From the Dairy Barn of Iowa to the Skies

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

"You Can Always Come Home"

Spread your 'arms and swim', don't be afraid to try

The world can be hard, you gotta live a little 'fore you die

So open that door, step out in the bright sunshine

Follow your heart, and remember any time

You can always come home

Wherever 'the Atlantic Ocean' leads, you can get back

To a love that's strong and free

You'll never be alone, in your heart there's still a place

No matter how right or wrong you've gone

You can always come home

So pack your bags, smile and say goodbye

And chase those dreams, and when you lay down and die

You know that 'your father and mother prayed' for you every day

Even if you never find your way

You can always come home

Wherever 'the Atlantic Ocean' leads, you can get back

To a love that's strong and free

You never be alone, in your heart there's still a place

No matter how right or wrong you've gone

You can always come home

When 'you were' young, 'your father' said to 'you'

The very same words and 'you' took those words with 'you'

When 'you were' afraid, 'you'd' pull them out and 'thought'

Just how much they 'meant' to 'you'

You can always come home

Wherever 'the Atlantic Ocean' leads, you can get back

To a love that's strong and free

You'll never be alone, in your heart there's still a place

No matter how right or wrong you've gone

You can always come home

Monday, July 13, 2015

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Thursday, August 14, 2014

My Mother...time to say Good Bye

My Mother

My mother's heart is so tender
and her face has a gentle glow
She's my friend and my inspiration,
she's the sweetest mom I know.

She gives herself so freely
to those who share her life
She clearly loves her children
with the love that comes from Christ

Her eyes are full of compassion
her voice is soft and mild
She lives for helping others,
leaving "heartprints" all the while.

My mother's love is special
and grows sweeter with every year
God blessed me with an angel;
she's my precious mother, dear.

http://www.jurrensfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2633829&fh_id=10861

Sibley, IA

Rosa de Boer, age 92 of Sibley, IA, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Country View Manor in Sibley.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the Demco Center in Boyden, IA. Burial will follow at the Sherman Township Cemetery near Maurice, IA.

Visitation will be Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Sibley from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with family present.

Rosa de Boer was born August 25, 1921 near Maurice, Iowa the daughter of Peter and Rena (de Jager) Faber. She received her education in South Dakota. On December 12, 1950 she was united in marriage to Gerrit de Boer at LeMars, Iowa. The couple lived at Sibley, IA, Kingsley, IA and Pierson, IA. They lived in Pierson from 1957 to 2009. On August 17, 2010 Rosa’s husband Gerrit died after nearly 60 years of marriage. Rosa enjoyed scrabble, Fellowship meetings and sewing.

Rosa is survived by her children, Ruth deBoer Krisher of Ogdensburg, WI; son, Brant (Joyce) de Boer of Waterville, KS; son, Peter (Ruthie) de Boer of Stillwater, OK; daughter, Jenae (Glenn) de Boer Krisher of Gilbert, AZ; daughter, Janna (Kerry) de Boer Williams of Brewster, MN; and son Sydney de Boer of Bloomington, MN; 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; siblings, Wendell (Vivian) Faber of NE, Bernice Faber of Oklahoma; Maynard (Janie) Faber of Oklahoma; Philene (Gene) Swearengin of Arizona, Goldie (Jim) Vlieger of Iowa, Laurence (Wanda) Faber of Washington, Lydia (Jerry) Beemer of Arizona, and Ronald (Luella) of Missouri; sister-in-law, Donna Faber of Kansas; and other extended family members.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Rena Faber; her husband Gerrit; sisters, Freda and June Faber and Lois Williams; Berniece; brothers, Roland and Phillip; father and mother-in-law, Brant and Jetske de Boer.