Barbara

Every holiday around your table

Learning how to cook by watching you

You were always steady, always able

Showing me what a selfless heart could do

We’d share a Snickers candy in the kitchen

Talking about life as hours passed

I held onto the wisdom I was given

Building up a faith you knew would last

Barbara, you taught me family comes first

To speak the truth and be an honest friend

To treat the world with kindness and with worth

And trust in God until the very end

I miss your hugs, I miss you every day

But your love made me the woman I am today

I miss the sudden bursts of all your laughter

The genuine compassion that we shared

I know you're in the beautiful hereafter

But down here, I just miss the way you cared

You were the one that I could always lean on

Trustworthy and reliable and true

I thank the Lord for every single season

And every funny moment spent with you

Barbara, you taught me family comes first

To speak the truth and be an honest friend

To treat the world with kindness and with worth

And trust in God until the very end

I miss your hugs, I miss you every day

But your love made me the woman I am today

I thank the Lord for giving me your spirit

A legacy of light that never fades

Whenever I need guidance, I can hear it

In the quiet, faithful promises you made

You are loved so dearly, Heaven knows

I’ll carry you wherever this life goes

Because you taught me family comes first

To speak the truth and be an honest friend

To treat the world with kindness and with worth

And trust in God until the very end

I miss your laughter, miss you every day

But your grace made me the woman I am today

Yes, your faith made me the woman I am today