by Mom

          I emerge from death's rough ocean             "There's nothing here but unreined joy; 
          And crawl out bruised and sore                You'll soon forget the hurt
          Earth's memory receding                       No hunger, pain, or anger
          Like the waves upon His shore.                No trials, no stress, no dirt.

          Though hard to gasp my final breath           "The light that's all around us?
          And fear and dread have grown,                You'll adjust to no more night.
          I draw my sword of faith and hope             All that He created is
          Against the great unknown.                    Illumined with His light.

          A timid step through Heaven's door            "You've noticed that sweet humming.
          I try to guess my fate                        It echoes through our days.
          What might I witness here within              The grass and trees and all He made
          My Savior's rich estate?                      Are singing out His praise.

          A welcome crowd surrounds me;                 "The streets are gold beneath our feet
          A sea of loved ones gone.                     His light around us clear
          I greet each one with passion;                Sparkling through the dewdrops
          In forever's early dawn.                      He fashioned from your tears.

          Is that my precious daughter                  "Right there stands our mansion;
          Stolen from me long ago?                      We'll sleep on beds of bliss
          She's more beautiful than ever,               And dine on fruits of ecstasy
          Anointed with God's glow!                     Sweetened by His kiss.

          My mourning turns to dancing;                 "His castle's next...we'll go right in;
          I've waited for so long!                      We need no invitation.
          She hugs me now in greeting;                  He's always home...we're welcome here
          Her voice is my heart's song!                 Our ticket is salvation.

          "Hi, Ma!  You're home at last!                "His blinding light's reflected
          There's so much here to see!                  Upon the angels' wings,
          Sights you've never seen on earth             Your ears will ring with wondrous awe
          And all of them are free!                     To hear His choir sing!

          "We've much to do together;                   "Look there! He sits upon His throne;
          Greet loved ones from our past.               The source of love and grace.
          Find new friends and meet our Lord;           Your heart will burst within its cage
          I know we'll have a blast!                    To gaze upon His face!

          "Come through the pearly portal               "Pure love will overwhelm you
          Lay your heavy burden down                    As you fall upon your knee.
          You get to cash it in at last                 And breathlessly adore Him
          And get your golden crown.                    In all His majesty.

          "Here's the piece of heart I took             "Take all the time you think you'll need
          When torn out from your breast.               To worship Him anew.
          I've kept it safe for all these years         Commune with Him and thank Him for
          To put back with the rest.                    His gift of love to you.

          "It's whole again and here's your soul;       "Ive so much more to share with you;
          The Lord has kept it well.                    More things to do and see.
          Protected from the arrows shot                But we'll save the rest for later;
          Out from the depths of hell.                  We have all eternity!"

                                                     by Mom

          In His awesome presence 
          Among the multitudes I kneel
          Overjoyed, yet fearful
          Can't believe the way I feel

          Too fearful to lift my head
          Scared to open my eyes to see
          Worshipful, but anticipating
          Waiting on bended knee

          His sudden voice breaks the silence
          A thunder of power and might
          While also a silky soothing caress
          A whisper in darkest night

          Can't bear it any longer
          Must peek at this great mystery
          When I finally dare to look at His face
          He is looking directly at me

          He calls my name, but I am mute
          What can He want with me?
          He reaches and gently lifts me up
          And suddenly I'm free

          The throngs around me fade away
          I'm here with Him alone
          I see the lovelight in His eyes
          And know that I've come home

©2006

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Janna's Story..."And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one creature makes a void in any heart, so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill up?"--Charles Dickens

Janna and Chris..."It's terrifying to care, of course, and the young man whom I once heard say to the girl whose hand he was holding, "Shit, I think I love you," in the ominous tones of someone declaring that he was coming down with the plague, probably put the fear that accompanies loving as graphically as it can be put."--Merle Shain, Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others

Janna's Scottish Dancing..."For one brief moment, she lives a dream: dancing into eternity."--from Janna's Journals

Janna's Photo Album..."You may chisel a boy into shape, as you would a rock, or hammer him into it, if he be of a better kind, as you would a piece of bronze. But you cannot hammer a girl into anything. She grows as a flower does."--John Ruskin

Chris's Photo Album..."What you're doing with a clown like me, is surely one of life's little mysteries. What did I do? What did I say, to turn your angel eyes my way?"--John Hiatt/Fred Killer, Angel Eyes

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