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The Christmas Breath Prayer        Dear LORD I have so many friends who can hardly breathe      Would you please this Christmas give as extra breath to my friends and me      All the beautiful and splendid things under our tree      Won't mean much to my friends and me if we can't hardly breathe     My friends give me strength and courage that I need so     When I think of them it sets my heart aglow     As Christmas cards arrives everyday     From my friends who are so dear to me but so far away     I think how nice it is to be remember and I say alittle prayer     Dear LORD please give us something simple, something we can share     This Christmas give my friends and me an extra breath so we can breathe     Just a breath of fresh air is all that we need     With an extra breath we may grow old     And give a blessing to someone wherever we go     With an extra breath there's so many things we could do     Maybe help trim the tree,wrap presents, but most of all give thanks to you     This christmas my friends are a big part     Of the happiness that fills my heart     Dear LORD this Christmas please hear my plea     Would you please give an extra breath to my friends and me  Copyright By,  Glenda Jones  Nov.28,1998  All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

Fundays   I guess its time to call for a time out   And find out what our EFFORTS friends are all about   Oh I can't wait to get to know all of you   And to know all the things you like to do   There's Gary and Brenda with their brilliant minds   And Sharon,Mick,and Marlene are working overtime   Also Patti,Anna,Lois and Joan that are such a treasure   And don't forget Jim W. and Gary L. that gives us so much reading pleasure   We will be just like kids that wants to play   I know we will have alot to say on our funday   Individual thoughts,our joys of life we wish to share   And our dreams and all of our cares   We will talk about our family and the weather   Oh what a time we will have with our EFFORTS friends together   So lets take a vacation for just one day   And listen to what each other has to say   After that the choice will be ours   If we want a fun day to share   Six days a week we will be a slave to our disease   But on our one funday we will do as we please   We just want to rest and have fun with good thoughts in mind   On our fundays everything else will be left behind   One day we want to be carefree   And not have to worry about what our future might be   Make the day fun and maybe it will last   So it won't be just a thing of the past   So come and join us don't try to flee   I'm sure you would enjoy this funday with EFFORTS and me    Copyright By,    Glenda Jones    Aug.14,1998     All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

Glenda's Christmas Wish List    Hey Santa this is Glenda here    I would like to give you my Christmas wish list, as Christmas is drawing near    May we love our neighbors and have pleasant thoughts of each other    With eager hearts and great desire to help one another   May we have shelter and good food to eat   Maybe a Christmas tree all decked out would be so neat   Next on my list Santa would you please bring every child   A toy so on their face Christmas morning there will be a big smile   I want the ones that are feeling sad and depressed on this special day   To have a little joy and happiness to come their way   Next on my list Santa I don't want anyone to be alone at this special time of year   I want everyone to have love and know that someone really does care   Santa I wish everyone's Christmas is what they want it to be   And to let them know someone does care and that someone is me   Santa let's don't forget the ones that are sick   I am one of those and I want us to get better real quick   I wish for peace on earth and we can all be friends   No matter what part of the world we live in   Santa, last but not least, on my Christmas wish list, let's remember the reason   Why we celebrate the Christmas season   Copyright By,    Glenda Jones    Dec.3,1998  All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

Giving Thanks For the Little Things We Take For Granted     An occasional phone call thoughout the day     Just to see if a friend is durning ok     A child's' laughter as he plays     An older person's smile as they rock away       The December sky trying to catch the warth of the sun     Or watching the sunset after the day is done     Having enough faith in one's self to overcome the things we may have to     Being able to fine alittle happiness  in all that we may do       The caring people that fix the toys to be given away     To help fill the empty stocking for some child on Christmas day     Lets don't forget the one's that cooks the meals so familys can be fed     And making sure they all are given warm beds       I could go on and on     But I won't because it would take so very long     I will say that there is not a gift under any tree     That would mean as much as your friendship does to me. Glenda Dec.1998 Back To Titles

I Think    I think I'll just take a deep breath, a small one I know    As much as my lungs can hold    I think I'll take all my happy thoughts that I can recall    And my love and my heart and share it with you all    I think I'm not going to let any depressing thoughts come my way    I don't think I'm going to look back at my yesterday's    I think I'll just take all the air that my lungs can stand    And do my best everyday that I can    I think I know there's no more time for tears    I can't let all the sad things get to me that I hear    I think I'll do what all I still can do    And hope and pray that I can continue to    I think I'll just take another breath and hope for many many more    There's so many things I can still hope for    I think I'll keep on  thinking the sun is smiling down on me    And keep my spirits as high as the clouds like they should be    I think I'll hold on real tight    Even a small breath is alright    I think I'll forget what might had been and what used to be    And be so thankful that I still can breathe    I think I'll just enjoy the new memories that I know I'll make    And never let the joy of living from me escape    I think I'll just go on dreaming that is what I do the best    And take a deep breath and in GOD's hands leave the rest                                      Copyright By                                      Glenda Jones                                      Jan,15,1999                                  All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

