NANCY LYNN CARROLL-BOYLE
October 25, 1959- July 20, 2002
I'm Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free;
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I've found that place at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared,a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow;
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much;
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seems all too brief;
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me;
God wanted me now, He set me free.
janethopkins.com
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It's almost been 5 years...I think about you nearly every day-- in nearly every situation -- whether it's to tell you a funny story, ask your advice, hubby-bash, to hear you defend me (even when we both know I'm wrong) or just to talk for hours about nothing. Some days I feel so cheated- we were supposed to grow old together- we were supposed to get dentures, glasses, and hearing aids together- we were supposed to file for social security together. You were supposed to bury me- you could handle losing me much better than I could handle losing you. It's not true what they say-- time doesn't really heal everything.
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