Saturday's Sayings - Mother's Day Messages of Love from Across the Veil…

Saturday's Sayings

 Mother's Day Messages of Love from Across the Veil… 

Messages of Love

To, and From, 

Our Child in Heaven…

Parent to Child in Heaven:

Now that you are gone, 

my heart is broken.

But because you were once here,

it is completely filled with Love.

~~~~~

Child in Heaven to Parent:

Don't weep at my grave,

For I am not there,

I've a date with a butterfly

To dance in the air.

I'll be singing in the sunshine,

Wild and free,

Playing tag with the wind,

While I'm waiting for thee.

~Angels of the Heart

Picture, Author Unknown

(This particular writing makes me tear up; I can just see my Merry Katherine saying this…)

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 Parent to Child in Heaven...

I heard your voice in the wind today

and I turned to see your face;

The warmth of the wind caressed me

as I stood silently in place.

I felt your touch in the sun today

as its warmth filled the sky;

I closed my eyes for your embrace

and my spirit soared high.

I saw your eyes in the window pane

as I watched the falling rain;

It seemed as each raindrop fell

it quietly said your name.

I held you close in my heart today

it made me feel complete;

You may have died...but you are not gone

you will always be a part of me.

As long as the sun shines...

the wind blows...

the rain falls...

You will live on inside of me forever

for that is all my heart knows.

~ Bonnie Breuilly-Pike, 

"Under Orion's Sky...You Live" from "Dancing with the Spirits of Shadowplay"

"Holding Hands" painting by Judy Mackey

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Child in Heaven to Parent:

I'm no longer by your side,

But there's no need to weep

I've left sweet recollections

I'm hoping you will keep.

Eternal joy and memories

stay in our hearts forever,

strengthening our special bond

That parting cannot sever.

And if times of loneliness

bring sorrow and dismay,

don't despair, for I am there

Just a memory away.

~ Rita S. Beer

Painting by Claire Clements

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 Parent to Child in Heaven...

When I close my eyes

You are here

Your charisma, your cheer, your tenderness

I feel you here

When I close my eyes

You are with me

Your spirit, your beauty, your charm

I feel you with me

When I close my eyes

You are in my arms

Your warmth, your compassion, your love

I feel you in my arms

No matter how far apart

Nor what the circumstance

I feel you here with me, in my arms - always

When I close my eyes

~ W. Jason Duncan 

Painting by Hyatt Moore

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Child in Heaven to Parent:

ALWAYS WITH YOU

Your heart may be heavy and aching,

Now that I'm no longer here.

But, though you may shed many tears,

Let memories banish your fear.

My arms are no longer around you.

My lips cannot speak of my love.

But, I'm with you in spirit each day,

As I look down from Heaven above.

The house may be silent without me.

It doesn't mean I can't be there.

And, every night that you sleep,

Our love, in your dreams, we still share.

As you continue, alone on earth,

I'll be with you each step of the way.

I can still be the strength that you need,

To carry you through each new day.

Although, I know you can't see me,

Our spirits are joined as before.

So, whenever you feel uplifted,

Know it's me just loving you more.

In Heaven, we're given a gift

To still tend to the ones left behind.

So, smile when you think of me.

I remain in your heart and your mind.

~ Marian Jones

Painting, Author Unknown

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 Parent to Child in Heaven...

I remember everything about you

Your voice, your smile, your touch

The way you walked, the way you talked

The way you looked at me, meant so much

I remember all the words you said to me

Some funny, some kind, some wise

All of the things you did for me

I see now with different eyes

I remember every moment we shared

Seems like only yesterday

Or maybe it was eons ago

It's really hard to say

You are gone from me now

But one thing they can't take away

Your memory resides inside my heart

And lights up my darkest days

~ Author Unknown

"Mother and Child" painting by Claire Szalay

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Child in Heaven to Parent:

You think I've gone, that I am dead, and life has lost it's will,

But look around, I am right there, living with you still

I watch your tears, I feel your pain - I see the things you do

I weep as well, each time you cry, my soul, it lives with you

It gives such joy to hear you laugh, and do the things you do

And when you smile o'er by gone days, I smile right with you too

For we're still one, just you and me, one mind, one soul, one being

Walking forward into life, though only you are seen

And in the stillness of the night, when the pain it really starts

Stretch out a little with your mind and draw me to your heart

For I am always right in there, always by your side

For you have been, all my life's days, my joy, my love, my pride.

~ Author Unknown

"Souls Journey" painting by Janice Chrysler

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Parent to Child in Heaven:

It seems like only yesterday

I rocked you on my knee,

With dreams about the future and

What you were going to be.

You were so bright and happy

Such a precious little boy,

You gave your love to everyone

And filled our hearts with joy.

Strangers would admire you

And stop to say hello,

"He'll break a lot of hearts," they said,

"In twenty years or so."

But less than twenty years from then,

What they said came true,

As we were forced against our will

To say goodbye to you.

A life so short and unfulfilled,

With so much left to go,

"Why, oh why?" we ask ourselves,

When we all loved you so.

Life shows us many options,

But whichever path we take

The destination's still the same

Whatever choice we make.

So many questions flood our minds,

"What if, and Why and How?"

If we had done things differently,

Would you still be with us now?

I don't know what the lesson was

That you were sent here to learn,

But now your purpose is fulfilled

It's time for you to return.

When I hear the phone ring

I expect to hear you say,

"Alright Mom? What're you doing,

Can I come 'round today?"

But you don't need to ask now,

You're with us every day,

Within our hearts, our minds, our souls,

Your memory will stay.

No fear, no pain or sorrow,

Can touch you anymore

But the love you've left behind,

