Thursday, November 26, 2009

TWO TRAVELING ANGELS

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.
I AM THANKFUL FOR SO MANY THINGS TODAY. I AM THANKFUL FOR
MY SAVIOUR, JESUS...MY HUSBAND OF 36 YEARS...MY SON RICHIE
AND HIS WIFE MEGAN...ALL YOU BEAUTIFUL SOULS THAT I BLOG
WITH...MY PARENTS AND RICHARD'S PARENTS AND ALL OUR FAMILY...
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PRAYERS THAT WENT UP FOR AMY
DURING AND AFTER HER GOING HOME...AND THE PRAYERS FOR US.
IT WAS YOUR PRAYERS THAT GOT ME TO THE RESTAURANT. IT WAS
A VERY EMOTIONAL MORNING. I WAS BLESSED TO TALK TO MY ONLY
SISTER. SHE WAS BUSY WITH GETTING HER THANKSGIVING READY.
I MADE LITTLE PLACE CARDS AND HAD FOUND 4 LITTLE PUMPKIN
PLATES AND 4 LITTLE LEAF PLATES....VERY SMALL....AND I SET THAT
AT EACH PLACE SETTING. WE HAD A PLACE SETTING FOR AMY WITH
A CANDLE....A CARD MADE BY SUE SETTING ON AN EASEL, AND PICTURES
OF AMY. WE TALKED ABOUT AND TO HER.
MY DAD IS A MAN THAT WOULD BLOW UP BEFORE HE SHOWED ANY
EMOTION AND HE DID NOT LIKE SEEING THE PICTURES OF AMY. IT
WAS VERY HEALING TO THE REST OF US. AND I KNOW HE ENJOYED IT
BUT IT WAS TOO EMOTIONAL FOR HIM.......MOTHER BROUGHT LITTLE
CHUBBY SCARECROWS AND BEAUTIFUL NAPKINS. WHEN IT WAS OVER,
RICHIE SAID, "I AM GLAD YOU DECORATED. IT WAS MORE LIKE BEING
AT GRANNY'S HOUSE AND AT HOME."
AMY ALWAYS BOUGHT LITTLE UNIQUE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY.
SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY BROTHER TED AS WELL AS MY SISTER.
ONE YEAR SHE WAS SO EXCITED BECAUSE SHE FOUND THIS CUTE
LITTLE LIGHT THAT FITS ON YOUR FINGER AND SHE JUST KNEW THAT
WOULD BE THE PERFECT THING FOR UNCLE TED. HE WORE THAT
LIGHT ON THE END OF HIS FINGER AND TURNED IT ON FOR AMY TODAY.
HE SAID, " SOMETIMES AT NIGHT i SHINE IT TOWARD HEAVEN."
WE ALL HAVE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE DO TO MAKE US FEEL CLOSER
TO THE LOVED ONES THAT HAVE GONE ON TO HEAVEN.
TONIGHT IT IS US FOUR....MY DH, RICHIE, MY SON, ME, AND MY DIL.
WE HAVE SOME FUNNY MOVIES TO WATCH AND POPCORN TO POP.
I HAVE FOUND THAT EVEN IF MY HEART IS NOT IN IT.....IF I GO
AHEAD AND DO IT....EVEN IF I EXCUSE MYSELF TO CRY...IT WAS WELL
WORTH THE EFFORT AND IT IS WHAT AMY WOULD WANT. TODAY
WAS A TINY STEP OF TIP TOEING AROUND THE SHATTERED PIECES
OF MY HEART AND EVERY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER'S BROKEN HEART.

TODAY AT THE RESTAURANT I HAD QUITE A MEMORY ABOUT AMY.




THERE WAS A LINE WAITING TO GET IN TO THE RESTAURANT.




(I MUST SAY I HAVE NEVER EATEN OUT ON THANKSGIVING DAY. I




TELL YOU I NEVER KNEW SOOOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE WENT




OUT TO EAT ON THANKSGIVING DAY. THERE WERE SEVERAL




GOLDEN COUPLES THAT I KNOW THE WIVES HAD COOKED AT




LEAST 30-35 MEALS THEMSELVES OVER THE YEARS. ONE OF THESE



LADIES ASK MY MOTHER IF IT WAS ALWAYS THIS BUSY.....MOTHER




SAID, "I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE NEVER EATEN OUT ON THANKSGIVING




BEFORE.")




WELL BACK TO MY MEMORY OF AMY. WHILE WE WERE STANDING IN LINE




THERE WERE TWO OF THE SWEETEST GIRLS GIGGLING AND WRITING




ON THE SIDEWALK WITH ROCKS.




