(dad around 14 years old...)
OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO, YOU FIRST LOOKED INTO MY EYES
YOU WERE SUCH A PROUD DADDY, AND WOW--HOW TIME FLIES!!
YOU AND MOM AND I WERE SUCH A COMPLETE CHAIN
WE WOULD LAUGH TOGETHER, PRAY TOGETHER, AND SOMETIMES EVEN COMPLAIN!
IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TIME WITH YOU, I PULLED AWAY A BIT
BUT YOU WERE ALWAYS SOMEWHERE CLOSE, WHEN THINGS JUST DIDN'T FIT.
DAD YOU GAVE ME SO MANY THINGS THAT I SOAKED UP-UNKNOWN
AND EVEN THOUGH YOU WENT AWAY, YOU NEVER WILL BE GONE!
WE MISS YOU SOMETHING AWFUL, AND THE BURDEN'S HARD TO BARE!
BUT YOU ARE WHERE YOU SHOULD BE NOW-IN HEAVEN WITHOUT A CARE!
YOU'RE IN MY HEART AND MIND-AND THAT'S WHERE YOU SHOULD BE...
BECAUSE GOD LEFT SO MUCH OF YOU THAT SOAKED UP IN MOM AND ME!
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....My final Day with Dad...
Friday, October 10th, 1997 was a day of mixed emotions in the Mitchell household.
My dad's final day on this earth began that early morning as He went into a coma like trance for the first half of the day, staring toward the sunshine through his window.
I felt as though he was seeing glimpses of Heaven's Gate being opened for Him. Early that afternoon, He came back long enough to visit with us, one last time before taking His peaceful, quiet journey into paradise a few minutes before nine o'clock that night... My father was a devoted Christian, Husband, Father, Grandfather and friend to all who knew him.
Even though, my heart trembles, from time to time, it is only a reminder that I must be ready to meet him again, and I feel that day will be coming very soon.
Meanwhile, R.L. Mitchell, will be spending his eternal retirement in Heaven......
...REFLECTION OF MY DAD, THROUGH MY POETRY...
(Written By Kenny Mitchell--1993)
HE GAVE ME HIS NAME ON THE DAY OF MY BIRTH
AT THAT TIME, I HAD NO IDEA OF IT'S WORTH!
AS THE YEARS FLEW BY-HE PAST EVERY TEST
HE IS MY SWEET DADDY, AND HE IS THE BEST!
HE TOOK US TO CHURCH AND DID HIS FAIR SHARE
AT THE KITCHEN TABLE, HE ALWAYS SAID PRAYER
THE RESPECT THAT HE GAINED WAS TREASURED BY ME
PRIDE FOR MY DADDY-IS WELL-FOUNDED, YOU SEE!
AS HE GROWS OLDER, I REALIZE SO MUCH MORE-
HOW MY LIFE IS BLESSED-AND WHAT DADDYS ARE FOR!
WHY DO I LOVE HIM? THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REASONS-
HE'S A REALLY GREAT GUY-THIS DAD FOR ALL SEASONS!
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(Written By Kenny Mitchell--1998)
I'VE WATCHED HIM THROUGH THE WINDOW
A MILLION TIMES OR MORE...
COMING IN FROM WORK-OR CARRYING GROCERIES FROM THE STORE.
HE WAS OUR BALANCE OF POWER, IN OUR LITTLE FAMILY'S TRIALS..
AND ON THIS FATHER'S DAY, THROUGH ALL MY TEARS, I SMILE!
IN THE MIDST OF MY HEARTACHE, GOD WILL GIVE ME PEACE
MY DAD'S WITH JESUS NOW-WHAT A CELEBRATION THAT MUST BE!
MOM AND I CAN ONLY WAIT-THOUGH THE TIME APART IT CRAWLS...
THE RUSTLING IN MY HEART, IS DAD'S SPIRIT AS HE CALLS..
"Father's Day in Heaven, Son, is so much more than I had planned--I have visited with so many--and Jesus is always at hand!
God tells me that your Mother has blessed the multitudes!
I knew her strength and faith would be well used!".....
IN THE MIDST OF A HEARTACHE, THE VISION ONCE SO CLEAR
IT FADED AWAY TO SILENCE--
BUT THE MESSAGE RANG IN MY EAR-
I HOPE AND PRAY MY TWO SONS WILL SEE ENOUGH OF GOD IN ME--
THAT LEADS THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH, THOUGHOUT ETERNITY!
I MISSED ALOT OF TIMES TO SAY "THANKS" TO MY PRECIOUS DAD...
I'LL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER ONE, BUT SO BLESSED WITH THE ONE I HAD...
I KNOW HE WILL ALWAYS BE-IN THE MIDST-OF UNWORTHY 'ME'--
AND SOMEWHERE, UP THERE, HE WAITS FOR HIS LOVING FAMILY!...
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If your dad is still with you, show Him that you care, and If He is already left this world, send your thanks in the form of a prayer.....
[This webpage is a tribute to Father and was revised and ®2007 by Kenny Mitchell....The photos included My Dad, Mom and two sons, Joey and Derek and Me from around 1949-1994]
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