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for Byron Love
SHELIA DORSEY
March 4, 2009
YOU ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE SADLY MISSED.
LOVE SHELIA AND LIL AL
COOKIE
March 4, 2009
I MISS AND LOVE YOU DADDY
February 4, 2009
HELLO DADDY,
I KNOW ALL IS WELL WITH YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALMOST BEEN 2 YEARS SINCE YOU LEFT US. I NEVER IMAGINED NOT HAVING YOU IN MY LIFE. IT HAS BEEN HARD AND EVERYDAY I CRY FOR YOU. YOU TOUCHED SO MANY LIFES AND YOU WERE LOVED. YOU WAS SO GOOD AT WHAT YOU DID , UNTIL EVEN YOUR HATERS FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU. I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH. I WANT BE COMING TO YOUR PAGE AS OFTEN OR MAYBE IT WILL BE DELETED. EVEN THOUGH I WAN'T BE COMING TO YOUR PAGE AS OFTEN AS I HAD IN THE PAST, DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT YOU AND ALL THE GOOD YOU HAVE DONE. I KNOW NOW THAT THERE IS A HEAVEN FOR A G. YOU WERE THE ORIGINAL "G", THE ONE AND ONLY LEGEND, THE WIMP, AND THE BEST DADDY. SO R.I.P MR. BYRON CHARLES LOVE, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
LOVE,
COOKIE
February 1, 2009
Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you. I miss you so much.
Love,
Cookie
January 25, 2009
I am glad I was able to come and visit with you on yesterday. I didn't stay long because I knew you were busy. I love you and miss you so much.
Love,
Cookie
January 24, 2009
Today is your day Dad. Happy Birthday. Missing you. Everyday someone is talking about all the good you brought into their life. You were loved. Many try to be like you, but you are the one and only LEGEND. Today I am going to listen to Rebirth and drink a Barq's cold drink in your memory. I love you so much. My heart is still aching for the life of someone so precious and dear to me. No one will ever replace the love that you gave me.
Happy Birhtday to the best Dad!!!
Love,
Cookie
Sheila Dorsey
January 24, 2009
Happy Birthday to my Brother, Uncle and Friend. We love you Byron and we miss you. you were loved and missed everyday.
Love you,
Sheila Dorsey and Family
Was N.O. now ATL
January 24, 2009
***** I Celebrate You *****
On your birthday, I celebrate you!
On your special day,
I’m thinking of all the wonderful things you were
that bring so much joy to others, including me!
I celebrate your unconquerable spirit,
that let you meet every challenge
with confidence, enthusiasm and persistence.
I admired your sensitivity.
You saw needs that cry out to be met
that no one else sees,
and you meet them,
out of your deep and caring heart,
out of your wisdom,
out of your strength.
I treasure your uniqueness;
There is no one else like you,
and I feel blessed to have known
such an extraordinary person.
I appreciate you, respect you,
cherish you, look up to you.
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday!!!
Love,
Cookie
January 18, 2009
----- THE SINGING HEART -----
MAY YOU HAVE A SINGING HEART,
WHOSE TONE IS SWEET AND CLEAR,
LIVING TO THE MELODY
YOU'VE LEARNED TO PLAY BY EAR.
A HAPPY AND A HOPEFUL HEART,
WHOSE LYRICS LIGHTLY LIFT
ALL SADNESS SO THAT FOLKS MAY SHARE
THE WONDER OF YOUR GIFT.
MAY YOU HAVE A SINGING HEART,
DELIGHTING TO THE SOUND
OF SILVER ROUNDED NOTES THAT BEAR
YOUR FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
A TRUSTING AND COURAGEOUS HEART,
ADVANCING THROUGH EACH MEASURE,
A DEEPER AND A RICHER SOUL,
BECAUSE OF SUCH A TREASURE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
January 11, 2009
~~~~~ WHAT MORE THAN THESE ~~~~~
A HOME THAT'S FILLED WITH WARMTH AND LOVE,
A FAITH THAT'S DEEP, IN GOD ABOVE...
THE SONG OF BIRDS AT BREAK OF DAY,
THE LAUGHTER OF A CHILD AT PLAY;
THE JOY THAT COMES FROM TASKS WELL DONE,
THE GIFT OF REST, AS SET OF SUN...
A SHADY TREE, A BRIGHT BLUE SKY,
A FAITHFUL DOG, A FRIEND NEARBY,
A RAINBOW SHINING AFTER RAIN,
THE TWILIGHT, MUSIC'S SWEET REFRAIN;
SOME FAVORITE BOOKS, SOME WISDOMLEARNED,
AND RELAXATION, RIGHTLY EARNED...
A GLEN WHERE QUIET RIVERS FLOW,
A DREAM THAT KEEPS ONE'S HEART AGLOW,
A FLOWER GARDEN, PINK AND WHITE,
THE BLESSINGS OF GOOD HEALTH AND SIGHT...
WITH THESE,
WHAT MAN COULD EVER ASK FOR MORE!
LOVE,
COOKIE
January 4, 2009
^^^^^ THE GIFT ^^^^^
IT'S TRUE
WE THINK ABOUT THE RAIN
AS DISMAL, DARKENED DAYS,
BUT LOOK UPON THE SUNSHINE
AS HAPPY, BRIGHTENED WAYS;
YET, IT REALLY IS THE RAIN
WHICH BRINGS US
ALL THE THINGS WE NEED:
THE FRUIT, THE FOOD
AND ALL THAT GROWS, AND
THE LIVING SEED.
SO, WHEN YOUR DAYS SEEM DARKEST,
AND YOU FEEL A VAGUE DESPAIR,
RECOGNIZE YOUR RAINY BLESSINGS
AS A GIFT THAT MAKES LIFE FAIR.
LOVE,
COOKIE
January 1, 2009
HI DADDY,
MISS YOU & LOVE YOU.
HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE. WISHING YOU A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 28, 2008
***** A WALK TO YESTERYEAR *****
COME WALK WITH ME TO YESTERYEAR
DOWN THE ROAD OF CHILDHOOD MILES,
LET'S TURN OUR THOUGHTS AWAY FROM FEAR
AND CHANGE OUR FROWNS TO SMILES.
LET'S WALK TOGETHER IN MEMORY
TO TIMES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG,
LET'S LIVE EACH MINUTE IN MIMICRY
AND RENEW THOSE YEARS OF FUN.
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 25, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS DADDY!!!
I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 21, 2008
****** QUIET DAYS *****
QUIET DAYS ARE PRECIOUS GEMS
OF TREAUSRED PEACE AND CALM,
NO CARES OR TROUBLES CLOUD THE SKY
THE SILENCE IS A BALM.