WHEN AMY WAS 5 SHE WAS VERY INTO WRITING HER NAME....SHE




WOULD WRITE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AT THAT TIME I HAD




JUST GRADUATED FROM NURSING SCHOOL AND WE HAD BOUGHT A




NEW CAR.....(THE ONLY NEW CAR WE HAVE EVER OWNED BEFORE OR




SENSE.)




WE WERE GOING SOMEWHERE AND AMY WENT OUT SIDE BEFORE US.




WHEN RICHARD AND I CAME OUTSIDE OUR DARLING, ANGELIC, LITTLE




PROUD SHE COULD WRITE HER NAME DAUGHTER, WAS WRITING HER




NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE "NEW" CAR WITH A NAIL......A M Y.....SHE WAS




SO VERY PROUD OF HER WORK AND WE WERE BOTH LIVID OVER HER




WORK............SHE NEVER GOT A SPANKING BUT YOU COULD TALK TO




AMY AT THAT AGE AND SHE NEVER DID ANYTHING LIKE THAT




AGAIN. WE USE TO LAUGH WITH HER OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT




HER WRITING HER NAME ON THE ONLY "NEW" CAR WE HAVE EVER




OWNED. WE MISS AND LOVE YOU AMY. MY COUSIN GINGER SENT ME THE STORY BELOW.....IT IS QUITE INTERESTING........






Two traveling angels...Keep reading to the bottom of the page -- don't stop at the feet (You'll see).Two
traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The family was rude and refused
to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold
basement.As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, 'Things aren't always what they seem.' The next
night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing
what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.
When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow,
whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger angel was infuriated and asked the
older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she
accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die. 'Things
aren't always what they seem,' the older angel replied. 'When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I
noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and
unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.' 'Then last night as we slept in the
farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they
seem.' Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should.. If you have
faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not know it until
sometime later... Oooo Some people ( ) come into our lives ) / and quickly go.. (_ / oooO ( ) Some people \
( become friends \_ ) and stay awhile.... leaving beautiful Oooo footprints on our ( ) hearts.... ) / ( _/ oooO ( )
and we are \ ( never \_ ) quite the same because we have made a good friend!! Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the present! I think this is special...live and savor
every moment... This is not a dress rehearsal!
ANGEL HUGS
DEBBIE
STOP BY AND SEE ME. I LOVE VISITING WITH YOU. I CHERISH YOUR FRIENDSHIP. I WAS
TRYING TO REDO MY BLOG FOR CHRISTMAS...I LOST MY BLOG ROLL.....I AM COMPUTER
CHALLENGED. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS SO THIS BLOG IS
"SIMPLY DEBBIE."

Monday, November 23, 2009

WHAT WAS, IS NOT

"CHANGE IS A MEASURE OF TIME AND,
IN THE AUTUMN, TIME SEEMS SPEEDED UP.
WHAT WAS IS NOT AND NEVER AGAIN WILL BE,
WHAT IS IS CHANGE."
~EDWIN TEALE



I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, BEAUTIFUL



CARDS, AND THE SWEET GIFTS. THEY MEAN A LOT TO ME



MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER HAVE RECEIVED MUCH



JOY READING YOUR CARDS.



IT IS VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE PRAYING



FOR YOU .



I KNOW MY DAUGHTER, AMY DAWN, IS IN THE SAFE ARMS



OF OUR JESUS AND I REJOICE....BUT FOR 33 YEARS OF MY LIFE



I HUGGED MY DAUGHTER ON THANKSGIVING DAY. I WATCHED HER FIX HER



DELICIOUS CRAB SALAD TO TAKE TO GRANNY'S HOUSE, AND I WATCHED



HER LAUGH AND TALK AND THIS YEAR...THIS THANKSGIVING.... MY HUSBAND



AND I WILL VISIT OUR DAUGHTER'S GRAVE AND TRY TO EMBRACE THE



WIND, WHERE JUST ONCE MORE WE MIGHT CATCH A FAINT SMELL OF HER.



THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT MAKE IT BETTER...THERE IS NO PAIN PILL



THAT WILL DULL THE PAIN, AND NO ANTI-ANXIETY PILL THAT WILL STOP



THE PANIC ATTACKS THAT CAUSE YOUR HEART TO HAVE PVC'S.



PRAYING TO JESUS IS HARD SOMETIMES...NOT BECAUSE I AM MAD AT



HIM....I LOVE HIM MORE THAN EVER....BUT I HAVE NO WORDS. RICHARD,



MY DH AND I PLAY A LOT OF CHRISTIAN MUSIC.



