A visitor from Heaven
If only for a while
A gift of love to be returned
We think of you and smile
A visitor from Heaven
Accompanied by grace
Reminding of a better love
And of a better place
With aching hearts and empty arms
We send you with a name
It hurts so much to let you go
But we're so glad you came
A visitor from Heaven
If only for a day
We thank Him for the time He gave
And now it's time to say
We trust you in the Father's Love
And to His tender care
Held in the everlasting arms
And we're so glad you're there
With breaking hearts and open hands
We send you with a name
It hurts so much to let you go
But we're so glad you came
We're so glad you came
-Author unknown-
May the winds always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upong your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
-An Irish Blessing-
Go ahead and mention my child,
The one who died you know.
Don't worry about hurting me further.
The depth of my pain doesn't show.
Don't worry about making me cry.
I'm already crying inside.
Help me heal by releasing
The tears that I'm hiding inside.
I'm hurting when you just keep silent,
Pretending he didn't exist.
I'd rather you mention my child,
Knowing that he has been missed.
You asked me how I'm doing.
I say "pretty good" or fine"
But healing is something ongoing.
I feel it will take a lifetime.
-Elizabeth Dent-
O precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure, and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and of your life
And all that it would be
We waited and longed for you to come
And join our family.
We never had the chance to play,
To laugh, to rock, to wiggle.
We long to hold you, touch you now
And listen to you giggle.
I'll always be your mother.
He'll always be your dad.
You will always be our child,
The child that we had.
But now you're gone...but yet you're here.
We'll sense you everywhere.
You are our sorrow and our joy
There's love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong.
We'll forget you never -
The child we had, but never had,
And yet will have forever.
-Carol Parrott -
A heart of gold stopped beating
Two shining eyes at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove
That He only takes the best.
God knows you had to leave us,
But you did not go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day He took you home.
To some you are forgotten,
To others just part of the past
But to us who loved and lost you,
The memory will always last.
-Author unknown-
