
The power of faith, family and friends are immeasurable – they provide eternal hope, unconditional love and tremendous support
The power of faith, family and friends are immeasurable – they provide eternal hope, unconditional love and tremendous support
Despite what a terrible year 2020 has been, I’m thankful that I got a chance to strengthen my relationships with my family and friends…even connect with long lost ones. It helped me to lean on them for support and I learned that regardless of what life throws at you or what obstacles arise, if we face it together…together we will persevere.
With 2016 winding down, I ,like many others reflect on what took place in our lives and put things into perspective. As I was doing my year end house cleaning, I stumbled upon a picture of my beloved dog “Tigger”several years removed from our lives; attached was a note that I had penned soon after his passing.
I read through it and reflected on how important he was to me and my family and wanted to share how I felt at that time with you.
“Today a part of me died,
you left a void within my heart that can never be replaced
You touched my life in ways that you could never imagine
I sit here trying to think of a word to best describe you
But no words can describe what you truly meant to me
You were my best friend for the past 18 years
and you did everything in your heart for me
You made me laugh and smile
and comforted me when I was scared
You protected me when I was asleep
and kept me company when I was alone
In your little funny ways,
you made me see what life was about
I will miss you with all my heart;
your perky ears, your jovial bark, and your gentle lick
It will be hard to face life without you by my side
Your support and love made me feel invincible
Your gift of love
was the best gift I ever received from you
For that I am most grateful
I’m so lucky and honored that you came into my life
For the rest of my life, I am in debt to you
Tigger…you taught me what love really is,
to give it and to receive it
you will never be forgotten
because you have a special place within my heart forever
Whenever I think of love or share it,
you will come to mind
you will live on in the love I give to others
Thank you Tigger,
thank you for choosing me,
thank you for being there for me
and caring with your heart.”
A piece of my heart
is all I could give
when we were alone
For you belonged to another
you were never mine to own
My love for you
never fully shared
Just a piece of my heart
to show that I cared
If I could’ve opened my heart
I would’ve given you so much
But the key to your love
was never mine to touch
A piece of my wish
is my only gift to you whenever we’re apart
May your love live forever
may happiness be in your heart.
There once was at time
when I doubted myself
confidence lost
hidden away on a shelf
Could I do what I say?
Will it turn out all right?
Will my life get on course
before I lose sight?
When all was lost
with my life turning blue
an angel on high
carried my heart straight to you
To sing a song of love
From my heart the words need to be true
To do anything in this world
I need the love from you
You helped me to see
what was already there
You opened up my eyes
with your heart that you had shared
You made me believe
that things can come true
You opened a feeling deep inside
a special gift from you
The feeling of love from within my heart
awakened, blossomed, it grew
Beauty unlocked for all to share
you set my life anew
Now I sing a song of love
from my heart the words are true
I can do anything in this world
as long as it’s for you
The magic that has found us
the love between you and me
One heart that now binds us
with you I’ll always be
Together we sing a song of love
our hearts forever true
Anything in this world I’ll do
as long as it’s for you.
I’ve yearned too hard
I’ve cried for you
You were always there
when I needed you
Now that you’re gone
My heart’s broken in two
One half is of happiness
the other – a gift from you
You taught me how to live and learn
to smile when you’re blue
You’ve given my heart that special gift of love
one that’s grand and true
The feeling of love
you had given outright
The wonders of heaven
I shared with you tonight
I’ve found my love
with you, it’s true
the gift I’ve received
the special love of two
As I stand alone and think of you
my thoughts soar high above
My heart calls out for yours…
and sings this song of love
The feeling of love
you had given outright
This feeling of heaven
I felt tonight
I had found the love
that set my heart anew
the gift that you had given me
the love that came from you.