GEORGE J. KERN - STETSON - March 06, 2010
DOROTHY A. YEO - DEXTER - March 02, 2010
CAROL JEAN "JEANNIE" NICHOLS -PALMYRA - March 01, 2010
CHRISTIAN E. "CHRIS" NICK - WILLIMANTIC - February 28, 2010
CHARLES "CHUCK" L. BURGESS - GARLAND AND GUILFORD - February 25, 2010
STEVEN M. VIOLA - GRAY - February 22, 2010
ALAN EDWARD LAFOUNTAIN - DEXTER - February 17, 2010
HAZEL V. ROBICHAUD - NEWPORT - February 21, 2010
RUTH VIOLA CANDAGE - LEVANT - February 21, 2010
DOUGLAS A. GILBERT - DEXTER - February 19, 2010
THERESA (TERRY) BUTLER - PARKMAN - February 19, 2010
MAXINE E. MCPHETRES - SANGERVILLE AND ETNA - February 15, 2010
MALCOLM V. "MICKEY" TRAFTON - ABBOT - February 16, 2010
DAVID R. COVEL - GUILFORD - February 14, 2010
MILTON W. TROY - GUILFORD - February 13, 2010
RICHARD A. ELDERKIN SR - PARKMAN - February 11, 2010
EVA E. SHOREY - LEVANT - February 11, 2010
JOYCE M. PICARIELLO - HARMONY - February 9, 2010
LAWRENCE J. BEAULIEU, JR. - PLYMOUTH - February 7, 2010
STANLEY O. NORRIS - PALMYRA & NEWPORT - February 6, 2010
LYNNE HANNA ROLLINS - PARKMAN - February 5, 2010
DR. MALCOLM J STEWART, O.D. - DEXTER - February 4, 2010
WILLIAM PAUL WATSON - PALMYRA & GUILFORD - February 4, 2010
ROGER A. WELTS - ABBOT - February 2, 2010
DENNIS JOSEPH DYLESKI - STETSON - January 30, 2010
LILLIAN M. LABREE - SANGERVILLE - January 24, 2010
DARREN LINCOLN FOLSOM - NEWPORT & BANGOR - January 24, 2010
CLAIR MERTON PIKE - WELLINGTON - January 22, 2010
CARL E. MCKUSICK - GUILFORD - January 21, 2010
BRADFORD PARK LIMBERT - ABBOT - January 17, 2010
DEBRA ANN PRESCOTT - GUILFORD - January 17, 2010
WAYNE SPRAGGINS - NEWPORT - January 16, 2010
JAMES RUSSELL WARD - ABBOT - January 15, 2010
DAVID J. DUBAY - LONDONDERRY, N.H - January 2, 2010
INA MAE CARTER - NEWPORT & CORINNA - January 13, 2010
LAURIE E. COBB-KOKAL - MONSON - January 11, 2010
ROY A. CARSTENSEN, SR - BANGOR & STETSON - January 11, 2010
MARGUERITE (HASELTINE) LANE - NEWPORT & BANGOR - January 11, 2010
COL. LESLIE JAMES BOLSTRIDGE II - CORINNA - January 11, 2010
VIVIAN G. ST. LOUIS - SANGERVILLE - January 10, 2010
LORRAINE (HARRIS) HUNTER - CORINNA - January 5, 2010
ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" KILBY - NEWPORT - January 3, 2010
The Dash
I read of a man who stood to speak
at the funeral of his friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
from the beginning...to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth
and spoke of the second with tears,
but he said that what mattered most of all
was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
that she spent alive on earth,
and now only those who loved her
know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
the cars, the house, the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard,
are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
(You could be at "dash mid-range.")
If we could just slow down enough
to consider what's true and real,
and always try to understand
the way other people feel.
And...be less quick to anger,
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives
like we've never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
and more often wear a smile,
remembering that this special dash
might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy is being read
with your life's actions to rehash...
would you be pleased with the things they have to say
about how you spent your dash?
...Linda Ellis |
"I'M FREE"
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God laid for me,
I took his hand when I heard him call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I found that place at the end of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I've savored much,
Good friend, good times,
A loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Author Unknown
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