I'll Remember

I’ll remember

I remember the day when they said that they knew,
That you would be born with something askew.
Your heart was not right and everyone knew
Any days we had would be precious and few.
I cried for awhile and then wiped my eyes
With great grandmas hanky I was saving with pride.
A miracle happened when you suddenly arrived
Beating all odds, you fought to survive.
Your cheeks are so rosy that no one would know
How sick you still are as you run and grow
Every day that you’re with us is wonderful indeed
As you surpass all odds and grow like a weed.
My love grows stronger and my faith remains true
How much time is left we wish we knew.
As each year passes, know in your heart
I’ll remember you as I design each and every “broken-heart”

© by Colleen Lee 2007

What a Wonderful Feeling

What a wonderful feeling to realize that no matter what your age, you are never too old to do all those things that you always wanted to do and never had the time to do or never allowed yourself the time to do them. I have always loved art and tried painting, drawing and various crafts off and on through the years. I never thought that I was actually good enough to do anything with my art because at the age of 21, someone told me that I would never be an artist because I didn’t have a college degree. And I believed them! For the most part I set everything aside to raise a family and work in my husband’s construction business. I took it for granted that I would always have time to be creative later. But as you know, months turned to years. Two years ago I was browsing in a bookstore and found a bookmark that said “You are never too old to be what you might have been”. Something clicked! I got it! I am NOT too old to be what I might have been. I realized that God gave me a wonderful gift, a talent. It has become my goal to use this gift and give part of it back to God to help others. Three years ago our granddaughter, Annastesia Hope, was born with heart defects. I decided to design a line of jewelry called “Anna’s Broken-Heart” Each year I will make a piece of jewelry to honor Anna's struggle and the struggle of all children born with "broken-hearts". 100% of the proceeds from this line of jewelry will go to the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in California and one in Israel. With each piece I will inclued a poem along with a description of the piece.