MY SOUL IS SOOTHED AND WORRY FREE
SUCH DAYS IN LIFE ARE RARE,
BUT WHEN THEY COME I FEEL GOD'S LOVE
AND KNOW I'M IN HIS CARE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 14, 2008
~~~~~ MY LOVE FOR GOD ~~~~~
IF I COULD PAINT THE BEAUTY THAT, GOD, I SEE IN YOU, MY WORK WOULD BE A MASTERPIECE NO ARTISITS COULD OUTDO.
NO CANVAS EVER COULD PORTRAY THE LOVE WITHIN MY HEART, FOR IT IS FAR TOO DEEP AND GREAT FOR WORDS TO EVER IMPART.
ITS MAGNITUDE GOES FAR BEYOND ALL ELSE I EVER KNEW.
THERE IS NO MEASURE OF THE LOVE I HAVE, DEAR GOD, FOR YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 7, 2008
WE ALWAYS HOPE; AND IN ALL THINGS IT IS BETTER TO HOPE THAN DESPAIR.
WHEN WE RETURN TO REAL TRUST IN GOD, THERE WILL NO LONGER BE ROOM IN OUR SOUL FOR FEAR.
LOVE,
COOKIE
November 30, 2008
Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle everything I do is stitched with its color.You left, and my heart is a ceaseless sermon of loneliness.I think about you constantly, whether it's with my mind or my heart.We only part to meet again.
Love,
Cookie
November 27, 2008
HAPPY THANKSGIVING DADDY!!!
I AM THANK FUL FOR ALL THAT I HAVE AND ALL THAT I HAD.
I AM THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD SOMEONE AS WONDERFUL AS YOU IN MY LIFE.
I AM THANKFUL TO KNOW THAT YOU LOVED ME.
I AM THANKFUL YOU NEVER TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME.
I AM THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL AND GREAT FATHER.
I AM THANKFUL TO KNOW YOU ARE STILL LOOKING OUT FOR ME. LOVE YOU DAD AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH.
LOVE,
COOKIE
November 23, 2008
GOD BLESS OUR HOME, AND HELP US
TO LOVE EACH OTHER TRUE,
TO MAKE OUR HOME THE KIND OF PLACE
WHERE EVERYTHING WE DO
IS FILLED WITH LOVE AND KINDNESS,
A DWELLING PLACE FOR THEE,
AND HELP US, GOD, EACH MOMENT,
TO LIVE MOST HELPFULLY.
LOVE,
COOKIE
November 16, 2008
WE ALWAYS HOPE; AND IN ALL THINGS IT IS BETTER TO HOPE THAN TO DESPAIR.
WHEN WE RETURN TO REAL TRUST IN GOD, THERE WILL NO LONGER BE ROOM IN OUR SOUL FOR FEAR.
LOVE,
COOKIE
November 9, 2008
The Day God Called You Home
Author Unknown
God looked around his garden,
And He found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this Earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you,
And lifted you to rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He knew you were suffering.
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that you would never,
Get well on Earth again.
He saw that the road was getting rough,
And the hills were hard to climb,
So He closed your weary eyelids
And whispered, "Peace by Thine."
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
Love,
Cookie
November 2, 2008
HI DADDY,
JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH. THINGS ARE NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
October 26, 2008
+++++ Couldn't Live On +++++
I don't know what to write
I just don't have a clue
But all I want to say
Is how much we all miss you.
We miss your jokes and sweet smiling face
We were lucky to be sent with your grace
We pray for you as you watch down from above
And wonder if you can see how much you are loved.
Your problems are finished, but ours live on
Because you left the pain here, now you are gone
Our hearts are now broken, but what can we do
Your smile in your photo shows the beauty of you.
The pain will not go, but the tears have now dried
Can you imagine the hurt that's inside?
At first we were angry, how could you be so wrong?
But now we understand that you couldn't live on.
Our love is everlasting
Never believe it will end
We all miss you so deeply
And so do all your friends.
Love,
Cookie
October 19, 2008
THE CROWN OF THE HOUSE IS GODLINESS,
THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE IS ODER,
THE GLORY OF THE HOUSE IS HOSPITALITY,
THE BLESSING OF THE HOUSE IS CONTENTMENT.
LOVE,
COOKIE
October 12, 2008
*****LIFE*****
LIFE IS A GRAND ADVENTURE
WE LIVE THROUGH DAY BY DAY
LIFE IS TRULY A CHALLENGE
IN EVERY SENSE AND WAY.
LIFE HAS ITS RAY OF SUNSHINE
AS WELL AS DARK CLOUDS TOO.
LIFE IS ALWAYS UNCERTAIN
WE LEARN EACH DAY ANEW.
LIFE IS BESTOWED UPON US
BY THAT GREAT KING ABOVE.
LIFE TO BE LIVED ITS FULLEST
MUST KNOW HIS WAYS AND LOVE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
October 5, 2008
GOD IN THE MORNING,
PEACE FOR THE DAY.
GOD AT THE NOONTIDE,
REST UPON THE WAY.
GOD IN THE EVENING,
WILL MAKE THE SHAODOWS FLEE.
GOD FOR ALL OUR LIFETIME,
IS JOY ETERNALLY.
LOVE,
COOKIE
October 4, 2008
HI DADDY,
NOT A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT ME THINKING OF ALL THE LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER. LOVE AND MISS YOU SO MUCH.
LOVE,
COOKIE
September 28, 2008
**** MAKE ME WORTHY ****
WON'T BOTHER YOU WITH TRIFLES LORD,
ABOUT MY CARES AND SUCH,
JUST WANTED TO SAY AGAIN TODAY,
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.
WON'T ASK FOR THINGS I SHOULDN'T HAVE,
WON'T BOTHER YOU WITH GREED,
WON'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BUT LOVE,
FOR THIS, DEAR GOD, I NEED.
FIRST LET ME THANK YOU FOR THE CARE
YOU GIVE ME DAY BY DAY,
THE GENTLE HANDS YOU LEAD ME WITH
LEST I SHOULD GO ASTRAY.
THE PAIN WITHIN YOUR LOVING EYES,
THE CROWN OF THORNS YOU WORE,
THE AWFUL SHAME YOU SUFFERED WHEN
MY SINS YOU GLADLY BORE.
OH, PRECIOUS FATHER THIS MY PRAYER
FOREVER MORE WILL BE,
THAT SOMEDAY I'LL BE WORTHY
OF THE LOVE YOU GAVE YO ME.
