Remembrance Book

Every year, around the world, our children are remembered in a candlelight service started by The Compassionate Friends. This occurs in December at 7 P.M. local times. TCF chapters prepare a program that you can attend or you can light a candle at home. The purpose is to have a continuous light. The theme is that "Their Light May Always Shine". On their web site there is also a Remembrance Book. In this book anyone can write a message to a loved one that has "Gone Too Soon". This book can also be viewed. There is a chat room available also. I wrote a message to Paul and in addition, read the heartbreaking messages from mothers, fathers, siblings, and friends. There were three verses that particularly seem poignant to me that I would like to share.

First:

The tide recedes,
But leaves behind
Bright seashells on the sand.
The sun goes down
But gentle warmth,
Still lingers on the land.
The music stops
And yet it echoes on
In sweet refrains...
For every joy that passes
Something beautiful remains.


Second:

"And can it be that in a world
So full and busy
The loss of one creature
Makes a void in any heart
So wide and deep
That nothing but
Width and depth of eternity
Can fill it up!"
-DICKENS

And lastly:

THE MEMORIES WILL LET YOUR SOUL LIVE, YOUR SPIRIT WILL FLY.