Monday, December 12, 2011
2011 Worldwide Candle Lighting
I read a poem of mine for our local Compassionate Friends chapter observance for the worldwide candle lighting December 11th. Our children's lights will shine forever.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Another Holiday
Another holiday, another year,
Another holiday without you here,
Our festive table was set with your place,
But we couldn’t see your treasured face.
Special candles were lit for you,
Your light shining in all we do,
Our family joined hands and said a prayer,
Wishing you were in the empty chair.
Your death has been a traumatic shock,
If only I could turn back the clock,
I would rewind to an earlier time,
When you were here alive and fine.
Holidays now have “in loving memory” parts,
Because you live forever in our hearts,
Cherished and loved more than I could ever say,
You are included on every special day.
Another holiday without you here,
Our festive table was set with your place,
But we couldn’t see your treasured face.
Special candles were lit for you,
Your light shining in all we do,
Our family joined hands and said a prayer,
Wishing you were in the empty chair.
Your death has been a traumatic shock,
If only I could turn back the clock,
I would rewind to an earlier time,
When you were here alive and fine.
Holidays now have “in loving memory” parts,
Because you live forever in our hearts,
Cherished and loved more than I could ever say,
You are included on every special day.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Autumn Leaves
The rusty hues of autumn leaves,
Are silently falling from the trees,
Their branches now are stark and bare,
In the cool crisp autumn air.
The summer has come and gone,
Time is inexorably moving on,
Seasons change and life changes too,
Sometimes I don’t know how I make it through.
The end of September my heart shattered and broke,
With the news I learned when I awoke,
My twenty-two year old son died during the night,
Slipping and falling from a great height.
The world keeps on turning,
And I can’t help yearning,
For a future I thought to see,
But was never meant to be.
I watch the leaves scatter and float to the ground,
As my tears fall without any sound,
Praying for strength to live well each day,
As time gradually slips away.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
An Unknown Shore
With your passing I am so bereft,
I feel like I have been set adrift,
On a raft in uncharted seas,
Searching for a place to be.
Several years have now gone by,
But every day I still cry,
When you left a part of me left too,
My heart broke when I lost you.
The taste of life is now bittersweet,
But my heart continues to beat,
Searching for an unknown shore,
Where we can be together once more.
I feel like I have been set adrift,
On a raft in uncharted seas,
Searching for a place to be.
Several years have now gone by,
But every day I still cry,
When you left a part of me left too,
My heart broke when I lost you.
The taste of life is now bittersweet,
But my heart continues to beat,
Searching for an unknown shore,
Where we can be together once more.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
How Far is Heaven
I really like this song. I have it as the ring tone on my cell phone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaHwzkk6tOQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaHwzkk6tOQ
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Never Letting Go
This is a very good book. Mark Anthony writes about healing grief with help from the other side. I liked it a lot. It's an easy read with comforting stories and helpful information. I am so happy a book like this is available. Never Letting Go, by Mark Anthony
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
In God's Hands
You are in God’s hands now,
No longer in my own,
The most devastating lesson,
I could ever have known.
I did not want to release you,
A mother never does,
My hands still ache to hold you,
To guide and cherish and love.
Only you can truly know,
How I feel each day,
The depth of loss and longing,
Ever since you passed away.
I miss you every moment,
You are always in my thoughts,
There is nothing that I do,
In which you are not a part.
I cannot understand fully,
Life’s purpose or divine plan,
All I know is that I love you,
And you are in God’s hands.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Angelversary Dime
I was buying flowers for my son’s resting place,
As tears were running down my face,
I kept thinking how it’s been four years,
Since the last time that he was here.
I walked out to my car to find,
A bright and shiny silver dime,
Beside my car’s front door,
Not something that I was looking for.
The date on the dime was 2007,
The year my son went to Heaven,
I knew this was a sign for me,
From my son for me to see.
A way of validating what was on my mind,
Acknowledging the four year length of time,
A message that was sent my way,
To help comfort on this difficult day.
I was amazed to receive this Heaven sent sign,
In the parking lot for me to find,
A message of love and continuing ties,
Tangible proof that love never dies.
As tears were running down my face,
I kept thinking how it’s been four years,
Since the last time that he was here.
I walked out to my car to find,
A bright and shiny silver dime,
Beside my car’s front door,
Not something that I was looking for.
The date on the dime was 2007,
The year my son went to Heaven,
I knew this was a sign for me,
From my son for me to see.
A way of validating what was on my mind,
Acknowledging the four year length of time,
A message that was sent my way,
To help comfort on this difficult day.
I was amazed to receive this Heaven sent sign,
In the parking lot for me to find,
A message of love and continuing ties,
Tangible proof that love never dies.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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By: Grief and Beyond
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A song about signs
I found this wonderful song about some of the signs our loved ones in spirit use to communicate with us. They want to comfort us in our grief and to show us they are still near. I love listening to this. I hope that you will like it too. It is so reassuring to receive these signs of continuing love and connection. Look and ask for signs from your loved ones.
Every Once in a While, by Cindy Campo
Every Once in a While, by Cindy Campo
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Ascension
You slipped from this world sight unseen,
Lifted on silent angel wings,
Soaring in glorious celestial flight,
Through the darkness of the night.
Past a brilliant full moon on high,
The sky was beautiful the night you died,
The stars were sparkling, the air was clear,
But in a moment you were no longer here.
Lovingly held, you were flown away,
It was not meant for you to stay,
I don’t know the why of this,
But know you dwell in Heavenly bliss.
The world is no longer the one I knew,
I always thought I’d be with you,
I pray for help to carry on,
For my heart is broken with you now gone.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Rainbow
"Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother,
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors..."
I am grateful for these rainbow messages!