Will live with us forever more.

~ Jan Andersen

"Mother and Child" painting by Karen Reitsma

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Child in Heaven to Parent:

...But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is over.

I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before…

When you're walking down the street and you've got me on your mind;

I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind…

There are rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;

But together we can do it by taking one day at a time…

And when its time for you to go...from that body to be free,

Remember you're not going...you're coming here to me.

~ Ruth Ann Mahaffey

Painting, Author Unknown

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Parent to Child in Heaven...

So go and run free with the angels

Dance around the golden clouds

For the Lord has chosen you to be with (H)im

And we should feel nothing but proud

Although (H)e has taken you from us

And our pain a lifetime will last

Your memory will never escape us

But make us glad for the time we did have

Your face will always be hidden

Deep inside our hearts

Each precious moment you gave us

Shall never, ever depart

So go and run free with the angels

As they sing so tenderly

And please be sure to tell them

To take good care of you for me

~ Author Unknown

"Angel Light" painting by Marina Petro

(Capitalizations of Deity pronouns, mine)

Thank you to The Far Side of the Rainbow/Facebook 
for all of the writings and paintings used today!

You may find the individual entries below:



#1)
https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1075743665801076/?type=3&theater


#2)

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1067050356670407/?type=3&theater

#3)

~Angels of the Heart

Picture, Author Unknown

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1047186231990153/?type=3&theater

#4)

~ Bonnie Breuilly-Pike, "Under Orion's Sky...You Live" from "Dancing with the Spirits of Shadowplay"

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1041673662541410/?type=3&theater

"Holding Hands" painting by Judy Mackey

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/940952392613538/?type=3&theater

#5)

~ Rita S. Beer

Painting by Claire Clements

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1022273421148101/?type=3&theater

#6)

~ W. Jason Duncan 

Painting by Hyatt Moore

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1009616129080497/?type=3&theater

#7)

~ Marian Jones

Painting, Author Unknown

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1028883013820475/?type=3&theater

#8)

~ Author Unknown

"Mother and Child" painting by Claire Szalay

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/997224710319639/?type=3&theater

#9)

~ Author Unknown

"Souls Journey" painting by Janice Chrysler

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/967070473335063/?type=3&theater

#10)

Writing: ~ Jan Andersen

"Mother and Child" painting by Karen Reitsma

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/986539304721513/?type=3&theater

#11)

Writing: ~Ruth Ann Mahaffey

Painting, Author Unknown

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1075739515801491/?type=3&theater

#12)
Writing: ~Author Unknown
"Angel Light" painting by Marina Petro

https://www.facebook.com/farsideoftherainbow/photos/a.265765910132193.59124.259827837392667/1008157489226361/?type=3&theater

Friday's Faith - Requiem: Eric Wolterstorff in Memoriam - Part V: The Endurance of Faith

Friday's Faith

Requiem: Eric Wolterstorff in Memoriam

Part V:

The Endurance of Faith

Part v

Our days are like grass;

….we flourish like flowers of the field;

….the wind passes over and we are gone,

….and our place knows us no more.

But the steadfast love of the Lord abides forever.

~Psalm 103

Though the fig trees do not blossom

….nor fruit be on the vine;

….the produce of the olive fail

….and the fields yield no food;

though the flock be cut off from the fold

….and there be no herd in the stalls,

yet will I rejoice in the Lord;

I will joy in the God of my salvation.

~Habakkuk 3

Picture: thanks to Grieving Mother Faye Marie Miller

Friday's Faith - Requiem: Eric Wolterstorff in Memoriam - Part IV: What Eric, (the child) himself, might say...

Friday's Faith

Requiem: Eric Wolterstorff in Memoriam

Part IV:

What Eric, (the child) himself, might say

Part IV

In my Beginning is my end

In my end is my beginning

T. S. Eliot

O Lord, you have fathomed and known me;

...you know when I sit down or stand;

...you created my innermost parts

...as you wove me within the womb.

You saw me before I was born,

...my days were inscribed in your book

...they were all formed and set

...before a single one came to be!

Psalm 139

My heart is not proud,

my eyes are not haughty;

I am not intent on great things

nor achievements sublime.

My soul lies at rest

as quiet as a child;

my soul is as still as a babe

at its mother's breast.

Psalm 131

I depart in peace

for my eyes have seen your salvation.

You have shown me the path of life.

In your presence there is fulness of joy,

in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16

In justice I go to behold your face;

I shall find joy in your likeness when I awake.

Psalm 17

Picture, thanks to Grieving Mother, Terria Brewer

Monday's Mourning Ministry - You Pulled Me Through ~Jennifer Hudson

Monday's Mourning Ministry

You Pulled Me Through

~Jennifer Hudson

You Pulled Me Through

~Jennifer Hudson

I was in the darkness

I was out in the cold

Seemed nothing could heal this

This hole in my soul.

You reached out Your arms to me

Held out Your heart to me

Pulled me back from the edge

Thought I reached the end.

When I was drowning

When I was so confused

You, You, You pulled me through.

I was in the shadows

Lost, nothing left to lose

You, You, You pulled me through.

You gave my faith back

Faith was so hard to find

You gave me my life back

You were my lifeline

The love that You gave me

Is the love that has saved me

Your strength is what 

Made me strong

You held me 

And I held on

When I was drowning

When I was so confused

You, You, You pulled me through

I was in the shadows

Lost, nothing left to lose

You, You, You pulled me through

Out of the dark

Into Your arms

Into the light

Your love saved my life

When I was drowning

When I was so confused

You, You, You pulled me through

I was in the shadows

Lost, nothing left to lose

You, You, You pulled me through

You, You, You pulled me through

