Daddy Stories

We miss you daddy Are you watching from the sky? Did you like the messages we sent? Tied to balloons that floated high We sent them to the Angels To pass along to you Mum say's you're an Angel now Daddy is that true? She says you will watch over us That we'll never be apart Even though we can't see you We will feel you in our hearts We miss and love you Daddy But promise not to cry We will see you again one day Until then...

A special heart stopped beating And now we are apart But the flame of your life Still burns within our hearts Forever it will I made a promise that's true In my speech, at your funeral That I would ensure we all remember you A promise I gave And will fulfil I promised I would And I will I will remind them all, the stories you told When you attended Catholic School And how despite the threats of purgatory From nuns you sti...

You asked me daddy to play it brave when you left for the war that day. I'm sorry but when I started to wave, an itty bitty tear gave me away. I tried to recover and wipe it away as you walked toward the plane. I tried really hard but what can I say my trembling lips gave me away. I stilled my lips and wiped my eyes but when you turned and waved to me, my body betrayed my brave disguise as everyone noticed my wobbly knee....

The old cars all pass by in minute intervals as I stare out the bay window of what is now my Momma's old country store. Red ones, blue ones, gray ones, and white ones all motor by at almost a snails pace. It makes me smile to watch them with a hopeful feeling.Granddaddy, now that he retired from The Country Hearth, the store he founded and just six months ago turned over to Momma to run, sits in his rocking chair out fron...

Vacations were far and few between for this family, so when Daddy had a chance to take one, he jumped at it. I cannot remember the last time we took one. But then again, I am only eleven.I was sitting in the back seat of our old beat up jet black Volvo Station Wagon with my little brother. He was licking his cherry lollipop and his lips were red because he played with it more than sucked it. I just wanted to grab it and t...