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This is in place of “The Fishing Line”
for this month. Rene asked that we
print it since she thought it was appropiate for the
circumstances at this time.
If I Knew
If I knew it would be the last time that
I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you
in tighter and pray the Lord, your soul
to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that
I’d see you walking down the hall, I
would give you a hug and a kiss and
call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I’d
hear your voice and see your smile, I
would video tape each action and word
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time I could
spare an extra minute or two, to stop
and say “I love you” or “hi” instead of
assuming you know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I
would be there to share your day, well,
I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I
can just let this one slip away. For sure
there’s always tomorrow to make up for
an oversight and we always get a
second chance to make everything
right.
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There will always be another day to say
“I love you’s” and certainly there’s
another chance to say our “Anything I
can do’s”?
But just in case I might be wrong and
today is all you or I get, I’d like to say
how much I love you and I hope we
never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone
young and old alike, and today may be
the last chance you get to hold your
loved one tight.
So, if you’re waiting for tomorrow why
not do it today? For if tomorrow never
comes you’ll surely regret the day that
you didn’t take extra time for a smile, a
hug, or a kiss. And you were too busy
to grant someone what turned out to be
the last wish.
So, always hold them dear, take time to
say “I’m sorry”, “please forgive me”,
and “thank you” or “I love you”.
And, if tomorrow never comes... you’ll
have no regrets about today.
-A u th o r
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c a u s e h is d o g “ A c e ” is fe e lin g n e g le c ted .
Riley was over the other night and when I
walked out to the shop I noticed “Ace” Jakes
dog laying in the back of his truck. I also
noticed that when Riley started up his truck
and headed out the driveway “Ace” was still
there. It was dark out and Riley hadn’t caught
on. I called Riley on his cell phone and told
him that he might want to come back and
leave the dog.
So, the next day, Dave Curphey comes out at
4:00 in the morning to get some work stuff,
drives into Butte Falls, parks at the Hailicka
office to put the tailgate up. Guess who’s in
the back of the truck, “Ace.” After he gives
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Dave a big lick across the face, they tie
“Ace” up on a rope to get picked up later.
Well, guess who woke Tsen Freeman up that
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morning... “Ace!” He had chewed through his
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rope and ran down to Tsen’s house, up the
stairs and into his bedroom, making himself
very comfortable. After a while he thought
Tsen needed waking up and gave him a big
lick across the face to nudge him along.
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I musi reach for the
stars....
Yet keep my feet on
the ground.