Last one to post........... Part 20

[Mom2Ashli]

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a 1,000 winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sun on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled light
I am the soft star that shines at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there; I did not die.

 

[kimmar067]

I picked out a card for Nana that says pretty much that same thing. He will always be alive in our memory!

.... ....

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

“Don’t cry for me, yet make sure I live on instead/the flesh may be destroyed, but the soul has a long road ahead/”

 

[Mom2Ashli]

If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a 1,000 winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow
I am the sun on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled light
I am the soft star that shines at night
Do not stand at my grave and cry
I am not there; I did not die.

OMG! How beautiful!

 

[Mom2Ashli]

One more.

I love these kind of things to remind us that our loved ones are still here.

I wish someone had given me these kind of things when I lost my DAD. I was a mess and my Mom was a mess.

He is Gone

You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your
back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.
David Harkins

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.

What are you, Kelli! A walking Hallmark dictionary.

These are all beautiful!!!

I remember when my Dad died. I was only 14. And someone sent us a card that said "He's not gone, he's just away." I've seen it several times in the years since. I looked for one like that for Nana but couldn't find it. It helped me so much just to think of him as being away and not gone forever.

 

[kimmar067]

* sigh *

 

[Mom2Ashli]

And here I sit with tears in my eyes as I reflect on the times that my Dad and I had. I was a DADDY'S GIRL.

He would have loved Ashli even his the state that he was in. He would have taken her for rides on his scooter and just had a blast.

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

One more.

I love these kind of things to remind us that our loved ones are still here.

I wish someone had given me these kind of things when I lost my DAD. I was a mess and my Mom was a mess.

He is Gone

You can shed tears that he is gone,
Or you can smile because he lived,
You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back,
Or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see him
Or you can be full of the love that you shared,
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember him and only that he is gone
Or you can cherish his memory and let it live on,
You can cry and close your mind be empty and turn your
back,
Or you can do what he would want: smile, open your eyes,
love and go on.
David Harkins

That one if beautiful too! And I can see how it would be helpful!

 

[tubachick]

Packing is done. Now to get everything into the van!

Have a safe trip.

 

[tubachick]

wow Kelli, those are some good ones.
I know what you mean, sometimes you just need to hear these things, it helps the healing/grieving prosses.

thanks for posting them.

 

[Mom2Ashli]

What are you, Kelli! A walking Hallmark dictionary.

These are all beautiful!!!

I remember when my Dad died. I was only 14. And someone sent us a card that said "He's not gone, he's just away." I've seen it several times in the years since. I looked for one like that for Nana but couldn't find it. It helped me so much just to think of him as being away and not gone forever.

I need these kind of things in my life as reminders. When I had to put my Greyhound to sleep I was LOST for Days. DH said several times he was worried about me. I found similar things for animals that helped me get thru those sad times. Things like this helped DD to understand that just because someone or something is not standing right in front of you doesn't mean we have to forget or stop loving.

My Father died before I had Ashli so the first real thing she lost in her life was the dog. She understands that just because she didn't meet my Dad that doesn't mean she can't love him as much as I did. And that him and her would have been best buddies.

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

And here I sit with tears in my eyes as I reflect on the times that my Dad and I had. I was a DADDY'S GIRL.

He would have loved Ashli even his the state that he was in. He would have taken her for rides on his scooter and just had a blast.

Even with my Dad being gone for as long as he has been (he died in 1976) sometimes it still seems like yesterday. I was Daddy's girl too! And I just wish he had lived long enough to see his grandkids! He would have spoiled them terribly!

My mom died 16 years ago tomorrow! She at least got to see DD and one DS. But she was sick so she didn't get to enjoy them the way that she would have liked to. DD grew up teething on Grandma's oxygen hose! And DH and I still laugh about getting Grammy's wheelchair stuck in a revolving door at the Contemporary at WDW...or the time that DH pushed her wheelchair to the top of an escalator and made her think he was going to try to get her down that way! We made the best of what she was dealt. We deal with everything we can with humor!

 

[kimmar067]

And here I sit with tears in my eyes as I reflect on the times that my Dad and I had. I was a DADDY'S GIRL.

He would have loved Ashli even his the state that he was in. He would have taken her for rides on his scooter and just had a blast.

..... I take it, your dad never met Ashli, like MY dad; he never met my youngest DS, Dylan.....

 

[tubachick]

And here I sit with tears in my eyes as I reflect on the times that my Dad and I had. I was a DADDY'S GIRL.

He would have loved Ashli even his the state that he was in. He would have taken her for rides on his scooter and just had a blast.

I am sorry she never got to meet him, but with your help and your memories she will get to know him.

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

Have a safe trip.

Thanks!

 

[Mom2Ashli]

Even with my Dad being gone for as long as he has been (he died in 1976) sometimes it still seems like yesterday. I was Daddy's girl too! And I just wish he had lived long enough to see his grandkids! He would have spoined them terribly! My mom died 16 years ago tomorrow! She at least got to see DD and one DS. But she was sick so she didn't get to enjoy them the way that she would have liked to. DD grew up teething on Grandma's oxygen hose! And DH and I still laugh about getting Grammy's wheelchair stuck in a revolving door at the Contemporary at WDW...or the time that DH pushed her wheelchair to the top of an escalator and made her think he was going to try to get her down that way! We made the best of what she was dealt. We deal with everything we can with humor!

Exactly. When my Dad had his stroke he lost his speech. But Cuss words came out just perfectly. And he would say some really BAD ones in from of people and just sit and laugh like a little kid. That you couldn't help but laugh with him.

He would get a little boy smile on his face and you knew he was up to something BAD.

 

[eeyoresmountainpals]

wow Kelli, those are some good ones.
I know what you mean, sometimes you just need to hear these things, it helps the healing/grieving prosses.

thanks for posting them.

Those are the types of things that you can read once, and then remember bits and pieces of them when you're alone and have that quiet time to reflect and they help so much, even if you can't remember all the words.

Yeah, Kelli, thanks for posting them!

 

[Mom2Ashli]

..... I take it, your dad never met Ashli, like MY dad; he never met my youngest DS, Dylan.....

No. He had a stroke and than I got pregnant and had a miscarriage. He was so excited when we told him and CRIED like a baby when I lost it.

Than he passed away before I was able to get pregnant again.

But we have always talked to DD about him and we have pictures up. She calls my Mom Meme. So she has always called him Dede.

She knows him thru us.