Poems of Encouragement

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=225 BGCOLOR="#FF9999" TEXT="#080000" background="096c8c83.gif"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="143ad910.jpg" border=0 width="173" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Click here to go Back to <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lots of Encouraging Poems Motherhood st"><U><B>Lots of Encouraging Poems & Motherhood stories</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF6666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Baby Blessings adoption and infertility support</B></FONT>   <B>  |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Baby Blessings adoption and infertility "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="feel like crying?"><U>feel like crying?</U></A>   |   <B>Poems of Encouragement</B>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="If we had a child"><U>If we had a child</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why me?"><U>Why me?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I want to be a Mother"><U>I want to be a Mother</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mother Want Ad"><U>Mother Want Ad</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What is a Mother?"><U>What is a Mother?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why be a mother?"><U>Why be a mother?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Why be a father?"><U>Why be a father?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dont Quit"><U>Don't Quit</U></A></div> <div> <B>Poems of Encouragement</B></div> <div> "A baby is God's opinion that life should go on." -- Carl Sandburg</div> <bR> <div>  <I><B><U>To Believe  -   Author Unknown</U></B></I></div> <div>  To believe is to know that every day  is a new beginning. </div> <div>  It is to trust that miracles happen, </div> <div>  and dreams really do come true. </div> <div>  To believe is to see angels dancing among the clouds, </div> <div>  To know the wonder of a stardust sky </div> <div>  and the wisdom of the man in the moon. </div> <div>  To believe is to know the value of a nurturing heart, </div> <div>  The innocence of a child's eyes </div> <div>  and the beauty of an aging hand, </div> <div>  for it is through their teachings we learn to love. </div> <div>  To believe is to find the strength </div> <div>  and courage that lies within us. </div> <div>  When it is time to pick up the pieces and begin again. </div> <div>  To believe is to know we are not alone, </div> <div>  That life is a gift and this is our time to cherish it. </div> <div>  To believe is to know that wonderful surprises </div> <div>  are just waiting to happen, </div> <div>  And all our hopes and dreams are within reach. </div> <div>  If only we believe.</div> <div> ***************************************************</div> <bR> <div> YOUR CROSS - Author unknown</div> <bR> <div> Whatever your cross </div> <div> Whatever your pain </div> <div> There will always be sunshine </div> <div> After the rain </div> <bR> <div> Perhaps you may stumble </div> <div> Perhaps even fall </div> <div> But God's always there </div> <div> To help you through it all</div> <div> *****************</div> <div> God Has Not Promised</div> <bR> <div> God has not promised</div> <div> Skies always blue,</div> <div> Flower-strewn pathways</div> <div> All our lives through;</div> <div> God has not promised</div> <div> Sun without rain,</div> <div> Joy without sorrow,</div> <div> Peace without pain.</div> <bR> <div> But God has promised</div> <div> Strength for the day,</div> <div> Rest for the labor,</div> <div> Light for the way,</div> <div> Grace for the trials,</div> <div> Help from above,</div> <div> Unfailing sympathy</div> <div> Undying love.</div> <bR> <div> Author unknown</div> <div> ***********************</div> <bR> <div> A Child To Love </div> <div> You can have your wealth and riches. </div> <div> All the things so many seek; </div> <div> position, power, and success, </div> <div> the fame you long to keep.</div> <div> You can earn as much as you wish, </div> <div> reach a status high above </div> <div> But none of these can equal </div> <div> having one sweet child to love</div> <div> 'Tis the greatest gift form heaven, </div> <div> little arms that hold you tight, </div> <div> And a kiss so soft and gentle </div> <div> when you tuck them in at night.</div> <div> A million precious questions and </div> <div> each story often read, </div> <div> Two eyes so bright and smiling, </div> <div> and a darling tousled head.</div> <div> God has never matched the goodness </div> <div> of a trusting little face, </div> <div> Or a heart so full of laughter </div> <div> spreading sunshine every place.</div> <div> A child to hold and cuddle, </div> <div> 'tis a gift from God above, </div> <div> And the world is so much brighter </div> <div> when you have a child to love </div> <div> Author Unknown </div> <div> *****************************************************<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <U>Think With Your Heart</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Close your eyes</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>To see with your heart.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Close your ears</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>To hear with your heart.</B></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><B>Forget your mind</B></FONT> </div> <div> <B>And think with your heart.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For your heart will see</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>When your eyes fail,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>And your heart will hear</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>When the voices are confused,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Your heart has the answers</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>When your mind falls short.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Remember your heart</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>For it is the key to love.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Remember all love</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>For love is the key to your soul.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Remember your soul</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>For it is your Foundation.</B></div> <div> <B>Author Unknown</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>