Saturday's Sayings - Sorrow, Suffering, Strength, and Spirit...

Saturday's Sayings

Sorrow, Suffering, Strength, and Spirit...

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SOMETIMES

Sometimes I catch a glimpse,

In softened waves of blue

My child, my heart…when I see a smile

I can't help but think of you

Sometimes these waves fill oceans.

And feelings string on every shore

A collections of each memory

And every way I wish for more

Sometimes I watch for answers

Because each day I call to you

I ask for faith and courage

And strength…to help me through

Sometimes I ask for bravery

Like dolphins in the deep

Because time moves oh so slowly

And sometimes the road is steep

Sometimes I want to scream

This was not what I had planned

Why you ever suffered

A mom can't understand

Sometimes I hear your laughter

And remember you at play

But My Child I always miss you

Not sometimes, but everyday

~ Colleen Ranney

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Grief is neither an illness nor a pathological condition,

but rather a highly personal

and normal response

to life-changing events,

a natural process

that can lead to healing

and personal growth.

The transition through this difficult time

is the courageous journey.

~Sandi Caplan & Gordon Lang (Grief's Courageous Journey: A Workbook)

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Remembering is an act of resurrection,

each repetition a vital layer of mourning,

in memory of those we are sure to meet again.

~ Nancy Cobb

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I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches.

If suffering alone taught,

all the world would be wise,

since everyone suffers.

To suffering must be added

mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness

and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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"Stars are the forget-me-nots of angels

in the meadow of heaven."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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"Perhaps strength doesn't reside in having never been broken, but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places." 

~Author Unknown

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When those we love have left this earth, we still can feel them near. 

We'll see a picture, hear a song, and it's just like they are here. 

And when we call upon our faith, when we believe and trust, 

We know the ones we care about are always close to us.

~Constance Parker Graham

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I know I'll see the sun shine bright

upon my baby's face...

When I finally get to heaven,

all my pain will be erased.

We'll soar the skies together,

as angels two by two.

We'll have a sweet reunion,

this mother's dream come true!

~Author Unknown

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"To all those who are grieving today. . . my heart is with you. Take your broken heart and spirit to the Lord and leave it there. . . I never really realized how 'much' God loved me until I lost my son. . . God 'gave' His ~ I know that I never could have done that. God knows your pain. God bless you today and always."

~Kathleen Doughman

Pictures and quotes, thanks to "The Far Side of the Rainbow"