This is so very hard on you – Darlin’ I know
But you must realize that it’s time to let go
You can no longer continue to hold onto me
I’ve places to go and people to see …

My life here is over – Surely you must
Accept this as fact and try to adjust …
For no mortal man was granted the time
To live here forever, amid chaos and crime

Man was not born to this world, ever be
But only a short while and then would go free
I’ve learned all the lessons this life had to teach
It’s time for departure – Pray God, I beseech

That His Spirit come quickly and bear me away
I long for my Home of Eternal Day …
And look not in sorrow at what used to be
Instead look to Jesus and remember ME

As I was before sickness inhibited me
Bound me with cords and chains no one sees
For I’ve seen the Glory of God and His Hand
Reaches out to me – to enter that Land

Where sorrow and mourning shall all flee away
Let me go, Darlin’ – Forever I’ll stay
Alive in your memories, dreams and your heart
Release is now imminent – It’s now time to start

My next life in Heaven – Your own life to be
Maintained and committed – For we BOTH now are free
But you’ll know I’m with you – deep in the night
I’ll come on a moonbeam of liquid starlight….

And you’ll feel my touch as it comes on the wind
You’ll think of my laughter, time and again
Remember, I taught you the best that I could
How to treat other people and to always do good

To all those around you who have not the Lord
That all of man’s riches could never afford
Just go on with living – with family so dear –
For I’ll be here waiting, when it’s time to come here

Look back not in sorrow – but in gratefulness see
That God has arisen and set my soul free….
I sing with the angels – I glide through the air
Nothing prevents me or restricts me there

And Darlin’ – Remember – I’ll always love you
My face will be glowing when next I see you
When times passes over and it’s your time to be
Transported to Heaven? I’m the first one you’ll see

For I’ll be here waiting when Jesus comes in
And brings back my daughter, my dearest of friends
So we’ll be rejoicing – Together at last
New life lies before us – Old lives now are passed

Look up into Heaven – Look close and you’ll see
That God watches over you, as do Jesus and ME
And nothing can touch you, to bring you any pain
For my leaving here will bring us both gain ---

Never doubt His provision, His calling or gifts
Just look unto Jesus and know you are HIS …
Throughout years remaining to you on this earth
Always stand for the righteous, the good and the worth

Of all whom God happens to send in your path
For only what’s done, in HIS Spirit, will last….
And do not wonder of things yet to be
For all will be known when in Eternity …

And don’t be a stranger to the rest of the clan
For they too must realize the truth, that I am
More alive and more centered than ever before
My mistakes and my failures? God never kept score

So tell them I’m dwelling with Jesus, my King,
And help them find peace in remembering
All of the good times and good days we shared
We are still family - Show them that we care….

For although my body has been laid to rest?
My spirit is soaring – I’ve found out the best
Things in life truly cannot be bought
They come from the Saviour and live in the heart

So Darlin’? Be strong in the Lord and His Name
Remember the reason to earth that HE came….
Reach out to those people – You know who they are
The ones that I longed for, so they cannot go far

Take forth this message – to each and every one
I’m dwelling in Heaven because of God’s Son
He paid for my pardon and let me go free
He loves every person in our family…

So, Darlin’? Remember, I’m living within
You’ll always have ME, and you’ll always have HIM….
Wipe away sorrow, weeping and tears
Put aside terror, depression and fears –

Rise up to meet the demands of the day
And Darlin’? Remember – WE are not far away….

