I started this webpage 3 days after 9-11.
I didn't know what
else to do...
like many people, I was in shock.
I realized how fortunate
I am to have my family close.
But also, how much I miss those who passed on.
In the days following 9-11, so many poems popped up on the web,
in
emails...expressing how we should tell the ones we
love, how much we love
them, everyday; because we don't know
what tomorrow will bring.
And it
makes us ponder...did we say it enough to those who are gone?
Unfortunately,
we can't say it to them now...
The Bible says "the dead, they are
conscious of nothing" (Ec 9:5)
I won't be able to say those 3 little words
after I'm gone...
And one day, when I depart this body/life/world, I want
this site up for the ones I love...to visit now and then...to smile, to
remember.
And to know...I love you!
your, wife, mom, sister, niece,
cousin, friend.
This Dove is for my dad
and all those who were not survivors of cancer,
and their families!
This ribbon is here for my dear friend Claras husband, John!
Until they find a cure!
If Tomorrow Never Comes....
If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say I love you,
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything alright.
There will always be another day
to say our I love you's,
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get
to hold your loved one tight..
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,
Take time to say "I'm sorry, please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
~Author Unknown...~
In Loving Memory
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| Loving dad; Raymond David Jodway August 5, 1935- Sept. 1985 |
Loving mom; Marie (McCoy) Jodway September 1, 1936- Oct. 1990 |
Dear li'l sis; Kathleen Louise Jodway December 14, 1965- Feb. 1998 |
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| Devoted dad/father-in-law;
Gary L. Haskell Semptember 1, 1933- Mar. 2000 Veteren of Korean War |
Friends & loved ones who have passed on since 2004:
Ella (Jodway) Wood-Aunt, January 2004 (predeceased by her husband Don)
Dee (Jodway) Davis-Aunt, 5/6/37-4/26/04 (predeceased by her husband Richard)
Robert Shaw-Uncle Bob, 12/6/29-6/30/04
Carl Rogers-father to Shanas friend April, 10/5/56-9/8/04
John Jamison-Friend, 1/5/48-9/25/04
Roger Whipple-Friend, 10/11/34-3/11/05
Eleanor (Jodway) Bridget-Aunt, 7/23/20-6/26/05, (predeceased by her husband Jerry)
I'd like to extend my condolences
to the families and friends
who have lost loved ones
Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001.
"Author Unknown by Request"
Condolences and heartfelt thank yous are extexnded to the firefighters and all rescue workers and their families!
You will always walk with Angels by your sides!
They are your brothers and sisters.
God Blessed them! And God Bless and protect you!
I've Seen The Angels Cry
I have always thought that angels
wore halos and wings of white
But now I find they wear hard hats
and black coats with yellow stripes
And angels, in my mind, wore long
flowing gowns of white
But now I see dark pants and shirts
and badges shining bright
And angels always floated with bare feet
above the ground
Not true! For they wear steel toed boots
and go where death is found
Not all angels have smooth hands
that look like porcelain
Some angels have torn gloves and cuts
and burns upon their skin
And while I thought all angels
glowed from heavens light
I see an angel cutting steel
his torch is shining bright
And while these earthly angels
passed buckets of debris
The angels up in heaven looked down
on bended knee
So while the smoke continued to rise into the sky
I watched the rescue workers weep
I've seen the angels cry
Bonnie McDaniel
17, Sept 2001
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This site first went online Sept. 13, 2001