I SAW THE SOUL OF MY DAUGHTER LEAVE HER BODY AND HER BODY JUST BECAME



A WAXY SHELL......AND SEEING IT, MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS,



PURCHASING HER PLOT TO REST IN, AND THE FUNERAL....WATCHING THEM



SEAL HER VAULT...........I STILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE SHE IS GONE.



WHAT IS, IS NOT.



WHAT WAS, CAN BE NO MORE...AND IT HURTS SO BAD.



LET US REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING IN PRAYER...........


PASTOR MARNEY, AUNT JEAN, ASHLEY, ANDREW, KERRIE AND BILL, IRENE,

OUR TROOPS AS THEY SERVE TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY FREE, BECCA, TAWNA,

MIKE, DORIS AND RICHARD, PAM, PATRICIA, ROY AND ELISABETH,

SALLY, CAROL, MILT, HEALING IN FORT HOOD OVER 11/05/09,

ANASTASIA, DONNA, ALL THOSE WHO ARE HURTING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

OVER THE LOST OF A LOVED ONE


DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER,

I THANK YOU LORD FOR LOVING ME AND FOR TAKING AMY HOME, TO BE

WITH YOU WHERE SHE IS PAIN FREE...I KNOW HEAVEN IS A LITTLE

DIFFERENT SINCE SHE GOT BACK HOME BUT OUR LIFE WAS DIFFERENT

AND GLORIOUS FOR 33 YEARS. I PRAY LORD THERE WILL BE HEARTS

HEALED THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND MAY THERE BE A REVIVAL

LORD FOR PEOPLE RUSHING BACK FOR YOUR SAVING GRACE. MAY

PEOPLE REALIZE THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MATERIAL BUT TO

BE YOUR HANDS EXTENDED. I THANK YOU LORD FOR BLESSING THE

ANGELS IN MY LIFE. I PRAISE YOU JESUS BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTHY

TO BE PRAISED. PLEASE LORD, REMIND PRECIOUS AMY HOW MUCH HER

DADDY AND I LOVE AND MISS HER.

LET NOT ONE PERSON GO HUNGRY LORD.

AMEN AND AMEN


ANGEL HUGS






Monday, November 9, 2009

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET

THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL GRAVE MARKER THEY USE UNTIL THE MONUMENT

ARRIVES. I LOVE SEEING HER BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. YOU CAN'T TELL IT

BUT THE PICTURE TO THE LEFT IS A BUTTERFLY.
YOU CAN SURE SEE THE HENNESSEY RED SHELL DIRT. WE ARE GOING TO ADD SOME OF OUR
OWN DIRT AND MAKE THE SOIL RICH. RICHARD, MY DH AND I WERE TO
AMY'S RESTING PLACE TONIGHT. WE RAKED AND TOOK THE OLD CONTAINERS SO WE
CAN MAKE THANKSGIVING ARRANGEMENTS. WE TOOK OUT JUST ONE OF HER SOLAR LIGHT
BUTTERFLIES AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE ONE WORKS. SHE LOVED THEM SO AND
RICHARD WOULD BRING THEM IN AND STICK THEM IN THE COUCH WHICH THEY GLOWED
DIFFERENT COLORS ALL NIGHT LONG. SHE MAY HAVE BEEN 33 YEARS OLD
BUT HER HEART WAS YOUNG AND FULL OF WHIMSY AND THAT IS WHY SHE
LOVED ME TO READ TO HER. IT WAS A SPECIAL TIME FOR US.

THE VAULT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE TO US. IT HAD A GORGEOUS
BUTTERFLY IN AN OVAL FRAME AND THEN A PLAQUE AT THE BOTTOM WITH HER
NAME AND BIRTH YEAR AND GOING HOME YEAR. I KNOW IT IS UNDERGROUND
AND NOBODY WILL EVER SEE IT BUT IT WAS A LOVELY GIFT FOR ANDERSON
BURRIS TO DO....IT IS THEIR WAY OF SHARING WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO AMY
AND HER LITTLE CASKET WAS FULL OF BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES.


















SOME FUNNY THINGS DO OCCUR. MY DARLING 89 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LOVE
COULD HARDLY CONCENTRATE ON THE FUNERAL BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THE
CASKET SPRAY COST 1,000.00. FOR SOME REASON THAT CRACKED ME UP.
TO BE AS SMALL AS WE HAD IT MADE, IT HAD 36 LAVENDER FLOWERS PUT IN
AMONG BRIGHT PINK SHASTA DAISIES. I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY SHASTA
DAISIES OR BUTTERFLIES LEFT, IN THE TOWN OF ENID.







