in memory of my beloved dad....... you are now with the angels

dad

you guided me in my life
helped me to be who i am
taught me to be true always
to love
to laugh
to be thankful

forever in my heart

you are now at peace
21 Dec 2011
love
'sissy' xx


this an extract of a beautiful little book that someone very special gave to me and i thought to share some words with you...

dawn has broken on a beautiful day here at the ocean
i've come to refresh my weary spirit and refuel my tired soul.

i'm so grateful for the peace and the calm of the seashore, where I can see and feel the beauty all around me.

this is my first morning at the ocean, and as i walk to the beach, feeling the rich, warm sand beneath my feet, i decide to collect a few shells.

it is low tide and i watch, mesmerized, as the ocean rises slowly...curls...and then spills its white-laced foam onto the shore.

i walk by a broken scallop shell... and leave it to search for more perfect ones.

BUT then i stop...go back...and pick up the broken shell. i realize that this shell is me with a broken heart.

this shell is people who are hurting...
people who have lost loved ones...
people who are frightened or alone...
people with unfulfilled dreams.

this shell has had to fight so hard to keep from being totally crushed by the pounding surf...just as i have had to.

yet this shell is still out on the beautiful sandy shore...just as i am.

thank you, LORD, that i haven't been completely crushed by the heaviness in my heart...by the pounding of the surf.

carol hamblet adams