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GARY

In Gary's raindrops, so soft and so sweet.
They are falling from Heaven,
showering me.


They are gentle, they're tender,
They're tumbling near.
They whisper a secret, listen, you'll hear.

The muffled small giggles that all
 seem to say
Gary is in heaven, a raindrop away.
Finally the day has come for
Gary to join his family.

~Women's Relief Group
LDS Church of San Marcos
November/2008


DAPHNE

Have hope little one
for you are in my kingdom.
You are special to me
for I created you with my hands.

You are alive, you have joy,
you have peace, you have me.
I welcome you in my arms
my loving daughter.

Today, my people will remember you,
your face will be etched
in their hearts, that your are with me.
Free, surrounded by my love.

Welcome, my daughter!
I am your everlasting father!

~Chona Tadina
  Feb 2009



SUNSHINE

If you could look around here
and see how many care
How many came to say good-bye
and see the tears we share
 
If you could look around here
and see how many came
To see one tiny baby
Be blessed in such a way.
 
If you could look around here
and see how touched we are
To have had you but for a moment
and given you are hearts.
 
If you could look around here
I know that you will see
that all of us came here today
to love and care for one tiny babe.
 
~Elissa Davey
September/2004  



 
MARGARET

No one knew me and
you came to care
I am happy that you are here
I asked to be touched
then you came along-
you mean so much

Your touch warms my heart
and will keep me alive
I will thrive now
no longer gone
I am happy I was born

I will be above the skies
above you the sea the sand
I am in the sun
doing all things fun

I am alive again
to play and to know
that you came to touch me
when I was alone

~Linda Roller Sobolewski
June 2004

DYLAN

BABY BOY...
With bright little eyes, and a warm little smile,
With strong little hands, and chubby little cheeks,
With ten little fingers and ten little toes.
He gave us a Baby Boy.

BABY BOY...
We didn’t have to give birth to you to call you ours.
We didn’t have to touch you to feel your warmth.
We didn’t  have to hear you cry to comfort you.
We didn’t have to love you,
We didn’t ....But we do.

BABY BOY...
You lived a lifetime on the dreams we held for you,
You’ll live a lifetime in our memories of you.
You’ll have a life in Heaven, made just for you.

BABY BOY...
God bless our baby boys,God bless our baby girls,
God bless His little angels and,
 God bless

our baby boy named Dylan.

~Liz Orozco
April 2000





"Respect

 is what
we
owe;

love,
what we
give."

Phillip James Bailey

ISAAC


So much love and so little time. 
In my heart I wish you were mine
to hold and cuddle, keep safe and warm...
together to weather all of lifes storms.


I cried for you, wept a thousand tears.
My heart breaks for you
 at the loss of so many years. 
You are perfect in every way.
What a blessing we have been given
on your birth-day.


With skin so soft, you smell so sweet.
From the top of your head
 to the bottom of your feet.
In my heart you will always be. 

You will be remembered as one who should be.
When you look down from heaven above
 and see my face,
you will know that you are loved.

~Rebecca Geschwender
May/2004


JOSEPH

Little Joseph sleeping tight
On a star in heaven tonight
Wrapped in a heavenly robe of white
Halo glistening bright with light

Your time with us was very short
Just a brief stay on our earthly port
Now you romp on heaven's lawns
Each day for you is a childish dawn

When we look up and see a star
We'll know you're winking from afar
Playing tag with us below
We'll be nodding and saying "I know"

I know who is on that star
I know who sees us from afar
I know whose halo shines so bright
I know God's breath warms Joseph tonight

~ Charlotte Murphy-Collins

July/2003


MARK

You were sent from up above
as a gift of god's great love.
 
Now he has chosen
a job especially for you
that you must go home
 to him to do.
 
Even though we know
you cannot stay
We will see you again
in heaven someday
 
May you rest your head now
on an angels wing.
She will keep you safe and warm
and to you a great harmony
 she will sing.
 
Knowing this makes it easier to smile.
We were so blessed
to have you here for a while.
 
~ Autumn Lisec
August/2004


BRUD

 

Thank you for the home you made me
Thank you for the love you gave me
I have a soft and lovely nest
A bed of soft linen and a toy just for me
I now can take my flight home
to my final rest

I see angles about me sending me love
faces of many colors and smiles above
I am surrounded by people that value me
I see new friends that will shoulder me
Friends I will make when my new journey ends

I thank you by saying "I will not be alone"
I will bring your goodness with me
I am safe and going home

I am in my home made of comforting warmth
Bathed in serenity straight from the heart
Warmth made out of love
from kind hands & kind souls
I feel comfy and well cared for
because you came to care

I bring thanks to you
for making my journey
safe and secure
my heart is warmed
my life will go on

I am happy now and never alone
You came to love me
So that I could be taken home

Thank you for helping my tiny soul
I see many friends that to held your hand
I welcome their new faces
on my journey to a new land
Filled with happiness and love

Thank you for caring
when I was alone,
you gave me love and kindness
and above all, you taught me
There is love in the world
for every soul

~Linda Roller Sobolewski
July/2004



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