LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT WITHOUT YOU
I miss you so much already
Talking on the phone from day to day,
About the kids, the workplace or life in general
You never would run out of words to say.
I am so grateful for the encouragement
That you gave Crystal and me through the years,
During the good and even the challenging times
The love you extended dried many of our tears.
You could smell a sale and would give me a call
From groceries to clothes to wear,
With a big percentage off and an additional coupon
Your paying full price for anything was very very rare.
We held the same interest in wearing nice hats
The kind that you could break down over one eye
I guess we inherited that style from Mama
Sometimes people would have to bend under just to say hi.
At dinners we looked forward to your macaroni and cheese
It didn’t matter how many dishes for dinner we had,
You would make two pans because it would go so fast
Sometimes there may have been a little left, maybe a tad.
Whenever I‘m going from here to there
When I return I want to give you a call,
It’s a thought – then I find myself pausing
As I remember that I can’t contact you at all.
I pray for the girls and also for John
There is such a void without them having you,
Johnita and Johnette were use to calling you daily
And John who had 45 years with you of “I do.”
Then there is Ashleigh and Alan
Your first two grandchildren that you’ve left behind,
Brian and Anthony, son-in-laws that were true sons
I pray for them that God gives them daily – peace of mind.
Even Little Briana talks to Baby Johnathan
She said she was going to tell him all about you,
I asked Melodie how Daniel had been doing
She said that he mentioned he missed Aunt Jean too.
It hurts so much that you are not here
God is healing and strengthening me through and through,
Your presence is missed by all of us
LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT WITHOUT YOU!