A Special Prayer, for You

Should you go first and I remain,

to walk the road alone,

I’ll live in memories garden, dear,

with happy days we’ve known.

In spring I’ll wait for roses red,

when faded, the lilacs blue.

In early fall when brown leaves fall,

I’ll catch a glimpse of you.

I’ll hear your voice, I’ll see your

smile, tho blindly I may grope,

The memory of your helping hand

will buoy me on with hope.

Should you go first and I remain,

one thing I’ll have you do:

Walk slowly down that long long

path, for soon I’ll follow you.

I want to know each step you take,

So I may take the same.

For someday down that lonely road,

you’ll hear me call your name.

Your Mother Is Always With You

She's the whisper of the leaves

as you walk down the street.
She's the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks.
She's the cool hand on your brow
when you're not well.
Your mother lives inside your laughter.
She's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from,
your first home...
She's the map you follow
with every step that you take.
She's your first love and your first heart break...                                                                                       
Etta Cannon

Merrell and Marie

and nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, Not space...
Not even death...
will ever separate you
from your mother...
You carry her inside of you...
Author Unknown


Etta Cannon

Merrell & Marie

Mother's Day

A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.  We know there is much more to being a mother than worrying about, if there will be enough pie to go around.  Mother's Day is May 8th and will be a great day to say "Thanks Mom", for all your hard work and loving care for our family.

Many of us never had the blessings of having a mother wake us each morning, tucking us in bed each night, reading to us when we were small.  Holding us close and telling us how much she loved us when we were hurt or having problems with our school lessons.  I always felt that my friends mothers were someone very special in the family.  I could see the concern and love shown each and every time I visited one of my school friends.  I missed that warmth in my life as a young boy.

Let's give thanks to all our mothers and those special people who might be filling in for our real mother.  Say something or give a special mother's day card expressing that special love for these special people.

America Might Be Off Track

I do not wish to be friends with radicals who wish to kill me and destroy my country. How many more "corruption" areas of this and past administrations will the American people overlook? This group in Washington, as far as I am concerned, has reached the end of the road. We have many of our own States beginning to fight back for one reason or another. I thought this kind of uprising was reserved for countries under the rule of a dictator. Has America lost the respect by other countries around the world? Yes! And! We still continue to send $$$$$ of support to countries who hate us. Please start asking questions such as: Has our leaders, who we voted into office and sent them to Washington, deviated from our constitution to no end? Our forefathers left this country with guidelines to follow in the operation of this great democracy. "A government in which the supreme power is held by the people." The policy makers can't make up their mind as to "God's plan." Did they ever read about Adam and Eve, the first man and women! One man, one women, in marriage was God's plan. If two men or two women wish to live together in some type of union or what ever you wish to call it, so be it. Our Government does not have the authority to change God's plan. The Democrats, Republicans, Independents and the rest, who are undecided are walking a tight line. This country is way off track. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, gasoline, food prices, home mortgages, drugs coming across unprotected boarders, unemployment, and the policy makers in Washington getting away with very bad decisions being made in the housing market. These are all problem areas that effect our lives now and in the future. Funds have been dipped into for years and placed into the general fund, and now our leaders have no idea where the funds ended up. The House and the Senate must be held accountable.
"Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence."