CHRISTMAS TEARDROP MEMORIALS

FOR OUR CHILDREN

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CHRISTMAS TEARS

.....(to the tune of Silver Bells)


Little Angel, busy angels
Dressed in heavenly style
In the air there's
A feeling of sadness.

Children dying,
Parents crying,
Trying hard just to smile,
And at every child's headstone you'll hear:

Christmas tears, Christmas tears
It's Christmas time and we're lonely.
Parents dream, hear them scream:
Please come back home Christmas day.

Angel halos, pretty halos
Blink a bright red and green
As the parents rush home
To their memories.

Hear the moms cry
See the dads try
Not to make a big scene
And above all the bustle you'll hear:

Christmas tears, Christmas tears
It's Christmas time and we're lonely
Parents dream, hear them scream:
Please come back home Christmas day.

© 2006 - Christine Ross



1

"DANNY"
DANIEL
SCOTT
FORRESTER
30 Years


"LUKE"
LUCAS
CHRISTOPHER
ROSS
21 years


"BEAU"
JASON
BEAU
MORGAN
23 Years


AVRA
MARIE
JOHNSON
RAMSAY
21 Years


2

"BRAD"
BRADLEY
LOUIS
CORDIAL
17 years


BRODY
JASON
MOUCH
2 hours


JACOB
KENNETH
DAVIS
13 years


CADE
DAWSON
WRIGHT
3 years


3

RICKY
AARON
PHILLIPS
22 years


RAYLENE
ALICIA
GUTIERREZ
23 years


JAYDEN
EARL
ELLEFSON
1 year 1 month


"LUKE"
LUCAS
JAMES
FLOREN
21 years


4

RICKY
JAMES
DAVIS, JR.
24 years


"JOSH"
JOSHUA
SAMUEL
HUGHES
21 years


"JOEY"
JOSEPH
DAVID
SORENSON
21 years


MICHAEL
JOHN
SHULTZ
8 months


5

JOEY
MARSHALL
WHITEMAN
21 years


ARLYN
MARIA
BEAL
18 Years


DEREK
SEAN
DYSON
19 years


STEPHEN
MATTHEW
WILSON
20 1/2 years


6

JUSTIN
PIERCE
12 years


"BECKY JO"
REBECCA
JO
SESTER
15 years


"ALEX"
ALEXANDER
ZACHARY
MATTHEW
SALADINO
4 years


"ANGIE"
ANGELA
RENEE
KRESGE
21 Years


7

HANNAH
ISABELLA
SNYDER
3 1/2 years


GILLES
MICHAEL
MOREAU
16 years


"JOEY"
JOSEPH
ZACHARY
TAYLOR
4 years


JASON
PAUL
HILTON
24 years


8

MATTHEW
JOHN
BROWN
21 years


SARAH
JEAN
DAVIDSON
3 years 11 months


"TAB"
TABATHA
LEANN
WOOTEN
20 years


CHRISTOPHER
RONALD
FALLER
7 years


9

JUSTIN
MICHAEL
ROBERTSON
17 years


JACE
ALEXANDER
GIKAS
6 months


ETHAN
MICHAEL
LYNN
KILPATRICK
4 1/2 years


"JOSH"
JOSHUA
PAUL
COPE
21 years


10

TYLER
BILLY
TSCHESCHLOG
14 years


SKYLAR
EDWARD
AARVAG
10 months


