<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div>Rixende<br><br>On Nov 23, 2010, at 7:50 AM, Darr Sarah <<a href="mailto:ladyadelaide@sbcglobal.net">ladyadelaide@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><strong><u><font size="5"> GIVE THANKS THIS THANKGIVING
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><b><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">If you can read this entire<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>poem without a <span id="lw_1290515815_1" class="yshortcuts">tear in your eye</span> or lump in your throat, you are a stronger<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>person than I am.</span></b></div></div></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Daddy's Poem</span></div></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br><br>Her hair was up in a pony tail,</span></div></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">her favorite dress tied with a <br>bow.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Today was Daddy's Day at school,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and she couldn't wait to go.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>But her mommy tried to tell her,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">that she probably should stay <br>home</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Why the kids might not understand,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">if she went to school alone.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>But she was not afraid;</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">she knew just what to say.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">What to tell her classmates</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">of why he wasn't there today.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">But still her mother worried,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">for her to face this day alone.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And that was why once again,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">she tried to keep her daughter <br>home.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>But the little girl went to school</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">eager to tell them all.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">About a dad she never sees a <br>dad</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">who never calls.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>There were daddies along the wall in back, for everyone to meet.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Children squirming impatiently,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">anxious in their seats</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">One by one the teacher called</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">a student from the class.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">To introduce their daddy,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">as seconds slowly passed.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">At last the teacher called her <br>name,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">every child turned to stare.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Each of them was searching,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">a man who wasn't there.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>"Where's her daddy at?"</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">She heard a boy call out.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">"She probably doesn't have <br>one,"</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">another student dared to shout.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>And from somewhere near the back,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">she heard a daddy say,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">"Looks like another <span style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id="lw_1290515815_2" class="yshortcuts">deadbeat <br>dad</span>,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">too busy to waste his day."</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">The words did not offend her,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">as she smiled up at her Mom.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And looked back at her teacher, <br>who<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>told her to go on..</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And with hands behind her<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>back,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">slowly she began to speak.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And out from the mouth of a <br>child,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">came words incredibly unique.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>"My Daddy couldn't be here,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">because he lives so far away.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">But I know he wishes he could <br>be,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">since this is such a special <br>day.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And though you cannot meet <br>him,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">I wanted you to know.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">All about my daddy,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and how much he<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>loves me so.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>He loved to tell me stories</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">he taught me to ride<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>my bike.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">He surprised me with<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>pink roses,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and taught me to fly<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>a kite.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">We used to share<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>fudge sundaes,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and ice cream in a cone.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And though you cannot see<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>him.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">I'm not standing here alone.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>"Cause my daddy's always with me,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">even though we are apart</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">I know because he told me,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">he'll forever be in my heart"</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>With that, her <span id="lw_1290515815_3" class="yshortcuts">little hand</span> reached up,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and lay across her chest.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Feeling her own heartbeat,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">beneath her favorite dress.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And from somewhere there in the<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>crowd<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>of dads, her mother stood in tears.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Proudly watching her daughter,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">who was wise beyond her years.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>For she stood up for the love</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">of a man not in her life.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Doing what was best for her,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">doing what was a right.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>And when she dropped her hand back<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>down, staring straight into the crowd..</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">She finished with a voice so <br>soft,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">but its message clear and<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>loud.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">"I love my daddy very much,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">he's my shining star.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And if he could, he'd be here,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">but heaven's just too far.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>You see he is an American Soldier<br>and died just this past year</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">When a roadside bomb<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>hit his convoy and taught Americans<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>to fear.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">But sometimes when I close my <br>eyes,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">it's like he never went away."</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And then she closed her eyes,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">and saw him there that day.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>And to her mother's amazement,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">she witnessed with surprise.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">A room full of daddies and <br>children,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">all starting to close their <br>eyes.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>Who knows what they saw before them,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">who knows what they felt inside.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Perhaps for merely a second,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">they saw him at her side.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> </span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>"I know you're with me Daddy,"</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">to the silence she called<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>out.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And what happened next made<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>believers,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">of those once filled with<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>doubt.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br></span><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>Not one in that room could explain it,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">for each of their eyes had been <br>closed.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">But there on the desk beside <br>her,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">was a fragrant long-stemmed pink <br>rose.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"><br>And a child was blessed, if only for<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>a moment, by the love of her shining star.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">And given the gift of believing,</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">that heaven is never too far.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: black"><br> </span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">They say it takes a minute to <br>find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, <br>but then an entire life to forget them.
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Take the time...to live and <br>love.</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Until eternity..</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt"></span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">There must be many children in <br>the same boat as this little girl, thanks to our servicemen and their<span class="ecxyiv144527510ecxyiv894451324yiv1834284714Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>families for the sacrifice they are making to keep our country <br>Free.</span></div></span></div>
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