“If I knew it wouldbe the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.If I knew it wouldbe the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.If I knew it wouldbe the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day afterday.If I knew it wouldbe the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming, you would KNOW Ido.If I knew it wouldbe the last time I would be there to share your day, well, I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.For surely there'salways tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.There will alwaysbe another day to say our "I love you's", And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I cando's?"But just in case Imight be wrong and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.So if you'rewaiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day, That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.So hold your loved ones close today, whisper intheir ear, Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear, Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me,""thank you" or "it's okay". And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.” Friends Author:Poem
“I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For who has sight so keen and strong, That it can follow the flight of song? Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke; And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.” Friends Author:Poem
“Yourfriend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay". And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught. And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know the flood also. For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live. For it is his to fill your need, but not your emptiness. And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing ofpleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” Friends Author:Poem
“I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers. I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain, nor the future with its untold stories. But I can be there now when you need me to care. I can't keep your feet from stumbling. I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall. Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine; Yet I can share in your laughter. Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge; I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask. I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship, from your values, from me. I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you. I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you, But I can give you the room to change, room to grow, room to be yourself. I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting, But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces and put them back in place. I can't tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend.” Friendship Author:Poem