~~~

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American recording artist, actress and model. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of the Fox reality television series American Idol. She made her film debut in the 2006 film Dreamgirls and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, as well as a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

She won a Grammy Award for her eponymous debut album, Jennifer Hudson, which was released in 2008 on Arista Records and soon certified gold by the RIAA. The album has sold over 700,000 copies in the US and over 1 million worldwide. Additionally it spawned the hit single "Spotlight."

In late 2008, Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew were killed in a shooting. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged with their murders. Soon after, Hudson stepped out of the limelight for three months. Hudson resumed her public appearances in 2009, and has since performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Picture, thanks to Jesus Daily Pics

http://youtu.be/YIg5pAyGZro

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

Saturday's Sayings

Sorrow, Suffering, Strength, and Spirit...

Sorry for the lateness of this post. We have been experiencing internet problems. Hope to get them cleared up soon!

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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

~~~

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

~~~

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

~~~

"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

~~~

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

~~~

"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"

Monday's Mourning Ministry - All Who Are Thirsty ~Kutless

Monday's Mourning Ministry

All Who Are Thirsty

~Kutless

All Who are Thirsty

~Kutless

All who are thirsty

All who are weak

Just come to the fountain

Dip your heart in the stream of life

Let the pain and the sorrow

Be washed away

In the waves of His mercy

As the deep cries out to deep

We sing, come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

All who are thirsty

All who are weak

Just come to the fountain

Dip your heart in the stream of life

Let the pain and the sorrow

Be washed away

In the waves of His mercy

As the deep cries out to deep

We sing, come Lord Jesus come

Come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

Come Lord Jesus, come

(Won't You come?)

(Won't You come?)

Nothing but Your will for me

I am only free in You

Nothing but Your will for me

I am only free in You, God

Come Lord Jesus, come

(Nothing but Your will for me)

(I am only free in You)

Come Lord Jesus, come

(Nothing but Your will for me)

(I am only free in You)

Come Lord Jesus, come

(Nothing but Your will for me)

(I am only free in You)

Come Lord Jesus, come

He who testifies to these things says,

"Yes, I am coming soon."

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

~Revelation 22:20

Picture, thanks to Google Images

Video: http://youtu.be/oCwDtSFMjdw