With You Jeremiah....

Whippoorwills' calls, cool evening breezes, homemade ice cream and rabbits on the lawn at dusk
Bumblebees kissing dasies, summer rain dripping from a big old oak tree and lightening parting the clouds

The gentle nudge and nuzzle of a sleek, prancing horse, a dog napping on the porch and a rainbow after a late afternoon summer shower
A cat playing with a cricket, cold, clear water flowing over smooth stones and ripe, juicy watermelons

The melody of windchimes while we swing on the porch, crisp fresh laundry flapping in the breeze and clouds that look like whipped cream in a sky of blue that matches your eyes

Picking strawberries from a garden we planted, a mother hen followed by a chirping stripe of fluffy yellow chicks, a rusting old tractor by a an even older barn and the smell of fresh homade bread cooling on the kitchen table

A clear star filled night punctuated with a glorious shooting star, a blazing orange sunset, marshmellows roasting over a campfire and sleeping in a tent

Snowflakes on birds's wings, a full moon on a snowy winter night, a crackling fire and cups of hot chocolate by the hearth while we snuggle under a cozy old quilt

A candle softly flickering, crisp red apples, rolling in piles of autum leaves, pumpkins with smiling faces and raindrops pattering on a tin roof

Christmas lights, a homemade cake with thick fudge icing, frozen streams, footprints in the snow, buttery popcorn and one more bedtime story

Squirrels in the tree outside the window, wild dogwoods in full bloom and tiny speckled birdeggs in crisp lacy brown nests

Big yellow butterflys dancing on air, fresh baked cookies and cold lemonade, sand between our toes and waves splashing our noses, jumping in puddles and wild pink roses

These Jeremiah, are just a few of the things I wish I could have shared with you. But one day.... one day, we will share all of these things and more in eternity. Happy Birthday Jeremiah Dec. 2003