GALEN
WAYNE
MASTERSON
11 years


CAROL
RAE
SMART
18 years


11

"ALEX"
ALEXANDER
CHARLES
GILL
2 months


CANDICE
KEIM
19 years


DEREK
GEIBE
20 years


JASON
SCOTT
GRIFFITH
24 years


12

"BUTCH"
WILLIAM
EDWARD
HERBERT
21 years


"DONNIE"
DONALD
BERNARD
HERBERT
9 years


"KATH"
KATHRYN-MARY
IRENE
HERBERT
11 years


CORRINA
JENNELL
PARSLOW
19 years


13

ALLEN
D.
BORING, Jr.
32 years


CHRISTINE
MARIE
KLEIN
27 years


KANDA
MICHELLE
JACOBS
30 years


DANIEL
EDWARD
RICKETTS II
30 years


14

KEVIN
JAMES
BOGERT
31 years


JASON
LEE
HAFFORD
22 years


DONALD
WARREN
BARKER
33 years


GARETT
WAYNE
CLARKSON
27 years


15

JOSHUA
DAVID
GODDARD
27 years


KAYLA
MARIE
CHRISTIAN
16 years


BRETT
ANTHONY
GINDER
18 years


DAVID
L.
RATCLIFFE III
(DIII)
26 years


16

LAUREN
RENEE
BOLLES
16 years


AMANDA
ROSE
WAINSCOTT
20 years


JOSHUA
RICHARD
LEE
VARGAS
29 years


"MIKEY"
MICHAEL
RAY
CAGLE,JR.
17 years


17

JACOB
R.
DURAN
(JUNIOR)
19 years


SARAH
LISA
GUERRERO
17 years


BRANDON
WILLIAMS
TOMS
17 years


TONYA
LYNN
HORTON
18 years


18

"ALLEN"
PETER
ALLEN
ASENCIO, JR.
36 years


"JOSH"
MCCOY
25 years


ERIC
SUTTON
SKINNER
19 years


JOHN
TAYLOR
LOMON
17 years


19

STEPHANIE
DAWN
BARRAGY


"RONNIE"
RONALD
STEVE
CHAVERS
24 years


MAKAYLA
ALEXIS
CHAVERS
5 months


TAMI
MARIE
WOLFE
20 years


20

STEVEN
VINCENT
MIRELES
18 years


AARON
MATTHEW
ORITZ
19 years

STEVEN
CLANCY
27 years


BRANDON
JAMES
QUINN-GOMEZ
11 months, 9 days


21

"JOSH"
JOSHUA
LEE
FRITZ
31 years


JEANINE
TAMARA
JOHNSON
23 years


TRACY
LEE
COX
30 years


"ROBBIE"
ROBERT
HAMPTON
SMITH
16 years


22

"MACK"
KENNETH
MACK
HILLERY
CREAMER
17 years


JESSICA
M.
AMARAL
15 years


ORAN
DANIEL
JONES
19 years


GARRETT
DUSTIN
FRAZEE
24 years


23

ROBERT
JAMES
DELOSH
24 years


JACKY
MICHAEL
DELOSH
1 hour


ASHLEY
NIAMH
MCCAULEY
13 years


MICHAEL
SMICH
33years


24

JASON
LEE
WEST
19 years


JESSICA
LOUISE
WEST
17 years


MACKENZIE
NICOLE
WEST
13 years


JOSHUA
DAVID
UNDERWOOD
24 years


25

"JOEY"
JOSEPH
CHRETIEN JR.
25 years


"BOBBIE"
ROBERT
J.
MCCARTHY IV
19 years


CARL
TAYLOR
1 year 6 days


"DEBBIE"
DEBORAH
JEAN
FREITAS
DAUGHRATY
42 years


26

PRISCILLA
ANN
FREITAS
1 year 4 days


DANIEL
VINCENT
STAIB
23 years


GARRETT
DANIEL
STAIB
1 hour


