Memories

This page is dedicated to the victims of September 11, 2001
and
to the brave crew of the Columbia Shuttle

Click on the Memorial links on the side panel to view

It is also dedicated to my friend Terri

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 found that peace at the close of 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 seemed 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.

Author unknown

The Tsunami Disaster

Some before and after views of the tsunami area, in Sri Lanka