HOLD ON TIGHT!

                                                     Dedicated to my children,
                                                      Mark, Tammy and Joe

I count the blessings I've had in the past,
Our Lord has been good to me.
He gave me a wife for a space in time:
And He gave us children.......THREE.
 
I love you sincerely, with all of my heart...
My growing two sons and my daughter;
But the ship we travel on now finds itself
Again, .................in troubled water.
 
This isn't the first storm that we've encountered,
And you can be sure, there'll be another;
But we've always held things together in the past,
Even losing my wife........ your Mother.
 
'Seems this storm is different, the water's not the same,
It's beginning to spin and whirl,
It's spinning so fast you could lose your grip;
HOLD ON TIGHT, my boys and my girl!
 
Sure, things look rough, you bet they do!
But PLEASE draw on faith from the past.
Remember the storms we've weathered together?
They were bad, but they didn't last!
 
I believe each one of these storms that we have
Is a test for you and for me..
Keep your eyes toward the sky and HOLD ON TIGHT!
And sunny skies, once again we'll see!
 
                                 Dad..
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