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Help me remember, when I feel it's a chore,
The time will come when I'll hold baby no more,
Asleep on my chest, the crib refused, the blanket,
the pacifier, gone unused.What better place is there to lay baby's head
Than against my heart, my arms her bed?For children grow up and leave us behind
With only memories left to remind us
Of midnight walking and predawn rocking,
Of sweet, crying babies unable to sleep.So, keep me patient and keep me awake
While I cradle this dear child,
And don't let me begrudge another long night
With this baby, my darling, my joy, my delight.With thanks to the original author,
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Jan Dunlap******************************************************
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Angels Unaware, Inspirational, Touching Stories:"It was a rainy night in New Orleans; at a bus station in the town, I watched a young girl weeping As her baggage was taken down. It seems she'd lost her ticket Changing buses in the night. She begged them not to leave her there With no sign of help in sight."
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Religious Poems, Christian Stories ******************************************************Gift (The), by John Gaudet, Inspiration Poems, Touching Stories:"The old lady places her shawl on the top of the bed table and opens the door below. She removes two brightly colored doilies that she painfully knitted over the course of two weeks. She holds them with long fingers gnarled and slowed with age. She made them for the redheaded girl who comes to clean her room. She has come to anticipate the sounds of her cleaning cart coming down the hall as she stops at every room and does her duty. She is very friendly and the old lady loves to hear her talk of her little girl and her life as she bustles around the room making the bed and cleaning the floor. They have a special relationship these two and the old lady loves to talk of times past and things done."
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Greatest Pain In Life (The):"The greatest pain in life is not to die, but to be ignored.To lose the person you love so much to another who doesn't care at all. To have someone you care about so much throw a party and not tell you about it. "
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Lonely Road (The):"A man was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were leaving. Most of his friends had already left. They had families to feed and dreams to fulfill. But he stayed on."
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My Hope For You:"I hope you woke up this morning with a big smile on your face . . I hope the sun is shining just for you and the birds are singing their very best songs ..."
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Nursing Stories, Nurse Tales, Poems ******************************************************Sarah's Tears by Tony Collins, LVN:"Late one December night on the cancer ward the halls were quiet and solemn, the patients were asleep and most of the visitors were gone. The nurses were gathered about the nurse's station preparing for shift change. Sarah, one of the nurses, was especially tired, having worked seven straight 12 hour days. The kids had needs, her husband had been laid off, and the house payment was due."
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Second Ten Commandments (The):"1. Thou shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. Thou shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass."
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Religious Poems, Christian Stories ******************************************************Trouble Tree (The), Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence."
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Things I've Learned:"Things I've Learned . . . . I've learned.... that the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... that when you're in love, it shows."
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Wisdom For The Road:"Cherish things while you still have them, before they're gone, and you realize how precious they really are. Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."
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Work Like You Don't Need The Money:"An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. He would miss the paycheck, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor."
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