{ One Hundred Twenty-Four }

"When we have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now." 

~C.S. Lewis

{ One Hundred Sixteen }

"A good marriage is a union of two forgivers."

~Ruth Graham

{ Thirty-Six }

Missing You

Already I am missing you

And all your special ways--

Each kind and caring thing you did

That brightened up my days.

On quiet nights I still can hear

Soft echoes of your voice.

I close my eyes and see your face

And feel my heart rejoice.

Your memory will dwell with me

Until my days are done.

Or till together once again

We greet the rising sun.

Forgive me if I shed a tear

Because we are apart.

For you will always be with me

Within my mind and heart.

~Larry Howland

(Dedicated to my "Tita"; my Grandma, my best friend, who passed away on 10/17/2002)  

{ Thirty-One }

The Plant of Love

Love is a very tender plant, but very few know it.

It takes a lot of loving care, if you really want to grow it.

First it needs the the soil of a warm receptive heart: 

Then it needs the water of sweet words to really get a start.

Frequently the plant of love needs a caring thought or touch:

It's the little things that count, and they are really not that much.

Everyone needs the plant of love to really be alive;

For without true love for another, it is difficult to survive.

~Bill Bloom      

{ Twenty-Eight }

<3 Tita <3

God saw you getting tired, A cure was not to be.

So He put His arms around you and whispered "come with me." 

With teary eyes we watched you suffer, and saw you fade away.

Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.

~Unknown

{ Eighteen }

Before It Is Too Late...

The tender words unspoken,

The letters never sent,

The long-forgotten messages, 

The wealth of love unspent,--

For these some hearts are breaking,

For these some loved ones wait;

Show them that you care for them

Before it is too late.

~Unknown