~HEARTFELT
WORDS~
BY
~JODY~
~PRECIOUS
MOMENTS~
I was as a
child, tottering, stumbling through life
Trying so
hard to run,
before learning
how to find balance
Running from
the pain,
thinking that
if I could just get to the other side,
I could look
back
and not have
to remember how I got there.
Just as a painting
by a great master
Life began
to unfold
with each
brush stroke of His hand
Using life’s
precious moments,
creating a
colorful palette
From which
I could choose.
The chocolate
kiss of my grandson
The touch
of my husband’s hand on my shoulder
The painting
from my granddaughter
that hangs
proudly
Helping grandma
not to be sick anymore.
The phone
calls from loved ones and friends
The glory
of a beautiful sunrise
The solitary
rose that bloomed in the garden
The castle
that I built today in the sand.
These are my
precious moments
From which
I rebuild my life each day
May I turn
around and see, the wonder of life
Still gently
surrounds me.
©JODY
SEILHEIMER
PLEASE DO
NOT TAKE WITHOUT PERMISSION
After
the death of my child, I found myself looking at life in a totally different
light. Life is not about the perfect home, or the highest position on the
career track, not even about raising successful children. It is not about
being all to everyone, or needing to accept the guidelines of what others
deem success in life. Life is made up of moments, little moments that may
seem inconsequential at the time, but over the years will say to us, "Yes
I lived, and I was loved.
When my sadness
did not allow for happy days any longer, I thought okay, this is like learning
to walk all over again, taking step by step. My steps became the little
things that I could find throughout the day, that touched my soul, and
reminded me that these moments were my life now. With God’s grace if I
continued to take the little steps, then maybe someday I could turn around,
and look at how far I had come, and in the meantime, never missing a precious
moment, to put in the scrapbook of my life.
My son started
my collection of "Precious Moments" many years ago, and I never realized
how important they would soon become. Now as I look at each and every little
figurine, my mind goes back to the memory held by each one. He was telling
me then, that life is just Precious Moments, create them, take them, and
cherish them, and in time you will have a wealth of memories that will
sustain you, during the difficult times of life. I am sure that he did
not realize the gifts he was giving me then, would be the one thing that
would help me through my darkest hour, then again maybe he did.
Thank you Cory,
for every
"Precious
Moment" of your life.
PLEASE NOTE
THAT ALL MY POEMS ARE
COPYRIGHTED,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
AND
CANNOT
BE USED ON ANOTHER
WEB SITE WITHOUT
PERMISSION
IF THERE IS
A POEM THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO USE
ON YOUR WEB SITE
PLEASE E-MAIL
ME AND SEND THE
URL OF YOUR
WEB SITE. MY E-MAIL
ADDRESS CAN
BE FOUND ON THE
~TAKE
MY HAND PAGE INDEX~
PERMISSION
WILL NOT BE GRANTED FOR
USE OF MY
POETRY IF YOUR WEB SITE
CONTAINS NUDITY,
PROFANITY OR
PROMOTES RACISM.
IF PERMISSION
IS GRANTED FOR USE
A LINK BACK
TO MY WEB SITE WOULD
BE APPRECIATED.
I HOPE THAT
YOU WILL TAKE THE TIME
TO VISIT CORY'S
MEMORIAL PAGES
MEMORIAL PAGE
CREATED
BY SARA DUNCAN
~CORY
MICHAEL GRIFFIN~
"IN GOD'S
HANDS"
~REMEMBERING
WITH LOVE~
~CORY
MICHAEL GRIFFIN~
"IN GOD'S
HANDS"
~ON THE WINGS
OF ANGELS~
~A
TRIBUTE TO CORY MICHAEL GRIFFIN~
 
~PASSAGE
OF TIME~
|
~RESERVED~
|
~TAKE
MY HAND~
PAGE INDEX
|
A SPECIAL THANK
YOU TO JOYCE FOR CREATING THE
HEARTFELT
WORDS BY JODY LOGO
PLEASE VISIT
JOYCE'S WEB SITE IN MEMORY
OF HER GRANDDAUGHTER,
LAUREN
~ANGELS
FOR LAUREN ~ FOREVER NINE~
 
The painting
is ©Paula Vaughan
and used with
her permission.
~BEYOND~
|
