If you are new in your grief,
please understand that those of us who have found our way
were once where are you are.
Lean on us, trust in the process of fully grieving your loss
with the comfort and support of others
who have walked through our doors feeling hopeless and helpless
but who now can be there for you.
~ Alan Pedersen, Ashley’s dad
I don’t believe time heals everything.
It helps, it does.
After awhile you won’t cry about all the time.
It won’t consume your every thought anymore.
You do get better.
You’ll laugh,
And smile.
You’ll even have a lot of great days.
But it’s still there.
You just learn to live with it.
This is how things are now.
So you get used to it.
But,
That doesn’t mean it ever goes away.
It’s still deep in your soul.
Still makes you cry
when you think about it too much.
Still stops you in your tracks
when something reminds you of it.
You’ll have those moments
where your heart hurts really bad.
I don’t think time heals everything
Sure it gets better
But it’s a scar that never goes away.
A broken bone that still aches on rainy days.
Melinda Caroline
Just So You Know
I can’t stop grieving just because you
believe it is time for me to move on.
I can’t stop hurting just because you don’t
understand the piercing pain in my heart.
I cannot stop my tears from flowing just
because they make you uncomfortable.
My heart is not suddenly mended just because
you believe I have grieved long enough.
I will grieve the loss of my loved one
for the rest of my life
Just so you know
(-John Pete)
I challenge us all to refuse to allow
the moment of their death to steal away
the memories and celebration of their lives
Allie Sims Franklin
We talk about them because we’re proud.
We talk about them,
because they deserve to be remembered.
We talk about them, because even though they are not physically with us,
they are never far from our mind.
We talk about them, because they are a part of us,
a part that we could never ignore or disown.
We talk about them because we love them still and always will.
Forever.
Nothing will ever change that.
SCRIBBLES & CRUMBS
No Shame
There is no shame in crying
There is no shame of feeling sad
There is no shame in grieving
for the loved ones you once had
There is no shame of hurting
There is no shame in sorrow
Grief has no time limit
Could be today could be tomorrow
There is no shame in tears
It may take a while
Days or months or years
Remember we all are different
no one grieves the same
But how ever long it takes
Remember there is no shame.
John F Connor
When I miss you,
I don’t have to go far…
I just have to look inside
my heart because that’s
where I’ll find you
You are near, even if
I don’t see you.
You are with me, even if
you are far away.
You are in my heart, in my thoughts.
in my life, always…
Linda’s Angels
please understand that those of us who have found our way
were once where are you are.
Lean on us, trust in the process of fully grieving your loss
with the comfort and support of others
who have walked through our doors feeling hopeless and helpless
but who now can be there for you.
~ Alan Pedersen, Ashley’s dad
I don’t believe time heals everything.
It helps, it does.
After awhile you won’t cry about all the time.
It won’t consume your every thought anymore.
You do get better.
You’ll laugh,
And smile.
You’ll even have a lot of great days.
But it’s still there.
You just learn to live with it.
This is how things are now.
So you get used to it.
But,
That doesn’t mean it ever goes away.
It’s still deep in your soul.
Still makes you cry
when you think about it too much.
Still stops you in your tracks
when something reminds you of it.
You’ll have those moments
where your heart hurts really bad.
I don’t think time heals everything
Sure it gets better
But it’s a scar that never goes away.
A broken bone that still aches on rainy days.
Melinda Caroline
Just So You Know
I can’t stop grieving just because you
believe it is time for me to move on.
I can’t stop hurting just because you don’t
understand the piercing pain in my heart.
I cannot stop my tears from flowing just
because they make you uncomfortable.
My heart is not suddenly mended just because
you believe I have grieved long enough.
I will grieve the loss of my loved one
for the rest of my life
Just so you know
(-John Pete)
I challenge us all to refuse to allow
the moment of their death to steal away
the memories and celebration of their lives
Allie Sims Franklin
We talk about them because we’re proud.
We talk about them,
because they deserve to be remembered.
We talk about them, because even though they are not physically with us,
they are never far from our mind.
We talk about them, because they are a part of us,
a part that we could never ignore or disown.
We talk about them because we love them still and always will.
Forever.
Nothing will ever change that.
SCRIBBLES & CRUMBS
No Shame
There is no shame in crying
There is no shame of feeling sad
There is no shame in grieving
for the loved ones you once had
There is no shame of hurting
There is no shame in sorrow
Grief has no time limit
Could be today could be tomorrow
There is no shame in tears
It may take a while
Days or months or years
Remember we all are different
no one grieves the same
But how ever long it takes
Remember there is no shame.
John F Connor
When I miss you,
I don’t have to go far…
I just have to look inside
my heart because that’s
where I’ll find you
You are near, even if
I don’t see you.
You are with me, even if
you are far away.
You are in my heart, in my thoughts.
in my life, always…
Linda’s Angels
