Sunday, June 11, 2006

blood is thicker than water

The family is a haven in a heartless world. ~Attributed to Christopher Lasch

We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. ~Shirley Abbott
It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. ~Thomas Jefferson

At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable. ~Mark V. Olsen and Will Sheffer, Big Love, "Easter"


We cannot destroy kindred: our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break. ~Marquise de Sévigné

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. ~Anthony Brandt

To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there. ~Barbara Bush

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I just love those pictures. You rock!