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#1

“Without you there would be no me.
I am everything reflected in your eyes.
I am everything approved by your smile.
I am everything born of your guidance.
I am me only because of you.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: children, direction, father, growing-up, guidance, i, i-am, me, mother, parent, parenthood, richelle, richelle-goodrich, teaching

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#2

“Mothers observe all, absorb all,
give all, forgive all,
offer all, suffer all,
feel all, heal all,
hope for all, pray for all.
But most of all,
Mothers love always.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: love, moms, mothers, mothers-day, parenthood, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#3

“The fact is, the man who’d begotten me didn’t want me. In his eyes I should never have been born. And perhaps that would’ve been best. As it was, my existence had proven to be nothing more than a nuisance for everyone. I angered my father, brought strife upon my mother, irritated my teachers, and annoyed the other children who were forced to interact with me in school. All by simply being.

When you aren’t loved, you aren’t real. Life is cold, like the stone against my palm.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher

tags: abuse, annabelle, child-abuse, richelle, richelle-goodrich, unloved, unwanted

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#4

“If your best friend truly is the person who knows you completely and loves you anyway, wouldn't that be your mother?”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: friends, friendship, love, mom, mother, mothers-day, relationships, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#5

“I am, for the most part, who I am because my good mother was who she was.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: example, learning, mom, mother, mother-s-day, motherhood, richelle, richelle-goodrich, teaching

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#6

“Mothers give us life, love, and the heartfelt inclination to cry 'I want my mommy' no matter how old we get.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: love, mom, mommy, mother, mother-s-day, motherhood, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#7

“You were formed inside a borrowed womb—a nourishing safe haven for months—then delivered through painful effort and sacrifice by a woman willing to give you the precious gift of life. That truth alone deserves your gratitude and respect.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: birth, gratitude, mom, mother, mother-s-day, motherhood, richelle, richelle-goodrich, womanhood, womb

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#8

“A mother is a child's first looking glass into the world.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: child-rearing, children, growing, learning, mom, mother, mother-s-day, motherhood, outlook, perspective, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#9

“I hate it when storm clouds roll in, heralded by dazzling claps of thunder and lightning that boast an ocean of tears. This majestic performance of bad temper manages to overshadow my pathetic attempts at pouting. No one broods like Mother Nature, hence she steals all the attention I was sulking after.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: brooding, lightning, mother-nature, pouting, rain, richelle, richelle-goodrich, storms, sulking, thunder

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#10

“What is more powerful than the love of a mother? Perhaps only God's hand in answering her earnest pleadings on your behalf.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: god, love, mom, mother, mother-s-day, motherhood, prayers, raising-children, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#11

“Mother nature changes her looks for the same reason any woman changes her looks—to be noticed.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: attention, looks, mother-nature, richelle, richelle-goodrich, women

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#12

“Though I adore the idea of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Sandman, the Tooth Fairy, and such luminary characters—especially their altruism and devotion—I still don't believe in them. For I know the truth. Only one such miracle worker exists who performs magic in my life, seeing to my wants and needs without fail. That queen is my mother. With unwavering faith I believe in her.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: believe, easter-bunny, mom, mother, richelle, richelle-goodrich, sandman, santa-claus, tooth-fairy

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#13

“Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: caring, devotion, love, mom, moms, mother, mother-s-day, mother-s-love, mothers, mothers-care, mothers-day, richelle, richelle-e-goodrich, richelle-goodrich

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#14

“I lowered my hands and stared at the tiny horse, considering his question. I couldn’t think of anyone I’d ever felt sorry for. There were plenty of kids I envied. There were others I achingly admired, but that might simply be another form of jealousy. Then there were those I feared, dreaded. And the worst of them, the man who shamed me. I could see my father’s angry features looming over my mother. I could clearly picture her beside him in his truck, cowering against the door while he belittled and assaulted her.
I guess I did know someone I felt sorry for.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher

tags: compassion, empathy, envy, jealousy, pity, richelle, richelle-goodrich, sympathy

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#15

“If you feel like a nearly-drowned rat that’s been dragged through the mud, all twisted up inside your mother’s borrowed, prized quilt, having been tossed about by gale force winds that managed to entangle you in barbed wire one-thousand miles from your goal in the middle of a hot, barren nowhere void of any basic necessities―then congratulations! You’re no observer but an actual participant in the game of life! Stand up and keep living.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: alive, conflicts, endurance, life, living, richelle, richelle-goodrich, struggles, trials, troubles

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#16

“Moms are life's number one cheerleaders without uniforms.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: cheering, cheerleaders, mom, moms, mother-s-day, mothers, richelle, richelle-e-goodrich, richelle-goodrich

