Ron Baratono

Dear God, I don__ ask that my life be perfect but that you allow the myriad of emotions in my life to end each day with calmness. May I sleep peacefully to do your work again by morning light. I ask for these things in Jesus__ name, amen.

Unless we can predict the future, we shouldn't be worrying about things that haven't happened yet. We can place these thoughts in God's hands then let them go.

Sometimes things happen in our lives that wake us up to the truth, about how short life is. It__ then we wonder why we spent so much wasted time looking too far into the future.

The truly important people in our lives are always in our future.

Your true character in life is your destiny.

The worst thing about being unhappy is not being strong enough to leave the situation.

The greatest compliment in the world is your adult children telling you they had a wonderful childhood.

Just because a child doesn__ have both parents raising him or her, doesn__ mean that child becomes half the person they were meant to be. One wonderful parent can love enough for two, and love will always be the biggest influence in a child__ life.

I think the greatest sound in the world is hearing one of your children singing when they think no one is listening.

Dear Lord, I ask that you help me make it through today with patience, understanding, and calmness in my heart. I ask that you replace any darkness in my life with light and my frustrations with joy. I ask these things in Jesus__ name, amen.

We all have our times of anger. It__ when we hang onto that anger it becomes a poison to our heart and mind.

I think we all keep irritating situations in our head to long, until we finally realize it__ taking up valuable space.

For all the things we do in our lives and the people that surround us, its family and those few loyal friends that God has blessed us with.

If we are wonderful parents and family members, then there__ really nothing else to prove.

Each day we hold things in our heart, sometimes these things are heavy. Carrying God's grace with us each and every day lightens life's load.

If you desire romance then give some it__ equally heartwarming. There__ many ways to satisfy one__ heart, and feel special.

It's nice to begin each day with an open mind but a wonderful fulfillment will come with an open heart.

There__ a reason we__l all end up with just a handful of true friends in our life. These are the people that have taken the time to look at our heart, so despite any flaws they're forever in our lives.