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Once upon another time
You rode through ponderosa pine
Down weary miles of dusty trail
Companion small but not as frail
As some might so suppose
For you were made of tougher stuff
Determined you would measure up
Despite the weariness and pain
You never would complain
Your daddy gave you confidence
And daddy gave you love
He said your little frame had strength
For you that was enough
The years went by and you became
A woman and a bride
Beginning to renew anew
The pattern side by side
Then children came to fill the years
Through joys and fears you persevered
Though sometimes days were hard
You planted flowers in your yard
And watched them grow
From seeds and seedlings that
You chose to sow
You taught your children
What they ought to know
And as a mother and a wife
The fragrance of a simple life
Has beauty to behold
Today we come to celebrate
Your life and who you are
Our hearts are filled with thankfulness
The fruit of all your faithfulness
Has taken you this far
You travelled through the valley
With some help along the way
Where flowers still are growing
By the light that shines today
Your beauty a reflection
Of the image that you bear
Your Father still is saying
He could take you anywhere
Because within your slender frame
There is a warmth there is a flame
And courage to reveal the kind of stuff
That by His grace
Will always be enough
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