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 family. It was very special to be able to attend the grand opening at the Werner funeral services in Mansfield, Ohio.
Another highlight of my Ohio visit was to be able to attend the graduation ceremonies of my granddaughter, Rosa Werner. 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 in 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. While I was gone, family even enjoyed retreating in that little home on the prairie, too.
Thank you dear readers of this column for sharing your samplers about Home sweet Home. Here is another sampler that brings grace and love to another home:
Home is where the heart is
Home sweet Home
There's 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.” Whenever I felt hopelessly defeated this thought came back to me. - Author Unknown
Some people come into our lives and quietly go. Others stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same. Celebrate your family!
Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner June 5th, 1997
Published in the Marion Record
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