Memories

Our lives begin with being born, living our lives, and then passing on in the end With people who have passed on, we have only memories of them At times you wish you could talk to that person about something only they would know Whether it be important or not, you wish you could ask When we are born we don't remember anything for about the first 2 to 4 years Our first memories stick with us and we rarely forget When we are living our lives, we make many memories Some good memories, some bad, but we all have memories of something Some of us will have long lives with many memories Some will only have a short life, with a few memories We all have at least one very special memory that will live with us forever Memories make us who we are When our time comes to pass on in the end Our memories will go with us And memories of us will always live on

When You're Here, You're Family

We've all heard that commercial "When you're here, you're family" That's how I feel when I'm at work We've all laughed together or at each other We've all cried together when someone's hurting We all care about each other in some way We may not all be related, but it's our second family When something is wrong, we all worry Waiting to hear that everything is going to be ok That's one of the hardest things to do We've all hung out at some point in time Whether it's at work, our homes, or a night out on the town Our children have also become friends We have taught them what family really is You don't have to be related to call them family Especially when we've all worked together for so many years We want everything to be ok and for you to be back Part of our family is missing, without you here We are all praying for you and ready to help No matter what it takes, we are here for you We love you and we want you back with us Please get better, we will help you fight Whatever you need, don't be afraid to ask All we want is for our family to be complete Just remember, when you're here, you're family We love you

You never really know what you've got, until it's gone We take advantage of what we have and think it will be there forever Good friends are hard to come by, and sometimes hard to be one The people you think aren't really that good of friends Sometimes surprise you and help you out, without you even asking When they do something like that, it makes you realize some people deserve that chance to be your good friend But sometimes you don't realize that until it's too late I had a friend who helped me out, without me asking I offered my services when she needed it in the future But then it was too late, she passed away Out of all the friends that I have, she was the only one who showed up to help me that day I thanked her over and over again and told her how wonderful she was to help me out That is one thing I have to remember her by now She was there when I needed someone, and when no one else was there to help It just really makes you realize how short life can be And holding grudges isn't worth it So for those friends or family members, realize how short life is And stop holding grudges for dumb or no reason Because you never realize what you have, until it's gone

Friends

Many people pass through our lives Some we notice as people we know Others we just see once when paths are crossed Many people you wouldn’t consider a best friend Some are your best friends forever A lot of people touch our hearts in one way or another Sometimes you don’t realize that until it’s too late On one particular day I had a friend that I served breakfast to every morning She smiled and said, "Oh there’s my best friend!" I looked around, and at once realized she meant me I smiled and had a short conversation with her She and I would always talk about many things We had so many differences in our lives She has lived longer and been through so many more things It is interesting to talk to someone and really get to know what they have gone through in their lifetime It doesn’t matter if you are older or younger What matters is how you treat each other and enjoy each others company Many people who are in nursing homes need a friend Whether it be a friend to talk to or just sit next to they need a friend Instead of thinking of them as "residents", think of them as your friend People would be surprised at what they find out And how different things were in different decades I believe where I work, I can make a new friend every day If I take one minute to sit down and just say hello A best friend doesn’t have to be someone you "hang out" with A best friend is there for you and you are there for your best friend So stop for just one minute and say hello to someone You never know how fascinating their lives have been And maybe how fascinating your life is to them

Angels and Miracles...written for my father

Angels make miracles happen for people all the time Usually in a lifetime a person has at least one miracle performed on them My father was a miracle in himself by healing others and helping others He worked his whole life for God and with Him He had many angels watching over him and helping him in many ways He never complained of his illness, nor did he show his pain He overcame so many battles with illness so many times My mother always said it was his Norwegian blood I always said he was a miracle man The final miracle was my father meeting God And becoming an angel to perform more miracles

Beginning my blogs

I have many blogs written in myspace, but I have decided to make a blog page just for me! I am in the process of starting to write a book, so I will update that in here also. I love to write poetry and will share this with you. Thank you for taking the time to read my blogs!