WELCOME
TO:
~FOOTPRINTS
MINISTRY, INC.~
(BRINGING
HOPE TO BEREAVED FAMILIES)
Skip
& Jerry Mudge
6605
Mallard Park Dr
Charlotte,
NC 28269
704-509-6603
"A
FATHER'S STRENGTH"
I sought just
a little time alone,
In hope of
easing my grief,
That covers
me like a shroud,
Each morning
as I wake.
So, I find
myself within your room,
Concealed
with locked doors of pain,
To ask my
Lord to come and sit with me,
And comfort
my heart and soul.
Now, dear
God, I must speak with you,
If you can
hear my broken voice
Through my
tears that flow like rain,
Each day I
hear my friends say,
I must, for
all concerned, stay strong,
But Lord,
can they not see within, all the
shattered
dreams I hold?
Each time
I see a child play,
Or hear the
crack of a baseball bat,
I wonder,
from the screams and shouts,
From an excited,
cheering crowd,
Could that
have been my child,
Who made the
home team proud?
Is the player
the reflection of my child,
Or, the cheerleaders
who taunts the fan?
Could it be
I feel it once again,
When I see
the look on stranger's faces,
As they pamper
someone's newborn child,
And listen
to the group that gathers,
To tell the
father how proud he must be?
While sitting
here while peering out the window,
Dreaming of
all the things in view,
I think it
could be my own child,
All dressed
in tux and tails,
Walking up
to my neighbor's front door
Telling his
first love: "Your chariot awaits."
Is it the
one, who humbly bears a corsage,
Or, the one
who will wear the bloom?
So now, dear
Lord, you know my thoughts,
Of the dreams
that burden my heart,
When others
expect once more to see,
The strength
that comes from me.
Paul D. McCutcheon
©05/11/00
PLEASE DO NOT
TAKE WITHOUT PERMISSION
Paul has lost
three sons: Darren & Paul were
drowned in
a flash flood. Kevin died of a brain
aneurysm.
This is Paul's way of honoring his
Lord &
his sons while grieving his loss.
PLEASE VISIT
PAUL'S WEB SITE
~DAD'S
ANGELS~
