"Lord of the years we bring our thanks today".
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, John McBride Dean, 80, born on July 1, 1930 and passed away on December 31, 2010. We will remember him forever.
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Leave a tribute"Lord of the years we bring our thanks today".
You're simply the best!
They don't make men like my daddy anymore.
The heart of my Father was a masterpiece of God.
Missing you more and more each day Dad, BUT I look forward to the HOPE that builds within my heart and that gives strength for every passing day.
Forever Missed!
Helen X
"We give them back to Thee, dear Lord, Who gavest them to us;
Yet as Thou dost not lose them in giving,
so we have not lost them in their return.
Not as the world giveth, givest Thou, O Lover of Souls.
What Thou gavest, Thou takest not away, for what is Thine is ours always if we are Thine.
And life is eternal and Love is immortal, and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight."
Spoken by Dr Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster 2002
Thanks and praise still flowing.
Years have moved on
but you are still missed, as you forever will be.
God touched our lives with your love dad.
Celerating this week your love and the happy times together brings joy and peace.
Great is His faithfulness!
Blessings all mine with 10,000 beside!
X
Your life was a blessing (to many)
Your memory a treasure ....... (enriched by having sharing your love)
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure.
Giving thanks this New Year as I continue to remember your LOVE
Dad would have been 88 this year. Remembering the good times at Cober Hill - & the Labyrinth walk 2010 - and the Sacred Journey.
Praise God I know Dad is with the Lord Jesus!
JESUS saves: "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
"JOY unspeakable floods your soul and you are truly "HOME" .... but I still miss you Dad.
Another year to acknowledge your absence dad and to express my love of a father who is forever missed.
I am forever grateful to God for the blessing that He gave to us, in you.
I am thankful for your words of encouragement that you have left behind, both held in my heart and written in various letters - a real treasure and a forever legacy. Dad your words spoken and written were those of a man of Faith. They will forever be a constant reminder of a life lived in Love and an expression of Hope and Joy found in relationship with God and others.
A forever love that continues to grow and support even after these years of passing and a reminder of the True Love of the Father.
A forever grateful daughter, Helen x
In my heart you will always be
Your love, your smile and your voice
Are forever imprinted in my mind
Forever remembered forever missed
Your life dear Dad was a blessing,
Your memory an immeasurable treasure,
You are loved beyond words,
And missed beyond measure.
It would have been his 85th birthday today.
Another year has passed. The JOY we hold on to is in the "HOPE of Heaven". As Dad waits in Heaven for the resurrection day, the Lord remains our JOY and STRENGTH for every passing day we live here on earth. We are thankful for Dad (John) and look forward to the transforming power of the risen Jesus who will make all things new in His time.
Giving Thanks and Praise for the Creator of All things and holding on to the Great Promise of things to come! AMEN!
Helen XXX
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
In Him, my righteousness, alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.
Remembering you with love Dad!
Today Dad would have been 84 years old.
I miss him just as much today as when he went to be with the Lord.
I am forever changed because of you Dad. I am forever grateful for knowing you and being your daughter. I love you! Helen X
"Forever Changed"
We seem to take for granted
the important things in life.
Like loved ones, friends or family,
Maybe a husband or a wife.
We think they will always be there
no matter what we do.
But now I know that isn't so, I'm
"Forever Changed" because of you.
I no longer take for granted
the things I hold so dear,
I cherish every moment
I have my loved ones near.
We never, ever know just when
our time on earth is through.
I knew instantly that I would be
"Forever Changed" because of you.
No, my life will never be the same
as it always was before,
When you were still a part of earth
Before you knocked on Heaven's door.
And when your knock was answered
and the Angels welcomed you,
God knew right then my life would be,
"Forever Changed" because of you.
Author: Anonymous
Love you and miss you Dad!
Leave a Tribute
"Lord of the years we bring our thanks today".
You're simply the best!
They don't make men like my daddy anymore.
The heart of my Father was a masterpiece of God.
Missing you more and more each day Dad, BUT I look forward to the HOPE that builds within my heart and that gives strength for every passing day.
Forever Missed!
Helen X
Please be patient.
Please be patient.
Please be patient.
Please be patient.
A Favourite of Dad's
May the mind of Christ my Saviour
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and pow'r controlling
All I do and say.
May the Word of Christ dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His pow'r.
May the peace of Christ my Saviour
Rule my life in every thing,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.
May the love of Jesus fill me,
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing,
This is victory.
May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.
May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.
This was very much Dad's prayer.
One of Dad's Favourite Hymns
I feel the winds of God today; today my sail I lift,
Though heavy, oft with drenching spray, and torn with many a rift;
If hope but light the water’s crest, and Christ my bark will use,
I’ll seek the seas at His behest, and brave another cruise.
It is the wind of God that dries my vain regretful tears,
Until with braver thoughts shall rise the purer, brighter years;
If cast on shores of selfish ease or pleasure I should be;
Lord, let me feel Thy freshening breeze, and I’ll put back to sea.
If ever I forget Thy love and how that love was shown,
Lift high the blood red flag above; it bears Thy Name alone.
Great Pilot of my onward way, Thou wilt not let me drift;
I feel the winds of God today, today my sail I lift.
Jessie Adams, 1906