TOM
The days to come
It's funny I no longer care how I
look
And I could care less if I
cook
But that's not how it use to
be
He'd get up first & bring coffee
to me
We would talk about our plans for
the day
Then he'd go out & check on the
stock & his hay
He'd come back in & say you want
to go to town?
Sometimes I'd go with him to make
his rounds
Other times I'd have things to do here on the place
Then he'd come home, with garden
seeds by the case
Our life together has been good and
blessed
I'm a better person because of him I
must confess
But The Lord God said it was time
for him to go home
And God's word assures me, that I
am not alone
I do trust God & his Sovereign
word
My tears & cries I know He
herd
Everyone says I'm really very
strong
They would not say that, if they saw
me alone
I found a job & I'm busy with
work
But, the emptiness & pain still
lurks
I don't know how to just go on
alone
Tom was my best friend, He made me
strong
I am lost, so lost without him
here
But then there are times, he feels
so near
That's when I scream & say don't go away
I"ll get better another day
Just let me feel your presence
near
So I can stop this flood of
tears
They say there 5 stages of grief to
go through
Then you start your life a new
New, my life a new, that's not what
I wanted for me
Why couldn't everything have just
been let Be!!!!
But now I really have to face
reality
And If I'm to make it through, God's
word is the key.
Tom has been in Heaven 40 days,
I miss him so
I will love you forever,
Cheryl
The Cowboy
The second time I saw him he was herding
cattle
And the way that man could set a
saddle
Absolutely took my breath away
And I knew right then if he ask me, I would
surely stay
As he rode his horse they both became
one
And He worked those cows till past the
setting sun
His arms were huge like two big old
hams
And if you found yourself in a wreck, He
could pull you out of a Jam
As he walked, I saw he had perfect, Cowboy
bowed legs
To me other men, were just walking around on
pegs
He was a rock of a man, the kind you seldom
see
This is what horse people call a magic
cross, and he was for me
I had seen drugstore cowboys, and I was
never impressed
You know, they talked the talk and dressed
the dress.
But he was the real thing, and I was in
awe
He rode up beside me and said can you sing
cattle call?
His eyes were sparkling as he started
teasing me
You know the first time I saw you, was on
TV
He had shocked me, because that was many
years ago
I was an unbeliever and I told him
so
That's a hard line to swallow I must
confess
Then he described what I wore & the
color of my dress
Yes this man was special, a man above most
men
He became my husband, and a new life we
began.
Almost twenty years I spent with this very
special Cowboy
We shed a few tears, but for the most part
our days were full of joy
I lived in the fullness and blessings from
God, in my life with Tom Carter
And I recognize the days to come without
him, will be much harder
Yes, He is here on this ranch everywhere I
look,
Tending the cows, the hay fields, & the
babbling brook
What a Blessing I have lived....... I love
you Tom
*****************
In our years together, there was not a
day that I did not tell Tom Carter of my love for him, I always said
"I love you" first. He would smile & with his hazle eyes sparkling he would say
I love you too.
That hurt me because he would not say it right off. Later I realized that was just his
way.
In the beginning of our life together. I was told by Tom's
cousin " well he will never buy you a valentine, & he don't remember
birthdays"
My reply to him was. "My first two
husbands never forgot, my birthday, Valentines day, or anniversary, and they
both Betrayed me. If Tom never remembers those things but is faithful....... I
don't need them." The first year we were married Tom went to a Hallmark store
and bought a beautiful Valentine that looked more like a small book. It said beautiful things a woman
wants to read from her man. He tossed it on the kitchen table & said this
is gonna have to last you cause I don't buy cards. Every year I open it on Valentines day & it has been
just as special as the first time I opened it 19 years ago. I will cherish it always.
He was a special kinda man. He was ask by one of his friends once...... Whats it like being married to Cheryl? He just smiled and said " It's like gentleing a new colt every week" What I loved about his answer is ...... He loved to gentle colts.
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The second time I saw him he was herding
cattle
And the way that man could set a
saddle
Absolutely took my breath away
And I knew right then if he ask me, I would
surely stay
As he rode his horse they both became
one
And He worked those cows till past the
setting sun
His arms were huge like two big old
hams
And if you found yourself in a wreck, He
could pull you out of a Jam
As he walked, I saw he had perfect, Cowboy
bowed legs
To me other men, were just walking around on
pegs
He was a rock of a man, the kind you seldom
see
This is what horse people call a magic
cross, and he was for me
I had seen drugstore cowboys, and I was
never impressed
You know, they talked the talk and dressed
the dress.
But he was the real thing, and I was in
awe
He rode up beside me and said can you sing
cattle call?
His eyes were sparkling as he started
teasing me
You know the first time I saw you, was on
TV
He had shocked me, because that was many
years ago
I was an unbeliever and I told him
so
That's a hard line to swallow I must
confess
Then he described what I wore & the
color of my dress
Yes this man was special, a man above most
men
He became my husband, and a new life we
began.