LOVE,
COOKIE
September 21, 2008
MY SEARCH
I SEARCHED FOR GOD WHERE FOLKS ARE TOLD --
IN ART RENOWNED AND SHRINES OF OLD,
CATHEDRAL SPIRES, AND HYMNS SUBLIME,
IN NOBLE AIMS, BOLD SAINTS OF FAME,
AND ALL GRAND THINGS THAT BEAR HIS NAME.
I FOUND GOD IN THE SIMPLE THINGS --
IN CHILDLIKE FAITH THAT EACH DAY BRINGS,
A BABY'S HAND AND MOTHER'S FACE,
A FATHER'S HUG AND MEALTIME GRACE --
IN RUSSET LEAVES, SOFT APRIL SHOWERS,
A BLUBIRD'S TRILL. GOLD MEADOW FLOWERS,
IN HUMBLE PRAYER, REAL FRIENDSHIP SHARED,
AND IN THE EYES OF ONE WHO CARED.
LOVE,
COOKIE
September 14, 2008
THE GARDENER
GOD HAS SHOWN ME HOW TO FIND
JOYS OF HEART AND PEACE OF MIND;
HE HAS TAUGHT ME HOW TO GROW
LOVE OF LIFE, I PRAY TO KNOW:
TAKE A SEED, HE SAID TO ME,
(OF EACH JOY YOU WANT TO BE)
AND EMBODY IT TO GROW
(WITH THE LOVES YOU PRAY TO KNOW)
THEN, ENDEAR IT WITH YOUR CARE,
UNTILL I MAKE ITS VINES TO BEAR,
AND DIVIDE ITS FRUITFUL ENDS
WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR FRIENDS.
LOVE,
COOKIE
September 7, 2008
A CANDLE WISH
MAY YOUR LIFE BE LIKE A CANDLE,
AS BEAUTIFUL, PURE, AND WHITE.
MAY IT BE A GUIDE TO OTHERS
AS THE CANDLE IS A LIGHT.
MAY YOUR HOPES BURN EVER BRIGHTLY,
AND YOUR FAITH BE MORE THAN DOUBT -
AS CANDLES ON THE ALTAR STAND,
NEVER FLICKERING OR GOING OUT.
SHOULD SOME STRONG WIND OF LIFE BLOW OUT
ANY FLAME THAT SEEMS IN VAIN,
LOOK UP TO GOD AND HE WILL LIGHT
THE CANDLE IN YOUR HEART AGAIN.
LOVE,
COOKIE
September 4, 2008
GOD IS GOOD. WE HAVE SURVIVED ANOTHER DANGEROUS STORM. GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US.
LOVE,
COOKIE
August 31, 2008
A PRAYER FOR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Prayer For A Safe Hurricane Season
Loving Father and Creator of all. We come to you in the name of your beloved
son Jesus, and ask you to hear the humble voices of your children cries.
We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control.
You are the Master of land and sea.
The Sea of Galilee Obeyed Your Order and returned to its former quietude.
The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargic view,
Overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.
We ask for your protection over us during this hurricane season.
We turn to you, Loving and Gracious Lord. We ask you to spare us from the
tragedy of hurricanes and storms. Help us to heal past memories of our losses that are
still so vivid and heal the wounds of those who suffered great loss.
Help us to recover by keeping your presence in our daily lives. Let us rely on you for comfort.
Help us to learn from Job, for he was the most patient of all.
Almighty God, we thank you for the precious gifts of our families and friends.
We ask that you protect us, and the property that you blessed us with from all disasters.
You gave us the true spirit of gratitude and ask that you help us change our attitudes.
We WILL walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son where we await the promise of a stormless eternity.
In Jesus Name We Pray, Amen
LOVE,
COOKIE
August 24, 2008
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE COURAGE
TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT
AND TO NEVER LET THE DEVIL
EVEN THINK HE'LL WIN THE FIGHT.
THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME
A SUNSET OF BRILLIANT GOLD
FOR A RAINBOW 'CROSS THE EASTERN SKY
SO MAGNIFICENT TO BEHOLD.
THANK YOU GOD FOR EVERYTHING
THAT COMES ALONG MY WAY
FOR BOTH HAPPINESS AND SORROWS
THAT FILL ME EVERYDAY.
LOVE,
COOKIE
August 17, 2008
THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME
A SUNRISE SO BEAUTIFUL TO VIEW
AND BLOSSOMS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE
TOUCHED WITH THE MORNING DEW.
THANK YOU GOD FOR FRIENDS TO GREET
AND LOVED ONES TO SHARE A HUG.
FOR ANIMALS AND BIRDS THAT SING
AND EVEN A SMALL LADY-BUG.
THANK YOU GOD FOR LOVING ME
AND FOR THE GENTLE RAIN
FOR STRENGTH TO SMILE AT OTHERS
EVEN WHEN I'M WRACKED WITH PAIN.
LOVE,
COOKIE
August 10, 2008
"O LORD WE CRAVE FOR THOSE GONE HOME TO THEE,
FOR THOSE WHO MADE THE EARTHLY HOME SO FAIR;
HOW LITTLE WE MAY KNOW,
HOW LITTLE SEE
ONLY--THAT THOU ART THERE..."
FOR DADDY WITH LOVE AND DEEP APPRECIATION.
YOU HAVE HELPED TO LIGHT THE CANDLE OF HOPE IN SO MANY LIVES AND YOU NOW SHARE IN THE ETERNAL VISION.
LOVE,
COOKIE
Daphne Henderson
August 6, 2008
Hello B. Love,
It has been a while since I signed your book. I know Mervin misses you very much. Not a day goes by that he doesn't think about you are laugh at something you did are said. I didn't have the chance to get to know you like Mervin did but I thank you for making such a difference in Mervin's life. It was extremely important to him to keep this guest book going and he vowed that it would continue in your honor. Mr. Love you are greatly misssed by many people. God Bless and keep you near.
Daphne Henderson
August 4, 2008
BE POSITIVE - BE PROGRESSIVE - TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE.
WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT, RECEIVE GOD'S BLESSING.
LOVE,
COOKIE
August 3, 2008
I LOVE THE LORD AND THANK HIM FOR ALL THAT HE DOES IN MY LIFE. YES I DO LOVE JESUS. HE IS MY SOURCE OF EXISTENCE AND SAVIOR. HE KEEPS ME FUNCTIONING EACH AND EVERYDAY. WITHOUT HIM, I WILL BE NOTHING.
WITHOUT HIM, I AM NOTHING BUT WITH HIM I CAN DO ALL THINGS.
