By Connie Dyer
We do not need a special day
To bring you to our minds,
The days we do not think of you
Are very hard to find.
Each morning when we awake
We know that you are gone,
And no one knows the heartache
As we try to carry on.
Our hearts still ache with sadness
And secret tears still flow,
What it meant to lose you
No one will ever know
Our thoughts are always with you
Your place no one can fill,
In life we loved you dearly
In death we love you still
There will always be heartache
And often a silent tear,
But always a precious memory
Of the days when you were here.
If tears could build a staircase
And heartaches make a lane
We’d walk the path to Heaven
And bring you back home again.
We hold you close, within our hearts
And there you will remain,
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
Our family chain is broken now
And nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one
The chain will link again
Today was Joanna's actual due date.
We will never forget...
My heart hurts for the little girl that is not with us.
My arms ache to hold her while she sleeps.
My mind tells me I should be awake at night with my baby, sleep deprived.
I long to sing her lullabys, kiss her chubby cheeks, and tickle her little toes.
We sure miss you Joanna Claire!
We find comfort knowing you'll just have heaven before we do...
These candle's were lit in honor and memory of both my babies, Noah and Joanna, and many other babies whose families live in the area. We lit these earlier this month, participating in the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrace Day.
In the rising of the sun
And in it’s going down,
In the blowing of the wind
And in the chill of winter,
In the opening of buds
And in the rebirth of spring,
We will remember you.
In the blueness of the sky
And in the warmth of summer,
In the rustling of leaves
And in the beauty of autumn,
In the beginning of the year
And when it ends,
We will remember you.
When we are weary
And in need of strength,
When we are lost and sick at heart,
When we have joys we yearn to share,
We will remember you.
For long as we live, you too shall live,
For you are a part of us,
And we will always remember.
