KENDRA MICHELLE...

Kendra Michelle
09-14-86

My last and final child came when our lives were turned upside down ..
We moved from our home we thought we would live forever
Unbound..

We had moved to the other side 
Side of the state..
Near destitute, way too much on our plate..

Uprooted, unhappy, poor in finances, pregnant too..
Feeling pretty stressed and naturally "BLUE".. 

Shortly after the move, I had our last bundle joy..
My little girl "Kendra Michelle"
Was perfect after having two little boys..

She brought contentment and happiness when everything  else
Was unnaturally bleak..
She was exactly God's blessing I needed to seek..

Her smile was like sunshine from heaven above..
Her disposition was just what I had been craving and needed
To Love.. 
 
Kendra was a happy baby and a precocious little girl ..
She turned our already crazy
life into to a crazier whirl..

She kept up with her two older 
Brothers and was adored by her three oldest siblings.. 
She was the glue the bonded our family living...
She brought a ray of sunshine,
She was always quite
Giving.. 

As she grew older had her share of turmoil and strife..
Thank God she grew out of the bad side of that life..

She helped her older brother and sisters with their growing families.. 
She's loved so dearly as their 
Aunty and sister.. 

God , I thank you for this sixth child of mine..
A true blessing of Love and happiness I find..

Never have I regretted the day of her coming..
She saved my life and my sanity
I needed her loving,..

Not one day passes that.. I know she's from you.. 
I know and believe how much YOU Love her Too..

A breath of fresh air she  was brought to this earth..
From the moment she was brought forth in birth..

She went back to school, worked hard to become a dental 
Assistant..
Met and married Aaron upon her persistence..

Now they have the love of their lives, their sweet "Aubree  Grace"..
That little girl brings a big smile to Gramma's face..

Kendra makes me laugh, she's a joy to be around..
I pray for her daily as her challenges confound.,

She faces life's challenges with her smile and much grace.,
Like a true child of God ..
She has accepted her place..

She strives hard to please her family and friends..
That's who she is, a loving person 
To the end..

I Love you dear Kendra and I always will..
You came when life was a difficult pill..

Happiness blooms where Your planted I've read and am told..
Accept and be proud and always be bold..

I look in your face and reminded
Once again..
You brought me heaven when life  was less than a friend..

How I praise God and thank Him for the bottom of my heart..
I know now more than ever
His  love from the start..

Your  my gift straight from God
I'll always impart..
So never forget, my sweet daughter, my sixth child,   just how precious you are..
And you always  have been, 
Right from the start !!



Beyond the poem ..
 A message  from Mom:

You were and still are my precious little girl that brought me a pure sense of living and a purpose as well..
Going through that time of life .. Problems abound.. I still knew I was protected and given a gift!! 
I struggled with many adversities .. But you were a light and a reminder that not only you but all my children were my reason to always go on.. Never give Up !! Especially when times are difficult !! 
May you be reminded of this as you walk through life !!

Love, 
Mom

REMEMBERING...

Remembering  ...

Remember that day  not
that long ago?
When the day was long..
It turned so dark ?

When we all stood still , 
We couldn't believe..
We just watched  in awe, 
it broke our  hearts ...
We  could hardly breath..

We stood as one
as we breathed  in the pain..
Watching again, seeing
yet another plane..
Hit the towers one by one .
Then the Pentagon was hit ..
Yes,another came..
Then the fourth plane crashed
In Pennsylvania ..
Too much to endure ..
Never to be the same..


Our Minds go back to that 
painful day..
When Americans were one
 across mountains and plains..
We stood as one..
We symbolically held hands..

Now here it is , ten years
 have gone..
It was like yesterday..
Our nation groans ..

We haven't forgotten how we all stood as ONE..
On that dark solemn day,
Blake clouds  came,
They hid the sun..

Today as we commemorate
that day in infamy ..
Take time to reflect the lives 
WE lost .. 
It was torture and terror
You see..

All that remains is it's complexity ..
Much has changed..
We are no longer one ..
We bicker and fight over politics,
 the red and the blue..
What brought us to this ?
Guess I will never know..

Today once again, we stand as one,
Remembering ....
And the lives that are  gone..
 
9/11/11

THE FIRST MORNING LIGHT....

THE FIRST MORNING LIGHT..

Today I woke up early , before first morning light..
Much on my mind , there was no  ray of light ..

Family on my mind, each child with life's burdens, turns and twists..
I lift them one by one before the throne of Grace..
I pray them health and answers, to recognize their God given 
Gifts ..
That they too can have the knowledge  that they have a special place ..

To seek the wisdom of the Father and his Son who gave his life ..
So that they can always know the peace  with each circumstance and strife ..

So as I feel and see the morning light appear..
My prayers and burdens said and whispered..
The weight of each seem to disappear..

So thank you Heavenly Father,
My Saviour and my Light..
I start my day anew knowing fully
It will be alright ..

Thank You precious Lord , I  give my day to you ..
Trod my path ahead so I can face each step so true..

2 Samuel : 37

ROCK, SANG AND PRAYED..

ROCKED SANG AND PRAYED

I have an old rocking chair in 
My bedroom..
A chair I rocked, sang and prayed from night and
Noon..
My children fevered brows and listless bodies slept..
My arms of Love in earnest 
Kept ..
Soft songs of praise and hymns
With fervent prayers..
That God's heart I've touched with tears, He cares..
My spirit one with sickened child
At my breast..
With God so close.. His touch,
His Spirit entrenched..
Our bonded souls lifted to a higher plain..
His presence  real as I reach out 
I feel no blame..
Just pure and untainted fearless calm..
He wraps the child with His healing balm..
There was and is no better place..
As I rocked and sang "Amazing Grace"..
My child lay rested and safe from harm ..
I placed within my Masters
Arms.. 
Save and secure, my faith 
Renewed..
I search no more, my spirit
Viewed..
A taste of heaven's pure holy
Place..
My child rests as I  seek His face..

Those were memories I've kept in store..
The times I rocked and sang at heavens door..
He came to meet me with child I 
Cried..
"Dear Jesus Heal and bless this 
Child"..
He always answered with His "Still small voice"..
"I am here and I hear your every  prayer"
"Rest now mother" as He touched and cared..
"This child I Love more than even you"..
"I've come to heal and rescue, it is true"..
"For tomorrow will bring a bright new dawn"..
The fevered brow is miraculously
Gone..
Bright red cheeks are pale
 again..
The child's broad smile and strength begins ..
With laughter and spirit refreshed within..

"Thank you Jesus".. I whisper and said out loud..
My faith remains forever
Proud..

I am now older and My children grown.. 
Their own children they have now 
Bestowed..
I hope they remember those precious scenes..
Where we met and touched God's
Presence gleams ..
Wasn't it just yesterday I Sang Rocked and prayed..
When He came and met me,
I was not afraid..