PHIL 4:13
LOVE,
COOKIE
July 27, 2008
WHEN I THINK OF ANY OF MY SUCCESSES, I AM THANKFUL TO GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW, AND TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ENRICH MY LIFE.
OVER THE YEARS MY PHONE BOOK HAS CHANGED BECAUSE I CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. AT FIRST YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALONE, BUT AFTER A WHILE NEW PEOPLE SHOW UP IN YOUR LIFE THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE SO MUCH SWEETER AND EASIER TO ENDURE.
REMEMBER WHAT YOUR ELDERS USED TO SAY, " BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER". IF YOU'RE AND EAGLE, DON'T HANG AROUND CHICKENS: CHICKENS CAN'T FLY!
July 20, 2008
DON'T SPEND MAJOR TIME ON MINOR PEOPLE. IF THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT CONTINUALLY DISAPPOINT YOU, BREAK PROMISES, STOMP ON YOUR DREANS, TOO JUDGEMENTAL, HAVE DIFFERENT VALUES AND DON'T HAVE YOUR BACK DURING DIFFICULT TIMES...THAT IS NOT A FRIEND.
TO HAVE A FRIEND, BE A FRIEND. SOMETIMES IN LIFE AS YOU GROW, YOUR FRIENDS WILL EITHER GROW OR GO. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO REFECLT VALUES, GOALS INTERESTS AND LIFESTYLE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
July 13, 2008
NO NORE SUFFERING, NO MORE TEARS, NO MORE WORRIES , AND NO MORE FEARS.
FOR YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE WITH GOD AND HE WILL HOLD YOU DEAR.
THE IMPRESSION YOU LEFT BEHIND CAN'T BE REPLACED.
THE PAIN OF YOUR LOST RUNS DEEP.
BUT I WAS TAUGHT BY YOU TO BE STRONG.
IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME THOUGH I MUST MOVE ON.
YOU WERE A WONDERFUL FATHER, AND ALSO A FRIEND.
YOU WERE WILLING TO LISTEN. THANKS FOR BEING THERE FOR ME, THROUGH THICK AND THIN.
YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED.
THIS I WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOUR SMILE WAS LEGONDARY.
I WILL NOT FORGET THE MEMORIES OF YOU.
I WROTE THIS POEM IN DEDICATION TO YOU.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU WILL BE MISSED AND THAT I LOVE YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
July 6, 2008
I AM A PLOWMAN
I AM A PLOWMAN WITH A FIELD,
A FURROW IS MY GOAL;
I LOOK NOT TO THE JOB I'VE DONE
OR JOB I'VE YET TO DO.
MY EYE IS ON THE TREE AHEAD
TO CUT THE FURROW TRUE:
MY ONLY GOAL, TO FINISH FIRST
THE JOB HE GAVE TO DO.
TOMORROW OR THE YEARS AHEAD,
I ASK NOT NOW TO KNOW;
I ONLY ASK TO DO THE TASK,
WHATEVER HE MAY SHOW.
"DEAR LORD, I ASK OF THEE THIS DAY,
HELP ME TO PLOW FOR THEE,
TO SERVE THEE WHERE I AM JUST NOW,
TO LEAD SOME SOUL TO THEE."
LOVE,
COOKIE
July 4, 2008
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY DAD.
LOVING YOU AND MISSING YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
June 29, 2008
God's Gifts
You cannot count the raindrops
Nor stars in the sky
The number of white clouds
Is unknown to the eye
You cannot count ripples
In a slowly moving blue lake
On a snow-covered mountain
You cannot count the flakes
One cannot count the pebbles in the woods
Nor leaves on the trees bent with fruits
But it hardly matters
Because it is the happiness, joy and pleasure
That each gift from God brings
Which makes us realize
That God cares for us
Despite our fault.
Love,
Cookie
cyndi alexander
June 24, 2008
byron i miss you every day i wish you were here love you always from your son mama cyndi
June 22, 2008
Your love is a lantern
That lights my way,
Uplifting my spirits,
When skies are gray.
Your love is a wave
That lifts me higher,
Into a sea
Of tender desire.
Your love is a flame,
That can never die,
For always and ever,
It will be just you and I.
Your love is a rose,
Moistened with dew,
Touching my soul,
With the beauty of you.
Love,
Cookie
June 15, 2008
LIKE A DOVE
DADDY, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE AWAY.
WE KNEW YOU DIDN'T COME TO STAY.
BUT SOMEHOW WE ALL GOT CAUGHT UP LOVING YOU,
WHICH WASN'T VERY HARD TO DO.
YOUR LIFE WAS LIKE A DOVE.
SO KIND, SWEET, AND GENTLE.
WE HAVE LAUGHED WITH YOU,
WE HAVE CRIED WITH YOU,
WE HAVE SHARED A WONDERFUL LIFE WITH YOU.
NOW WE MUST RELEASE YOU LIKE A DOVE.
OUR MINDS ARE AT EASE.
OUR HEARTS AT PEACE.
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU WILL LAND IN THE ARMS OF LOVE.
WE MUST RELEASE YOU LIKE A DOVE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
June 15, 2008
MEMORIES OF MY DAD
MISSING MY DAD WHO DIED ONE YEAR AGO.
EVERY WHERE HE WOULD GO, I WOULD BE HIS SHADOW,
AND I WOULD HANG ON TO EVERY WORD HE WOULD SAY.
WISH I COULD BE WITH HIM TODAY.
WHEN DAD WAS WITH ME, WE HAD ABUNDANT FUN.
I'VE MISSED SO MUCH WE COULD HAVE DONE.
I RECALL HIM WITH EVERY COMMON SOUND.
MAYBE WE WILL CACTH UP WHEN I AM HEAVEN-BOUND.
THAT HE HAD TO LEAVE ME JUST SEEMS WRONG,
BUT I KNOW DAD IS RIGHT WHERE HE BELONG.
LOVE,
COOKIE
June 15, 2008
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DADDY,
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I MISS YOU.
THE HOLIDAYS ARE NOT HOLIDAYS WITHOUT YOU.
SENDING MUCH LOVE YOUR WAY.
I AM GLAD TO HAVE HAD YOU AS A FATHER.
YOU WERE THE BEST AND NO ONE COULD EVER TAKE YOUR PLACE.
THERE WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE ONLY ONE " LIVING LEGEND". HIS NAME IS "BYRON CHARLES LOVE."
LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER,
COOKIE
June 8, 2008
GOD IN THE MORNING,
PEACE FOR THE DAY.
GOD AT NOON TIME,
REST UPON THE WAY.
GOD IN THE EVENING,
WILL MAKE THE SHADOWS FLEE.
