The Erickson Family

sWeEt SavY GiRl deSiGNs

2009-11-17T10:31:00.000-08:00

please visit my new blog!
it is for my new little business & it is fabulous!!

www.sweetsavygirl.blogspot.com

the dash poem

2009-08-10T17:29:00.000-07:00

this is the poem being read at my aunt's funeral on wednesday.

The Dash
by Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a 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 following date with tears,
But he said 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
That can still be rearranged.

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 proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

tHe kIdDoS

2009-07-13T20:17:00.001-07:00

Reed, Maddux & Savannah

oUr NeW hOuSe

2009-07-13T19:43:00.000-07:00

wELcOMe hOMe!!

this is our new house! all 4120 square feet of it. it is a lot to clean to say the very least but we LOVE it just the same. we really hope that we can stay here until we die but with our track record of moving let's just hope we make it for at least 10 years.

the kids love to go swimming in the pool & reed is now floaty free!! everyone has there own room (pictures coming soon) & there is a play room for the kids upstairs.