Columbus Zoo~ & hangin @ HOME!

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.
- Goethe

Every true man, sir, who is a little above the level of the beasts and plants, lives so as to give a meaning and a value to his own life.
- Luigi Pirandello

Man is preceded by forest followed by desert.- French graffiti

We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.
- La Rochefoucauld

Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep. -William Maxwell

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.
- Patti Smith

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.
- Erik Erikson

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it.
George Moore

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family:
Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
Jane Howard

To understand your parents' love, you must raise children yourself.

Chinese proverb

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Confucius

the family is life.
Denzel Washington

At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.

Mark V. Olsen and Will Sheffer

Be Blessed!

LifeSong

"Lifesong"

Empty hands held high
Such small sacrifice
If not joined with my life
I sing in vain tonight

May the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You

Let my lifesong sing to You
Let my lifesong sing to You
I want to sign Your name to the end of this day
Knowing that my heart was true
Let my lifesong sing to You

Lord I give my life
A living sacrifice
To reach a world in need
To be Your hands and feet

So may the words I say
And the things I do
Make my lifesong sing
Bring a smile to You

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Let my lifesong sing to You

Steve Carell

Thankfully Blessed

The Land of the FREE... Happy Independence Day!

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. ~Simone de Beauvoir

History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. ~Charles de Gaulle

Liberty is the possibility of doubting, of making a mistake,... of searching and experimenting,... of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophical, religious, social, and even political. ~Ignazio Silone, The God That Failed, 1950

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. ~Napoleon Bonaparte

For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail?

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.

~Moshe Dayan

Be Blessed!

My Friend

by Luke A, Fink

I hear your voice
Thanks for being there
You were an inspiration
Even when no one cared
I see you in the morning
When I wake to each new day
Making love came naturally
And in my heart you stayed
You were my foundation
That I left fall apart
Oh sweet lady I want to say to you
That you once had my heart
Your a believer
And your dreams came true
You showed me love
And with that love
Theirs nothing I couldn't do
I would be eternally grateful
If we can remain friends forever
And thanks to you, now I'm believer...