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My daughter and I made a family scrap book for my
dad??™s birthday this year. It was so much fun looking
through all the old photo albums and seeing the
pictures of my children, my mom, my dad, my grandma,
my brothers, and myself through the years. It made me
wonder what happened to those babies that I used to
hold in my arms and to that hair that I used to have
on my head. It made me wonder how many happy smiles
and fun-filled laughs it took to make all those
wrinkles I have on my face now. It made me wonder how
our bodies can keep growing older while our joyful and
loving souls never seem to age a day. Seeing all those
pictures filled me with happy memories of loving
times. It made me realize just how precious and
wonderful our days here on Earth are and just how
quickly they can go by. It helped me to see as well
that life is a glorious journey that is best lived one
delightful moment at a time. I myself am
looking forward to making the rest of my journey with
a smile on my face, a song in my heart, and God in my
soul. I myself am looking forward to a journey that is
full of joy, laughter, and love. It doesn??™t matter if
I make it with grey hair or with no hair. It doesn??™t
matter if every smile and laugh I share on it causes
my face to wrinkle a little more. It doesn??™t matter if
my body keeps getting older on it, because I know that
what is essential in us all never grows old and never
dies.
May your own journey of life be a blessed one.
May you rejoice in it moment by delightful moment. May
you spend your days sharing your love, your years
sharing your joy, and your eternity sharing your
oneness with God. May you spend the rest of your life
making wrinkles from the glorious smiles and wonderful
laughter you share with everyone you meet.
Joseph Mazzella
P.O. Box 164
Upper Glade, WV 26266
joecool @ wirefire.com
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