WE PUT THE QUILT THAT MICHELLE MADE FOR HER WHEN SHE FIRST WENT
I THOUGHT AND THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING THE LITTLE QUILT WITH AMY
BUT CHANGED MY MIND.....SOME TIME, 100 YEARS FROM NOW, MY ONLY SON AND
DAUGHTER IN LOVE MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN AND THOSE GRAND KID'S CLIMBING
AROUND ON AMY'S QUILT WILL BE LIKE THEM CRAWLING OVER AMY, AS IF SHE WAS WITH US.
AMY HAS JOURNEYED HOME TO BE WITH JESUS BUT SHE IS STILL MY ONLY DAUGHTER
WHO I CHERISH, LOVE, ADORE, AND AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME LIVING
WITH OUT. I AM TRYING TO DO ALL THE THINGS......LAST SATURDAY RICHARD
TOOK ME TO AMY'S HOUSE. I WAS SO OVERCOME WITH GRIEF, I HAD TO GET
OUT OR PASS OUT.
TEARS.....TEARS.....TEARS.........
TEARS IN FEAR.....
I JUST CAN'T FORGET YOUR FACE BABY GIRL
OR HOW WHEN YOUR TIRED, YOU TWIRL YOUR CURLS
ALWAYS WORRYING ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE...
WANTING THEIR DAY TO BE BRIGHT
BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT........
BUT MORE TIMES THAN NOT... YOU WERE LEFT ALONE
CRYING IN THE INVINCIBLY DIM SPOTLIGHT
YOU WERE ORDAINED INTO THE ROYAL FAMILY JULY 1995
SO EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOUGHT HERE WITH ME NOW
YOU ARE IN THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD
WHERE YOUR ART AND DISPLAYS ARE APPRECIATED BY THE KING
JESUS LOOKS FORWARD TO ALWAYS SEEING YOUR SMILE AND THE ANGELS
LOVE IT WHEN YOU HUM A HAPPY AMY TUNE
HOW CAN I EVER BAKE CUPCAKES WITHOUT YOU...THAT WAS YOUR JOB.....
BESIDES YOUR APRON FIT YOUR LITTLE BODY AND I DON'T HAVE A FAT APRON
AMY I AM TRYING TO BE AS BRAVE AS YOU WERE BATTLING THE CANCER
BUT DADDY AND I WERE THERE CHEERING YOU ON..........YOU'RE NOT HERE
I PRAY THAT YOU ARE CHEERING US ON FROM THE GRAND STANDS OF HEAVEN
BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY HUGE TASK
I KNOW WE HAD YOU 33 YEARS WHICH SOME HAVE SAID I SHOULD BE THANKFUL
FOR......WE HAVE BATTED FOR YOUR LIFE FOR 33 YEARS....IT HAS NOT ALWAYS
BEEN MEMORIES OF ROSES AND LACE BUT 4 YEARS CHEMO STARTING AT AGE 10 1/2 WHICH WAS ENDLESS VOMITING....152 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS THE FIRST YEAR....NOT THE DAYS WE STAYED.
WE DIDN'T JUST HAVE 33 PERFECT YEARS AND THEN AMY BECAME ILL.
I THINK NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU HAD YOUR CHILD WHEN GOD COMES TO TAKE THEM
HOME IT IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME. WE ARE NEVER READY TO GIVE THEM UP...WE WOULD ALL
PLEAD FOR ONE MORE DAY.
I WANTED YOU, AMY GIRL TO STAY....I WAS HYPERVENTILATING AS I SAW THOSE QUIET
GASPS LEAVING YOU.....I TRIED TO GET A PULSE AND THERE WAS NO PULSE...YOU WERE BLEEDING FROM YOUR PEG TUBE, TRACH, FOLEY...........I PUT MY HEAD ON YOU AND AS SICK AS YOU WERE, I BEGGED YOU TO COME BACK. I THOUGHT RICHARD AND I WAS GOING TO DIE AND LEILA HAD NEVER BEEN
AROUND A DEAD BODY. SHE DID AMAZINGLY BUT WAS STILL OVERCOME. MY MOTHER
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THE TALL ARRANGEMENT WAS SENT BY BARBARA THE PURPLE GOAT LADY. IT HAD
GORGEOUS TEXAS BLUE BELLES. SHE WAS ATTENDING HER FRIENDS FUNERAL WHOSE
HUSBAND DROPPED OVER DEAD VERY UN EXPECTANTLY.


