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| Kay |
Father's Day Without You |
June 21, 2009 |
In loving memory of my husband on Father's Day 4/28/32-5/26/08
A bouquet of beautiful memories
sprayed with a million tears~
Wishing God could have spared you
if just for a few more years.
But that was not the way it was
when your name was called last year;
You left with so much still to say,
as your family prayed and gathered near.
It does not take a special day
for us to think of you.
You are present in every prayer
and every thing that we do.
We can not bring the old days back
when we were all together~
Our family chain is broken now,
but our memories will live forever.
Gone but never forgotten~~~
| Layna |
You're Gone |
June 16, 2009 |
Sometimes out of no where it just hits me that you're gone. I was in a store the other day looking at something and all of the sudden I thought, I don't have a daddy anymore. Sometimes I stop and pause because I think I see your car on the road but then I remember you're gone. Sometimes I just sit and think of our memories and sometimes I laugh but I mostly cry because they make me miss you even more. I hear songs that remind me of you, I see things I want to buy for you because I know you'd like them but you're gone. And my kids miss you so much too. They are always saying, remember when Poppa did that or I bet Poppa would have liked that, etc. etc. It lets me know they haven't forgotten you and that you are a part of them forever. Father's Day is coming up and I see all the cards and the daddy and daughter stuff and it just makes me so sad---You're Gone--but never far in my mind or in my heart.
| Kay |
Solitude |
June 16, 2009 |
Solitude is not a means to an end;
It is our salvation place.
There our Christ remodels us
to meet Him face to face.
Solitude is not a private place,
so struggle to stay undistracted.
Forget your nothingness and believe;
God is the one to whom we're attracted.
Don't fight your demons scared and alone;
that struggle is far, far too great.
Give it to God and then realize
that He indeed controls our fate.
Confusing ideas, images and the like
can interrupt solitude the best~
But persevere strongly in your goal,
and put our God to the test.
He will prevail, who lives in us.
He is our own great King.
We can let compulsions melt away
and experience freedom in everything.
Solitude is our salvation place
and will stay with us to the end.
Christ will be right there with us
and to our every need He will tend.
Remember when you sit and pray
to include the needs of others.
Love them as you do yourself.
They are our sisters and brothers.
Solitude, what a comforting place~
a place between you and God.
Pray for favor on judgement day,
and hope you get an approving nod.
| Layna |
The Last Time |
May 26, 2009 |
THE LAST TIME
WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE DO SOMETHING OR SEE SOMEONE IT MIGHT BE OUR LAST TIME. I DIDN'T KNOW AT 9:00 PM ON 5/26/08 WOULD BE MY LAST TIME TO HOLD MY DADDY--BUT IT WAS. I DIDN'T KNOW THE NIGHT BEFORE WHEN HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME IT WOULD BE THE LAST-BUT IT WAS. I GO TO HIS HOUSE NOW AND I LOOK AT THINGS HE LEFT SITTING OUT AND I THINK GOSH WHERE THAT IS SITTING WAS THE LAST PLACE HE LEFT IT--HE DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM AT HIS OFFICE WAS THE LAST-THE LAST TIME I WOULD SEE HIM IN HIS LAB COAT. THE LAST THANKSGIVING, THE LAST CHRISTMAS, ALL WOULD BE OUR LAST. I THINK IF ONLY I'D KNOWN--BUT I DIDN'T--NONE OF US DO. I HOLD ON TO THOSE LAST MEMORIES OF HIM LIKE A WARM BLANKET AND THROUGH MY TEARS AND PAIN TRY TO TREASURE THEM. SO MANY TIMES I HAVE CRIED AND SAID I JUST WANT ONE MORE MINUTE--BUT WE DON'T GET ONE MORE--THE LAST TIME IS THE LAST. BUT EVEN THOUGH I DON'T SEE HIM NOW--I KNOW HE'S THERE. AND I KNOW THERE WILL NEVER BE A LAST TIME I THINK OF HIM OR REMEMBER HIM--FOR THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NO LAST TIME.
| Eddie |
it' not the same |
May 26, 2009 |
I miss you & need your wisdom .
| Kay |
Remembering........ |
April 30, 2009 |
REMEMBERING............
Thank God I was right here with you,
when the angels finally came.
They lifted you from that cold, hard bed
and cradled in their arms your frail, lifeless frame.
The expression on your beautiful , etched face
told me everything I ever wanted to know.
I knew that you were at peace at last,
and God's grace gave you that special glow.
Those laughing eyes and dark full brows,
are forever engraved in my memory's mind.
A greater, stronger and more true love....
No one on this planet will ever find.
Even though we didn't want it to be over,
we had known that your time was so near.
We prayed that the end would be quiet and peaceful
and God, as always, our prayers did hear.
Thank God for answering our many prayers
and holding you so close to His breast~
Our memories now are wonderful, glorious ones
knowing that you are in a place of eternal rest.
Sleep well, my darling, until we're joined again................
| Fay-Ray-Kay |
The Dream You Left Behind |
February 13, 2009 |
THE DREAM YOU LEFT BEHIND 2/12/09
I really don't know how to handle
the dream you left behind.
I can't get past the memories
that are always on my mind.
I close my eyes and see you,
and everything's okay:
But when I open them again,
you've always gone away.
Why would you go and leave me,
knowing how much I cared?
Why couldn't you have waited
so my grief would have been spared?
We always said that nothing
would ever cause us to part.
I guess we didn't count on this
sudden parting of the heart---
We're still bound tightly together
in memories so vivid and true--
But that's just not the same, my love,
as spending every day with you.
Memories sometimes make me smile,
and other times bring me tears;
but they are all fond memories
reminding me of all the years.
Years spent together, you and I
with much love, trust and caring.
A long, happy life filled to the brim
with fun, work and utmost sharing.
A life that was cut much too short,
and time together too brief;
and now I sit here all alone
with nothing left but my grief.
A grief that is so very deep,
that only your memory can heal.
I pray to always be able to remember
the things that are no longer real.
Until we meet again, my love,
I will hold you fast in my heart.
Until that day that we're together-
never, oh never, again to part.
| Layna |
Angels on the Moon |
February 6, 2009 |
ANGELS ON THE MOON
Do you know that everyday's the first of the rest of your life
But don't tell me where the road ends cause I don't want to know
Don't tell me if I'm dying
Cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know never leaves too soon
| Layna |
Silent Night |
December 23, 2008 |
SILENT NIGHT
The stillness of the night captures me
The silence so deafening
Your voice no more, your soul set free
Silent Night, Holy Night
All is calm, all is bright
Cradled in God's eternal love
Rest now in heavenly peace
My memories never to cease
Silent Night, Holy Night
All is calm, all is bright
Your love will forever shine
To lead me through the darkness
And let me know I'll be just fine
Silent Night, Holy Night
All is calm, all is bright
Tears stream down my face
I'm still your little girl
Playing dress up in pearls and lace
The night quite once more
I sleep with you in my heart.
Merry Christmas, daddy
love, your little angel
2008
| Layna |
TOO SOON |
November 21, 2008 |
TOO SOON
My mind knew time was drawing near
But my heart just didn't want to hear
I never really thought you would leave
Yet here my tears are falling as I grieve
I wanted you to know I thought you hung the moon
But the time had come and it was just too soon
Eventually I had to let you go
To be with God and now you know
But who will protect me now, I wonder
During the storms and the thunder
My heart can't imagine life without you
But my mind says it is what i must do
You always taught me how to be tough
Yet I'm afraid now I'm not strong enough
A little girl with no daddy, he left too soon
Yet I hope he follows me always just like the moon
Always,
Layna 11/21/08
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