The winds blow their faces,
That smile so sweetly,
The waltzing flowers.

The grass dances beside,
The waltzing flowers.

They sing beside the bubbling creek,
The waltzing flowers.

Their beauty is for everyone to see,
Such pretty flowers.

God made them,
Beautiful waltzing flowers.

God made everything,
Beautiful.

**~Hilda~

cold Dr Pepper
in old fashioned glass bottle
evokes sweet mem'ries

Just thought I'd write these few lines
Praying God will take this message to you
I miss you so, dearest Joy!
Words cannot express the pain
Locked within my breast
Those times we sat sipping black coffee and
Talking about God and the Bible
Listening to a preacher on TV or sometimes a cartoon
The scent of your cigarette blending with spicy apple candle
Later you graduated to a smokeless cigarette,
Then finally you became too weak to smoke at all
Or even drink or eat or move
Dearest Joy, I miss you so!
I try to laugh and smile and joke
To comfort Tim and Marian yet the ache remains in my heart
Tim says he sometimes thinks he hears your footsteps in the woods
Sometimes I think I hear your soft knock at our door
Or that the phone ringing will be you
Always you were so sweet and appreciative
Thanking me over and over for the simplest little things
Thank you, sweetest Joy, for the lovely drinking glasses you gave us
And that special card you made which said
"Until we drink together of that water in heaven"
Forgive me for the Hospice group, dear Joy
I honestly believed that they would try to help
Rather than just cheerfully watching you die day after day
Thank you, dearest Sister, for all the sweet little gifts
Most of all your friendship and love
So I am praying that God will send this message to you
Perhaps show us some glimpse of Heaven to comfort our broken hearts
We love you, Sweetest Sister, and always will

**~Hilda~

1 God be merciful unto us and bless us; and cause thy face to shine upon us; Selah.
2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.
6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our God, shall bless us.
7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Hydrocodone eyes
Stum'ling wearily in pain
Breaks my heart for you

*~Hilda~

My heart is broken beyond words
though none may fully understand
ever since I gave you away
thinking what I did was for your good
now I hide a pain so deep
and smile hiding my tears
nothing will ever look the same again
the leaves of onapproaching spring less green
the grass withered as my hopes
if I could give all I own
I surely would!
just to hold you in my arms once more
close to my heart
while tears showered on your softness
belated healing rain
hope dissolving pain
now life has ceased to be a sonnet
and words no longer rhyme







~Hilda~

Not only in sweet melodious song
Of robin trilling at fresh break of dawn.
Thy love and Presence I now find
In floors unswept and tattered blind
From wearisome day and night void of sleep
Which causest the merriest heart to weep.
In dismal November's drizzling rain
Which beating against broken windowpane,
A funeral dirge from sad yesterday;
Solemnity of knells—hopeless decay.


~Hilda~

Christ has no hands but our hands
To do His work today;
He has no tongue but our tongues
To tell men how He died;
He has no help but our help
To bring them to His side.

We are the Lord's best message
Giving in deed and word-
We must live alone to gladden
Prayer for this will undergird.

**-Author Unknown-

Sweet Valentine's Day
dissolving into blackness
another day gone





*~Hilda~

Solemnly the clock
Chiming forth its hours of time
Mocks mortality

~Hilda~

Hope you feel better
Soon darling with Jesus' help
You are a rare gem.

~Hilda~

We love you so much
what can we do to help you
feel better again.

*~ Hilda & Marian~

Family of three,
Play hymns on the piano,
And classic music.

We are old fashioned,
And believe in modesty,
Cat lovers are we!

Jesus died for you,
And me and the whole wide world,
We tell all people.

*~Hilda~

Twilight deepens into night
Opaque blackens choking me
While all around Winter howls
Mournful Winter dirge.

*~Hilda~

Look for the fountain of youth.
Take a long drink.
Look to the heavens for a sparkling star
Because what you think that's what you are.





Joy Ladd
(my dear sister)

Lord, what a change within us one short hour
spent in Thy presence will prevail to make;
What heavy burdens from our bosoms take;
What parched grounds refresh as with a shower!

We kneel- and all about us seems to lower;
We rise- and all, the distant and the near,
Stands forth in sunny outline, brave and clear.
We kneel- how weak! we rise, how full of power!

Why, therefore, should we do ourselves the wrong,
Or others, that we are not always strong;
that we are ever overborne with care,
Anxious and troubled, when with us is prayer,
And joy and strength and courage are with Thee.


**~Richard  Trench~

O God! to Whom I blindly seek Thy face
And search for vaguest token of Thy love,
So thereby hoping Thy mercy to prove
If I should merit faintest shred of grace.
Forgive these cries by one with wild despair
Issued from broken heart and shattered dreams,
Heightened by terror of demonic schemes,
Whose hopes lie dashed by each unanswered prayer.
Yet help me, Thou, from such lies to refrain,
And hear Thy voice again in soughing pine.
Thus sweet release in sharpest thorn of pain,
Give beauty for ashes in love divine.
O Thou hast gently taken her last breath,
Along with Thee triumphant over death.

**~Hilda~

No one lives in glass houses
Where you'd see their ev'ry move.
You'd love your family more
If houses were glass.

~Hilda~