I would always tell people that I believe children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance. -Ishmael Beah; "A Long Way Gone -Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" (quoted by my son Thomas in an English essay he wrote this year) as i loo… more »

Every happening, every event, every suffering [and] also every joy, is a sacrament that gives God to the soul.  -Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity; from WISDOM FROM Women Saints; The Word Among Us Stand-Up Calendar; Compiled by Jeanne Kun -September 11… more »

You don't get respect because you want it; you get respect because you earn it.  - Marion Asnes (as seen on a poster at my God-daughters elementary school, by her mom, Cynthia.  Thank you Cynthia! -can be found online at http://www.squidoo.com/respect-p… more »

The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.  - Mother Teresa; quoted in many places :-) -can be found at http://www.mothertheresasayings.com/sayings.htm) who can i help know they are loved?  -one of my children?  -a neighb… more »

A child is a gift of G-d chosen for us specifically and entrusted to us for safekeeping to be raised and treasured.  ...our children are a perfect match for us and we for them.  - Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. & Ursula Schwartz, Ph.D., Positive Par… more »

We are children of G-d; G-d is our Father.  A father can love his children and allow them to suffer.  In his letter to the Laodiceans, Jesus says, "Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten" (Revelation 3:19). - Fr. Richard Veras, Wisdom for Everyday Lif… more »