   Hunter James Kirkland October 31, 1997 - October 12, 2005   The saddle is empty where the cowboy once sat His best friend still waits wondering where he's at No more trails to ride together No more sounds from the saddle's leather The cowboy has ridden his last ride Into the sunset to the valley on the other side The ranch is not as it was before No longer does the cowboy come out the door The cowboy's horse watches for the cowboy each day Wonders why he no longer brings hay The horse and the cowboy's dog knows somethings wrong For they never hear their master singing his songs The cowboy has ridden his last ride Into the sunset to a valley on the other side The ranch is not as it was before No longer does the cowboy come out the door Sometimes at night floating upon the wind The cowboy visits his horse and his best friend I'm cowboying for God now on the big ranch in the sky It's where all cowboys go when they must die The cowboy has ridden his last ride Into the sunset to the valley on the other side The ranch is not as it was before No longer does the cowboy come out the door Written by Doyle Alldredge 14 September 2007   Where has the cowboy gone I saw him just a while ago Sitting upon his strawberry roam I'm left here all alone to tend the cattle In the coolness of this night Did the cowboy lose his battle? Did he give up the fight? I feel the master has called him To wrangle on the range in the sky Called away so fast The cowboy had no time to say goodbye Adios my friend where ever you may be As you roam the range in heaven's land Take time sometimes, put in a good word for me Tell the master if he needs another good cowpoke To call upon me By Doyle Alldredge 12 October 2007  And back again Knowing you are in Heaven alive And knowing that I will reunite With you soon, is one Of my deepest treasures I love you Hunter Cowboy up and kick some dirt For Mama and Daddy Ride the bulls to the rainbows Love, Mom      Each afternoon I gaze down the road Waiting for the dust trail Bringing you home to me I watch and wait Time has passed Deep within my heart, I know it will never be Some say I’m wasting time As daily I search the road They never knowing just what that I can see I wait, I watch I often see the memories that bring you home to me No! My time is not wasted As daily I search for you The memories brings us once more together I can feel your nearness With each memory I recall Oh yes, the road still brings you to me Though I never will again see the dust I know that you will come It is not the dust but the road Which brings you home to me Written by Coleman Doyle Alldredge, 2005    I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE A Halloween baby, but Hunter saw it different. At 7:02 Thursday Morning, Hunter was born.   when I turned 40 years old, I got really sick and went to the Doctor after a few tests he came in and said congratulations, you are a new mom! I said oh no I can’t be, I am 40 years old, I cant be having a baby? But I was and I DID.   He said Hunter's right arm is missing the Radius bone, and is going to be shorter than the left. I said oh is that all, I can deal with that no problem, he said no, Hunter also has a curve in his spine. He couldn’t tell me how bad it was at the time, but he said he would need surgery as he gets older, also Hunter was born with a hole in his heart(ASD) defect, and he was missing his right kidney! I felt really drained or just a complete zombie when I left the office, I prayed all the way home, asking God for guidance and to help my baby be okay.  Then on October 29, I went into the hospital to deliver, the time was very long but going okay, I was in labor until the next morning and at 7:02 Hunter was born and on Halloween Day. His Aunt Bren Bren went back into surgery with me, his Dad and our other two children had went home to bathe and be right back, but Hunter wouldn’t wait any longer. When I looked at him laying on my stomach I thought how much perfect could he be, so he was born with a short arm, and all the other problems, but to me he was perfect.        and always surprised his teachers how well he did with everything.     There he had his first surgery of many scheduled. He had his first surgery on his arm, he was born with it turned inward and with a little floppy thumb on it. The doctors straightened his hand out, and the next surgery was they took his index finger and made him a thumb, so Hunter had a thumb and 3 fingers, again nothing stood in his way, it may have taken him longer to do something but he would always give it a shot!!!!!           he would ride our dog, Blue.      he had severe kidney reflux, again he was a trooper through that.        so they decided to just watch it, and he had a MRI done every 6 months then at age 6 we went back to St. Louis he had his MRI done and also we were sent to his heart doctors to have things check out. When we went back and talked to his doctors they told me his heart was fine, the hole had resolved on its own but his spine was curved at 50% now and had to have surgery before the curve got too bad and caused problems with his lungs, ribs and so forth.     28 days before his 8th Birthday. This is really strange, the Saturday before, we went up to St. Louis for his surgery, we had a singing and supper at our church, Hunter cling to me all night, he had a little friend girl there that him and her were on the porch of the church talking little did I know what they were talking about, but later I found out that Hunter was witnessing to her and was questioning her about her faith to God!! Well that night he got up in front of Everyone and sang AMAZING GRACE, oh God how I wished I knew he was going to do that so I could have recorded it.    would always dress up for the occasion.  they called us and he was doing fine, we could see him about 1 hour, they called us back and he looked really bad, swollen and not responding, they said the swelling was normal, but they weren’t sure what has cause his breathing to get really shallow, he kept getting worse, so they transported us to Children's Hospital in St. Louis. There we stayed overnight and his breathing was a little better. We went back to Shriners, there we stayed in the recovery room for 2 more days, they moved us up into a room. Hunter was still not waking up, he would open his eyes for a little bit, then shut them right back. On Saturday, I got him awake for a little while, I would bathe him, brush his teeth, changed his clothes, and even got him out of bed and had him to walk around the nurses desk, he told me he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. Oh, God how I wished I kept him walking and talking, he may still be here with me.        Day by Day keep going by But you are always still with me In my Thoughts, my Heart Where else would you be? I have not left you, Mom, either I am just away for a while Until we are together again It is then we will laugh and smile When you hear a horse It could be me galloping across the HEAVEN'S Look up I want to see you wave at me I will take my hat off to you My horse will stand on its hind legs Just like it use to be Written By Sue-Anne Aguilera~~~Lee'sMom MY LOVE TO YOU LINDA      The cowboy rode into town His looks caught every eye He was quick to get attention He was the sharpest cowboy in town The cowboy settled in with us Everyone admired him He turned the eyes of ladies The men enjoyed being with him After a few years everyone knew the cowboy So loved by the folks around Then one day it happened The cowboy had left town Somewhere toward the setting sun The cowboy took his last ride Many a heart was left saddened The cowboy you see....was our son By Doyle Alldredge, 4 January 2007 In memory of Hunter James Kirkland ~ The Cowboy  please email Hunter's mommy at kirkland.linda@att.net  Hunter was the poster child for 4 years until he passed away. This organization steps in and helps families when their child or children are in the hospital for a long period and for treatments or whatever they need. We step in and help pay their car notes, house notes, electric bills, phone bills, and even buy groceries for them. However, this organization only helps families that are horse-related people; they have to have horses... They helped us out so much when I had to be off work so much with Hunter, and now we have stayed on board and now are helping the other families. Please click on their logo below to visit their site.   May your joy be forever with the Lord Love Ann, Laurasmom      last month....I hope your all doing well and thanks for being a part of my life.....love and light Susie Jason's Thanksgiving Web Page     if you have one, gratis my friend Patti! Love, cindyjo            A friend can hear a tear drop.                  
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