Almost twenty years I spent with this very
special Cowboy
We shed a few tears, but for the most part
our days were full of joy
I lived in the fullness and blessings from
God, in my life with Tom Carter
And I recognize the days to come without
him, will be much harder
Yes, He is here on this ranch everywhere I
look,
Tending the cows, the hay fields, & the
babbling brook
What a Blessing I have lived....... I love
you Tom
*****************
In our years together, there was not a
day that I did not tell Tom Carter of my love for him, I always said
"I love you" first. He would smile & with his hazle eyes sparkling he would say
I love you too.
That hurt me because he would not say it right off. Later I realized that was just his
way.
In the beginning of our life together. I was told by Tom's
cousin " well he will never buy you a valentine, & he don't remember
birthdays"
My reply to him was. "My first two
husbands never forgot, my birthday, Valentines day, or anniversary, and they
both Betrayed me. If Tom never remembers those things but is faithful....... I
don't need them." The first year we were married Tom went to a Hallmark store
and bought a beautiful Valentine that looked more like a small book. It said beautiful things a woman
wants to read from her man. He tossed it on the kitchen table & said this
is gonna have to last you cause I don't buy cards. Every year I open it on Valentines day & it has been
just as special as the first time I opened it 19 years ago. I will cherish it always.
He was a special kinda man. He was ask by one of his friends once...... Whats it like being married to Cheryl? He just smiled and said " It's like gentleing a new colt every week" What I loved about his answer is ...... He loved to gentle colts.
*******************************
It was a Tom Carter
Funeral
There in the chapel Tom Carters
family sat
Over 400 people came to pay their
respect
At the foot of his casket was a
stand with his saddle
There were rope marks on the horn
from years of tying off cattle
At his shoulder was a barrel with
barley & wheat
From seed he had planted that fall
for his livestock to eat
A wreath at his head held his rope
& his spurs
In my mind I could see him ridding Old Doc,
close behind a Gyp & his Kur
The music that played reflected the
joys of his life
Country & Christian recorded by
his Son, Daughter & Wife
The preacher & a close friend
told of Tom's 78 years
Of his generosity, & honesty
through their laughter & tears
Many happy & wonderful stories,
were told that day from the past
There were stories of deer & hog
hunts that made even the saddest laugh
There were so many folks at the
service that came from every walk
As they filed out the chapel doors
they began to gather & talk
I believe this is the best funeral,
a cowman began to say
And when it comes my time to go, I'd
like to be sent off this way
You know I counted 96 pictures that
flashed across the Chapel screen
And I don't believe there was a one
that old Tom wasn't wearing jeans
No Tom wasn't fancy he lived
everyday pretty much the same
But I can say, the lives that he
touched. Tom didn't live in vane
There were mourners dressed in their
finest, others in overalls & jeans
The service brought them to laughter
at times, then their tears started to stream
I don't know of many people, that I can say I
never herd a bad word about
Though I doubt Tom ever knew it, He
truly made his life count
Yes It was a Tom Carter Funeral and
it won't be forgotten soon
And the seeds of life lessons he
planted, forever will they bloom
*********************
I have no regrets, We lived everyday
to the fullest. I have peace as I feel his presence.
Thank You Tom and
Thank You Jesus, Cheryl
Funeral
There in the chapel Tom Carters
family sat
Over 400 people came to pay their
respect
At the foot of his casket was a
stand with his saddle
There were rope marks on the horn
from years of tying off cattle
At his shoulder was a barrel with
barley & wheat
From seed he had planted that fall
for his livestock to eat
A wreath at his head held his rope
& his spurs
In my mind I could see him ridding Old Doc,
close behind a Gyp & his Kur
The music that played reflected the
joys of his life
Country & Christian recorded by
his Son, Daughter & Wife
The preacher & a close friend
told of Tom's 78 years
Of his generosity, & honesty
through their laughter & tears
Many happy & wonderful stories,
were told that day from the past
There were stories of deer & hog
hunts that made even the saddest laugh
There were so many folks at the
service that came from every walk
As they filed out the chapel doors
they began to gather & talk
I believe this is the best funeral,
a cowman began to say
And when it comes my time to go, I'd
like to be sent off this way
You know I counted 96 pictures that
flashed across the Chapel screen
And I don't believe there was a one
that old Tom wasn't wearing jeans
No Tom wasn't fancy he lived
everyday pretty much the same
But I can say, the lives that he
touched. Tom didn't live in vane
There were mourners dressed in their
finest, others in overalls & jeans
The service brought them to laughter
at times, then their tears started to stream
I don't know of many people, that I can say I
never herd a bad word about
Though I doubt Tom ever knew it, He
truly made his life count
Yes It was a Tom Carter Funeral and
it won't be forgotten soon
And the seeds of life lessons he
planted, forever will they bloom
*********************
I have no regrets, We lived everyday
to the fullest. I have peace as I feel his presence.
Thank You Tom and
Thank You Jesus, Cheryl
