For Regina Throughout life's journey,many people we will meet. Some leave an imprint on our memory that we never forget, And, you are one such person. You bring so much Beauty to everyone whose priviledge it is to know you. We want to take this opportunity to let you know how Much we appreciate you, and all you do to touch each Person you meet in such a special way. With love from Lisa, Marie, and Mary Just Being Friends "Friendship happens in that special moment when someone reaches out to another, trusts, comforts, believes in another, and makes a special difference that no one else can make". Field of lavender found atInternet Clipart Butterfly Picture found at Butterfly Pictures From Mary Treasures by Ron Carnell It's so hard to find the perfect breeze, One blowing none too hard nor soft, Carrying a scent of wild flowers, And moving clouds about aloft. It's so hard to find the perfect sky, One blue and deep and bright, Carrying a sense of openness With geese and wrens in flight. It's so hard to find the perfect night, One warm, quiet and unflawed, Carrying a mood of solitude, And a closeness to our God. Yet no perfection's so hard to find As that which you extend And none I'll ever treasure more, Than to simply be your friend. On The Wings of A Butterfly by Corky Ferguson Your friendship is special Like the flowers that bloom, Or when a butterfly emerges From within its cocoon... You remind me of that butterfly, Loving and free, Bright and colorful, For the world to see... We will share sunshine and rainbows; Sometimes, the rain and the snow; We'll stand together through it, While the cold winds blow... When the time is right, We won't stop to ask "Why?" Our friendship will take flight On the wings of a butterfly ... To A Butterfly By William Wordsworth STAY near me---do not take thy flight! A little longer stay in sight! Much converse do I find I thee, Historian of my infancy ! Float near me; do not yet depart! Dead times revive in thee: Thou bring'st, gay creature as thou art! A solemn image to my heart, My father's family! Oh! pleasant, pleasant were the days, The time, when, in our childish plays, My sister Emmeline and I Together chased the butterfly! A very hunter did I rush Upon the prey:---with leaps and spring I followed on from brake to bush; But she, God love her, feared to brush The dust from off its wings. Butterfly Secrets Where do the butterflies get their wings, Do they hear us when we sing, What wonderful beauty the butterfly brings, When after a long winter's nap, they return in the spring. How do they know where to go, Before the temperatures drop too low, When they leave where do they go, It must be a secret only the butterflies know. Written by Butterfly Mariel Dec.-07-2008 A Friend Like You There's lots of things With which I'm blessed, Tho' my life's been both Sunny and Blue, But of all my blessings, This one's the best: To have a friend like you. In times of trouble Friends will say, "Just ask... I'll help you through it." But you don't wait for me to ask, You just get up And you do it! And I can think Of nothing in life That I could more wisely do, Than know a friend, And be a friend, And love a friend... like you. by Unknown In All God's Glory Sunrise Through The Leaves Poem From Lisa Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. ~Joyce Kilmer, "Trees," 1914 A Missouri Sunrise Fall Colors In Missouri