GOD FOR ALL OUR LIFETIME,
IS JOY ETERNALLY!
LOVE,
COOKIE
June 4, 2008
""" THE SEEKER """
FOR MANY YEARS I SEARCHED FOR GOD,
IT SEEMED I COULD NOT FIND
HIS LOVING PRESENCE, VAINLY SOUGHT,
TO GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND.
I FOLLOWED BLINDLY, MANY PATHS,
THAT LED TO GRIEF AND SHAME,
I TRIED TO EASE MY CONSCIENCE, WHEN,
I'D CALL UPON HIS NAME.
I KNELT IN CHAPELS, GREAT AND SMALL,
AND SANG SWEET HYMNS OF PRAISE.
I BEGGED FORGIVENESS FOR MY SINS,
FOR PEACE TO BLESS NY DAYS.
MY QUESTIONING HEART WAS FILLED WITH JOY,
I CAME TO UNDERSTAND,
EACH TIME I HELPED SOMEONE IN NEED,
I TOUCHED THE MASTER'S HAND.
LOVE,
COOKIE
June 1, 2008
I AM THINKING OF YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I MISS YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
May 25, 2008
""I Miss Your Laughter, Fun, and Gentleness""
I miss your laughter, fun, and gentleness.
I miss the things I used to do for you.
I miss the time, now filled with emptiness,
When each day was a stage for something new.
I miss your love, though mine for you remains,
A passion with no outlet to the sea,
A teardrop in a desert, that contains
What's left of my maternal ecstasy.
I miss your presence, like a silent chord
That anchored even solitude in grace.
I miss, for my love's labor, the reward
Of seeing some small pleasure in your face.
All these I miss, and yet they are all here
Within my heart, far more than I can bear.
Love,
Cookie
May 25, 2008
""I Cannot Think You're Not Alive Somewhere""
I cannot think you're not alive somewhere.
I think of you just as I did before.
No sudden gust of wind has closed the door
Or made your presence vanish in thin air.
I write you this because I know you're there;
That even after death there must be more.
So does faith one's inner sun restore
After bitter darkness few can bear.
My mind and heart have not yet lost a friend
Even though my senses are bereft,
For you remain the witness of my soul.
No mere accident our love can end
So long as I have will and memory left,
And you lie silent on some unknown shoal.
Love,
Cookie
May 18, 2008
" O LORD WE CRAVE FOR THOSE GONE HOME TO THEE,
FOR THOSE WHO MADE THE EARTHLY HOME SO FAIR;
HOW LITTLE WE MAY KNOW, HOW LITTLE SEE
ONLY----THAT THOU ART THERE..."
LOVE,
COOKIE
May 11, 2008
"""" I CALL IT GOD """"
RAINBOWS AND ROSES
AND TENDER GREEN SOD...
SOME CALL IT SPRING,
BUT I CALL IT GOD!
BREATHTAKING SUNSETS
THAT MELT IN THE SEA...
IT'S ONLY SUMMER,
BUT IT'S HEAVEN TO ME.
LEAVES GOLD AND SCARLET,
AN ACRE OF SHEAVES,
REMIND ME IN AUTUMN
WHO CREATED THE LEAVES.
WITH BLANKETS OF SNOW
GOD COVERS THE GROUND
SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW
THAT HE'S STILL AROUND.
HE CHANGES THE SEASONS
WITH HIS STAFF AND ROD...
SOME LOOK FOR REASONS
BUT I CALL IT GOD!
LOVE,
COOKIE
May 4, 2008
"""" OLD THINGS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL """"
OLD THINGS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN MANY THINGS BRAND NEW
BECAUSE THEY BRING FOND MEMORIES
OF THINGS WE USED TO DO.
OLD PHOTOGRAPHS IN ALBUMS,
LOVE LETTERS TIED WITH LACE,
RECAPTURE THOSE FEELINGS
THAT NEW ONES CAN'T REPLACE.
BABY SHOES, A TEDDY BEAR,
A RING THAT GRANDMA WORE,
ARE TREASURES WAITING THERE BEHIND
A DOOR MARKED "NEVERMORE."
OLD THINGS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL,
MORE PRECIOUS DAY BY DAY,
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FLOWERS
WE PLANTED YESTERDAY.
LOVE ALWAYS,
COOKIE
April 27, 2008
HI DADDY,
SORRY I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY TODAY. I HAVE BEEN SO SAD ALL WEEK. HOPEFULLY, I WILL START TO FEEL BETTER. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I MISS YOU.
LOVE,
COOKIE
April 20, 2008
ALL THIS AND HEAVEN TOO
HE SPREAD BEFORE US FERTILE LAND
THAT WE FROM IT MIGHT EAT;
HE SPOKE AND FOUNTAINS OPENED WIDE,
OUR NEED FOR THIRST DID MEET.
HE SPOKE AND TREES DID BLOSSOM FORTH,
IN STRENGTH AND BEAUTY STAND
TO SPREAD THEIR COOLING SHADOW
THROUGHOUT THE GRASSY LAND.
GOD SHOWED TO US HIS TENDER LOVE,
THOUGH BARREN, NAKED, WE,
IN THAT HE GAVE TO US HIS SON
AND THROUGH HIM WE ARE FREE.
JUST THANK HIM NOW FOR EVERYTHING,
IN LOVE, HE GIVES TO YOU.
JUST THINK HE GAVE US EVERYTHING
AND ALSO HEAVEN TOO.
LOVE,
COOKIE
April 13, 2008
GIVE ME THIS DAY
GIVE ME THIS DAY SO BEAUTIFULLY GOOD,
WHERE THE MASTER HIMSELF. HAS PAINTED THE WOOD;
GIVE ME THIS DAY, ITS PURPOSE TO KEEP,
TO UPLIFT MY SOUL AND LET MY HEART SPEAK.
GIVE ME THIS DAY, MY HOPE TO RESTORE;
GIVE ME ITS SILENCE, THAT I MIGHT HEAR MORE;
GIVE ME THIS DAY: RENEWAL, RELEASE;
PROUD IN ITS CHALLENGE, DTRONG IN ITS PEACE.
LET MY FAITH RIDE WHAT FATE UNFURLEDD ---
GIVE ME THIS DAY! YOUR GIFT TO THE WORLD!
GIVE ME THIS DAY, A GOAL TO ACHIEVE:
AND SURELY, MY LORD,
TO NOT SIT IN GRIEVE.
