"Oh My Father"
O my Father, thou that dwellest in the high and glorious place
When shall I regain thy presence and again behold thy face?
In thy holy habitation, Did my spirit once reside?
In my first primeval childhood, Was I nurtured near thy side?
For a wise and glorious purpose thou has placed me here on earth
And withheld the recollection of my former friends and birth
Yet oft times a secret something Whispered, "you're a stranger here."
And I felt that I had wandered from a more exalted sphere.
I had learned to call thee Father, through thy Spirit from on high,
But, until the key of knowledge was restored I knew not why,
In the heav'ns are parents single? No, the thought makes reason stare!
Truth is reason truth eternal tells me I've a mother there
When I leave this frail existence, When I lay this mortal by,
Father, Mother, may I meet you in the royal courts on high?
Then, at length, when I've completed All you sent me forth to do,
With your mutual approbation let me come and dwell with you.
I have a wonderful family. They have brought me so much joy and
happiness, The greatest lessons I have learned in this life have come
through being a mother to seven children of my own and 4 of Dicks,
and a wife to my very special husband. I believe that families are the greatest
teaching tools of our Father in Heaven and they are definitely ordained of
God. There is nothing greater than to look back on your life and be
able to say that you have raised a family together and enjoyed it every step
of the way. Oh, there are always trials and times when you wonder if
it is all worth it, but this feeling doesn't last long when one of your children
does something that makes your heart burst with pride when they accomplish
something new and wonderful. There is no such thing as a small
accomplishement for each of them is like a building block that adds one on
top of another until this great edifice is built called "life". Oh,
I wish that we would all remember to praise our children
and spouses more and critisize them less. If we
remind them of their greatness often and that they are a child
of God they can and they will climb to great heights. I don't
think that there are very many days that have gone by that has not taught
me something of great worth either by my husband or my children. My
oldest son, "Ruly" as we called him from the day he was born until his death
in 1976 was so special and so much fun. He loved life and was always
finding new ways to make it fun and exciting. I have put a tribute
to him on my site and if you would like to know more about him please read
this. I have 4 more sons and 6 daughters. Each of them are originals
and each has a unique sense of humor. Their talents are many and varied.
This really makes an interesting combination when we are together as
a family. They all love music and have spent many hours playing their
gitars and drums and singing. They used to keep me in stitches with
their sense of humor. Most of them are born to entertain. But
we mostly entertain each other. Their lives are filled with having
families and raising them to be wonderful children too. I think that
most families have their own special structure and wonderful experiences
that hold them together. Mine was probably due to the wonderful way
that we could laugh at life and most times at ourselves. Most of them
are very interested in creating things. Some love crafts, some like
to build things and others like painting, Some are wonderful at decorating
their homes with warmth and color. Some are filled with a wonderful talent
to care for and give love and warm support to the elderly.
Some create through word such as songs and poems, Some love to
ride and rope in the rodeo. Truly when you have a family as large as
mine your can find almost any wonderful variety of talents and ambitions.
I am not sure that each of my children would want to be put in the
lime light of this page so suffice it to say that I do have a very warm and
loving family that have a deep abiding love for our Father in heaven and
our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ. They are great husbands and wives
and fathers and mothers. Not perfect because none of us are but still
loved and honored by their children. And my grandchildren are so special.
Each of them holds a special spot in my heart that no one else could
fill but them. I hope that each of them knows this. For this
is my goal in this life!!! To love my family and to cherish each of them
as individuals and to teach them as they have taught me. If I have
taught them to love one another and to love their friends and neighbors in
this world and to have respect for all others no matter what race, religion,
culture, status in life, and to reach out in service to others then I have
accomplished all that I have set out to do. I know that real happiness
only comes when you are serving your family, your husbands and wives, and
your friends and neighbors, But mostly serving your Father in heaven for
in doing so you are also serving each other.
Life is made up of joy and sorrow, tragedy and triumph, laughter and tears,
serious things and humorous things, For there truly is an opposition
to all things in this world, but if we can learn to put all things
into perspective and remember that each day filled with sorrow will pass
and the sun will shine tomorrow. That each time one door closes
another one opens. That each lesson we learn will prepare us for the
next one coming, and learn to laugh at ourselves when we do things that
are really not too smart. We can survive this wonderful, exciting and
sometimes tragic life. These things I have learned from my family in
one way or another. A family is truly a blessing, a step to greater
things, and a university of learning.
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