A Special 60th Wedding Anniversary

It would have been your 60th and what a celebration
that would have been!
But yet I know you're happiest where you are and I imagine both of you holding hands
and looking down on us as we carry on with your memory in our hearts forever.

No words can ever describe
How beautiful you were,
No paintbrush can capture
Your precious smile...
Yet you are forever in our hearts
For you have shown us how to love,
And we ask you, dears Mum and Dad,
To send us your blessings from above.
~Doreen~

Written by me but thinking of my sister Sue and brother David who I'm sure will share my same thoughts.
Thanks Sue for forwarding this beautiful picture : )

I think of you dear Mama on Mother's Day (in Memory)

On a whim I think of you dear Mama...
so many times I think of you dearest Mama and especially today even more so. In your memory I am posting this special poem I just wrote and put in a frame for you...I can see you smile!

I dedicate this post to my Mum and I hope that it will help all of you whose Mother has passed to eternal life.

























Blessings to you all,
Doreen

In Memory of my dear Father-in-Law, Saviour

My dear FIL passed away suddenly this week to eternal life at the venerable age of 90.

I'd like to dedicate a saying in his memory which I think fits him beautifully:


When a great man dies, for years the light he leaves behind him, lies on the paths of men.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) U.S. poet.

The beautiful memories he left behind will surely light our paths and that of many who were fortunate enough to have met him.
May he rest in peace.

Dear Dad you live on in our memory and hearts.






I am very sorry I was not here yesterday to add my Wednesday post.
Please let's make it a date for next week, God willing.

A Valentine Rose ~

A Valentine Rose reminds me of my dear Mother

who was always a blessing to us and who showed us so much love.

Here's a poem in her memory

5-5-1928 ~ 12-1-2011

A single rose,
A special rose,
Unique, unlike any other,
A token of love,
Of blessings from above,
~ Rose ~

the name of my precious Mother.

Doreen © 2011

Thanks Mum for always being there for us,

thanks for the memories you and Dad gave us,

memories we shall always cherish...

A Tribute to Dad On Father's Day

So many days I think of you...

So many days we spent

So many hours happily

With no thought of sorrow

or of the morrow,

just having plain fun,

enjoying moments of laughter

and making sweet memories as

you watched me walk, then run!

Days turned to years,

so many...

and yet each is so special still,

for Dad you did your part and

so much more,

and your role you did fulfill.

I thank you for the memories

for sharing the smiles and tears too

For Dear Dad I have to say

There are not many quite like You!

~Doreen~

Father's Day 2010

Today I lit a candle

Today I bid farewell to Connie, a lovely person,
a sweet acquaintance and a dear neighbour.
In her memory I lit a candle and wrote this poem which I share here...

Today I lit a candle
For someone I hardly knew,
From what I've learned today of her
She was one of a chosen few.
With her kind and gentle smile,
A silent wave, a nod,
With a quiet disposition,
She was a virtuous woman of God.

I'd have loved to have known you better
Yet your silence and example says all,
It seems you were so well prepared
And always ready for your call.
In your memory I light this candle
That we may never be apart
For in your passing to eternal life,
Your light will shine within our heart.

~Doreen Scerri~

If you click on the candle above, you will be taken to a lovely site where you can light your own candle and spend some quiet time.