CASSANDRA
LEIGH
BAKER
23 years


27

JUSTIN
MICHAEL
EVANS
17 years


CRAIG
BALDRIDGE
31 years


RYAN
ALLEN
DAUGHERTY
30 years


"JOSH"
JOSHUA
ENVIL
26 years


28

CORWIN
JAMES
FARMER
19 years


KEITH
WARREN
PETERSON
21 years


CORY
GENE
PILAT
21 years


AIMEE
LYNN
PLUMMER
20 years


29

MATTHEW
TYLER
HUDSON
18 years


BRIAN
JOSEPH
PARKER
27 years


TIMOTHY
PATRICK
PARKER
25 years


JEANINE
TAMARA
JOHNSON
23 years


30

"DAMO"
DAMIAN
REID
CARVER
19 years


NATHAN
LYNN
FORD
18 years


ROSS
HUNTER
WHITE
19 years


JASON
PAUL
HARRILL
22 years


31

WENDY
NICOLE
DICKENS
MCCAMMON
21 years


PETER
RAYMOND
ELLWOOD
33 years


TONY
TREVHERON
ELLWOOD
37 years


AARON
SHOULDERS
18 years


32

SHERRIE
REANNA
MORELAND
15 years


ALYSSA
ESTEVES


TOMMY
M.
CHILDRESS
18 years


AMY
LYNN
ALSOFROM
25 years


33

RYAN
MICHAEL
HOOK
21 years


ANTHONY
JAMES-JUSTIN
FRIEND
27 years


"OLYA"
OLESYA
VITALIEVNA
NOVIKOVA
22 months


"CLINT"
CLINTON
TERRY
MILAM
10 years


34

"BRAD"
BRADLEY
ALAN
O'MARTIN
27 Years


SETH
NILES
CROMER
5 years


BUDDY
SEGLER
17 years


CHAD
DAMON
KITCHEN
25 years


35

BRANDON
TYLER
BESHADA
25 years


COREY
CHRISTOPHER
JAMES
20 years


MICHELLE
MARIE
JAMES
22 years


CORLISE
DAWN
LEHMANN
27 years


36

CRAIG
BRIAN
COUFAL
16 years


JAMES
AARON
GUREVICH
17 years


DANIELLE
MARIE
PLOURDE
11 years


JODY
LAWRENCE
GONYOU
30 years


37

DARYL
ALAN
JOHNSON
18 years


DENISE
MARIE
MCCORMICK
40 years


ECOCENCIO
KINTIA
GRAVES
7 years


FAITH
ANN
MCINTIRE
4 1/2 months


38

JOSHUA
SCRUGGS


GEOFFREY
PHILIP
JAMES
EDWARDS
18 years


HAYDEN
ALAN
ADAMS
37 days


"JESSII"
JESSICA
KASSANDRA
HAFFER
14 years


39

HEATHER
LYNNE
WILLIAMSON
22 years


JAMIE
MARILYN
VITELLO


CRYSTAL
YVONNE
THOMPSON
28 years


MISTY
(ANGEL)
TRANTHAM
15 years


40

JEREMY
JEFFERSON


TATYANA
LORIANN
CIRKSENA
14 months


JOHN
WILLIAM
JONES
33 years


"MIKEY"
MICHAEL
JOHN
VINYARD
5 years, 7 months


41

JORDAN
THOMPSON


"KRISS"
KRISSTOFFER
JEFFERSON
20 years



STEPHEN
JARED
EBANKS
17 years


KRISTA
KATHLEEN
KELLY
28 years


42

LISA
FAYE
BESSIRE


MEGAN
MARIE
BAKER
21 years


BRENDA
NAYAME
31 years


MICHELE
JOY
WARGO
29 years


43

JOHN
ROBERT
SPRINGER
40 years


MPUNDU
HILDA
KASUBA
15 years


"ANNIE"
ANNE
MARIE
BERND
24 years