© 1999 Dorothy Womack **Dedicated to Brenda Race and her mother, Frances Willmart

HERE

Momma is leaving- Of that you can rely
But do not spend your time in tears - Although I know you'll cry
For you know best of all, I think of where I'm bound to go
My fragile body left behind - God's setting free my soul -
So move along with all your plans and share them all with me --
For I'm still living in your heart - and evermore, will be ---
But time has taken all I had - All that I used to be -
Look past the grief and onward to our lives in Eternity.
Yes time will pass so quickly by - and painful thoughts will heal
But the love we share with Jesus Christ and between us? Will be still
An Ever Present Confidence to you - From me and God -
You're not losing anything - We both are gaining lots
We separate a time, to find, much more than we could know
If our journeys only went one way - We'd miss the Spirit's flow...
So walk past this place of sorrow sent - Let God supply your needs -
Know I am ever near to you - And always, HIS VOICE, heed -
For one day, you will hear the sound of footsteps at your door
I want you to live your life the best - and know what we're put here for
That when you finally realize, my tender one, so dear ---
Whether you can sense, or feel, or see - We always are right here
The Father, Son & Holy Ghost - Your parents dwell within -
You cannot run away from US - Instead just run to HIM -
For He will bring the morning light - All things He will reveal -
It's step by step, as you go along - Your heart, to truly heal.
And on those times you reflect back on what once used to be ---
Remember how much I love you - That my spirit is now free -
After all your tears have passed and sunshine comes again
Find God's Love always remains - Find ALL your strength in HIM
I know this will be hard on you - But focus on what I say
I love you, girl, and so does Christ - We'll NEVER go away
For you brought laughter to dark days and dried up all my tears --
Just live your life and look for ME -----
I'll be waiting for you ---- HERE ............
© 1999 Dorothy Womack **Dedicated to Frances Willmart and her daughter, Brenda Race

CARRIED AWAY

I watched him carry my mother to bed
Not even knowing what went on in her head
As he lifted her so tenderly ---
I felt my heart lurch and suddenly see
That her time to leave us is well on its way
There's nothing to do for her - Nothing to say
My lifetime companion of thirty plus years
Holds me, hugs me, and wipes away tears
Which fall despite everything I already know
Momma is leaving - I want her to go
But this night was different - I sensed it so real
We have a few fleeting moments until
She leaves us, forever, in body alone
For God will soon call her to His Heavenly Home
And my mate will be here, as I watch her go
Lending his support always, so that I will know
We're still a family, together, inside
Our hearts and our spirits forever abide
Our bodies may separate us for a brief time
But I know God's with us, and in His own time
He'll reach down for Momma and away she will go
Beyond even moonbeams and stars down below
To dwell in God's Heaven - Eternally -
While me and my husband await dutifully
For our times of departure to one day appear
But while I am waiting - I'll surely draw near
To the one who extends forth his hands unto me
And the One who was nailed, by His Hands, to a tree ---
My family of origin's shifting so fast
Before I live in TODAY - TOMORROW has passed -
But this night has given me such memories
Fond embraces between David, Momma and me ---
I'm thankful God's granted me so many years
With people who love me, despite all my fears ---
And just like my husband carried Momma today?
Jesus will come carry Momma away ---
Although I'll be saddened at reality
I know in my spirit she's not leaving me
She's merely transformed into pure radiance
Will I too be like that? When given my chance?
But for now, I'll sit quietly and reflect on today
The way I saw God work His Will and His Way
Through using my husband to comfort someone
Who gave me my own life - My natural one -
My spiritual being is doing quite well
My Momma is going where God's angels dwell --
As I walk away from her, one final day---
With David beside me? And God?
I'm okay.........
© 1999 Dorothy Womack **Dedicated to Brenda Race

EVERY TIME SHE CRIES

Every time she cries, it breaks my heart in two
I sit beside her, knowing there is nothing I can do
To ease her pain and suffering - or bring her back to me
I long to have her go to God - to finally be free
But I cannot, and so I watch, as days pass slowly by
I want my mother's spirit to escape her frame and fly
To where all those who've gone before are waiting yet to see
When my mother leaves my loving arms - Their arms, will open, be
Yet time is passing frightfully too slow - and yet too fast
I cannot seem to hold onto the memories to last
My lifetime - when my mother goes - And none is left, but I...
Even though I want her free - I'll miss her, so I cry
Beyond my spiritual beliefs is still a human child ---
Please God, help me to understand this suffering - and while
I wait to see Your Faithful Hand at work - Help me to not ask why
But accept Your Will in EVERYTHING ---
Even those times when she cries......
© 1999 Dorothy Womack ** Dedicated to Mom and also Momma

