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' Jennie - Pennie (My Big Sister)

Everywhere I Look … I See Jennie Short, Red-Hair and a Smile, So Bright and Pretty Jeanette … my Older, Big Sister… I Wish I was More Like Her… … My Dear Jennie … My Sweet Jennie … Treated me like I was Her Baby … That was Jennie Helped me to be a Real-Lady … Just like Jennie Taught me how to Share and just how to say my Prayers … … Jennie … Great Lady Jennie She was in Her Early Adult Years and I was Young Too … when Mama Left… There was nothing, We Could Do … … Cancer … is not a Loving Word … I Wish It Had Been The Last I’d Heard … … Oh Jennie … Loving Jennie … In that Cold-Clinical-Room … Lay Jennie She Would Be Leaving Soon – God ! … Not Jennie ! She asked me, ‘Did She Fulfill … God and Our Mama’s Will …?’ Yes, You Did Jennie… I Said You Did Jennie ! … She was in Her Late, 40-Years, but Still, Much Too Young To… … Like when Mama Left… There was nothing, We Could Do … … Cancer … is not a Loving Word … I Wish It Had Been The Last I’d Heard … … Oh Jennie … I Love Jennie … When I Wrote This Song … I was Missing Jennie God … We Can’t Believe She’s Gone … I Loved Jennie Jennie-Pennie … You Kept Your Promise… Mama Will Be Proud of Us… … May Jesus, Call Jennie … When The Time Comes, Please Call Jennie Lord Call Jennie … Lord Call Mama … and Then Lord Call Me … Jennie, Left Loved Ones... February 29th, 1992 … I hate Leap-Years Now …. ‘til I Leap of Faith to You … … Cancer … is Not A Loving Word ! ! ! Will It Be The Last I Heard ? … In Memory of my Beloved Sister Jeanette

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Date: 9/24/2009 7:00:00 PM
Thank You Jim... It's Something I'll Never Get Used to... Until I See Her Again... We are both God Loving, God Fearing and God Believing People... MoonBee
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Date: 9/24/2009 6:49:00 PM
oh MoonBee....such sadness....I know she smiles on you now! my friend!... jim
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