In Loving Memory...

When my Grandma passed away in 2005 my dad framed the poem shown below. Christmas was her favorite holiday. She passed away 6 years ago today. I was a senior in high school when I got the message that my Grandma had been called home. I walked in to tell my last period teacher that I wasn't going to make it to class that day. I will always remember seeing one of my best friends in that class at the time, saw me crying and he made sure that I was ok. During the Christmas season, take time out for people you don't get to see very often, send a note (a text) to those you miss, and make sure your loved ones KNOW you love them. Our time here is short, it's precious, and we need to live it to the fullest. He has an incredible life in store for us if we just let Him light the way. I constantly have to remind myself that all my hopes and dreams are so small compared to the reality of His will.

Hope you enjoy this little poem. My heart goes out to you and your family - we all miss someone that we might have been extremely close with or that we might not have known very well. Just remember they are looking down and watching over you!

My First Christmas in Heaven

I see the countless
Christmas trees
around the world below
With tiny lights, like Heaven's stars,
reflecting on the snow

The sight is so spectacular,
please wipe away the tear
For I am spending Christmas with
Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs
that people hold so dear
But the sounds of music can't compare
with the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you,
the joy their voices bring,
For it is beyond description,
to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me,
I see the pain inside your heart.
But I am not so far away,
We really aren't apart.

So be happy for me, dear ones,
You know I hold you dear.
And be glad I'm spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.

I sent you each a special gift,
from my heavenly home above.
I sent you each a memory
of my undying love.

After all, love is a gift more precious
than pure gold.
was always most important
the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other,
my Father said to do.
I can't count the blessing or love
has for each of you.

So have a Merry Christmas and
Wipe away that tear
Remember, I am spending Christmas with
Jesus Christ this year

Merry Christmas :)