Max surprised me with an amazing song he wrote for me that night. What a big brother I have! Thanks for sticking with me through all my emotions and girlishness. :-) Sobs wracked me while I was humbled to the dust by this precious token of Max's love. Thank-you Max. I love you.
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Stepping into a memory, 17 years ago
Construction paper hearts, one big, one small
For Mom and the brand-new girl
But time has passed and you have grown
Your child’s heart is now a heart of gold
Time can dim, but it can also light,
The flame of love and hope
May you fly, upheld by the strong hands of Jesus
May you love, ablaze with the passion of heaven
May you live, soaring on wings of the angels
May you shine in the dance of eternity’s light
Three foot toddler, blonde pigtail days,
Your greatest joys were the three toed fouls
Strutting ‘round the chicken house
Ten years later, dresses and hair
The innocent, insistent, tattletale
The single rose in the family of thorns
You always had a halo
When all I had were horns
May you fly, upheld by the strong hands of Jesus
May you love, ablaze with the passion of heaven
May you live, soaring on wings of the angels
May you shine in the dance of eternity’s light
But now we’re here, seven years later,
I can say, you’re more then my sister
For God himself reached into time,
Breathed a smile on your soul
That tears cannot bind
And hate cannot hold
You’re more than my sister, you are my friend
June 2007
2 comments:
I love you too Sal.
Your big bro
Dear Sally,
What a wonderful night it was - and we loved the glimpse into your life and your family's love that Max's song gave us. And the "emotions and girlishness"? Pure sweetness, Sally. We love you.
Lori - for all these McCs
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