MEMORIES

MEMORIES

I was blessed to have an older daughter

Sadly she passed away at age forty seven

Even though she didn’t know the Lord

I still believe that she’s gone to heaven

No one knows what happens after we pass away

But extra chances are something that God Gives

Her new home where she now eternally resides

Surely must be in heaven with God where she lives

I also have a daughter that is six years younger

One who I love beyond the day that I pass away

She’s the epitome of all a father could wish for

Who loves what she does on any given day

Natalie was extremely smart at a very young age

A quality that her younger sister possessed as well

Both of them leaning toward an educational career

How far it would take them only time would tell

As a child Natalie was always a wealth of curiosity

Looking for the answer to things she didn’t know

One of the many things that made her who she was

Throughout her entire life as she continued to grow

Getting her Bachelors in three and Masters in one

Teaching was something she always wanted to do

But striving even higher to become a principal

Accomplishing this in an extremely short time too

She got married in her first year of teaching

Taking three leaves of absence to have a family

Three beautiful children that she helped to raise

My grandchildren who mean everything to me

And now that my daughter no longer with us

I have many wonderful memories to recall

Memories to last for the rest of my lifetime

That at any moment’s notice I can recall