JudiB's Journal

     To all of those who share and care about the loved ones that we've all lost...

     For all of us to remember them with all of the love in our hearts.

The tears that quench our sadness

For all that used to be;

The aching in our hearts

That no one else can see.

The pain that doesn't go away

For months, it lingers on,

Throbbing to remind us

Of our loved ones who have gone

Onto a place so far away

That we can't reach or touch;

Leaving us to mourn their loss

And missing them so much.

Our lives can never be the same;

We wonder if they know

The ones they had to leave behind

Will always love them so?

We know they're in a better place

Where they are now at peace,

Yet our hearts are never ready

To let go of or release

The love we had so deeply

For these angels that we miss...

We yearn for one more hug

And yet another kiss.

Never understanding why

God would take away

The ones that meant the most to us

And why they couldn't stay

For just a little longer...

It seemed God should have known

How lost and broken we would be

Left here all alone.

We had so much more life to live

Together, them and us;

Yet we've been told He needed them

...Only just because.

We find ourselves with questions

For the 'reasons' and the 'whys';

The answers never coming,

We're left to realize...

That we must just accept

What's happened had to be,

To find comfort in His word

For the answers we can't see.

We pray for hope to get us through

The pain and hurt we feel,

The strength that's needed for us all

To cope with this ordeal.

We reach to hold each others' hands

And lift each other high

Until the day we meet our loved ones

Once again up in the sky.

To each and every friend whose helped with every step I've taken;

For everyone who reached out and made me feel I'm not forsaken;

I thank you from the bottom of my heart and hope I too

Reached out as much, along the way, to do the same for you.

Love to all, Judi