See You Later Great Grandma Seattle.

Ninety six years you have ran this earthly race,
Now God has taken you home with Him to a much a better place.
Your perfect, eternal life has only just begun,
Selfishly I find myself wishing time could be reversed, somehow redone.
You may not know it but your life has taught me lessons I will carry with me always,
Overcoming obstacles, exceeding expectations.. You never ceased to amaze.
If an ounce of your strength was passed down to me I know I will turn out okay,
I find comfort in knowing you are an Angel now, smiling down on all of us today.
The pearl gates you have entered and you are walking on streets of pure gold,
You get to stand with God and watch the rest of our lives unfold
You are already dearly missed.. That goes without saying,
But the Lord wanted to end your suffering and take you Home.. He answered the prayers we have all been praying.
I never got the chance to say goodbye but that is just fine because I would rather say see you later,
I am patiently awaiting the day we are reunited alongside out Creator.
We are not here mourning death but instead celebrating the life of the woman we know as mother, mammaw, and great grandmaw,
This is not goodbye.. This is see you later and I love you from us all.

Life's Hard Kid!

Life's hard kid you have to suck it up and be a 'man,'
never say you can't because you can.
Often curveballs are thrown our way,
but you have to deal with it the best you know how and continue with your day.
God doesn't give us more than we can handle and He knows what's going to happen before we do,
so put your faith in Him and spare some for you.
We can sit around all day asking why,
life can push us so far we just want to die.
Sometimes we have to pick ourselves up and be strong,
while knowing our decisions are right for us even if others say they're wrong.
A lot of times things don't go as we wish,
in a sea full of sharks, we are the goldfish.
Let's face it! Life is usually mean and cruel,
many times we get played for a fool.
Deep down EVERYONE has super hero strength they never knew they had,
we amaze ourselves by it when things get bad.
Unfortunetly life isnt butterflies and calalilies,
life plays harsh jokes and makes us look silly.
You have to choose to rise above and be better than your surroundings,
once you put your faith in God and realize how strong you really are.. You can achieve great things.
So I know life's hard kid.. But be HARDER,
have faith, Superman strength, and be smarter!