Poems In Honor of my Family

To Mom

Always willing to listen

Gentle, humble, fearing God

 

A great spiritual leader

A model of service to God

A dedication to church and loving God’s family

 

Studious, disciplined, a hard worker

Always providing for me

Always taking care of me

 

Strict, but in love

Watching closely my friends, apparel, influences

Helping me walk on the straighter path

 

Expecting more of me

Pushing me to excel in everything

Having high hopes for me

 

I hope I did not let you down too much, Mom

I hope you have been proud of me

I have always looked up to you

 

I admire you

For your perseverance, honesty, kindness

For how you survived through so much

How you kept pressing on

And didn’t give up

 

As a result,

“Her children rise up and bless her.”

May God bless you mom!

For all you have done for me

And for all that you have been

 

You are my hero, my rock

My guiding light in so many ways

My beacon of peace and serenity

A safe harbor that I could always return to

And find rest and solace from the storms of life

 

Thank you for your care, your concern

Your dedication to make me all that I could be

To help me grow into a pure woman of God

 

Your efforts were not wasted

God has watered what you helped grow

Though I have taken some detours

I always get back on the path you set me on

 

I thank you for all the effort you put into me

You are amazing

And I love you!

 

To My Step-Dad

I know you thought I didn’t like you

You came into a role that was very hard

But I am glad that you did

 

The man in your place before greatly broke our trust

But you have redeemed the titles

Of caring father who protects for me

And faithful spouse worthy of trust for my mom

 

I’m sorry I was not more accepting of you at the beginning

I’m sorry I was not more polite

I’m sorry I was full of doubt and suspicion

 

But you have been a huge blessing to our family

Bringing grace and new life to it

 

I have always seen you like a solid oak tree

Unwavering, patient, and resilient

 

You too never gave up

You too had to endure a lot

 

You are strong, secure and at peace

More than anyone I have ever known

 

You embody more of the fruit of the Spirit

Than I have ever seen in a person

 

You are very much like Jesus to everyone around you

You are patient, kind, loving and humble

Yet you are incredibly intelligent and gifted

 

Our family has been so much better since you came into it

You brought fun and good times

You helped us bond as a family again

 

Thank you for all the meals out

And all the mini golf

And all the ways you tried to help our family have fun

 

Thank you for your prayers

For your example

For the wonderful Christian model that you were and are

 

I can only hope to be more like you someday

To be less judgmental

And more patient and more loving, like you

 

Thank you for all that you provided for us

We are externally grateful for you

For who you are and for all you’ve done

 

Thank you David, for everything

You are awesome!

 

 

 

To My Big Brother

So many memories with you

Riding bikes, playing video games, exploring

 

You were always so funny, such a good friend

I always looked up to you, admired you

Wanted to be more like you

 

You seemed so smart and wise to me when we were kids

Like you could do anything

You were so cool

 

But a bomb was dropped into our child hood

And we got a little lost

A little broken, a little confused

About life, about family, about God

 

But may you still trust God

That He loves you

May you remember him

Even though life sucks sometimes

May you never forget where you came from

The bible studies, church, worship as a family

 

May mom’s efforts to set you on the straight path

Not have been in vain

May you seek to honor God in everything

Even if you get side tracked sometimes

 

I pray I will see you in heaven one day, big brother

I pray we can play Frisbee on the beaches of heaven together

I pray we can laugh and talk about old times in heaven

Someday

 

May God watch over you in your life

May He bless you and bring you good times

May you find what you are alive to do

And may you see meaning and purpose in your life

 

I love you more than you know

And I am truly lucky and blessed

To have as cool of a brother as you

 

You are the best!

 

To My Grandma

 

I have always greatly admired you

Have always looked up to you

For your ministry to help the less fortunate

For your time as a teacher

When you inspired youth to be better

 

You inspired me very much to be better

When I was a youth

I wanted to make you proud of me

I wanted to be different than I had been before

 

I always admired all you had to endure in life

Being raised in an orphanage

But still finding Grandpa and staying married for 60 plus years

Raising a Godly family where everyone was devoted to the Lord

Serving in church, helping the poor

 

You always had so much confidence

Such a zest for life

Such an ambitious and courageous spirit

That was quite contagious

 

You are a great encourager

A person who puts wind beneath other people’s wings

You make people believe they can do

What they never thought they could

 

You know how to build others up with your never ending charm

You are regal, elegant and very admirable

 

You make people that are around you feel better

And increase their faith in God

You challenge people to be better

To not get stuck in a pit

To not give up on life

 

You had such a hard life

Yet you never gave up

 

You just keep pushing on, striving, thriving

 

You have truly been an inspiration to our family

Our guiding light

The glue that has held us all together

The life of the party

The leader of our pack

 

You have always been strong, always dependable

And you never ask anything for yourself

Only that we would listen to you

And I was always happy to

To see the way your eyes would light up when you told a story

Or the wisdom that you wanted to impart to us

 

You are truly an amazing person

You are an inspirer

A life giver

A gushing water to those in a dessert

Bringing life and happiness to all who have known you

 

I hope one day I can be just as infectious as you have been

Just as personable and friendly to everyone I meet

Just as confident and knowledgeable

 

You seemed to know everything

About nutrition, about faith and God, about life, about people

You are by far the wisest person I have ever known

 

Thank you for all the wisdom you imparted to our family

Thank you for helping us grow strong

In the Lord, in confidence, in happiness

Thank you for all the times you supported me

And came to my school choir concerts etc.

 

You have always been there for me

Cheering me on

Encouraging me, believing in me

 

Thank you

You have always been wonderful

 

To My Grandpa

 

Thank you for trying to be a father figure to me

When I didn’t have one

And for taking me bowling so many times

 

Thank you for all your wisdom and concern

For asking me questions about my life

And showing interest

 

Thank you for being such a great spiritual leader for our family

Thank you for saying on holidays,

“Let’s all share what the Lord has been teaching us.”

And for calling us together for family prayer circle times so often

 

Thank you for challenging us all in our faith

And helping us strive to be better

In every aspect of life

 

Thank you for being so strong

For never being a burden or showing it if you felt weak

You always seemed to be without problems

And not have a care in the world

 

You were so gentle, so caring, so compassionate

You were the best grandpa a girl could ask for

I always felt protected by you, and safe because of you

 

Thank you for all the home repairs you did for my mom and I

And all the ways you took care of us

 

Thank you for raising my mom

And taking care of Grandma all these years

 

You have been the spiritual rock of our family

And we are all indebted to you so much

For increasing our faith and challenging us

 

Thank you for being such a great leader

I love you :)