My World

 

My favorite Flower

 

 The daffodil is the March birth flower. Daffodils have the flower meaning of rebirth, respect, regard and unrequited love, joy and happiness, you're the only one, chivalry, eternal life. Temperance, Calm, Truth and Balance. The daffodil is one of the first flowers of spring, therefore it is a symbol of rebirth.

Mark and I were married on April 21, 2011. We decided we were going to take our Wedding to my place of employment. There we shared our day with amazing people that I have come to know and adore. These beautiful people are those who I take care of everyday....they are my Elders. October of 2010 when everyone found out that I was engaged to be married, a most lovely lady whom I shall call Mrs. B came up to the nurses office in her wheel chair. Mrs. B had tears streaming down her face. ( Let me add here, that Mrs. B was 102 at that time). When I asked Mrs. B why she was crying, she told me "Because I want to be at your wedding and I can't.". Well, needless to say that I was certain, bound and determine that wheel chair and all, that Mrs. B was going to be at our wedding. Well, suddenly things got pretty hard because almost everyone of the ladies that I take care of, wanted to be at our wedding. I had no idea how I could make that happen....well, thanks to my Supervisor and some pretty amazing people, Mark and I were able to bring our wedding to them. Mark and I got married in a little chapel where I work. The presiding Reverend was our very own Chaplin. Incase any of you are wondering Mrs. B has celebrated her 104th Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Successful marriage requires falling in love many times, with the same person.

 

A portion of your soul has been entwined with mine. A gentle kind of togetherness, while separate we stand. As two trees deeply rooted in separate plots of ground, while their topmost branches come together, forming a miracle of lace against the heavens.

Mark and I were married in a little chapel in the facility where I work. We shared our day not only with our friends and those who are family to us, but we also were able to bring our wedding to so many who wanted to be there but couldn't.....my Residents!

 

 

All That Matters

at the end of the day

its all that matters

as she looks at me in that way

its all that matters

when she touches me that way

at the end of the day

just to hear her say

she loves me

at the end of the day

its all that matters

as she makes my day 

~ Mark Smith

 

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Waiting

As I scan the horizion,
waiting on my ship...
to start my life ,
and draw me in.
lingering memories of life before,
they had left me wondering,
is there more.
as I gaze across the sea,
and know that you!
are seated here with me.
It is here!that I do know.
My ship! has come in.
and you have drawn me in.
So now my life can go.
wherever it may travel...
with you it will be.
There's no more waiting
for a life thats yet to see.
for my life started when
it became you and me.

~Mark Smith

 

The source of all life and knowledge is in man and woman, and the source of all living is in the interchange and the meeting and mingling of these two: man-life and woman-life, man-knowledge and woman-knowledge, man-being and woman-being.