Life is a gift!!!
Today, before you think of saying an unkind word,
 think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food,
 think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife,
 think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion.
Today, before you complain about life,
 think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before you complain about your children,
 think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you argue about your dirty house 
because someone didn't clean or sweep
 think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive,
 think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet,
 and, when you are tired and complain about your job,
 think of the unemployed, the disabled and
 those who wished they had your job.
But, before you think of pointing the finger 
or condemning another, remember
 that not one of us is without sin, 
and we all answer to one Maker.
when depressing thoughts seem to get you down,
 put a smile on your face and
 thank God you're alive and still around.
Life is a gift . Live it, enjoy it, celebrate it, 
and fulfill it. People will forget what you said..
.People will forget what you did.
..But people will never forget how you made them feel

 Give what is left of me to others.
 If you need to cry, cry for the souls 
of your brothers and sisters 
walking this earth beside you.
 Put your arms around anyone 
and give them the love you want to give me because
 I want to leave as my legacy 
something better than words or thoughts.
 Look for me in the people I have known and loved.
 And, if you think you cannot live without me,
 then let me live on in the sparkle in your eyes,
 your bravery and your acts of kindness. 
You can love me most by
 letting hands touch hands and hearts touch hearts
 because love does not die.
 People do. 
So, when all that is left of me is love,
 please share it.
 Please give me away!

I am home in Heaven, dear Ones
Oh, so happy and bright
There is a perfect joy and Beauty
in the everlasting light
All the Pain and Grief is over,
every restless tossing passed
I am now at peace forever
safely home in heaven at last
There is work still waiting for you
as you must not idly stand
do it now while life remains
You shall rest in God's own Land.
When that work is all completed 
He will gently call you home
Oh the rapture of that meeting
Oh the joy to see you again.



RAY MARLEN BAILEY
1935-2006

TO ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

I leave behind my love for each of you 
and the memories
 which will never be taken away from you. 
Hold them close to your Heart.
 This is my Prayer
 that one day
 I'll see each of you in Heaven. 

I love and miss you all
REMEMBER

John 3:16 

For God so loved the World
That He gave His only begotten
Son that whosoever believes in Him
should not perish
 but have eternal life