Part of the Plan

Living our whole life
Pack in as much as we can
Happiness and heartache 
All part of the plan

Growing as kids
The things we get taught
The lessons we learn
Will not be for naught

The things we have seen
The bad and the good
History being made
As we grow to adulthood

Working and striving 
To make a good living
Providing for family
If the good lord is willing

Raising our kids
And trying to instill
Things that we’ve learned
So their lives are fulfilled

Growing older by the minute
Still so much to do
Things left undone
That we need to get to

And then one day
We find we are old
Retelling the stories
We’ve already told

And when we look back
At the life that we had
A mixture of emotion
Both happy and sad

But the history is there
And remains in our hearts
Reminding our families
When from life we depart
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
July 16, 2009 at 11:32 AM
J. B., I love this one. That is what life should be about. I hope that you keep writing. Sara
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