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    are the blessings of year upon year,
    When life has been lived as you’ve lived it
    in a home where God’s presence is near …
    May the deep meaning surrounding this day,
    like the paintbrush of God up above,
    Touch your life with wonderful blessings,
    and fill your heart brimful with His love.

C ONCLUSİON

    And now that you’ve come to the end of this book,
    Pause and reflect and take a swift backward look
    And you’ll find that to follow God’s
    commandment each day
    Is not only the righteous and straight, narrow way
    But a joyous experience, for there’s many a thrill
    In going God’s way and in doing His will …
    For in traveling God’s way you are never alone,
    For all of your problems God takes as His own,
    And always He’s ready to counsel and guide you,
    And in sadness or gladness He’s always beside you …
    And to live for God’s glory and to walk in His truth
    Brings peace to the angel and joy to the youth,
    And at the end of life’s journey,
    there’s His promised reward
    Of life everlasting in the house of the Lord.
     
    America’s beloved inspirational poet laureate,
Helen Steiner Rice
, has encouraged millions of people through her beautiful and uplifting verse. Born in Lorain, Ohio, in 1900, Helen was the daughter of a railroad man and an accomplished seamstress and began writing poetry at a young age.
    In 1918, Helen began working for a public utilities company and eventually became one of the first female advertising managers and public speakers in the country.
    In January 1929, she married a wealthy banker named Franklin Rice, who later sank into depression during the Great Depression and eventually committed suicide. Helen later said that her suffering made her sensitive to the pain of others. Her sadness helped her to write some of her most uplifting verses.
    Her work for a Cincinnati, Ohio, greeting card company eventually led to her nationwide popularity as a poet when her Christmas card poem “The Priceless Gift of Christmas” was first read on
The Lawrence Welk Show
. Soon Helen had produced several books of her poetry that were a source of inspiration to millions of readers.
    Helen died in 1981, leaving a foundation in her name to offer assistance to the needy and the elderly. Now more than thirty years after her death, Helen’s words still speak powerfully to the hearts of readers about love and comfort, faith and hope, peace and joy.

P OEM I NDEX
    After the Winter … God Sends the Spring 75
    Anywhere Is a Place of Prayer If God Is There 56
    Autumn of Life, The 154
    Baby 131
    Be Glad 112
    Be of Good Cheer; There’s Nothing to Fear 66
    Blessings in Disguise Are Difficult to Recognize 140
    Brighten the Corner Where You Are 48
    Conclusion 155
    Count Your Gains, Not Your Losses 40
    Daily Prayers Dissolve Your Cares 44
    Deep in My Heart 101
    Discouragement and Dreams 151
    Do Not Be Anxious 109
    End of the Road Is but a Bend in the Road, The 90
    Enfolded in His Love 16
    Everyone Needs Someone 78
    Faith Is a Candle 137
    Fathers Are Wonderful People 42
    Favorite Recipe, A 14
    Finding Faith in a Flower 25
    Flowers Leave Their Fragrance on the Hand That Bestows Them 27
    Friends Are Life’s Gift of Love 102
    Gift of Lasting Love, The 136
    Give Lavishly! Live Abundantly! 60
    God Is Never beyond Our Reach 96
    God Knows Best 92
    God’s Hand Is Always There 108
    Golden Chain of Friendship, The 61
    Good Morning, God 37
    Great Faith That Smiles Is Born of Great Trials 54
    Heartstrings 89
    Heart Throbs for the Man I Married 123
    He Asks So Little and Gives So Much 21
    Heavens Declare the Glory of God, The 84
    He Loves You! 36
    Help Yourself to Happiness 59
    House of Prayer, The 52
    How Great the Yield from a Fertile Field 51
    I Am the Light of the World 137
    Ideals Are Like Stars 120
    If You Meet God in the Morning, He’ll Go with You through the Day 20
    In Hours of Discouragement God Is Our Encouragement 98
    It’s a Wonderful World 34
    It’s So Nice to Have a Dad around the House