Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Gifts of Love


My dad died Sept.1, 2009.  He is so missed.  In honor of dad I decided to make all my siblings  birthday gifts this year.  For my 4 brothers it was a CD of father/son songs.  I also put on the cover a sweet picture of each of them with dad.  The songs were:  Cat's in the Cradle(Harry Chapin), My Father's Eyes(Eric Clapton), My Father's Son(Joe Cocker), In the Living Years(Mike and the Mechanics), Leader of the Band(Dan Fogelberg), and Father and Son(Cat Stevens).  For my darling sisters, a collage on canvas:




Included parts of the Jewel song: "The Shape of You"
And Irish Prayer

An Irish Prayer
May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.
  

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.
 
I have one more gift for sister Maggie in November.

1 comment:

  1. How about Steve Earle's great song, "I Feel Alright"?
    "I was born my father's son, a wanderin' eye, a smokin' gun...."

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