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Dream
Oh God are You unleashing here
The music of my soul?
Your words I hid -locked up in side
All now come tumbling out
Though with them comes a cadence
I’ve sought to understand
Not many musical notes of yet
The bounty of your hand
Don’t want to sound ungrateful here
For what You’ve given me
You’ve recently turned on this hope
And caused my heart to see
I’ve always known You’ve willed to me
Great music in my being
You’re purpose for me loud and clear
Had much to do with singing
So now I ask of You
Upon my bended knees
Finnish off in me this dream
Some notes and chords some keys
I’ll try here to be patient
Beauty comes in Your own time
So for now I’ll write what ever You ask
What ever You give me to rhyme
Eloyce M Witzel
2/27/08
* Grandpa “Dad”
——-A sad little girl was she though
She tried hard to stifle her tears
Still whispering cries escaped from her lips
Thus mingled with all of her fears
Nobody knew what was wrong with her
It seemed that she could not be glad
Then she spied a safe place- a warm vacant spot
In that easy chair with Grandpa Dad
“Tell me a story
Words of hope I so long to hear
Sing me a ballad
Melodies soft in my ear”
……..
——-She’d often crawl up into his lap
He would never turn her away
He had all the time in this great big wide world
For at her house he’d come for to stay
He’d cradle her in his arms
And hide her- while she sucked her thumb
He’d wipe away tears from her dirty smeared cheeks
And tell her- “Her prince would sure come!”
“Fill her dimple with kisses
And melt all her sorrows away
Dawned in bright armor
A future secure on that day”
——-
——He was her very best comfort
He’d every night tuck her in bed
Being to her Gods’ fair witness true
She’d remember those words that he said
She cannot wait to see him agian
On that resurection morn
To show to him her bright shining prince
Of that epic told dusted and worn
——-
Tell me a story
Words of hope I so long to hear
Sing me a ballad
Melodies soft in my ear
Fill my dimple with kisses
And melt all my sorrows away
Dawned in bright armor
My future secure on that day
Yes my hero he paved the way
Now my futures secure
On this day
Eloyce M Witzel
3/12/08
I thank God for both of my grandpas
Who showed me when I was just small
God with us here on earth
Like angels they answered his call
Come on now! Start at the bottom of this page to get this trip in order!
8.26.08 We left the excursion in Aunt Myrna and Uncle Earl’s yard, Berrirn Springs MI, under a giant weeping maple tree. Okay, maybe it isn’t a maple but it is weeping. We rode in a minivan, a comuter train, the “L”, two planes and a rental car to get home. We are both exhausted, but our pets are ecstatic! Found out today that Eddy’s 92 year old grandma is in the hospital.
8.22.09 Woke up this morning to the rumble of thunder. Through the giant tree’s leaves, from this upstairs apartment window, I can make out the shiny drenched asphalt of the parking lot below. Kimmy and Jason are doing fine. Their things are just about put away, their getting settled in, and this place is starting to look pretty warm and cozy. School starts for these two on Monday. I guess it’s time to figure out how to get back home! Eddy for sure doesn’t want to drive, or be my passenger again, so we are looking for flights.
8.20.08 My remaining states are: Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska!
8.19.08 The next leg was a blur, with no time to journal or blog even though the goal was to enjoy ourselves. There was many a Holiday Inn Express… Spokane, Montana, South Dakota, ending with one in a northern Chicago suburb- I guess it was 4 nights plus. I did the majority of the driving. At first I couldn’t get rid of a cartoon-like moving picture in my head, of me looking in the side mirrors, only to see dragging guard rails, trees, cars and whatever else might be in my too narrow path! Eddy rested a lot on a comfy bed we had created in the middle seat area of our vehicle. He needs a lot of “down time” these days because of his Fibromilgia. I would wake him up only if I absolutely needed him. He was definitely the navigator- I was the driver. I listened to a lot of ABBA and The Carpenters with the AC blowing through my hair. I loved the prairie states with their green rolling hills and round bails of alfalfa casually strewn about. I loved the furrowed fields of sunflower faces. I’m remembering good stories from along the way. Ultimately though, we unanimously decided to cut out The Mall of America in Minneapolis, ’cause we just wanted to get there! At restaurants I wrote out postcards of which I never sent. I added 3 new states to my proud total. I now need only 6 more to catch up with Eddy’s 49, that of which he already had 25 years ago when I met him. I may make it before we both get to Alaska!
8.15.08 Got to Brandon’s place late Monday night, and Jason’s pile of boxes looked overwhelming! First thing in the morning Eddy ordered a larger Uhaul trailer, and arranged for 2 movers to carry the boxes down the stairs and into the trailer. In no time it seemed all the stuff was loaded! This included Kimmy’s things, and the many wedding gifts which we had added in to the Excursion from her parent’s home in Paradise.
All cleared out, clean and sparkling, suddenly Jason’s old room looked very appealing. Later that day when Brandon got off work, he calmly suggested that we maybe stay by for a while longer and help him with a “once over” of his whole apartment. He also decided that he wanted to move into the premium room, so I set out doing a year’s worth of laundry, much from the floor of Brandon’s bedroom. We had a wonderful 3 days of cleaning, organizing, moving stuff around, and going out to eat at all of Brandon’s favorite restaurants. I loved P F Chang’s in downtown Portland.
8.12.08 In the beginning it was our newly rejuvenated Excursion, loaded down with a mix of our newly wed children’s wedding gifts and Dustin’s stuff tucked in along side of our nephew Tannor’s. Our first stop? A prosperous Sophomore year at Monterey Bay Academy for the cousins. Who would have thought, way back in their terrible 2 toddler days, (with cousin rivalry and all) that they would even want to room together at MBA! We’re all wondering how it’s really going to work… They are by no means alike, yet being related, they seem to have an odd understanding of each other… They’ll do great!
To get it all in order, you’ll need to start here!
8.8.08 Eddy and I started out on this trip… a process of “tucking in” our kids from California, north to Washington State, and then on to Michigan! If you are lucky, you may receive a postcard from somewhere along the way.
A Friend
A while ago when feeling quite low
I asked God for a favor
A friend who could mother me- show me the way
I felt I just needed a mentor
Now time has gone by since my original cry
I stand amazed at what God has done
In bringing the best of my friends all together
Working together as one
First there’s my friend whose strength is great
It’s empathy that she has been given
Then in another- a goal to empower
Musical talent just flowing from heaven
At least 4 friends in the area of aesthetes
For with beauty they’ve a need to surround
Small details exquisite and eyes to see it
Such great talent with these does abound
Then 2 more friends with organizational skills
Such comes not easy for me
But they are so good at all that they do
I can draw on their great expertise
When you put all my friends together
They don’t usually get along
A lot of strong personalities
Knowing all- from what’s right to wrong
Then there’s one who has helped me to see
The beauty in others around
By helping me see the beauty in me
Quite abstract… yet much does abound
All of the sum can’t come from one
My need might overwhelm even God
So He uses his best to grant my request
I’ll admit He has me quite awed
My boys would all say mommy that’s gay
But I know in my heart that it isn’t
Each person’s talent from God has been given
To me it’s His ultimate present
Eloyce Witzel
April 16, 2008
