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"A NOTE ABOUT JUSTIN'S GARDEN AND HIS ANSWER TO GRAM"
by Gail Mitchell
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The Brightest star in the sky |
Justin and Gram |
"A
NOTE ABOUT JUSTIN'S GARDEN AND HIS ANSWER TO GRAM"
I HAVE THIS ETERNAL GARDEN-
IT'S FOR JUSTIN, AS YOU KNOW.
THE BUTTERFLIES JUST LOVE IT
AS THEY WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW.
OH I
KNOW JUSTIN WAS A BIG GUY-
NOT INTO FLOWERS MUCH.
BUT YOU SEE HIS GRAM DID THE PLANTING
AND GAVE IT HER EXTRA LOVING TOUCH.
HE
CAME TO HER ONE EVENING AS SHE SAT-
SMILING AT THE GARDEN'S
WILDFLOWERS , IN SPIRITUAL COLORS,
SWAYING IN THE BREEZE-
HE
SAID "HEY GRAM, IT'S ME YOUR "JUST"
I LOVE THIS GREAT GARDEN GRAM.
I KNEW YOU'D DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR ME-
YOU ALWAYS DID BEFORE.
HEY GRAM, I SEE YOU SMILIN' MORE-
SURE MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.
CAUSE YOU KNOW I'M WITH YA ALWAYS-
A
GENTLE HUG I'D GIVE YA GRAM, IF ONLY I COULD.
I KEEP WATCH ON YA GRAM-ALWAYS, CAUSE I KNOW I SHOULD-
SEE GRAM I USE TO WATCH YA CRY ALOT-
REMEMBER FEELING SUDDENLY WARM?
YUP GRAM THAT WAS ME YOUR JUSTIN-
WITH A WARM EMBRACE AND HUG-
HEAVEN IS EVERYTHING YOU SAID IT WAS GRAM-
EVEN BETTER THEN YA THOUGHT.
THE LORD SAID TO TELL YA GRAM, HE TOO LOVES YA VERY MUCH.
FOR EVERY TEAR I WATCHED YOU CRY-
YOUR FACE SO PAINED FOR ME-
SEE I KNEW IT WAS BECAUSE YA MISSED ME.
MAN, I SURE MISS YOU TOO GRAM.
I
WATCH THE BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN-
THEY SEEM SO HAPPY TOO.
SEE THE NATURE YOU ALWAYS LOVED-
I GREW TO LOVE IT NOW LIKE YOU.
PLEASE GRAM KEEP SMILIN FOR ME--I HATE TO SEE YOU SAD.
MAYBE NOW I'VE COME TO YOU BECAUSE THE TIMING IS JUST RIGHT
TO LET YOU KNOW I'M HAPPY HERE WITH
CHRIST.
OK GRAM TIME TO LEAVE YA FOR A WHILE-
PROMISE I'LL BE BACK.
SO
WHEN YOU'RE AT THE GARDEN-
SMILE GRAM, FOR I'M WITH YOU ALWAYS,
OK HAVE A LI'L CRY, BUT ONLY ONE OR TWO.
'CAUSE WHEN I COME BY IT'S OUT OF LOVE-
AND HEY GRAM--I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!
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HEY BIG GUY,
THANKS FOR COMING BY TO CLOSE THE EVENING WITH ME. I SURE NEEDED TO KNOW YOU ARE
AT PEACE. CAN'T HELP MISSING YOU AND I PROMISE I WILL KEEP ON WORKING HARD TO
KEEP THAT "SMILE" JUST FOR YOU JUSTIN. REST IN PEACE AND THANKS FOR STAYING CLOSE
TO ME--SAVE MY PLACE NEXT TO YOU, MY BIG GUY, NO. 26 BASEBALL PLAYER. GIVE MY LOVE TO
JESUS AND ALL WHO ARE GONE FROM GRAM. WE SEND YOU GENTLE HUGS AND WARM EMBRACES
...............................UNTIL--FOREVER LOVED BY YOUR GRAM AND PAPA
XXOO
Gram and Papa
IN HONOR OF JUSTIN MATTHEW MCWILLIAMS
JANUARY 26,1982----APRIL 7,2002
HIS BIRTH WAS OUR GREATEST JOY--HIS DEATH OUR BIGGEST SORROW-
YET HOW BLESSED WE WERE TO HAVE HIM WITH US FOR 20 YEARS.
*****
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The song "You'll Never Walk Alone"
sung by
Ray Pfob
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