For Mandy

The Road

A long ago road made of dust and rocks

was tread on by many a foot

And that road told stories

of good times and bad

and events in which it was put.

For one such event was that of a birth

of a child with purpose divine.

He would walk on this road

for much of His life

teaching and giving His time.

That dusty road took Him many a place.

It took Him to many a home.

It led Him to a garden

and up to a hill

to where His true purpose was shown.

The road continued throughout the ages,

leading people and heavy loads.

To their destinations,

some near and some far.

But all to a place foretold.

It is up to us in this life we have

to forget or to remember.

To love one another

and follow Him

and be with our families forever.

For we all must walk down the dusty road.

Choosing which way we will roam.

But that road leads one way,

if we but endure.

The road always leads back home.

My good friend Mandy made a life changing choice today. It is a choice that will bring about great change in herself, her family and all those around her. She is a shinning example of faith and love. She loves her family so much and now has the opportunity to be with them forever.

I am so humbled to be her friend....to know that we are sisters in the Gospel. She has always been so kind to me and I can feel her strength and courage. I know that Joy will fill the lives of not only herself and her husband, but it will spread to those whom she loves that may not understand right now the choice that she has made.