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THANK YOU MY FRIENDS FOR ALL THE CARDS, ENCOURAGING MESSAGES AND JUST A
LISTENING EAR. YOU FIND OUT MANY POSITIVE AND MANY UGLY THINGS WHEN A
LOVED ONE PASSES ON AND THAT WAS THE CASE WITH AMY. I AM SO VERY HAPPY
THAT SHE WAS NOT HERE TO ENDURE IT...IT WOULD HURT HER FEELINGS
IT IS SO VERY SAD WHEN YOU LOOSE A CHILD OF ALL THINGS, AND THEN THE SOOTHE SAYERS
COME TO BARBEQUE YOU. I DON''T CARE ANYMORE BECAUSE I SERVE
THE KING OF KINGS
AND THE LORD OF LORDS.
HE WILL VINDICATE ME, GIVE ME REST,
GIVE ME PROMOTIONS AND BETTER EQUIP ME TO SERVE HIM.........
AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALWAYS FOREMOST
"BEING ABOUT THE FATHERS BUSINESS."



I AM TRYING TO GET ON TO A FUN BLOG YOU WILL LOVE TO COME TO BUT RIGHT
NOW IT IS BABY STEPS FOE ME.
I HURT WITH A PAIN I HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE...IT EASES BUT THEN GRABS YOU
LIKE A HEART ATTACK AND SOMETIMES IT IS SO NUMB AND SILENT YOU WANT TO
SCREAM TO SEE IF YOU ARE IN A NIGHTMARE
OH TO LOSE A CHILD IS TO LEAVE A BIG HOLE IN YOUR HEART
ANGEL HUGS
LOVE
DEBBIE
SO MANY PRAYER REQUESTS: MY AUNT JEAN RECOVERING FROM SURGERY....MY AUNT PATRICIA RECOVERING FROM A BROKEN LEG. ANASTASIA...CANCER, CAROL'S SISTER IS IN ICU,
SHE IS A SERIOUS DIABETIC, SHAUNA, LADY DY, GLORIA......PLEASE PRAY FOR HER GRANDSON'S SQUADRON IN FORT HOOD...HER GRANDSON PRAISE THE LORD IS SAFE BUT THEY LOST MANY OF
THEIR SQUAD...ROY AND ELISABETH,ALSO GLORIA'S HUSBAND LOST HIS PRECIOUS DOG OF 19 YEARS...THAT IS A BROKEN HEART THERE....HE TOOK HIM IN TO RAISE WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.
MIKE AND TAWNA, DORIS AND RICHARD, ANDREW, SHELLY, MONTE, JOHN, AND GLORIA.
BECCA, BECCA AND HER GRAND BABY, AND ANY OTHERS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO MY
ATTENTION THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN THEM. YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE LORD AND LORD
HELP ME, RICHARD, RICHIE, AND MEGAN FIND SOME REST.
I THANK YOU LORD FOR HEARING MY REQUEST. WE LOVE YOU LORD AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE MORE THAN ABLE TO DO THAT WHICH YOU SAY.
I LOVE YOU LORD.


Saturday, October 31, 2009

HAPPY HALLOWEEN OUR SWEET AMY DAWN

WE, EVEN IN OUR GRIEF, COULD NOT LET THE DAY GET BY OUR SWEET, BEAUTIFUL
DAUGHTER WITHOUT WISHING YOU A HAPPY HALLOWEEN. YOU KNOW I
ALWAYS WISHED YOU A HAPPY HARVEST BUT IN YOUR MEMORY, "HAPPY
HALLOWEEN" BABY GIRL.
IT HAS BEEN 7 1/2 DAYS SINCE YOU LEFT US. DADDY AND I ARE SO VERY
GRIEVED AS WELL AS RICHIE AND MEGAN, LEILA AND KORBI, GRANDMOTHER AND PAPA,
GRANNY AND POPS, UNCLE TEDDY, AUNT NANCY AND UNCLE BOB, AUNT SUSIE AND
UNCLE MILT, AUNT SHERRY AND UNCLE TONY.
ALL YOUR COUSINS, NIECES, AND NEPHEWS MISS YOU VERY MUCH AS WELL
AS OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH AMY. IT WILL TAKE DAD AND ME A LIFE TIME TO
EVER STOP MISSING YOU.
LOVE AND HUGS AND KISSES
WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE TO HUG YOU AGAIN.
LOVE YOU
MOTHER AND DAD
XXOOXXOOXXOOXXOO