A Picture (Full of Pictures)

My current roles as a member of my family are daughter, sister, wife, mother,

grandmother, aunt, niece, sister-in-law, mother-in-law,

Those to whom I was granddaughter and daughter-in-law have passed on)

In Ontario we are celebrating Family Day!

My thankfulness for family has been refined

in 2024 like never before

and my heart wears an unutterable ache

for all whose family circles this year have a gap

where Loved One used to be.

In place of warmth and vitality, a precious picture...

A picture full of pictures!!

Our Family/Valentine's dinner planned for last night

 will hopefully happen next Sunday!

Postponed due to weather

Thankfully we had a few eager volunteers who 'ventured' out to help mom-dad, 

grandma-grandpa eat a big pan of stew and strawberry pie 😊😋💝

and one more, courtesy of Grandson

Each day God gives us a fresh start

To develop a work of art

That, when we go from whence we came

Will be the picture of our name

Will be the echo of our creed

The heirloom cast by word and deed

An everlasting legacy

 Of love for God and family

Each day we ought to bear in mind

The part of us we leave behind

The one thing that death cannot claim

The precious picture of a name

How humbly aware we should be

Of lovely little words like 'we'

And 'us' and 'family' and such

Before one slips beyond our touch

Each day bestows to all a brush

With daub and splash, with pull and push 

And often without second thought

The hues of love and life are wrought

Where we have none but self to blame

For the picture of our name

That will unveil ultimately

Our love for God and family

Each day lengthens and shortens life

...as sister, brother, husband, wife

As father, mother, daughter, son

Someday the picture will be done

A keepsake that we cannot see

But leave behind for family

A treasure that death cannot claim

The precious picture of a name

© Janet Martin 

Our Father who art in Heaven,

Hallowed be Thy Name...

Matt.6:9