The Road of Life

Come walk with me Come walk with me along the life's path And we will walk with you. We will share our joys and sorrows The way good friends should do. I'll take your hand and you'll take mine When trials are hard to meet. With two to share a heavy load Life's hills will seem less steep. We'll walk together on life's path Until the path shall end: There is no gift more precious than A true and lifelong friend. -Kay Hoffman photo by my brother

Friendship

Cultivate a friendship, As you do a garden bed; Nourish, feed and watch it grow, With help and nice things said. Smile, its like the sunshine Needed for the flowers, Loving hands to tend and care, Soft rains and sun-filled hours. Little hurts are like the weeds, That come between the rows: Pull and cast them out before The beautiful friendship goes. Be proud of your well-tended garden And proud of a good friend too, All the work that you put into them Will come straight back to you. Don't neglect your garden Or the good friends that you know, Don't let a single day go by, Keep trying, both will grow. by Ruth Moyer Gilmour photos by n'yor

Get Away from All of It

I could relax and contemplate The joys that I have had And I could read some Scripture for it makes one's heart so glad. T'would also serve to brush away The cobwebs from my mind, T"would help me to make light my load And leave my cares behind. In fact, I think that ev'ryone Should sometimes get away From all of it and contemplate Relax, think and pray. poem by Luther Elvis Albright from Salesian Missions New Hope Books