MICHAEL
DONNELLY
BUTKA
16 years


44

PAUL
JOHN
LAFAVER
27 years


"WAYNE"
BRADFORD
WAYNE
WELLS, JR.
42 years


AMANDA
CHRISTINE
WARNOCK
13 years


RODNEY
ALLEN
NISBET
38 years


45

ANTHONY
PAUL
WODZINSKI
15 years


SHAWNEE
MARIE
(STORMER)
KOCH
40 years


"TONY"
ANTHONY
RYAN
MCLEMORE
31 years


JEREMY
DILLON
WILLIAMS
18 years


46

ALEXANDRA
VICTORIA
RENTFRO
8 years


WESLEY
GOODNER


AMBER
MARIE
BARTALINO
20 years


CALEB
JOSEPH
HIEATT
15 years


47

JAVARUS
MCCORMICK
17 years


"GRANT"
JERRY
GRANT
LEWIS
26 years


HAYES
KENT
16 years


JERRY
JOHNSON
22 years


48

EMMA
RENAUD
9 months


LAURA
ANN
KIMBLE
33 years


ANGIE
ANN
DUHON
31 years


RADOMIR
RADE
CIRIC
33 years


49

MICHAEL
J.
SMICH
33 years


SISSY
LYNNE
WARRINER
9 years


MICHAEL
RAY
SHELLY
35 years


SAMUEL
SCOTT
GEER
21 years


50

, AMANDA
WORLEY
16 years


MIRANDA
YOUNG
21 years


DAVID
MILLER
21 years


NATHAN
WILLIAM
MANZ
17 years


51

CHRISTINE
MARIE
KLEIN
33 years


ANDREA
ADRIAN-WOLFE
27 years


BRYAN
DANIEL
WOLFE
27 1/2 years


MICHAEL
D.
CARICO II
39 years


52

ROBERT
"BOB"
WILLIAMS
19 years


"TRISSIE"
THERESA
DAWN
FETTER
37 years


AMANDA
"MANDY"
NICOLE
WALKER
22 years


DEBORAH
SARAH
POLLOCK
19 years


53

ADAM
FIOCK
26 years


CHRISTOPHER
B.
HOSLER
23 years


AARON
DWAYNE
BREWER
26 years


SGT.
PETER
MAGINNIS
NYPD
37 years


54

IAN
ARTHUR
ATCHINSON
12 years


DANNY
TAGGART
12 years


TAMATHA
"TAMI"
JOLYNNE
VARNER
WATSON
31 years


JOHN
(JACK)
POLAND
20 years


55

MATTHEW
PAUL
TRAVIS
COLE
22 years


VERNON
EUGENE
LIPSEY
18 years


JAMIE
LEE
BAKER
18 years


RANDY
SANTMANN
22 years


56

REBECCA
LYNN
FITZER-GROVES
34 years


DUSTIN
LEE
FITZER
13 years


ANTHONY
PARROTT
21 years


TINA
MARIE
MCQUAIG
27 years


57

BRENDAN
MICHAEL
KIZER
17 years


LYNELLE
A.
CONNOR
26 years


ROBERT
LOUIS
(BOBBY)
MONTGOMERY
27 years


CHRISTOPHER
ALLEN
MORELL
23 months


58

LONNIE
LEE
WEBB
41 years


JASON
CHRISTOPHER
DUNN
22 years


BRANDON
SGAGGERO
29 years


THOMAS
M.
34 years


59

JUSTIN
OWEN
DANIELS
VERDIEL
5 years


JASON
RAMIREZ
18 years


DANIEL
RAMIREZ
17 years


LISA
FERNANDEZ
17 years


60

BILLY
KAYSER
16 years


THOMAS
KAYSER
Born Sleeping


"JIM"
JAMES
H.
TAYLOR, II
18 years


RONALD
SHANE
SHORT
22 years


61

JASON
LEE
WILLIAMS
