Written with a pen.
Sealed with a kiss.
If you are my friend,
please answer this.
Are we friends
Or are we not
You told me once,
But I forgot.
So tell me now
And tell me true.
So I can say....
"I'm here for you."
Of all the friends
I ever met,
You're the one
I won't forget.
And if I die
Before you do,
I'll go to heaven
And wait for you.
If you're not there
On judgement day,
I'll know you went
The other way.
I'll give the angels
back their wings,
And risk the loss
Of everything.
Just to prove
My friendship is true,
I'm blessed to have
A friend like you.
~Carlo Martini~
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Thank you God....
For pretending not to notice that one
of your angels is missing and for lending her to me.
You must have known how much I would need her, so
you turned your head for a minute and allowed her to slip
away to me.
Sometimes I wonder what special name you had for her. I call her "Mother." To think of not having her with me is unbearable. I don't know what I would have done without her all these years. She has loved me without reservation, whether I deserved to be loved or not. Willingly and happily, she has fed me, clothed me, taught me, encouraged me, inspired me, and with her own special brand of gentleness reprimanded me.
A bit of Heaven's own blue, her eyes reflect hope and love for you and her family. She has tried to instill that love in us. She's not the least bit afraid of work. With her constant scrubbing, polishing, painting, and fixing, she has made the house we lived in a beautiful home. When I'm confused, she sets me straight. She knows what matters and what doesn't... what to hold onto and what to let go of.
You have given her an endless supply of love. She gives it away freely but never seems to run low. Even before I am aware I have a need, she is making plans and working to supply it. You gave her great patience. She is the best listener I have met. With understanding and determination she always seems to turn a calamity into some kind of success. She urges me to carry my own load in life but is always close by when I stumble and fall.
She hurts when I hurt. She cries when I cry. And
she will not be happy until she has seen a smile on my face
once more. God, please thank the other angels for
filling in for her while she is away. I know it hasn't
been easy. Her shoes would be hard to fill. She
has to be one of your GREATEST MIRACLES God, and I want to
thank you for lending my Mother to me.
~Author Unknown~
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My little boy came into the kitchen this
evening while I was fixing supper. And
he handed me a piece of paper he'd been
writing on. So, after wiping my hands on
my apron, I read it, and this is what it said:
For mowing the grass, $5.
For making my own bed this week, $1.
For going to the store, 50¢.
For playing with my little brother, 50¢.
For taking out the trash, $1.
For getting a good report card, $5.
And for raking the yard, $2.
Well, I looked at him standing there
expectantly, and a thousand memories flashed
through my mind. So, I picked up the paper,
and turning it over, this is what I wrote:
For the nine months I carried you,
growing inside me, No Charge.
For the nights I sat up with you,
doctored you, prayed for you, No charge.
For the time and the tears, and the
cost through the years, No Charge.
For the nights filled with dread,
and the worries ahead, No Charge.
For advice and the knowledge, and the
cost of your college, No Charge.
For the toys, food and clothes, and
for wiping your nose, No Charge.
Son, when you add it all up, the
full cost of my love is No Charge.
Well, when he finished reading, he
had great big tears in his eyes.
He looked up at me and he said,
"Mama, I sure do love you."
Then he took the pen and in
great big letters he wrote....
PAID IN
FULL.
~Harlan Howard~
a RAINBOW OF HELP
An angel came to earth today
she was a bit different
and quiet did lay
But an angel she was
and she did her part
stole right inside
of my loving heart
She was so ill
but the Lord felt the need
for me to have
this challenge indeed
She taught me well
I've learned how to grow
and now I teach others
just what to know
I started a site
called Rainbow of Help
you can come too
like a puppy just yelp.
I'd love for you
to visit today
for you'll be so changed
when you walk away
Like the sea and the ocean
filled with fish and kelp
you'll feel so free
when you visit Rainbow of Help.
Judy ,
I wrote this for you to use on your
page or to just have .
with love
your LOTH sis,
Debi
written by Debi Fisher
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