Did You Hear The Laughter from the Gods

when listening with delight to the beauty of Children
         …it makes the heart too big for the body

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.                                                                                                                                      Angela Schwindt

It's funny how God uses simple people to do great things...                        Whitney, age 16

It does not matter how much money a family has.   If there is a lot of love in a home,  that family is richer than any millionaire could ever be....     Elana, age 15                                                                                             

If you give your enemy a second chance, she might turn out to be your best friend...Meghann, age 13

You can't catch a hard baseball in your mouth...    Joseph,  age 10

Youth is a perpetual intoxication; it is a fever of the mind...     François Duc de la Rochefoucauld

It is OK to fail, but  it  is not OK to give up...      Kate, age 8   
                    

You should always try, even when you don't think it will help...       Jennifer, age 11

 

The color of people shouldn't matter...    Somer, age 10

                                                                                              

I should always try my best. If I don't succeed, then at least I will feel good about myself...  Laura, age 16

Life is hard no matter how old you are. ..   Rosalinda,  age 13

People are quick to condemn you for the things you've done, but they'll never give you credit for all the times you resisted temptation...     Heather, age 16  

                                                                                                      

Sometimes the most loving answer is no...    Leslie, age 12                                                                           

Nothing hurts more than guilt...    Jessica, age 12                                                                                                         

You should be careful around those younger than you.

It is surprising how much of an impact a word or action can make on them...  Sarah, age 12

                                                                                                                                                                          

Someone is always better than you in one thing, but you are better than them in another. Alecia, age 12

Trust is the most valuable thing  you'll  ever  earn...     Susanna, age 17      

                                                                                       
You will never be happy if all you do is think about all the things you don't have.   Christy, age 17

 

It's good to receive compliments, and it's even better to give them...  Aaron, age 17

You never know how loud you are until you have to be quiet...           Sarena, age 10

You should never jump out of a tree using trash bags as parachutes...    April, age 10 

Simply saying, "I believe in you" can make someone's day...   Mary, age 16

                                                          

A pen and paper are all  you need to create a new world...    Michelle, age 13

When you pray, you get a happy feeling inside like God just walked into your heart

and is warming himself at a cozy fire...      Charles, age 16

                                                                                                                                                                                          

The more mistakes I make, the smarter I get...    Jennifer, age 13                                        

Simply saying, "I believe in you" can make someone's day...    Mary, age 16

The greatest teacher is not the one who talks all the time, but the one who listens... Lauren, age 14

The art of communication is not what you can hear being said

from the other person's mouth, but what you can feel from his heart and see in his eyes...  Leah, age 15

Children make you want to start life over...     Muhammad Ali

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned

 to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,

 we borrow it from our Children...                    Indian Proverb

Reference:  Wit & Wisdom by H. Jackson Brown, Jr      American Indian Quotes & Thoughts