Year Seven
August 13, 2004

Dawn Marie
October 15, 1967 - August 13, 1997

Dawn, it's been 7 years since I lost you and I wish I could say I don't cry anymore...but I can't. People see me smile now and then and appear to be happy, but what they don't know is I still have not come to terms with your death, and maybe I never will. What I have come to terms with is that it's ok - it's ok to be sad, it's ok to cry, and it's ok to be angry. There are those who understand, and then there are those who don't. There are those who speak your name, and there are those who don't. I just wish they would understand that it's ok to talk to me about you. I lost you in 1997, but I did not lose your memory. Your beautiful smile lives in my heart.

Dawn, I know you would want me to go on with my life and be happy and I have found a special song with words I know you would say to me if you could.
I can hear you saying....

I Hope You Dance

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give fate a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth making

Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
Where those years have gone

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance

Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder
Where those years have gone
I hope you dance

I will try, Dawn...I promise I will try.
I love you and miss you more than words can say....
Love, Mom

Lyrics by Lee Ann Womack

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