This Warm Thoughts column on family, during National Family month, had a beginning as I was 16,000 miles in the air - flying over beautiful Ohio and returning from visiting families in Ohio. It was very special to be able to attend the grand opening of the Warner Funeral Services in Mansfield, Ohio. Another highlight of my Ohio visit was to be able to attend the graduation ceremonies of my granddaughter, Rosa Warner. Six-year-old Rosa was radiant as she walked across the stage and received her "Master's Degree in Kindness Acts" from kindergarten. It was so special for her two Grandmas to share that moment.

This is the time of year for families to enjoy times together at graduations, weddings, and many family gatherings. It is no wonder that May 11th through June 15th has been designated "National Family Month." When you read this column, I will have flown back home to the little home on the prairie after attending my niece's wedding in a cathedral in St. Louis Missouri. Yes, home sweet home. And while I was gone, family enjoyed retreating in that little home on the prairie too. Thanks dear readers of this column for sharing your samplers about Home Sweet Home. Here's another sampler that brings grace and love to another home: Home is where the heart is. Home sweet home. There is no place like home. East or west, home is best. Home is where the heart is. Home sweet home.

Warm Thought: When I graduated from college I remember the big, gray-haired, soft spoken professor of Greek, who handed us our diplomas and said, "Young ladies and gentlemen, it is not possible for everyone to have a great intellect but it is possible for everyone to have a great heart." When I felt hopelessly defeated, this thought came back to me. Author unknown. Some people come into our lives quietly go. Others stay for a while or leave footprints on our hearts and we are never the same. Celebrate the family.

Warm Thoughts from Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea, written by Luetta G. Werner

Published in the Marion Record on some day in May, the year of 1997.

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