~61~
"REMEMBER ME"
~Author Unknown~
To the living,
I am gone,
To the sorrowful,
I will never return
To the angry,
I was cheated,
But to the
happy, I am at peace.
And to the
faithful, I have never left.
I cannot speak,
but I can listen.
I cannot be
seen, but I can be heard.
So as you
stand upon a shore,
Gazing at
a beautiful sea,
Remember Me.
As you look
upon a flower and
Admire it's
simplicity,
Remember Me.
Remember Me
in your hearts,
Your thoughts
and your memories of
The times
we loved,
The times
we cried,
The times
we fought,
The times
we laughed.
For if you
always think of me,
I will never
have gone.
~62~
TO THOSE I
LOVE
AND THOSE
WHO LOVE ME
~Therese Marie
Horn~
When I am gone,
release me, let me go,
I have so
many things to see and do,
Please don't
tie yourself to me with tears,
Be thankful
for our beautiful years.
I gave you
my love. You can only guess
How much you
gave to me in happiness...
I thank you
for the love you each have shown,
But now it's
time I traveled on alone.
So grieve a
while for me, if grieve you must,
Then let your
grief be comforted by trust.
It's only for
a time that we must part,
So bless the
memories within your heart.
I won't be
far away, for life goes on.
So, If you
need me, call and I will come.
Though you
can't see or touch me, I'll be near.
And if you
listen with your heart, you'll hear
All my love
around you soft and clear,
Then, when
you must come this way alone,
I'll greet
you with a smile, and say
"Welcome Home!"
~63~
~A MILLION
TIMES~
~Author Unknown~
A million times
we've needed you
A million
times we've cried
If love alone
could've save you
You never
would have died
In life we
loved you dearly
In death we
love you still
In our hearts
you hold a place
No one else
will ever fill
It Broke our
hearts to lose you
But you didn't
go alone
Part of us
went with you
The day God
took you home
~64~
~DON'T CRY
FOR ME~
~Toby Baldwin~
I'm sorry that
I had to leave you.
A distant
voice called me away.
There was
so much left for us to share,
so much we
never got to say.
But all my
pain is far behind me,
confusion
finally laid to rest.
I hope my
life here had a reason.
What you do
now will be the test.
I died too
early, but I always knew I would.
I lived life
the way I wanted,
and always
looked for something good
in everyone.
As I look
down upon you now,
my hopes for
you are still so strong.
Better to
have loved and lost,
but we haven't
lost for long.
Don't cry for
me, beloved friends.
I've risen
beyond this world of fear.
Hold my friendship
in your memory,
and always
know that I am near.
I know the
grief will nearly kill you.
Dry your eyes,
and carry on.
Remember me,
for through
you lives,
my spirit
will live on.
~65~
~LETTER FROM
HEAVEN~
~Author Unknown~
To my dearest
family, some things I'd like to say.
But first
of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing
this from Heaven.
Here I dwell
with God above.
Here, there's
no more tears of sadness;
Here is just
eternal love.
Please do
not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that
I am with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I
had to leave you
When my life
on earth was through.
God picked
me up and hugged me and He said,
"I welcome
you.
It's good
to have you back again,
You were missed
while you were gone.
As for your
dearest family,
They'll be
here later on.
I need you
here badly, you're part of my plan.
There's so
much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me
a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost
on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you
lie in bed at night
The day's
chores put to flight.
God and I
are closest to you....
In the middle
of the night.
When you think
of my life on earth,
And all those
loving years.
Because you
are only human,
They are bound
to bring you tears.
But do not
be afraid to cry:
It does relieve
the pain.
Remember there
would be no flowers,
Unless there
was some rain.
I wish that
I could tell you all that God has planned.
If I were
to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing
is for certain, though my life on earth is over.
I'm closer
to you now,
Than I ever
was before.
There are
many rocky roads ahead of you
And many hills
to climb;
But together
we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always
my philosophy and I'd like it for you too;
That as you
give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can
help somebody who's in sorrow and pain;
Then you can
say to God at night......
"My day was
not in vain."
And now I
am content....that my life was worthwhile.
Knowing as
I passed along the way I made somebody smile.
So if you
meet somebody who is sad and feeling low;
Just lend
a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're
walking down the street
and you've
got me on your mind;
I'm walking
in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's
time for you to go....from that body to be free.
Remember you're
not going.....you're coming here to me.
~66~
~MY SON~
~Robert Krebs,
Sr~
I will miss
you more each passing day
It hurts this
heart so much
To know that
you are far away
Your face
I can not touch
Nor can I
see your smiling face
or hold you
close to me
For you are
in another place
So far, far
away
This love
I have inside my son
Belongs to
only you
But each night
it cries a tear
For the love
I have for you
So reassure
me of your love
And I'll get
by some way
I promise
to the Heavens above
That I will
see you again someday
~67~
~WHEN I MUST
LEAVE YOU~
~Author Unknown~
When I must
leave you
For a little
while ~
Please do
not grieve
And shed wild
tears
And hug your
sorrow
Through the
years
But start
out bravely
With a gallant
smile;
And for my
sake
And in my
name
Live on ~
and do
All things
the same.
Feed not your
loneliness
On empty days,
But fill each
waking hour
In useful
ways.
Reach out
your hand
In comfort
and in cheer
And I, in
turn, will comfort you
And hold you
near.
And never,
never
Be afraid
to die
For I am waiting
for you
In the sky.
~68~
~A LIGHT FROM
OUR HOUSEHOLD~
~Author Unknown~
A light from
our household is gone,
A voice we
love is stilled
A place is
vacant in our home,
Which never
can be filled.
We have to
mourn the loss of one
We did our
best to save.
Beloved on
earth, regretted still,
Remembered
in the grave.
'Twas hard
to part with one so dear,
We little
thought the time was near
Farewell,
dear one, your life is past,
Our love for
you till the end will last.
~69~
~WITH HOPE~
~Steven Curtis
Chapman~
This not at
all how we thought it was suppose to be.
We
had so plans for you, we had so many dreams.
And
now you've gone away and
We are left
with the memories of your smile.
And
nothing we can do
Can take away
the pain of losing you...
But we can
cry with hope, we can say good-bye with hope
'Cause we
know with our good-bye it's not the end.
Oh no!
And
we can grieve with hope 'cause we believe with hope
There's
a place where we will 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
though the cloud of tears I see the Fathers smile
And say well
done.
And I imagine
you where you wanted most to be
Seeing all
your dreams come true.
'Cause
your home and now you are free
And..we have
this hope as a anchor.
'Cause
we believe that everything God promised us is true...
We wait with
hope and we ache with hope
We hold on
with hope and we let go with hope.
~70~
~GOD'S GARDEN~
~Author Unknown~
God looked
around His garden
and He found
an empty place.
He then looked
down upon this
earth, and
saw your tired face.
He put His
arms around you
and lifted
you to rest.
God's garden
must be beautiful,
He always
take the best.
He knew that
you were suffering,
He knew you
were in pain.
He knew that
you would never
get well on
earth again.
He saw the
road was getting rough
and the hills
were hard to climb.
So he closed
your weary eyelids,
and whispered,
"Peace be thine."
It broke our
hearts to lose you but
you didn't
go alone,
For part of
us went with you
the day God
called you home.
