Here is one of my favorit poems

[JulieCitySlicker]

Footprints



One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach
with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes
from his life. For each scene, he noticed two
sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging
to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed
before him, he looked back at the foot-
prints in the sand. He noticed that many
times along the path of his life there was
only one set of footprints. He also noticed
that it happened at the very lowest and
saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned the Lord about it. "Lord,
you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would walk with me all the way. But I have
noticed that during the most troublesome
times in my life, there is only one set of foot-
prints. I don't understand why when I
needed you most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child,
I love you, and would never leave
you. During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."
Author Unknown

[goddess_bb]

It is a beautiful poem Julie..I will think of it when things get really bad sometimes...thank you for reminding me of it...

[JulieCitySlicker]

I know Goddess:angel: I think this has to be one of the greatest poems around! It really helped me in a very hard time. I had a 3 rd grade classmate die in a car accident in 96 See I moved away from that town in the middle of my 3rd grade year and I lost touch with most of the kids I went to school with. But when I heard about his accident in the paper I recognized him from my class. I had a difficult time dealing with it but I became friends with his sister and hung out at there house and got to know his family. In a letter that his Dad sent me it had this poem in it, so everytime I read this poem I think of him:angel: His name was Ryan Beek and he was only 16 when he died:(

[Sheila63]

I'm so sorry to hear about your classmate, Julie.:( That's really sad.

The Footprints poem is one I read several years ago and has helped me get through some hard times as well. I think it's my all time favorite. I just find it very comforting.:angel:

[JulieCitySlicker]

Yes! Sheila, it is a very comforting poem when times get rough:angel:

[creedgirl99]

I love that poem!

[JulieCitySlicker]

There is a song from Green Day I think its called The Time Of Your Life or something. But everyttime I hear that song I think of Ryan cuz I was told they played it at his funeral, I didn't make it to his funeral though:(