RAINING DIAMONDS            Do I dare dream of things to come in time              The sad tears I once had are gone away out of my mind.            My new life is raining diamonds,  I feel like I have been given a pair of wings            I can now breathe and do so many wonderful things.              I always had a ray of hope as the rain fell from my eyes             That someday I could take these dark glasses off  and see the beautiful  blue sky.            As I take deep breaths full of memories,  and remember the things that always gave me a lift.             Like the moon and the stars and remembering that life is such a priceless gift.                 Just walking outside and smelling the fresh crisp air everywhere          Or running with the wind as if I didn't have a care.          A fresh start of a new life is more precious than any gem          With every new breath I take,  I am thanking my GOOD LORD for all of them.                  These raining diamonds put joy in my heart to stay                 I can now live my life year by year not just day by day.              I can hear the music playing softly in my ear                 As they say, "may I have this dance with you my dear".           Copyright By,        Glenda Jones        Oct.19,1998         All rights Reserved Back To Titles

 

My Caregiver    Please come and help me tie my shoe    I have come to depend so much on you    You assist me in all of my daily needs    I know I'm always calling your name it seems    You wipe away my tears and lift me up when I'm down    You are there for me when no one else is around    You are my strength that my body needs so    Your cheerful words always makes my heart glow    You are someone who stays with me when I'm ill    you Listen and talk to me and seem to know exactly how I feel    You take away some of this stress with your friendly smiles    I know for me you would walk many many miles    You tell me not to be a quitter when I'm in pain    You say without me your life would not be the same    You give me your support and your loving care    I'm so thankful having a CAREGIVER like you my dear                                     Dedicated to all of the Care Givers                                          Copyright By,                                          Glenda Jones                                          July,1998                                       All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( To A Special Friend)      You make everyday for us a very special day    With us a part of your life you share    You let us know just how much for us you care    In so many many special ways    You are here for our problems big or small    You share our joy and our pain just like they were your very own    You are never to busy to support us in your encouraging words in all that you say    No one on this earth deserves a happier birthday   We have come to depend so much on you   We believe in you and everything you are trying to do   So as you unwrap your gifts and put your party hat on   We wish you many many more birthdays to party on   As you blow out your birthday candles we hope all your wishes comes true   We know you will be putting all of your EFFORTS into making them to   We wish you the very best our friend and happiness you will continued to find   AS you leave this birthday behind   With you we find the faith and the strength to live our life day by day   And we thank the good LORD for sending you our way   You are always here for us to count on   If we could we would be there with you singing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY song       HAPPY BIRTHDAY ( To A Special Friend)       Written By,       Glenda Jones       Feb. 28,1999 Back To Titles

 

Breath Of Dreams     There's so many things I like to see, like the beauty of the rising sun     Or the sunset after the day is done     I like to hear the birds singing at my door as the clouds began to form     And listen to the rain and the wind that comes with a storm     I like to dream of things I want to be able to do again, maybe some     of you know what I mean     So I just close my eyes and have my breath of dreams     There are times when I'm feeling alone     And I don't know where I belong     When I feel like my heart is breaking into     Because I can no longer do what I used to do     That is when I am glad that I have learned to take life one step,     one day, and even one breath at a time     Because it's out of my control and out of my hands, but I pray and     I know I will be fine     So I try to forget the way things used to be     And try to imagine how things could be in my breath of dreams     In my breath of dreams I am walking anywhere I want to go     I'm taking bigger steps now I don't even have to go slow     I can walk and breathe at the same time     These feelings of anxiety and panic attacks are gone out of my mind     My body and my mind are no longer weak I want everyone to know     How my breath of dreams helps my body so     I am glad that I can share my dreams with you     Dreams sometimes can be full of life and sometimes a few may even     come true     Dream as if you will live forever and hold on to every breath you can     Always count your blessing and let visions and dreams be a big     part of your plan     Close to your heart is where you want your dreams to be     So my friends if you want to come along, just close your eyes and     share with me my breath of dreams                                              Dedicated To All The                                              People                                              Who Believe In Dreams                                              Who Need A Dream                                              And Who Want To                                              Have A Breath Of                                              Dreams                                              Copyright By,                                              Glenda Jones                                              March, 21,1999                                            All Rights Reserve Back To Titles

