Hi Harriet!

Great Story, Good Moral~!

I've got one in my Catalogue titled "A Song for Joe"...penned On-Assignment when my HS Class Sec'y emailled & mentioned one of my Track Team Buddies was dying of cancer. & soon...had 3 months to live. His wife was also a Classmate & friend..& his 2 kids were aged 13 and 8.

After 2 days of reflection (on How I'd Feel In His Shoes...& how MAYBE I'd Feel Better) the Key Line of this Whole Lyric arrived ("We all walk the Same Pathway, You're just Further Ahead") & the Song was finished in about 20 minutes. JPF's "Little Stevie" Biederman provided Music & Vox (Thanks Steve..I just don't sing Sad Ones without Chokin' Up!) & we scooted the CD up to Joe's with 2 1/2 Months to go.

When Joe phoned me to Thank Us it REALLY Choked me up...& his wife told me Joe played it every day..then had it played for his Entire Family at the Funeral. His daughter emailled me afterwards to thank me, too...& the Song'd apparently made All-Concerned feel a lot better.

All of which leaves me Very Misted Up about This Gift we're given. If you can make people Smile at a Funeral, you can do ANYTHING with a Song..I am convinced.

(Tho I far-prefer penning HAPPIER Fare!!!)

Thanks for Sharing!
Big Hugs,
Stan