mom | Happy Holidays | December 20, 2013 |
mom | ****** | December 18, 2013 |
This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you're gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but…
We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh, no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again
And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and…
We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so…
So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope
We wait with hope
And ache with hope
We hope with hope
We let go with hope
mom | *** | December 9, 2013 |
A Candle for Your Child
Today you will light a little white candle
and say aloud your child's name.
For one fateful day, your life was changed.
The holidays will never be the same.
Today you will light a little white candle
and hang an ornament on a special tree.
Who would have thought you would be in this place?
Sharing your child as a memory.
Today you will light a little white candle,
a small gesture to some others.
Here we share the pain of our loss,
with Mothers, Fathers, Sisters & Brothers.
Today you will light a little white candle,
and as you gaze into the flame,
may comforting memories flood your mind,
as you proudly say your child's name.
Today you will light a little white candle,
With us your compassionate friends...
For all of us know that though they're not here,
our Love for Them NEVER ends.
Tammy Tobac for TCF service 1996
in memory of my brother Tommy Dolby
mom | *** | December 4, 2013 |
My Son Lives in Paradise
The dust has settled on the things
That I have stored away
A favorite toy, for little boy
A jar of dried out clay.
A photograph when you were young
Sits quietly on the shelf
Thoughts of you come drifting back
I just can't help myself.
A drawing that you made for me
When you were very small
Is framed within this heart of mine
And hangs upon the wall.
A scrapbook lies within the room
Where you once laid your head
Your favorite book, a model car
The pillow on your bed.
I miss you coming home from school
"Hey mom, "it's me, I'm home"
I miss the little words and hugs
The special times we've know.
A part of me just disappeared
The day you went away
An empty space now fills my heart
There are no words to say.
A closet filled with memories
Of happy days gone by
A baseball cap and souvenir
Why did you have to die?
The trophies that you won at school
Stand proudly on display
Your many friends can't understand
Why God called you away.
I hear your voice within the halls
It echoes in the night
I see you in the evening mist
And in the morning light.
So many things you left behind
Are now a memory
But little arms that held me tight
Will always stay with me.
An empty space now fills my heart
My boy, my child, my son
You've gone into another world
Where golden dreams are spun.
I do not know the answers
It's not for me to know
But I will know the truth one day
Just why you had to go.
My turn will come to leave this world
I'll gaze into your eyes
God's perfect plan will be revealed
Up there in paradise
Author/Written by
Marilyn Ferguson
mom | Forever | December 2, 2013 |
I'll no more keep your pain alive,
I won't try to hold you down.
I'll let you fly on to higher ground.
My grief has left a numbness,
as if this isn't real
You are in my heart forever,
but I know I have to let you free.
Soar high.
Laugh as a child that feels the joy of the moment.
Play among the rivers flowing through the hills.
Roam the fields of daisies.
Fly to the top of the mountains.
With closed eyes, I see you among the flowers,
High above the clouds.
Your presence blows through me with the breeze.
Your smile beams down on through the sun.
The full moon brings the light of your laughter to my mind.
MOM | **** | November 15, 2013 |
Aimee | *** | November 14, 2013 |
mom | Happy Birthday my Love | November 14, 2013 |
My darling son today is your birthday & I miss you so very much. I don't know why you are gone, I don't know what happened, why you......... I only know you are with GOD & the angels. We all love & miss you so very much darling son. Until we meet again, fly high & free!! We love & miss you!!
mom & dad | Happy Birthday our Angel | November 14, 2013 |
Our handsome son today is your 26st birthday & we can't share it with you. I can remember the pain & the hours spent to bring you into this world. That pain does not begin to touch the pain in my heart today as I miss you & think of what we are all missing since your death. Why?? You deserved so much more. I wish I had said I Love You another time, said I miss you one more time, & I am proud of you just one more time, "If I had only known, " as the song says I would have done & said so many things. We miss you so very much. Until we meet again.
We love you, Mom & Dad
mom | ***** | November 13, 2013 |
"How can I begin to say how much you are missed our handsome son? You are there surrounded by beauty and love from so many. I don't know how long it will be until I see you again, I pray it isn't long. I haven't been the same nor will I since you've gone. I love you!!!!"