20 years


JOSHUA
LINK
DOOLEY
17 years


JOSEPH
HALE
SHEPHERD
18 years


JEFFERY
ALLEN
OLA
35 years


62

AARON
HEATH
HARVEY
19 years


KARLA
SUE
WHITE
LALONDE
33 years

STEVEN
WAYNE
COTHRAN
38 years


PAUL
DWAIN
COTHRAN
29 years


63

ASHLEY
RUSSELL
JESSOP
30 years


"KATIE"
KATHRYN
JEAN
FISHER
18 years


"NICK"
NICHOLAS
DAVID
LUCKE
24 years


MATTHEW
HUSTWICK
23 years


64

"ANT"
ANTHONY
MICHAEL
COLA
16 years


CERRIDWYN
"KERRY" MAIRE
URSULA BRIGID
ROSEANNE
LUJAN
19 years


CODY
TYLER
CLIFTON
18 years


LEVI
M.
ZORN
27 years


65

JESSUA
KALEIOLANAKILA
ROSAGA
3 1/2 years


BENJAMIN
DAVID
SHIPP
24 years


ADAM
JAROD
DELONG
18 1/2 years


GLENDA
FAYE
DUBOSE
43 years


66

AARON
HEATH
HARVEY
19 years


STEVEN
WAYNE
COTHRAN
38 years


JAMES
HERBERT
KALLIES
24 yrs, 11 mo, 2 d


HEATHER
PERKINS
TREW
19 years


67

JAMIE-LEIGH
BRITT
18 years


JONATHAN
STEVEN
WITTY
16 years


AARON
C.
KURTZ
31 years


TRAVIS
REX
BARRENTINE
18 years


68

MARK
ALAN
LEE
22 years


MICHAEL
DOUGLAS
PICKLES
10 years


GRANT
LEWIS
26 years


JOEY
SCARPA
23 years


69

JESSIE
ROBERT
RICHARDSON
24 years


JAMIE
LEE
RICHARDSON
20 years


LISA
HOLDGRAFER
30 years


ROB
L.
"RADROB"
NORTHROP, JR.
26 years


70

LLOYD
FRANKLIN
ROBERTS
(DRACUS)
40 years


JAMES
GARY
RODGERS
24 years


KARI
ANN
RAMSEY
3 mo, 2 wks


HEIDI
ALLYN
REED
21 years


71

"ANDY"
ANDREW
GREGORY
MISTLER
17 years


JOSHUA
SCOTT
JOHNSON
21 years


MAXX
WILLIAM
ALBURY
4.5 months


JEREMY
SCOTT
HILL
34 years


72

BOBBY
O'BREIN
LACKEY
38 years


"JAKKIE"
JACQUES
OELOFSE
25 years


TINA
MARIE
MCQUAIG
27 years


LAURA
JANE
WHITE
15 years


73

BRYAN
JAY
REID
15 years


JAMES
IRVIN
"J.D."
SCROGGINS
23 years


LEE
HENRY
AGUILERA
25 years


DAVID
KISER
24 years


74

CHAD
ERIC
DAY
30 years


ANTHONY
MICHAEL
SYBERT-SMITH
4 wks, 4 days


ANGEL
CRYSTAL
PLANA
13 years


TERRY
CHRISTOPHER
REED
DAVIS
22 years


75

JERRY
"TREY"
WAYNE
POUPART, III
14 YEARS


"TIMI"
JEANA
TIMITHEA
ELISON
ALLEN
9 years


"WHITNEY"
PHILLIP
WHITNEY
ALLEN
18 years


CRYSTAL
YVONNE
THOMPSON
28 years


76

RICKEY
FRANKLIN
TACKETT, II
Newborn


JEREMY
TODD
TACKETT
26 years


JUSTIN
LUKE
SCANCARELLO
21 years


BRIAN
WALTER
BRUMBAUGH
25 years


77

DUSTIN
MARSHALL
RAWLS
25 years


CYNTHIA
M.


CRAIG
L.


