June 30, 2008

learn, live, grow, laugh, trust, love,

teach, cry, dance, sing, pray, play, experience, enjoy

In the years since I have laughed until my stomach and jaw hurt

I have sobbed days filled with sadness

Learned to be a devoted daughter, big sister, loving wife, caring mother, adoring grandmother

All the while singing and dancing, playing and living, learning life’s lessons from loving parents, learning to live without loving parents

Growing in my faith, knowledge, my life experiences dealing with the hurts, hardships, challenges, desperation of life’s curves and turns

Experiencing joy, love, kindness, comfort, friendship

I’ve learned the things I thought were important when I was young were sometimes superficial, and the things I now know are the important things fade my young ideals

I have experienced love, loss, laughter, recognized my friends, found my faults, corrected my perceptions, and launched my life over and over again

I have trusted and sometimes been disappointed

I have learned some friends aren’t forever

I have taught my children and grand children the important lessons I learned

I have cried an ocean and laughed uncontrollably and sometimes at the wrong times

I walk determined daily to grow old gracefully while tripping frequently on the journey

I sing whenever I can LOUD

I dance my own style and think it is just fine

I played the piano to my own enjoyment LOUD

I enjoy most people and most things

I try to balance my life with work, play, laughter, love and

Enjoy every moment of the life I have

I intend to exit this world

Leaving a legacy of love, laughter, understanding, and quiet serenity