finerythere she goes;Nothing sweeter than a rose!She is wearing her rose-colored glasses;Down the rose-lined lane she passes.A rose by any other name would still be sweet.A poem without a rose is incomplete.Roses are red, or so they... Continue Reading →