LOVE,
COOKIE
April 6, 2008
"""" R. I. P. """"
B Y R O N
C H A R L E S
L O V E
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
LOVE,
COOKIE
April 4, 2008
DEAR DADDY,
IT'S BEEN 1 YEAR AND 1 MONTH SINCE YOU LEFT US TO GO TO A BETTER PLACE. I MISS AND LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY GAURDIAN ANGEL AND YOU ARE WACTHING OVER ME. WHEN I AM SAD, I TALK TO YOU. YOU HAD AND STILL HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT DOWN HERE. YOU WERE ONE OF A KIND DADDY. THERE WAS ONLY ONE LIVING LEGEND IN THE U.P.T. AND HIS NAME WAS "BYRON CHARLES LOVE".
TO THE FAMILY,
KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU AND I STILL PRAY FOR YOU AS A WHOLE.
""""MY HANDS IN GOD'S""""
EACH MORNING WHEN I WAKE I SAY
" I PLACE MY HAND IN GOD'S TODAY."
I KNOW HE'LL WALK CLOSE BY MY SIDE,
MY EVERY WANDERING STEP TO GUIDE.
HE LEADS ME WITH THE TENDEREST CARE
WHERE PATHS ARE DARK AND I DESPAIR,
NO NEED FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND,
I BUT HOLD FAST TO HIS HAND.
MY HAND IN HIS. NO SURER WAY
TO WALK IN SAFETY THROUGH EACH DAY.
BY HIS GREAT BOUNTY I AM FED,
WARMED BY HIS LOVE, I AM COMFORTED.
WHEN AT DAY'S END I SEEK MY REST,
I REALIZE HOW MUCH I AM BLESSED.
MY THANKS POUR OUT TO HIM, AND THEN
I PLACE MY HAND IN GOD'S AGAIN.
LOVE ALWAYS,
COOKIE
March 30, 2008
A PURPOSE FOR TRIALS
FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT
AND, TOO, PAST THE LIGHT
THERE ARE RIVERS THAT WE
MUST CROSS...
RIVERS OF FEARS AND
RIVERS OF TEARS
AND RIVERS OF GREAT LOSS.
BUT WHATEVER IT BE
THAT PLAGUES YOU AND ME,
WHAT RIVERS THAT WE MUST FORD,
THEY ALL WORK FOR GOOD,
FOR HE SAID THEY WOULD...
TO STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH IN THE LORD.
LOVE,
COOKIE
March 23, 2008
HAPPY! EASTER! DADDY!
IN TODAY'S WORLD, IT IS BECOMING MORE APPARENT THAT WE NEED TO SPREAD THE TRUTH, LOVE AND COMPASSION FOUND ONLY THROUGH THE LORD. WE NEED TO BECOME MORE DEVOTED TO HIS WORD. WE NEED TO BECOME EVEN MORE DEDICATED TO NOT ONLY SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS AND JOY FOUND IN THE LORD,BUT IN OUR COMPASSION TOWARDS OTHERS. WE MUST BECOME MORE VIGILANT IN OUR WORKS AND PRAYERS. LET'S PULL TOGETHER THROUGH THE UNITY OF CHRIST AND BECOME ONE.
LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH DADDY!!!!
MISS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU, YOUR LAUGH, SMILE, TOUCH, ETC.
LOVE,
COOKIE
March 21, 2008
HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY!!!!!!
LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!!
LOVE,
COOKIE
March 16, 2008
IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF OUR ALMIGHTY AND POWERFUL GOD, THEN YOU KNOW ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIM. YOU ALSO KNOW THE POWER OF PRAYER AND WONDERFUL BLESSINGS AS A RESULT OF PRAYER. SO MANY ARE NOT NEEDING TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD BUT ALSO NEEDING TO KNOW WE CARE FOR AND LOVE THEM. AS CHRISTIANS, WE ARE THE ONES CHOSEN FOR THIS TASK. EVEN IF IT IS AS SIMPLE AS ONLY SAYING A PRAYER FOR SOMEONE WE MAY NOT KNOW, IT IS OUR DUTY AND PRIVILEGE TO DO AS GOD WISHES.
LOVE,
COOKIE
March 9, 2008
A BETTER DAY
THOUGH THE CLOUDS ARE DARK AROUND US,
AND THE SKIES ARE FILLED WITH GRAY,
GOD WILL GIVE US FAITH AND COURAGE;
THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY!
THOUGH OUR HEARTS ARE HEAVY LADENED,
GOD WILL GUIDE US ALL THE WAY~~
HE WILL SEND US HOPE AND PROMISE;
THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY!
THOUGH AT TIMES WE LOSE THE BATTLE,
WE CAN TRUST GOD AND OBEY;
HE WILL LEAD US ON TO VICTORY~~
THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY!
THOUGH WE FEEL DESPAIR AND SADNESS,
WE CAN STRIVE AND DREAM AND PRAY;
GOD WILL ALWAYS BE BESIDE US'
AND THERE WILL COME A BETTER DAY!
LOVE,
COOKIE
karen love
March 6, 2008
BYRON, I MISS YOU SO MUCH THERE'S NOT A DAY GO BY I DON'T CALL YOUR NAME I HAD A TRIBUTE PARTY FOR YOU IN YOUR HONOR IN TEXAS, ME AND DENISE SHOWED TEXAS HOW IT GOES BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT ANY OTHER WAY IT WAS THE BOMB. YOU ARE TRULY MISSED BY LISA, KAREN, DENISE, EARLENE, TARA, MARVIN,AL,SMOKEY,NIESHA,REG , NENE, WAYNE,DARON, AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY, LOVE ALWAY'S SIS. KAREN
March 4, 2008
"""" R. I. P. DADDY I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU """"
May I go now?
Don't you think the time is right?
May I say goodbye to the pain filled
Days and endless lonely nights.
I've lived my life and done my best,
An example I've tried ti be.
So can I take this step beyond
And set my spirit free.
I didn't want to go first,
I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now
To warm and loving light.
I want to go! I really do!
It's difficult to stay,
But I will try as best I can to live
Just one more day.
To give you time to care for me and
share your love and fears.
I know you're sad and afraid
Because I see your tears.
I'll be not far, I promise that.
My spirit will be close to you.
Wherever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me, you know I loved you too.
That's why its hard to say goodbye
And end this life with you.
So hold me now, just one more time and let me hear you say,
Because you care so much for me,
You'll let me go today!!!!!!
Rest now and forever...
Love Always,
Cookie
March 3, 2008
Love,
Cookie
March 2, 2008
""""IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED""""
In memory of those who died
We weep and walk away.
Tears run into swollen streams.
No trace of us remains.