TRISTAN
W.
19 years


78

CYNTHIA
SHELTON
55 years


BRENDA
STEVENS
50 years


MATTHEW
DOUCETTE
17 years


BOBBY
JOHN
SHELTON
25 years


79

TRAVIS
BO
T.
20 years


LYNDSEY
P.
22 years


SHAWN
PRESTON
REGO
15 years


TAMMY
RENEE
SMITH
21 years


80

JEFFERY
ALLEN
OLA
35 years


MARO
THOMAS
ESTABROOK
5 1/2 weeks

KAREN
AMELIA
MARY
ESTABROOK
18 days

STEVEN
EDWARD
WEST
21 years


81

CLYDE
LEON
JONAS, JR.
29 years


RICHARD
WAYNE
JONAS
28 years


JENNIFER
GRACE
MUDGE
49 years


JEFFREY
THOMAS
MUDGE
27 years


82

AARON
GOLDEN
22 years


KENZIE
GOLDEN
RODEN
25 years


LAURIE
MICHELLE
BAER
16 years


KENNETH
ALLEN
BEEVERS
18 years


83

JOSHUA
EUGENE
HEDGLIN
18 1/2 years

LCPL. JESSE
RYAN
TRACEY
22 years


CHRISTIAN
VICTORIA
(CHRISSIE)
CARRIGAN
15 years


ERIN
JOANNE
MURPHY


84

GREGORY
SCOTT
ROACH
8 years


LUKE
DANIEL
ROACH
6 hours


CHAD
PHILLIP
PENDERGRASS
13 years


ROMELO
ANTONIO
RODRIGUEZ
Born Still


85

JOSEPH
WILLIAM
HEATH
25 years


MARJORIE
MAE
BOWEN
35 years


JOSEPH
MICHAEL
MEDINA
31 years


KYLE
MICHAEL
TINGEN
16 years


86

KENDALL
GERALD
MOSELEY
30 years


EVAN
THROCKMORTON
21 years


MICHAEL
(MIKEY)
PAUL
BURCHFIELD
9 years


TYLER
WADE
HEAD
9 years


87

TALMADGE
DEWITT
TULLIER
18 months


CHRISTOPHER
PEREIDA
20 years


RANDY
REED
"PETE"
HECOX
30 years


ANGELA
DAWN
SCHROEDER
28 years


88

JARED
G.
BIFULCO
19 years


JUSTIN
HENRY
"J.T."
THIELBAR
17 years


RENEE
L.
MISCIK
38 years


CRAWFORD
ALAN
CARNAHAN
18 years


89

THOMAS
P.
FARRIS
23 years


JOHN
CHARLES
GREGORY, JR.
26 years


RAYMOND
HOLLINGSWORTH
19 years


JESSE
LYNCH
24 years


90

JONATHAN
BRYAN
CHASTAIN
20 years


JOANNA
BETH
CHASTAIN
19 years


KAITLYN
LOUISE
SCOTT
20 months


RYAN
PATRICK
RHODES
23 years


91

DARREN
DUTTON
21 years


KEVIN
TODD
FELLER
27 years


PAUL
EDWARD
DALLIS
17 years


TAMMY
LYNN
LUCAS
ALLEN
35 years


92

SHERRI
LYNN
POE
21 days


JOHNNY
E.
POE
15 years


KYLE
A.
POE
26 years


JOEY
MOWER
24 years


93

NICHOLAS
ANTHONY
PICCOLO, III
25 years


KRISTEN
ELIZABETH
GOODMAN
21 years


PAMELA
LYNNE
REID
17 years


JOHNATHAN
LEE
STONE
16 years


94

ANDREW
BRENT
LASCHON
18 years


JESSICA
LYN
BRYL
23 years


CLINT
TYLER
REAGAN
20 years


CRYSTAL
FERRIGNO
9 years


95

VENESSA
GONZALEZ
23 years


AARON
BENJAMIN
KRAUT
6 years


FALLON
O'TOOLE
MCINTYRE
2 yrs, 3 m, 18 days


BENJAMIN
E.
SNODDY
34 years


96

JENNIFER
(JENNI)
JAIN
27 years


SCOT
L.
JAIN
34 years


DAVEY
ALLISON
DUNAVANT
9 years


KASSANDRA
JEAN
CARROLL
28 years


97

IAN
DOUGLAS
MARSHALL
3 months


KENNETH
STUART
MARSHALL
9 days


GERALD
KEITH
MARSHALL
1 day


AIRMAN 1ST CLASS
SCOTT
M.
SCHROEDER
20 years


98

CHRISTOPHER
RYAN
FREUNDORFER
3 years


PAMELA
LYNNE
REID
17 years


JESSICA
MARIE
YOUNG
22 years


JOSHUA
LEWIS
DARNA
15 years


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TODD
BRANDON
WEHUNT
27 years


ANNA
Y.
COLOM
12 years


"RONNIE"
RONALD
LEE
VANWINKLE
19 years


DUSTIN
JAMES
ELLIS
16 years


100

BRIAN
SCOTT
DAVIS
20 years


ZACKERY
JOHN
TOMLINSON
6 years


STEVEN
PATRICK
MILLER
21 years


KEITH
ARMAND
"SLUGGER"
WILSON
20 years

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I heard the teardrop hit my pillow
before I even knew I was crying.