Another Angel Home       As she looked up at the beautiful blue sky       As the tears swelled up in her eyes       Her lips were trembling, she was so carried away       As she knelt on her knees and started to pray       Dear LORD you called another ANGEL home       There's so many of our ANGELS that are now gone on       Would you tell them that I miss and love them so       And that I 'll be thinking of them in heaven I know       I know up in heaven they are doing so many joyful things       Singing and spreading their loving wings       I know without them that I've got to go on       Dear LORD you just called another ANGEL home       Dear LORD I know you hear my plea       And you know how much my friends meant to me       Without your help I can't carry this burden alone       Dear LORD you called another Angel home       Dear LORD with each breath, I thank you       And each step I walk, it's because of you too       I'm trying my best to be so strong       Dear LORD you just called another ANGEL home       I hope one day       When I'm called away       That my friends will say       Dear LORD you just called an ANGEL home                                     In Memory Of My Friends                                   Copyright By,                                   Glenda Jones                                   Feb. 1,1999                               All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mothers     They give you life and the strength to help you grow     Then when you get grown it is very hard ( I know ) but they let you go     When you go through your rough times they are always there for you     For there is nothing for you that your mother would not do    A Mothers love will never end even if you are a thousand miles apart    They will adore you and when thinking of you it will always put a warmth in their heart    They are someone you can tell your problems to    They will kiss you and tell you how much they love you, that's what Mothers do    I know at times some of us are a pain and very hard to understand    But they never judge us and are always there with a helping hand    When often we are discouraged and sad    Just to hear our Mothers' sweet voice always makes our heart glad    One can always go to their Mothers for advice    They help guide us the right way which is so very nice    A Mothers' arms will always be open, You'll never find a better friend    Her eyes will shine on you and her tender ways will never end    A Mother never gives up on you or your hopes and dreams too soon    They will encourage you to reach for your goals as high as the stars and the moon    With your Mother you share your happiness, the small and big events your thoughts and even your deepest heartaches    For they will laugh with you, cry with you, or even try to move mountains for you if that's what it takes    Mothers are a blessing and we should thank them everyday    For all the love and caring they show us in so many different ways    Our Mothers mean so much to us, there could never be another    Like the special lady that we call our dear sweet Mother                                              Dedicated To All                                              The Mothers                                              Copyright By,                                             Glenda Jones                                              May 3, 1999                                              All Rights Reserved Back To Titles

TOUCHED BY YOU We all know each other's thoughts it seems We are all reaching for the same hopes and dreams. With all your kind words, warm wishes, I'm touched by you - you see You couldn't possibly know how much you all mean to me. I want to spend the rest of my life right beside of you Trying to make the world a better place and do what you do. We will never say it can't or won't be done We will continue taking the good breath as they come, one by one. We won't let anything take away our dignity and make our days and nights so blue I want to be here with you, fighting with you, honoring you, I'm touched by you. You make my everyday a new beginning in our work, love or play With you I feel only good things will come my way every moment of my everyday. Some of my best times are the one's I've spent with  you, it's true I can't begin to count how many times a day my thoughts turn to you. I'm always wondering if you are happy, safe and well, in all that you do I can almost see your smiling faces, feel your warm hugs, hear your thoughtful words, I'm touched by you. You're some of my reasons for living, for laughing, my joys, and these are some of the things that helps me get by on Your encouraging words to lift my spirits help to give me a little more hope for the future to rely on. I'm so thankful for the breath of kindness you lie beside each day, Just being able to spend time with you is a blessing and brings so much sunshine my way. Living everyday being a part of you is a precious gift, there's no doubt All of these happy memories for me will never wear out. Thanks for sharing with me a part of your life and your loving heart too There's not a corner of my heart that's not been touched by you.                                                         Dedicated to my wonderful EFFORTS Family                                                         Copyright by:                                                         Glenda Jones                                                         Sept. 4, 1999                                                         All Rights Reserved

Our Breathless Hero's We've got some high stakes here, it could take our every breath away We wake up with a big challenge in front of us everyday I know sometimes we could cry a million tears Because of the fears with our breathing being this way. Sometimes I know it's almost more than we can take Knowing our bad breathing can bring us to our knees But we have to carry on and try to make The best out of every little breath that's left for you and me. Please let the thin sheets of life fill you with tenderness, not with bitterness Hang onto every thread, Hang on real tight, breathe for dear life And fight and win the struggle ahead. If you ever think about giving up from time to time Please just take about long enough to change your mind Please do whatever it takes It will be well worth the wait And with a twist of faith We will educate So others won't make our same mistake. Perhaps someday the entire world will know About our Breathless Hero's Everyday our Breathless Hero's are trying to struggle through Struggling to breathe, walk, talk, trying to do all they can do. They are chasing their every breath, Being an inspiration to others' by showing That every little breath is a precious gift knowing That an easy deep breath is worth More to them than any gold I'm so amazed by our Breathless Hero's. When you feel your hope is gone And at times you feel you can't go on Just take the good Lord's strong hand He will guide you, he does understand The joy and love of the good Lord is your strength For us he will go to any length. He will take away our storm clouds He will clear the pathway for us somehow What an incredible journey we Have in front of us as your heart and my heart knows May the good Lord always Bless our Breathless Hero's.                          Written By,                          Glenda Jones                          September 22, 1999

JUST ASK ME  When you feel you can make it on your own  Just remember we all need somebody you see  No one is strong enough to make it all alone  Just ask me.  I know the hurt and the pain of the health I will never again regain  Because of smoking my body will never be the same  I know it will never be what it used to be  Just ask me.  I was so naive and foolish when I was young  I never thought my health would get so bad that it would never return  Oh, but in the last few years so much about my health I have learned  Just ask me.  I could tell you a story of sadness  A story hard to believe  From smoking I'm now on a lung transplant list  If you want to know more  Just ask me.  I just take it one breath at a time  But with my Dear Lord by my side, I know I'll be fine  They say that my health is just as bad as one's health could be  So if you need to know anything about breathing  Just ask me.                                                          Written By:                                                          Glenda Jones                                                          November 28, 1999

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