Even those who grieve are gone,
And those that grieve who grieve,
And those whose lives are ravaged by
A frantic urge to be,
And those who wander silently
Among the empty rooms:
Immortality is theirs,
Though they must vanish, too.
We bear astonished witness to
The passage of the soul.
No bridge exists that can connect
Our passion to the whole.
""""NOT A DAY GOES BY""""
Not a day goes by that I don't think of you.
They say I should move on, but tell me, where?
Where such love as I have shared with you,
Such sweetness from such joy so many years?
There has to be some room for storing sorrow,
Some place to keep one's undivided pain,
Where past can still be present, though in shadow,
And I can hold you in my arms again.
Ah, DADDY! We will be together always,
Though you are dead, and I must live alone.
Time is nothing but an open window
To things more real, which you and I have known.
So now in me you'll not return to dust.
Love,
Cookie
February 24, 2008
O Lord, Thou knowest well how dark the way,
Guide Thou my footsteps, lest they stray;
Give me fresh faith for every hour,
Lest I should ever doubt Thy power
And make complaint!
Give me a heart, O Lord, strong to endure,
Help me to keep it simple, pure,
Make me unselfish, true
In every act, whatever I do,
And keep content.
Help me to do my share,
Make me courageous, strong to bear
Sunshine or shadow in my life!
Sustain me in the daily strife
To keep content!
Love,
Cookie
February 17, 2008
"""""OLD FRIENDS"""""
There are no friends like the old friends
And none so good and true:
We greet them when we meet them
As roses greet the dew.
No friends are dearer
Though born of kindred mold
And while we prize the new ones
We treasure more the old.
There are no friends like old friends
Where'er we dwell or roam
In lands beyond the ocean
Or near the bounds of home.
There are no friends like old friends
To calm our frequent fears
When shadows fall and deepen
Through life's declining years.
And when our faltering footsteps
Approach the Great Divide
We'll long to meet the old friends
Who wait on the other side.
Love,
Cookie
February 14, 2008
Hi Daddy,
Happy Valentine's Day to you.
A Father's Love
No matter what has come about
you were always there,
As a Dad you showed me of
the how, the why, and the where
And even though I've let you down
it's me I've really failed,
The oceans of this stormy life
I've conquered and sailed
The courage to keep pushing on
is what I've learned from you
Love,
Cookie
February 10, 2008
Hi Daddy,
It's me again. I hope you enjoyed the scripture and the poems I read to you today. It was nice coming to see you and spending some alone time with you. I miss you so much Daddy and I wish I could have spent more time with you in the end. I know that you knew that I loved you, but I wish I could have said it to you at that very moment. But God knows best and that's the way it was written. I still can't believe that the Legend Wimp is gone. I have so much love in my heart for you, I appreciate every kind word you said, and every kind thing you done. Loving you and Missing you.
Love always,
Cookie
February 10, 2008
""""" Faith to See Me Through """""
Lord, grant me now a good night's rest,
A respite from day's work.
The burdens have been heavy:
You know.
I prayed.
You heard.
At times I thought I could not go
A step past where I was,
But You were there to guide me, Lord,
To help me tread the dust.
Lord, grant me now a good night's sleep,
The morrow comes so soon.
New tasks arise, new burdens press
Before ev'n comes the noon.
So many problmes, unresolved,
Will greet the morrow, too;
Lord, grant me Your beloved sleep...
Then faith to see me through.
Love,
Cookie
February 5, 2008
Happy Mardi Gras, DADDY.
Miss you and love you.
Sorry I did not come visit yesterday, but it was not not done on purpose. When you riding with other people you know how it is. Thinking of you everyday.
Love,
Cookie
February 3, 2008
""""PERHAPS""""
Perhaps the rain will fall today
And spoil the plans we've made.
The clouds may chase the sun away
Or dampen our parade.
Perhaps today a tear will fall
As teardrops often do
When unforeseen the heartaches call
And take a toll on you.
Perhaps these things shall come to pass
For life goes up and down,
But God shall send you greener grass
When yours has turned to brown.
For every drop of rain that falls
A flower somewhere grows
As seasons change and time recalls
The beauty of the rose.
Love,
Cookie
January 27, 2008
Live life to the Fullest, True and Honest
Begin with yourself and extend it to others
Use your words wisely
Words have power and create influence
Do not spread them carelessly
Negative words create negative energy and repel those around you
Live in the positive.
Love,
Cookie
cindy alexnader
January 24, 2008
happy brithday from me and your son love you always and forever.hey denise, lisa, karen love yell.
January 24, 2008
A Birthday Thought for a wonderful Father.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to meet a person who stands out among the other people as being extremely special.
Who knows what we are thinking about.
Who is happy for us at all times. Who is always there to talk to us. Who cares about us selflessly.
Who is always truthful with us.
Sometimes we are lucky enough to meet someone who is extremely wonderful.
For me that person was you my dear Dad.
" Happy Birthday"
Happy Birthday means much more than have a happy day.
Within these words lie lots of things I never got to say.
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you done.
It means you meant alot to me,
And that I'm proud of you.
But most of all, I guess it means that I am thinking of you on this day, with pleasure and love.
I MISS YOU SO MUCH DADDY.
Love always,
Your daughter,
Cookie
January 20, 2008
Walk in Faith
I'll walk in faith with God today not knowing what it brings
I'll take each step that He directs and trust Him in all things.
I'll not lose hope if i am led in moments of despair
I'll lean on Him with all my might and trust me to His care.
I'll not assume that I know best if heartaches come my way,
Becuase He'll meet my every need
I'll walk in faith today.
I'll take my walk in faith with God by every single minute,
And though my pathway be unknown by faith, I will walk in it.
He knows the road that I must take
He knows each rock and stone
In faith I'll with God today
I will not walk alone.
Love,
Cookie
January 13, 2008
Memory
You are always with me
But you cannot interact
I can always see you
Always hear your voice
Always sense your smile
And always feel your touch
You always seem to be here
Showing me what’s right
You’re always right next to me
A guide within my life
All you say is all you’ve said
And stays here to this day
The lessons you have taught to me
Stay throughout time
I want to hug you
I want to know
To know you’re here right now
But I can’t
And you’re not
You’re just a memory
Love,
Cookie
January 6, 2008
"""PROMISE YOURSELF"""
TO BE STRONG THAT NOTHING CAN DISTURB YOUR PEACE OF MIND.
TO TALK HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY TO EVERY PERSON YOU MEET.
TO MAKE ALL YOUR FRIENDS FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THEM.
TO LOOK AT THE SUNNY SIDE OF EVERYTHING AND MAKE YOUR OPTIMISM COME TRUE.