~Amborella Oltre









ANGELS NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
My emotions were stirring, no one to arouse.
The stockings were hung from the chimney with care.
One stocking seemed lonely... my child wasn't there.

I was sleepy and nestled all snug in my bed
While visions of heaven danced in my head.
I dreamt of heavenly gifts he'd unwrap,
As I settled my brains for a heavenly nap.

Since the day that he died my life had been shattered.
There was nothing much left that seemed really to matter.
I dosed off to sleep but awoke to a flash.
"Could this light be my child?" myself I did ask.

Then as I gazed out at the new fallen snow.
"What was that light?" I wanted to know!
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a beautiful angle with luminous hair.

This angel was happy so lively and quick.
I knew in a moment my child wasn't sick.
More rapid than eagles his angel friends came
And he softly and tenderly called them by name.

They all stood before me in the snow and the wind
As I heard in the night the sweet message they send.
They want us to know that they heard our sad call
And they're really okay, not to worry at all.

As prayers that are prayed to heaven on high,
When they meet with a teardrop, mount to the sky.
So up to the clouds the angles they flew.
With a message of love for me and for you.

And then in a twinkling, they returned with their love.
They were dancing and prancing right up above.
Then all the angels, they flew to the ground.
One entered of my home without making a sound.

He was dressed all in white from his head to his foot.
And his clothes were all glowing and he carried a book.
Great feathery wings he had on his back.
As he opened his book I sighed and I gasped.

His eyes how they twinkled his smile was so merry.
His cheeks were like roses but I was so weary.
Then he gave me the answers I needed to know.
His fluttering wings were as white as the snow.

As I stood there and watched him I felt a great peace
And a halo encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a sweet face and a wonderful grin
That beamed when he laughed from his ears to his chin.

His hair was so radiant and appeared to be silk.
I cried when I saw him in spite of myself.
The spark in his eyes and the glow 'round his head,
Soon gave me to know that he wasn't so dead.

He spoke not a word but went straight to his work
As he checked off my name in his book... under HURT.
He looked at me gently and smiled as time froze.
He gave me a hug and to the clouds he arose.

He joined his new friends and he gave a soft whistle
And away they all flew like a sudden dismissal.
But I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight...
"Mom, we're visiting all grieving parents tonight."

© 2002 - Christine Ross
© Revised 2006









When you are sorrowful look again in your heart,
and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for
that which has been your delight.

~Kahlil Gibran









I WONDER IF

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


I wonder if you heard it?
Did you listen really well?
It's in every Christmas carol
And in every Christmas bell.

There is a sweet familiar voice.
It's one you'll recognize.
The one you've longed to hear again.
Just concentrate and close your eyes.

I wonder if you smelled it?
Did you inhale really deep?
It's in every Christmas fragrance
And in every Christmas tree.

There is a sweet familiar scent.
It's one you'll recognize.
The one you've longed to breathe again.
Just concentrate and close your eyes.

I wonder if you tasted it?
Did it linger on your lips?
It's in every Christmas candy
And in every Christmas sip.

There is a sweet familiar taste.
It's one you'll recognize.
The one you've longed to kiss again.
Just concentrate and close your eyes.

I wonder if you felt it?
Did it brush you close enough?
It's in every Christmas teardrop
And in every Christmas hug.

There is a sweet familiar touch.
It's one you'll recognize.
The one you've longed to hold again.
Just concentrate and close your eyes.

