Friends of Mother Gator

Sara's Smile

Every once in a great great while
this some someone will share a smile
that shines so bright it creates a glow
that lights the way and won't take no
when it beckons yours in return
and then all at once you learn
that in this smile was some something
that makes you call yours back and
bring
on some one day another light
that lifts the dark and bans the night
for some someone else you didn't know
was even there who would never show
or never ever dream to dare
to smile the smile that Sara shared.

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Darlene Marr-Owens
Darlene is an award winning, multitalented artist that creates in various media which include acrylic and  watercolor paintings, large murals indoors and outdoors, metalwork and jewelry, sculptures and illustrations. One of the greatest enjoyments as an artist is to create original artwork from the mind or the written word into a visual image.  Darlene illustrated From the Nursery To The Swamp.

For Nathaniel

How long the nights
How short the days
May be in spite of those who pray
For shorter nights
And longer days
Where every child forever plays.

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Land of Orange and Blue

In this land of orange and blue,
Is a magic place where dreams come true.
Where pain is gone and gentle touch
From those who care can mean so much
And all who come learn hope anew in
This magic land of orange and blue.

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Shand's Kids

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Especially when the vision starts
To clear and see what should be done
For those whose race has just begun
And for whom the road is paved
With hurdles, holes and dreams delayed
The whole will fill with those who care
Enough to see enough to share
Their sum and make at least in part
A smoother road for those who’ll start
And run that race with steps so swift
That they in turn return the gift
And become those parts, those sums, those wholes
With vision clear, and different  goals.

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Check Out Golly's Reading Picks!
	From The Nursery To The Swamp Gator fans will love this fun and whimsical book of familiar Mother Goose nursery rhymes along with their "new" Mother Gator rhymes. IT'S RIGHT HERE! Click for sample page Under The Eyes Poster inspired by Philippians 4:13 GET IT NOW!
Keep your eyes open for a wonderful suprise this April!

Special Teams – Healthy Families

Among the finest “Special Teams”,
Are some you may not know.
They don’t run and they don’t kick
But, they help us all to grow.

This Team works to make things right,
To make this world a place,
Where children can sleep safe at night,
In a warm and loving space.

Now, when you think of “Special Teams”,
They’re not just those who play.
They’re those who struggle, learn and teach,
To help parents find the way

So if you want to join our team,
In this “special” generation,
Come punt, come play, come work with us,
To build a Healthy Nation!

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Dedicated to the staff of Healthy Families ACUB and all HFF who are this “Healthy” Nation.
Mother Goose