A Song for Sissy

Today is my birthday so it's all about me! :-)

Was feeling nostalgic in my "old age" and wrote this for Sissy...

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Mine

What a surprise you were
Baby girl number two
Thought you were a boy
The whole time I carried you
What a delight I knew
The first time I held you
Rocked you all day long
And sang little songs to you
And even though God gave you life
You were mine

Oh how the years they flew
So many tears we shed
Too much pain to even bear
You were just a little girl
Oh how your strength pulled me through
Couldn’t make it without you
You held our family near
Just a child but wise beyond years
And even though I had my own life
You were mine

What a surprise you are
Standing here a lady now
Almost all grown-up
So beautiful and proud
Oh how my heart fills up
When I think of how far we’ve come
To get to this place
It’s been an adventure for sure
And even though you have your own life
You are still mine

a song for sissy by mom
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August 15, 1995

Sometimes I wish that dates on the calendar did not loom so large... today marks the "anniversary" of the day we discovered that Katie had cancer.

Days like this make me melancholy. However, instead of embracing the grief, today I am going to look back on the joy that Katie brought to everyone who knew her.

The joy that filled her heart was so evident, such as in the picture above, of Katie and her "bling." She loved to dress up with play jewelry and be a "girly girl."

What a beauty she was!!

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~John 14:27

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Summertime Nostalgia

One of the best times we had as a family was our beach vacation. Many years have passed but I still remember the first time my girls saw the ocean.

Days come and go. Seasons ebb and flow. Every sunrise which becomes a sunset whispers the secret, "Time will take your sandcastles." ~ Max Lucado

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