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“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.”

–Lisa Weed

“The memories we make with our family is everything.”

–Candace Cameron Bure

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

― Dr. Seuss

“Now that you’ve graduated, just remember: Bosses don’t usually accept notes from your mother.”

— Melanie White

“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.”

-Winnie the Pooh

“Where there is family, there is love.”

-Unknown

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

– Maya Angelou

“Making the decision to have a baby is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

– Elizabeth Stone

“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow–this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.”

– Elizabeth Gilbert

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

–George Bernard Shaw

“Never apologize for being a powerful woman.”

-Unknown

“Look at her. I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.

-Gomez Adams

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”

—Jane Howard

“Marriage is one of the greatest blessings in life, and choosing your spouse is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.”

-Unknown

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

-William Shakespeare

“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

–George Bernard Shaw

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

-Mignon McLaughlin

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“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort…”

–Brad Henry

“A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. Her tears flow as abundantly as her laughter. A strong woman is both soft and powerful, she is both practical and spiritual. A strong woman in her essence is a gift to the world.”

-Native American Saying