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#17

“Mothers were meant to love us unconditionally, to understand our moments of stupidity, to reprimand us for lame excuses while yet acknowledging our point of view, to weep over our pain and failures as well as cry at our joy and successes, and to cheer us on despite countless start-overs. Heaven knows no one else will.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: love, mom, mommy, mother-s-day, mother-s-love, mothers, richelle, richelle-e-goodrich, richelle-goodrich

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#18

“I stumble and fall.
I weep and struggle to rise.
My mom feels it all.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: empathy, feeling-for-children, feelings, haiku, mom, moms, mother-s-love, motherhood, poetry, richelle, richelle-e-goodrich, richelle-goodrich, sympathy

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#19

“Gregory?” I called. I couldn’t help myself. It was irrational, but I was scared to see him run from me. He turned my direction, his feet pivoting in the dirt. Warily, I crossed into the light for a moment.

“Do you, um…” I inhaled deeply. “Do you think you’ll still want to be my friend tomorrow?” I held my breath and waited for his answer.

Although I could feel the sunshine perceptibly tingle every inch of exposed skin, the way Gregory smiled at me produced a swell of warmth unmatchable even for the sun.

“I’ll always want to be your friend, Annabelle. Do you want to be mine?”

My head nodded like mad, ecstatic, all on its own. I disappeared among the shadows again and watched my new friend until he stepped around the Hopkins’ house. Then I waited until his car drove off -- Gregory and his mother headed for home.

I was on a high like no other, but I’d not lost my grasp on reality entirely. I knew that the real test would come Monday. It was one thing to befriend an outcast in the privacy of the woods, but quite another to risk ridicule and reputation when surrounded by peers. This was true even for those with the biggest of hearts, which I now believed Gregory Hill to have.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher

tags: annabelle, dandelions, friends, friendship, gregory, happiness, kindness, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#20

“Thank you, Mom, for the way you managed yourself during the childish, mean, selfish, insensitive, irresponsible, unreasonable, hateful moments I put you through. From your example I learned to be patient, positive, kind, selfless, sympathetic, reliable, sensible, and loving. You have my endless appreciation.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

tags: appreciation, mom, mother, mother-s-day, mother-s-day-quotes, motherhood, thank-you

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#21

“Perhaps, if you weren't so busy regarding my shortcomings, you'd find that I do possess redeeming qualities, discreet as they may be. I notice when the sky is blue. I smile down at children. I laugh at any innocent attempt at humor. I quietly carry the burdens of others as though they were my own. And I say 'I'm sorry' when you don't. I am not without fault, but I am not without goodness either.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: assumptions, faults, goodness, judging, judging-people, richelle, richelle-goodrich, shortcomings

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#22

“Don't ever give up.
Don't ever give in.
Don't ever stop trying.
Don't ever sell out.
And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment,
pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.
But never, ever, ever give up.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Eena, The Tempter's Snare

tags: commitment, dedication, drive, eena, inspirational, perserverance, persistence, resolve, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#23

“You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it's enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: believe, believe-in-yourself, determination, give-up, goals, inspiration, inspirational-quotes, never-give-up, persist, richelle, richelle-goodrich, self-esteem, self-motivation, star, success, try-again

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#24

“There are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares. Sadly, there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear.”
― Richelle Goodrich, Dandelions: The Disappearance of Annabelle Fancher

tags: abuse, fear, hardship, nightmares, richelle, richelle-goodrich, suffering, trials

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#25

“There are far too many silent sufferers. Not because they don't yearn to reach out, but because they've tried and found no one who cares.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: abuse, despair, hopelessness, richelle, richelle-goodrich, suffering

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#26

“Never give up.
It's like breathing—once you quit, your flame dies letting total darkness extinguish every last gasp of hope. You can't do that. You must continue taking in even the shallowest of breaths, continue putting forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. Don't ever, ever, ever give up.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: ambition, desires, dreams, drive, effort, hope, inspirational, perserverance, richelle, richelle-goodrich, trying

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#27

“While you judge me by my outward appearance I am silently doing the same to you, even though there's a ninety-percent chance that in both cases our assumptions are wrong.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: assessments, assumptions, biases, criticize, judge, judging, opinions, regard, richelle, richelle-goodrich

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#28

“A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: dreams, healing, heart, imaginary-friend, imagination, inspirational, pretending, richelle, richelle-goodrich, soothing, soul, strength

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#29

“All I ever wanted from you was to know that I was wanted by you. That would have changed everything.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: desire, fate, need, richelle, richelle-goodrich, want, wanting

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#30

“Courage to me is doing something daring, no matter how afraid, insecure, intimidated, alone, unworthy, incapable, ridiculed or whatever other paralyzing emotion you might feel. Courage is taking action....no matter what. So you're afraid? Be afraid. Be scared silly to the point you're trembling and nauseous, but do it anyway!”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

tags: courage, daring, fear, fearless, inspirational, resolve, richelle, richelle-goodrich, success

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