I Love You ~ Chad Steffens
This poem was submitted to and accepted by: The Poets of Western society and is among tweleve
finalist for best of the year. The poem will be published with Holly's
picture and a message about her wish to be a Organ And Tissue Donor.
The Family That Prays Together ~Stays Together~
Dad And Holly ~One Day Old~
Sixteen years ago today
God blessed us all with you
Naturally smiling as you came
But forcefully as you go
We think of all the fun times
And a smile brightens our face
As we remember the night of flour
Where only white covered your gorgeous face
Cross Country wasn't the same
Without you by our side
But we know deep down
You were watchin' down from up on high
We ran the best we could
'Cause we knew you would too
Thanks for sending us the courage
To run it all for you
God gave us a special strength
To watch you go above
For our time will come
When we will join you with Love
Submitted By: Kallie Seier ~ On Holly's Sixteenth Birthday ~
Dad, Mom, Heather And Holly
You finished each race and
ran with desire and grace.
I knew you were crying inside but,
you've shown such determination
and pride.
Reaching deep within yourself,
from a well within.
You had the dedication to do it
all "over" again.
Day after day, you ran without
your sister by your side.
Never once giving up this fight,
in life.....
My daughter you've succeeded in
many things, with style and grace.
But, you've found another quality
in life called courage.
For with courage, everything falls
into place.
Submitted By: Holly's Mom ~ For Heather ~ Holly's Sister
Holly's Headstone
The angels bowed their heads
Brief sadness filled their eyes
For they knew of all the joy
About to be taken from our lives
In selfishness we mourned and
Grieved for our loss
Not caring about the lessons we would learn
It was at too great of a cost
As we cried and weeped here on earth
Holly was lifted to heaven in a beautiful rebirth
The angels welcomed her in, spreading their wings
And showed her God's splendor and all his majestic things
Then for a brief moment, she stopped to look down
The angels looked at her without making a sound
In worry, she approached the head seraphim
And begged him to let her help her family and friends
She could see their pain and suffering
And it made her want to cry
Their worlds had been shattered
At the moment she died
The angel looked down and gave her a smile, saying
"Things will get better, just give them some time
God will help them, and so can you
Watching them, comforting them, there's so much you can do."
So as we look up and pray for relief
We should show Holly more than just our grief
Show her the things that we know she'd want to see
And be all the things that she'd want us to be
Submitted By: Jessica Looper ~ Holly's Friend On The Net
