Jane was a little needier than usual...but seriously, she's been through a lot this summer. It's about time she gave me a little grief.
Jane was a little needier than usual...but seriously, she's been through a lot this summer. It's about time she gave me a little grief.
I live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true,
For the Heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hopes yet to find me,
And the good that I can do.
I live to learn their story
Who suffered for my sake;
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
The heroic of all ages,
Whose deeds crowd History's pages,
And Time's great volume make.
I live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is a union
'Twixt Nature's heart and mine;
To profit by affliction,
Reap truth from fields of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill God's grand design.
I live to hail that season
By gifted ones foretold,
When men shall live by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united,
And every wrong thing righted,
The whole world shall be lighted
As Eden was of old.
I live for those who love me,
For those who know me true,
For the Heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do.
-George Linnaeus Banks-
7 comments:
What fun! Now you have fabulous pictures to show your grandkids.
Fun trip!! I'm gonna miss this summer too, but I'll be honest I can't wait for fall. I LOOOOVE it!!
I wish someone would give me a spounge bath in a bucket.
Seriously you have an angel baby! She has such precious smiles!
This looks strangely familiar...
Why didn't you use my edit of that picture of you and David?!!! Didn't you see I hacked you blog and set it all up for you?!!! I'm so offended. ;-) jk Yours looks good too.
That was lots of fun, we should go camping a bunch next year. Su-gee, buy a tent and you can come too. :o)
Looks like a lot of fun. Fire and water, so true! When are we going to see you guys again? It's been too long. Hope Lucas is enjoying back-to-school.
Oh miss Jane has the darn cutest smile. I can't imagine her giving you any grief. Glad you had so much fun at the lake. Hopefully we'll see you at a wedding soon. :)
There is no blue like Bear Lake blue . . . so beautiful. And there is no smile like Jane's smile! My kids always loved their baths . . . calmed them right down. What a great photo of you and David. Keep on posting . . . I'm stalking you! Love ya, Sandra
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