SLIPPING AWAY

Slipping away, while I sit here beside
Nothing I can do - Cannot stem the tide
You must pass through this valley alone
Is the only way you can reach your Home
Our God designed us, in human form
We're not meant, for this world, to mourn
But always keep our eyes above
Focused on God's Eternal Love ---
I know it's hard for you to walk this road
But Jesus will help you carry this load
I've done everything I possibly can
And have to accept that I'm just a man
Held together like string and wire
Not quite ready to go through the fires
That life brings all of us eventually
But only through FIRES, can we see
The fourth man walking is Jesus Christ
We shall not burn, but win the fight
And never be found wanting of
God's great mercies or His Love ---
I long to do some tangible thing
To make it easier as you're crossing
Over Jordan - Into Eternal Day -
I can but watch and fervently pray -
With full knowledge that you're slipping away.....
©1999 Dorothy Womack

DEATH TOUCHES ALL

DEATH is a natural occurrence - you see
It happens to everyone - Not just to me
Misfortune and sorrows find all of our doors
We must look to Christ - and what He stands for
For LIFE's not perfected in Infinite ways
Until we've been tested and tried in our faith
Unfettered by struggle - Undaunted by pain
We move into knowing the Power in His Name.
Look solely to present, not future or past
For only what's done for CHRIST, is to last
All else will pass away, quickly, from view
Yes, DEATH is our teacher - As LIFE teaches too
That we cannot squander our days mindlessly
Instead lean on Jesus - His Will, always seek
The days will soon come when His Glory's revealed
And all those who know Him will be suddenly healed
Our afflictions will leave us, as will our fears
Mourning will flee, with our sorrows and tears
And we will know freedom, great joy and laughter
For Jesus is LIVING, in our hearts, ever after ---
Perceptions of LIFE are structured, in whole,
Around man's idea of what he can control ---
But DEATH TOUCHES ALL - When we're most unaware
And calls us away from all worldly cares ---
As LIFE once taught us - So DEATH teaches more
Of the realities of Christ and what His Spirit's for
We live, and move, with our being in HIM---
Not for God's entertainment or whim
But because God designed us to dwell on this earth
That we might find treasure and know the Great Worth
Of Christ, in our lifetime, as we walk on this sod ---
His Truth is our breastplate - Our feet, firmly shod.
So I'll face whatever comes - Nearing the end -
For it's just beginining - My NEW LIFE in HIM -
My body may cease, yet my spirit is free ---
God transformed my DEATH into LIFE's victory.......
© 1999 Dorothy Womack

LIFE IS A CIRCLE

Life seems to be a circle, spinning round and round
Never know which way you're going or even where you're bound
Confusion rules your conscious mind and causes you to doubt
Everything you thought you knew, you wonder now just what
It means to anyone at all - If someone really cares
Or does life matter anyway, despite the constant fears?
You cannot feed or dress yourself - You're limited each day
To things you do not want to do, places you don't want to stay
How do you find your way amidst the ever changing times
When you cannot figure out a reason or a rhyme
To everything that's happening to you, day in and out
It seems that life's a circle, which you no longer know about
But, somehow, those who love you still come by to take your hand
They long to help you realize, relate and understand ---
Although the world around you has completely turned around
The answer lies in Jesus Christ - His Word is never bound
Your spirit is alive and well, despite the cruelties
Imposed upon your mortal frame and the indignities ---
So, watch with eyes wide open till you find God's way and will
For new life begins when old life ends---
And thus completes life's circle.........
© 1999 Dorothy Womack