Friday the 13th 2007 is the 50th anniversary of the day my mom & my dad secretly eloped at Cook County Court in the Windy City... I played Kenny Rogers sweet anthem "Through the Years" at both my mom & my dad's funerals and makes sense to share these endearing lyrics as I reflect on their eternal love... If you are fortunate having your moms & dads with you, I hope love flows in your families... For those, like me, without our moms & dads, I am here with you always as we miss them more as each day passes by...
ps: here's a youtube link of a Winnie the Pooh video with Kenny Rogers singing "through the years"... it's a gleeFULL journey from the Philipines :):):)
my mom & my dad were always like kids & winnie the pooh always a family fav as well... hope you enjoy & have a magical one, john :):):)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86d8bGa4C3k
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Fading photos are treasured keepsakes of love
Instantly transports me back to cherished times
Finding new ancestors makes sense on this day
Tears flow as I remember plans I had for their 50th
Yet I would never want loved ones back to suffer
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Yearning for those gatherings before I met death
Eloping on July 13, 1957 was kept a total secret
Annulment demands proved to be a Catholic joke
Rules of a nursing school added to their rebellion
Sure made decades of fascinating stories to share
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As I reflect on past anniversaries I simply smile
Glad a July 13th was never spent with one parent
Odd how the worst experiences have strange gifts
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"17" tir na nog dances
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dream~~~dare~~~dive!!!
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Kenny Rogers comforts with his magical song "Through The Years"
I can't remember when you weren't there
When I didn't care for anyone but you
I swear we've been through everything there is
Can't imagine anything we've missed
Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do
Through the year, you've never let me down
You turned my life around, the sweetest days I've found
I've found with you ... Through the years
I've never been afraid, I've loved the life we've made
And I'm so glad I've stayed, right here with you
Through the years
I can't remember what I used to do
Who I trusted whom, I listened to before
I swear you've taught me everything I know
Can't imagine needing someone so
But through the years it seems to me
I need you more and more
Through the years, through all the good and bad
I knew how much we had, I've always been so glad
To be with you ... Through the years
It's better everyday, you've kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay, I'll stay with you
Through the years
Through the years, when everything went wrong
Together we were strong, I know that I belonged
Right here with you ... Through the years
I never had a doubt, we'd always work things out
I've learned what love's about, by loving you
Through the years
Through the years, you've never let me down
You've turned my life around, the sweetest days I've found
I've found with you ... Through the years
It's better everyday, you've kissed my tears away
As long as it's okay, I'll stay with you
Through the years!
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