“Thanks to the human heart by which we live,Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and its fears,To me the meanest flower that blows can giveThoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.”

“It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it's great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you.”

“The morning sun brings tender joyWith happiness awakes the earth;The dew kissed flowers it's light employTheir petals open in new birth.The birds awake and all mankindRejoices with songs they sing.God's creatures open heart and mindTo Him their praises bring.Should not we, too, give thanks anewGreet joyfully each new born sun;Wash old sins clean with morning dewGive Praise to Him, The Holy One.”

“Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin.”

“And it's not what you just said that i am thanking you for, Holder. I need to thank you for everything. Thank you for giving me the courage to always ask the questions, even when I didn't want the answers. Thank you for loving me like you love me. Thank you for showing me that we don't always have to be strong to be there for each other-- that it's okay to be weak, so long as we're there. And thank you for finally finding me after all these years.”

“It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy.”