BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE

A Place Called Heaven

Ladybug — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:13:21 GMT

The only Mama I ever knew left this world 2 years ago, and today -Mother's Day 2009- I woke up to tell her Happy Mother's day and to thank her for all that she has done for me. I went out onto my front porch (which is the place in which I always stop to talk to God, Talk to my family in Heaven, listen to whatever my little girl wants to share with me about her day, and where I greet my husband with a smile to let him know that he is special in my life and that I am glad when he walks through our door.) The front porch of my little West Virginia home was where we shared so many things with family and friends. and where I learned all the special things that made me the person I am today. I call them "Lessons from My Front Porch." I know that today Daddy and Mama are feasting at the table in a place called Heaven. Daddy always told me that Heaven was a beautiful place and that one day he would go there. He left this world when I was 10 years old (he was 70) but I knew that he was glad to be going HOME. When I first heard this song I thought about my Daddy, and all the times he would say "Cooch, Heaven is a beautiful Place " and this song says it all. I hope that if you have a Daddy or a Mama (or both) or a loved one gone from you today, that you will find that this song brings you as much joy and peace as it does me.

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Watch this video-Wish you were here by The Kingsmen

Thank You Mama

Ladybug — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:52:01 GMT

As I looked at archived work I had done I came across this article, and thought I would share it here for MOTHERS DAY. You can never thank your Mamam enough for all she is and gives to you each day.

DON'T FORGET YOUR MOTHER...IF I COULD THANK YOU MAMA

Apr 30, 2008 | 7:24 AM
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The holidays come so quickly now that I am older. They seemed so much longer in thier coming when I was a child...Christmas seemed to take forever when I was 5. By the time I was 15, it seemed as though Christmas didn't take nearly so long to get here. From the ages of 35-45 Christmas seemed to Rush upon me and be over with before I could even enjoy it.

Now another year has passed and it is coming upon MOTHER'S DAY. I did not want this Special day to come and go because I was too busy living life to remember it, So for once in my life I am ahead of the holiday. I didn't want to forget my Mama.

If I could Thank You Mama,

I would thank you for the little things in life that you put aside , so that I could have more than you had as a child.

I would tell you that I was sorry for thinking that your ways were outdated and old, because you were right after all and if I had listened, I wouldn't have made the mistakes I did.

I would tell you how much I enjoyed our times together, instead of always being in a hurry to leave, afraid I'd miss something in life; Because now I miss you.

I would have showered you with gifts of appreciation- instead of finding little things in life I thought I just couldn't live wihout - Because Mama you were the greatest gift in my life.

If I could thank you Mama, I would spend everyday making up for all the times you did something special for me, and I took it for granted.

I will watch commercials on tv this year, as children give gifts to thier mothers, and I'll wonder if they truely understand how special a "Mama" is.

I will be sadened as I go from store to store and see Mother's Day cards going through the check-out line. I can not send you a greeting card to tell you " I love you" or send you a boquet of flowers to brighten up your day.

I wonder if my daughter really understands the sacrifices and love of a MOTHER......I wonder if she realizes that a good mother is a precious gift....I wonder if she knows that one day she will miss me?

I didn't until today when I thought about my Mama.

Don't forget to remember your Mama this Mother's Day. She's far to precious to ignore.

If, like my Mama, she is gone from this world...take a moment from your day to whisper...

Thank You Mama !

MOM

Ladybug — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:29:53 GMT

FROM A TEEN-AGER TO HER MOM

May 10, 2008 | 5:45 PM
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HI MOM, It's Mother's Day. Yes I know your holiday comes but once a year, but I was thinking and I know that I could give you flowers and candy and a pretty card and that would make you happy. But this year it is all about what I am going to TAKE AWAY from you.

I am going to TAKE AWAY the worry you have when I stay out late...because now I know that Bad things happen to good people... and I don't want you to one day be right about WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. Thanks for caring about me.

I am going to TAKE AWAY the fear you have that I might be that kid down the block that rode with friends who were drinking and having a good time and lost thier life. I promise NOT to ride with friends who DRINK and DRIVE. Thanks Mom for saying " JUST call me."

I am going to TAKE AWAY the nightmares that keep you awake at night because I really never thought about the friends I run with. Some of them do things I would not do - but Mom you were right, who I run with may one day put me on the runway to a troubled life. Thanks Mom for telling me I am better than this. I promise to choose my friends more wisely.

I hope that you will be happy with all the things I TAKE AWAY in order to show you just how much I love you. I hope I can make every day MOTHER'S DAY...cause it really is all about MOM.

AN OPEN DOOR

Ladybug — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:09:22 GMT

Where would I have been, what would I have become, If God had not found me a good stable home.

Orphaned and homless this young girl would have been, If a good-hearted couple had not taken me in.

Both old in thier years, me just 15 months old, what a handful of sorrow for those two to hold. But they taught me good values and read me God's word, and told me that they placed me in the hands of the Lord.

Years passed by quickly now they both are gone, but I thank God they gave me a good Christian home.

An open door when God knocked at the door of thier heart, and gave this poor orphan a good healthy start.

Now I am thankful for thier love and so many things more, and when I knock on thier mansion, they'll open thier door.

A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS

Ladybug — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:03:12 GMT

When I say I am blessed beyond measure, it is because I was given a great start in life. No I was not given great wealth, in fact you can say I was as poor as a churchmouse, but I was rich in love, and taught the values of living a good life. I did not stay close to God in my older years, but he sure stayed close to me. As a youth I knew how much God loved me and I loved him a great deal as well, but when Love did not find me like I thought it should have I went away from my upbringing and sought for a love I could call my own. I wish I had known all the trouble it would bring for my future, for I have faced many trials, because of my disobiedience and rebel nature.

But the one thing I learned in the process is that Daddy and Mama gave me thier very best. They gave me direction and a purpose for life. Mama believed in the old story about the prodical son. She believed that no matter how far I would venture out in life that one day I would find God again. She use to say bring a child up in the way that it should be and it will return one day...and she was right. I MADE MY MISTAKES IN LIFE AND I HAVE PAID A GREAT PRICE FOR THEM.

Now I have a child of my own and I worry about her everyday...but I know that all I can do is pass along to her those words of wisdom from my Mama. "You can't run from God, cause one day you'll need him." She knows that I have been in the pits of Hades and that God's love reached way down and picked me up. Now everyday I try to show someone that they are not alone, no matter how lonely they feel. I try to teach others that what we do in life will follow us all the days of our lives, so we must be careful of the choices we make.

I owe so much to my Mother. I think that Mothers are pretty special people. Not all women should be Mothers, because it takes someone special to know how to love like a Mother. I was given a precious gift. I was given the love of a "DADDY" and a "MAMA' who were not even my own. So yes I have been BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE.