My Ode To Joy

I tried to scan the plaque many times, and can't get a clear view so you could see the words. So I cut part of it and made the special graphic below. I have decided to just type the words as they appear on the plaque. Joy gave this beautiful plaque to me in 1995!

"To A Very Special Friend"
"Carrie Sue"

In appreciation for the many qualities
that makes you a wonderful friend...

For sharing the ups and downs of life;
For always being there to listen,
trying hard to understand
and somehow knowing how to help;
For giving your time and your interest
so unselfishly...

My friend, you are the sunshine of my glad days;
the rainbow of my sad days--
a rose among the thorns of life;
a shelter from the storms of life.
You are the best part of hard times;
the brightest of good times.

I offer you this expression
of my love and appreciation...
My friend, you are God's special gift to me.

"Joy"



Joy was one of my dearest friends, If others could have known of the long talks we had. The secrets we shared, they would better understand the relationship that grew between us. We were friends at church, home, work, on the street, even miles away...we were Friends...The plaque above is one she gave me a few years back. I keep it hanging over my dresser in our bedroom. I can see it from where I lay as I say my prayers at night. I see it when i awaken in the mornings.

"A Broken Heart"

Oh my dearest Joy,
how I miss you.
But I am so very thankful;
that God took you quickly...
You will never suffer again...
You will never feel neglected...
You will never feel alone...
The Angels are all around you
You can feel warmth and happiness;
For God's big arms and hands,
Will always be around you.
Yes, one rose is here...
The other is gone...
The stems have been broken;
But God's special gift to you lives on,
Though I don't feel worthy;
To now be called that anymore,
For my heart aches to the core.
I gave you my time, my ears, my arms;
What brought us closest was our hearts,
"Now Mine Is Broken"

Written by: Carrie on Jan. 8, 1998

I will forever love and miss you! Yes one rose is gone and one is here! God, help us all, I pray!


If you have read the plaque Joy gave to me, if we've meet or if you need a friend...Feel free to take it...but if you take it without a special feeling in your heart...If you have no one else to link it to...then link it back to Joy... If you feel you are my friend, if our cyber paths have become entwined...Then by all means use it as my gift to you...My friends know who they are... Leave me an"email"or sign my guestbook..I like to keep in touch with my visitors.

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