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If!JOU can keep !JOUr head when all about !JOU
Arelo-.ngthe;r<and blamongoton9ou,
l f _ 3 o u t r u • t , ! : j O u r • e l f w h a n a l l m e n d o u b t , ! : j OU, t)ut make dllowance forthe•r ~oubt•ngtoo;
If_!tOll c.an wa1t and not be too tir~d~.Ywaiting, (_Jr. beong loed about, don't deal on loe•,
Qr, beong hated, don'tgove wa.!:t to habng,
A n d , ! : j e f d o n ' t l o o k t o o g o o d , n o r t a l k t o o w 1 0 e ;
Jf_you can dream- c~ndnot make dream~_your mastef'j ~~_you c a n th~nk · a n d n o t m a k e . ! : J O i l r t h o u g h t s . ! : J O U r a i m ; If,t~oucan meet w1th tnumrhandd1saster
And treat those two •mposter5JU.5t the samei ~~!toucanbear to hear the tn•th _you've spoken
T w'"ted b,Y knave• to make a trap for fool•,
O r w a t c h t h e t h o n g • , YOU g a v e . Y o u r l ; f e t o b r o k e n , And •toop and buold'em up w;th wornout tool•;
I f ~ou c a n m a k e o n e h e a p o f a l l . Y o u r w o n n o n g • A n d r i s k 1t o n o n e t u m o f p i t c h - a n d - t o s s ,
A n d lo~e, a n d s t a r t a g a m a t _ y o u r begmnmg~ And neverbreath a word about_yourloss;
l~ou can k>rce _your heart and nerve and s1new r0 serve _your tum lentil; after tha_y.are gone, A n d ~o h o l d o n w h e n t h e r e i s n o t h • n g i n _ y o u
)_xcept the Woll whoch •a.Y• to them' •Hold on1';
If1J.OU can talk woth crowd• and keep .Yourvortue,
()r walk w1th king~ - nor lo5e the common touc:hi I f n e ; t h e r f o e • n o r l o v ; n g rr i e n d s c a n h u r t , YOU; Jfall men count w1th:JOU, but none too muchi I~!J~u c a n f 1 l l t h e u n f o r g i v 1 n g m 1 n 1 ) t e
W1th ~uxt;tsecond~·worth of distance run-
Y our<,. the l:::.arth and ever.Ythong that's in ot, And whoch ;. more-.You'll be a Man m.Y sonI
Will Cook
lt"fherefore since we are 1
Dear Will,am,
W e are so proud of ~ouare and thankful to he ~ourbnul~. W e wish for ~ou a
future filled with all of the same gifts that ~ou have showered on others. Love, Mom, Dad, E_ddie, & Drew
:'Trust in the Lord with all of;J~urheart and lean not on !:jOUr own under.~tanding; 1 n a l l ! : j O U r w a ! : l s e~cknowledge I I 1 m , a n d H e w 1 l l m a k e ! : j O u r p a t h s s t r a 1 g h t .
froverbs ):5-6
"'nounclecl b.':! such a great cloud of wotnesses,let us throw off ever.!:Jthong that hmclers .mel the s1n that so easol.':! entangles, and let us nm w1th perseverance the
r a c e m a r k e < i o u t ro r u s . "
Hebrews 12:I I
The R.oild Not Taken
Two road• doverged ;n a .Yellow wood, Ancl <OIT.'J I could not travel both
And boone traveler, long I•tood
A nd looked down one as far a•l could T o where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, a•J'»t a• fa;r,
A nd havong perhaps the better daom, E;,ecause it wa~gra~~~anrl wanted wear; Though a• for that the pa•••ng there Had worn them reaii.Y about the same, And both thatmomonge9uaii.Y Ia.!:I
In leave• no step had trodden black. Qh,l keptthe forst foranotherda.Y!
Y et knowong how wa.Y leads on to wa.Y, I doubted of I should ever come back.
l •hall be tellong thio woth a s;gh Somewhere age!l and age5 hence:
T w o r o a d < d ; v e r g e d on a w o o d m a n d I - I took the one le•• traveled b;j.
And thJt ha• made all the d;fference.
Robert Frost