Poem shared

If you are looking for todays card it is below this post.

A very kind and thoughtful lady, one the blog followers in fact, sent me a wonderful poem to give to my niece to help her when she is alittle stronger.  I was so impressed with not only the kindness shown by the lovely Christine, but also the way the poem helps lift something so devastatingly sad into something joyful.  Please, don't think for one minute that I am being thoughtless by saying I have found joy in this tragedy, but I think once you have read it you will understand what I mean.  Thank you so much Christine, I have read and re-read this poem several times and each time I found it tearjerking and yet calming at the same time.
From the emails I have received, I know that there are many among you who have experienced this tragic loss yourselves, so with you in mind also, I would like to share this poem that Christine Harrop sent to me.

From Your Baby

 Daddy please don’t look so sad, Mummy please don’t cry,

Cause I’m in the arms of Jesus and He sings me lullabies.

Please try not to question God, and don’t think He’s unkind,

Don’t think he sent me to you and then He changed His mind.

You see, I am a Special Child, I’m needed up above,

I’m the special gift you gave to Him, a product of your love,

I’ll always be there with you so watch the sky at night.

Look for the brightest star and know that’s my halo’s brilliant light!

You’ll see me in the morning frost that mists your window pane,

That’s me in the summer showers, I’ll be dancing in the rain.

When you feel a gentle breeze from a gentle wind that blows,

Know that it will be me planting a kiss upon your nose.

When you see a child playing and your heart feels a little tug,

Don’t be sad Mummy that’s me giving your heart a hug.

So Daddy please don’t look so sad and Mummy please don’t cry,

I’m in the arms of Jesus and He sings me lullabies.

Take care dear blog friends.  Who knew blogging could fulfill more than just our crafting needs!!!

Big Hugs Linda xx

No card just some verses

Hi all, I hope today finds you well and happy.
This morning, I wanted to do something completely different for you.   Since I was quite young I started writing poetry, it wasn't always good, but it was my way of expressing the feelings or emotions that I couldn't speak about.  Later in life I found it therapeutic after my first child had been born with major problems (He has had 28 operations in his life and most of them were before he turned 4.  Please note he is now a strapping man of 31 and gorgeous!).   Well, as you can imagine,  he suffered and so did I but I didn't know how to cope, so I wrote it all in verse.  Some were very dark and miserable and others were just little ditties that cheered me on better days.   Well to cut a long story short, I later found poetry to be a great way to say more than just unspoken words and I started to write little verses etc for the cards I made or sent.  With this in mind, I decided that today I would share some with you that I wrote just a short while ago.  If you like them in any way, please feel free to use them on your cards etc (please see below*). 


No1.  Hugs of Thanks:

The fold in this card

Is a hug just for you

Sent as a Thanks

For all that you do.  

No2.  Gladness:

When you wake in the morning

and right through to the night

May you day be filled with gladness,

pure joy and delight!

No3.  Happiness

We send lots of  'wishes'

and our  'Good luck'  too,

But success and happiness

Are what I wish for You!!

No4. Sympathy 

May hope lift you in time of sorrow

And the warmth of comfort

Begin to ease your pain.

******Thinking of You ****** 

(I would ask just one thing of you, if you do use any of my work, written or creative please remember they remain my property and therefore cannot be used for financial gain and where possible, always referenced to me and linked back to my blog.  Many thanks in advance for your understanding and respect.)  

Well that's it for now.  I will be back later today with my new little craze; well as long as my hairdresser doesn't take too long cutting my locks.  She recently got married and has been away on her honeymoon; so I have eagerly been awaiting her return and all along my hair has gotten more and more out of control.  It now flops better than a tummy in the swimming pool...LOL!!!
I hope today is a good day for you and we get a little bit of sunshine (Where is the warmth? Brrrrr!!) 
Big hugs Linda x