TO THINK ONLY OF THE BEST, TO WORK ONLY FOR THE BEST, AND EXPECT ONLY THE BEST.
TO BE JUST AS ENTUSIASTIC ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS AS YOU ARE ABOUT YOUR OWN.
TO FORGET THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST AND PRESS ON TO THE GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FUTURE.
TO WEAR A CHEERFUL COUNTENANCE AT ALL TIMES AND GIVE EVERY LIVING CREATURE YOU MEET A SMILE.
TO GIVE SO MUCH TIME TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE NO TIME TO CRITICIZE OTHERS.
TO BE TOO LARGE FOR WORRY, TOO NOBLE FOR ANGER, TOO STRONG FOR FEAR, AND TOO HAPPY TO PERMIT THE PRESENCE OF TROUBLE.
I PRAY THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU THROUGH OUT THIS YEAR.
LOVE,
COOKIE
January 1, 2008
H appiness depends upon your outlook on life.
A ttitude is just as important as ability.
P assion find yours this year!
P ositive thoughts make everything easier.
Y ou are unique, with special gifts, use them.
N ew beginnings with a new year.
E nthusiasm a true secret of success.
W ishes may they turn into goals.
Y ears go by to quickly, enjoy them.
E nergy may you have lots of it.
A ppreciation of life, don't take it for granted.
R elax take the time to relax in this coming year
Love,
Cookie
December 30, 2007
Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member. You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
Love,
Cookie
December 25, 2007
Before the blessed morn
To illuminate for all to go
To find the light for seeking souls
In the child that was born.
The Son of God, the Light of Men.
He taught each soul how we should live.
The Truth in His Word He did give
To show us Salvation's plan.
That night soul's rejoiced for a promise fulfilled,
So longing souls would no longer mourn
Because of a gift of love divine.
That day love's enduring promise was fulfilled
And for the Blessed Child that was born
The Christmas Star did shine.
MAY THE LIGHT OF THE STAR AND THE BLESSED JOY OF THE SEASON BE YOURS THIS CHRISTMAS AND IN THE YEAR TO COME!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
BLESSINGS!
Love,
Cookie
December 23, 2007
A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give.
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the countersign of friendship.
It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and it is natuer's best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile.
Give them one of your, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
Love,
Cookie
December 16, 2007
I THOUGHT IT WAS A DREAM!!!
I SIT IN MY ROOM FULL OF TEARS
FEARING THIS DAY WOULD EVER COME
I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO THREE
OPENING THEM, THEN COUNT TO THREE AGAIN
THINKING AND HOPING IT'S A DREAM
I THINK AND I THINK
THE PHONE RING,
I SAID THANK GOD,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU
THEN I REALIZED IT'S TRUE, IT'S TRUE
NOW I AM LEFT BLUE MISSING YOU.
THE HOLIDAYS ARE SAD AND LONELY.
WISH I COULD HEAR YOUR VOICE OR JUST SEE YOUR SMILE.
LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DADDY. YOU WERE ONE OF A KIND.
LOVE,
COOKIE
December 9, 2007
A Strong Prayer -
God Has Amazing Things in Store for You.
(This is a heavy prayer)
Stars do not struggle to shine, rivers do not struggle to flow, and you will never struggle to excel in life, because you deserve the best.
Hold on to your dream and it shall be well with you... Amen.
The eyes beholding this message shall not behold evil, the hand that will send this message to others shall not labor in vain, the mouth saying Amen to this prayer shall laugh forever, remain in God's love.
Your dream will not die, your plans will not fail, your destiny will not be aborted, and the desire of your heart will be granted in Jesus'!
name .
Say a big Amen and if you believe it.
Money will know your name and address before the end of this month.
No one goes to the river early in the morning and brings dirty water.
As you are up this morning,may your life be clean, calm and clear like the early morning water.
May the grace of the Almighty support, sustain and supply all your needs according to His riches in glory. Amen. Love the Lord. Have a wonderful day in Jesus' name.
The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not
protect you.
I see something good happening to you, something that you have been waiting to experience.
Love,
Cookie
December 4, 2007
"THE FUTURE IS NOT A GIFT; IT IS AN ACHIEVEMENT."
There are who believe that the future holds all of their hopes and dreams.
That the future holds everything they could ever want.
The truth is that the future holds nothing unless you put something into it.
Put time in, your future holds experience.
Put effort in, the future holds success.
Put finances in wisely, your futur holds wealth.
Put nothing in, and, viola~ nothing!
Love,
Cookie
December 2, 2007
CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS
An Angel says, "Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."
Pray
Go to bed on time.
Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
Delegate tasks to capable others.
Simplify and unclutter your life.
Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
Take one day at a time.
Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it .
Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
Get enough rest.
Eat right.
Get organized so everything has its place.
Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
Write down thoughts and inspirations.
Every day, find time to be alone.
Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
Make friends with Godly people.
Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
Laugh.
Laugh some more!
Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
Sit on your ego.
Talk less; listen more.
Slow down.
Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)
Love always,
Cookie
November 25, 2007
Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends. Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.
Love,
Cookie
November 22, 2007
Hi Daddy,
Happy Thanksgiving.
Miss you and love you. The holidays are going to be sad and lonely without you.
To my Family:
Psalm 100
1. Make a joyful shout unto the
Lord, all you lands.
2. Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with
singing.
3. Know that the Lord, He is
God;
It is He who has made us, and
not we ourselves;
We are His people and the
sheep of His pasture.
4. Enter into His gates with
thanksgiving, And into His
courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless
His name.
5. For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all
generations.
Have a Blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving!!!!
Love,
Cookie
November 18, 2007
May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and everyone of us.
Love,
Cookie
November 11, 2007
Did Anyone Ever Tell You?
Did anyone ever tell you...
How Important You Make Others Feel
Somebody out here is Smiling
About Love that is so Real
Did Anyone Ever Tell You...
Many Times When They were Sad
Your Voice made Them Smile a bit
In Fact It made Them Glad
For the Time You Spend Sending Things And Sharing whatever You Find There are No Words to Thank You But Somebody,
Thinks You're Fine
Did Anyone Ever Tell You...
Just How Much They Love You Well,
My Dearest Family Today I am Telling You
Love Always,
Cookie
November 4, 2007
Another lonely month has come and gone. The last eight months have been rough. Not a day go by that you are not thought of and talked about. Love you and miss you.
Just wanted to come through and say hello. To let everyone know that I love them and I am always praying for them.
Love Always,
Cookie
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Obituary Examples
You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
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Obituary Templates – Customizable Examples and Samples
These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
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Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
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