Never let the

odds keep you from doing

what you know in your heart

you were meant to do. -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Only surround yourself with

people who will lift you higher.

-Oprah Winfrey

Do what you can, with what you have,

where you are. -Theodore Roosevelt

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Always be a first-rate version of

yourself, instead of a second-

rate version of somebody else. -Judy Garland

Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to

begin where he was. -Richard L. Evans

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.

-Arthur Wellesley

Don’t let what you can’t do, stop you from doing

what you can do. -John Wooden

Use what talents you possess; The woods would be very silent

if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

-Henry Van Dyke

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.

Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel

that you, too, can become great. -Mark Twain

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

-Epictetus

You always pass failure on the way to success.

-Mickey Rooney

You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or

the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have.

-Jim Rohn

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize

how close they were to success when they gave up.

-Thomas Edison

Make each day your masterpiece. -John Wooden

Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have;

it depends solely upon what you think. -Dale Carnegie

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.

Dream deep, for every dream precedes the

goal. -Ralph Vaull Starr

Twenty years from now you will be more

disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did

do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from

the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.

Discover. -Mark Twain

We wish you a great year, from all those who care about YOU!

Father of all mercies, We ask that you would

bless the youngest and littlest of learners, the most helpless and powerless of persons, with Your infinite and loving mercy, granting

them the strength to learn, concentrate, and act in love towards their teachers and fellow students. We also ask that You would watch over

them, at home and at school and give them proper direction so that they may learn of Your wonderful virtues. We ask this in the name of

Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen David Bennett

RESOURCES

http://www.greatest-inspirational-quotes.com/inspirational-quotes-for-kids.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=back+to+school+backgrounds

http://www.churchyear.net/prayer/prayerforschoolchildren.html

Created by Rev. Jeanne McIntosh © August 2011