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My fat lil tater
just be-boppin along
the day you were born
you gave my heart a new song
the words that I feel
new love and joy
as I stare in amazement
at my newest baby boy
you are so unique
your one of a kind
walking and talking now i'm sure
as I lay here thinking
trying to find a cure
a way to get back to you all
to never be apart
I hold you all now and forever
safe and secure in my heart

You are the oldest
I've watched you grow
don't know how things will turn out
but I want you to know
I tried to be a good father
and treat you as my own
to love you always
and give you a good home
things will be different now
not sure how it will end
I may not be your father
but I'll always be your friend

My beautiful children
all running around
laughing and playing
what a wonderful sound
I held you then
I miss you now
I'll bring us back together
some way some how
what happened to us
such a horrible thing
but once together again
our hearts will sing
I love you all so much
and this you can tell
it wont be long
and all will be well

Listen to you child

Have you ever stopped to listen?
To what your child has too say
Or are you always just to busy
That’s why they run away
They go in search of friendship
Where some one takes the time
To listen to their inner thoughts
And what is on their minds
What if the path they travel?
Is the path to drugs and death?
Will you then have the time to listen?
When you lay them within the earth to rest
So why not take the time
From your oh so busy day
And sit and listen as to
What your child would like to say
Written by
Dorothy Elaine Calvert

A little boy, six years old
A little too used to being alone
Another new mom and dad
Another school, another house that will never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know
This is my temporary home

Young mom, on her own
She needs a little help, got nowhere to go
She's looking for a job, looking for a way out
'Cause a halfway house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
"Someday we'll find our place here in this world"

This is our temporary home, it's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passing through
This is just a stop on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know
This is our temporary home

Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers
"Don't cry for me, I'll see you all someday"
He looks up and says
"I can see God's face"

This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passing through
This was just a stop on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know
This was my temporary home

This is our temporary home

She walked with beauty and elegant grace,
but sadness worn on her lovely face.
The years had passed that brought her joy.
And a glow that burnt so long ago.
A memory so dim, of how her heart was won.

He was always full of joy,
A joke and a laugh,
And hands that knew a metals worth and how to bend it to his will.
I knew him not but in stories only,
of how he spoke in earnest with rare and even temperament.
Who knew his time was short?
That time would come and go
And leave only scars and distant laughter spent.

But this was a love story true and real,
I know because she told me.
She was the storyteller, the one who cried the tears.
Who told of listening to the music he would play and tell me of how she danced with him.
Though the years have past and so has she, I remember and so must we.

Oh! Death, I do know you are, much waiting, to take me away.
I know I am much dearer to you, as I am, to the others too.
I know you want me for yourself, for you too love me, as the others do.

But tell me one thing my dear.
How would you ever feel, like taking me away, from my dear ones?
Who love me more than, you do.

Would you ever be able to, separate me, from my love,Who never lets me free even for a moment, from the warmth of his hugs.

Would you ever feel like departing me, from my dear most friends, Who are much dearer to me, than you are?

Would you ever be able to snatch me, away from my dear mother, Who cradled me, in her arms, through my childhood?

Oh! Death please wait for now, till I become strong enough To bear the separation, of my dear ones. Please wait for me, till my dear ones are strong enough, To stay in this world without me.
Please wait! Now, is not the time not the time yet?

For you, to take me away…………………..

Life begins in an instant and ends in that same moment at the speed of light we have no time to fight for when the dust clears and the sun does rise it will all be seen through someone else´s eyes

Today I stumbled from my bed
With thunder crashing in my head
My pillow still wet
From last night tears
And as I think of giving up
A voice inside my coffee-cup
Kept crying out
And ringing in my ears

Don't cry daddy
Daddy, please don't cry
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry

Why are children always first
To feel the pain and hurt the worst
It's true, but somehow
It just don't seem right
'Cause ev'ry time I cry I know
It hurts my little children so
I wonder will it be the same tonight

Don't cry daddy
Daddy, please don't cry
Daddy, you've still got me and little Tommy
Together we'll find a brand new mommy
Daddy, daddy, please laugh again
Daddy ride us on your back again
Oh, daddy, please don't cry
Oh, daddy, please don't cry

You can make mistakes and still be OK.
Everyone has made mistakes.
Most of them survive.
Not everyone learns from them, though.
Learn from your mistakes.

You deserve good things to happen to you.
The only people who don`t get good things,
are those who don`t think they deserve them,
and therefore don`t let good things happen to them.

It`s good to have goals, but sometimes
they seem so far away.
When that happens, break them up into smaller steps
and stay focused on what you want.
Keep going, one step at a time.

Our fears can`t happen,
unless they get a lot of help from us.

It`s your responsibility,
but it`s not your fault.

The best thing people can tell us about
ourselves, sometimes, is the truth.
Just make sure they are telling you the truth
for your sake, because they care, and not just
because they`re dumping their
anger, or frustration, or unhappiness on you.

The best way to make friends is to tell them
good, positive things about themselves.
But make it real, and true, and not empty flattery.

When you`re not sure what to do, ask
yourself, what would your Dad do?
It might not be the best idea,
right for you, or the solution you ultimately
choose. But it`s a good place to start.

You must feel the joy of life,
just as much as the pain.
Life is about both of these things.

And remember, no matter what happens,
there is at least one person in this world
who loves you no matter what.