Originally Posted by QuiltingGrannie
I loved the poem.
Made me think of what my father said shortly before he died in 1979,
"If you can't remember me in laughter, don't remember me at all". Not sure if he was the one who came up with that or not, it could be from a western or someone else he admired over the years.
But I still remember and laugh. I even had a recording of his voice --- on a cassette of all things, but it's voice. We have no video, lots of pics too.
I wrote a poem about him a few years later that focused on the memories I had of him while I was growing up.
Prayers and thoughts to you Gwyn and to your family.
It goes like this...................
Remember me with smiles and laughter for that is how I will remember you all.
If you can only remember me with tears don't remember me at all.
It was from Little House, Patricia Neal played a widow Julie Sanderson, with 3 children. She knew she was dying from cancer and asked Charles to find homes for her children one was named Alichia. The widow Sanderson wrote that for the Rev to read at her church service. It was a 2 part episode and there was new puppies involved and in the end Mr Edwards gets married so that he could adopt the children. And they live happily ever after. That was probably my favorite episode.