I wonder if you saw it?
Did you look at it tonight?
It's in every Christmas candle
And in every Christmas light.

There is a sweet familiar face.
It's one you'll recognize.
The one you've longed to see again.
Just concentrate... with opened eyes.

© 2007 - Christine Ross









Tears are the silent language of grief.

Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer and historian









WHERE IS CHRISTMAS

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


Where is Christmas?
Where did it go?
Where is the music?
Where is the snow?

Where is Santa?
Where is the cheer?
Where is the laughter?
Why aren't you here?

© 2003 - Christine Ross








The tears fall,
they're so easy to wipe off onto my sleeve,
but how do I erase the stain from my heart?

~ Unknown










ANOTHER LONELY DECEMBER

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


Another lonely December,
Waiting for Christmas to pass,
Staring out through the window,
At the cold beyond the glass.

Dreaming of the years gone by,
And things I love to remember,
Knowing this life will always bring,
Another lonely December.

© 2004 - Christine Ross








Let your tears come.
Let them water your soul.

~Eileen Mayhew








THE SILENCE OF CHRISTMAS MORNING

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


The silence of Christmas morning,
Echoes through my lonely soul.
No laughter or excitement,
Just the sound of growing old.

Growing old without my child,
No more light upon my face.
Oh how I miss Christmas morning,
In this abandoned... silent place.

I have memories of the laughter,
And the whispering joy within,
From noisy Christmas mornings,
But the memories have an end.

My child's life was quietly hushed,
Leaving us without any warning.
This one memory will always bring,
The silence of Christmas morning.

© 2004 - Christine Ross








Invisible tears are the hardest to wipe away.
Just let it out, my friend.

~Adabella Radici









ON THIS LONELY CHRISTMAS NIGHT

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


The rocking horse is put away.
The tricycle stands alone.
The little winter coats and hats
Have all become un-sewn.

The bicycle is in the shed.
The car is covered with a tarp.
The Christmas tree and ornaments
Are in the corner in the dark.

The games are in the closet.
The cell phone receives no calls.
The patchwork Christmas stocking
Hangs empty on the wall.

The guitar plays no music.
The new clothes are getting old.
The toys are all upon the shelf
With stories left untold.

The sled is covered up with snow.
The skis rest behind the door.
The gloves that used to warm those hands
Will warm those hands no more.

The candle's burning brightly.
The little tree has twinkle lights.
The urn rests there between them both
On this lonely Christmas night.

© 2007 - Christine Ross








What soap is for the body,
tears are for the soul.

~Jewish Proverb









CHRISTMAS EVE

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


It's Christmas Eve and I'm lonely
Remembering you tonight.
Precious memories make me smile
But this pain within I fight.

I wish I could play Santa Claus
Just one more time for fun.
And watch you open presents
But your life is over and done.

I know you are the one that died
But I also died... someway
And so did every Christmas Eve
And every special holiday.

We have no Christmas tree with lights
And we have no jingle bells.
We only have this loneliness,
Not dead... but a living hell.

I'll still wait for you tonight
To walk tall through that front door,
Bushing the snow off of your coat
And we'll have Christmas Eve once more.

© 2004 - Christine Ross








It is such a secret place,
the land of tears.

~Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince









WE'RE ALL JUST CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

~ by Christine Ross in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001


We're all just Christmas presents
Underneath the Christmas tree.
Waiting to be opened.
Waiting finally to be free.

The Christmas tree is heaven
Where unwrapped presents go.
The ornaments are angels
Watching over us below.

The star atop the Christmas tree
Is the one who made it all.
The one who unwraps presents
And gives that final call.

But some are unwrapped way too soon
Their paper ripped and torn.
They leave behind an empty box
While other presents morn.

The presents beg the star above
To fill the box that was unwrapped.
The star reminds the presents....
"The ornaments can not come back."

"Just look above into the tree
And see their brilliant shine.
No more will they be broken.
You'll see them when it's time."

The presents somehow understand....
The ornaments are finally home.
They've earned their place upon the tree.
In the empty box they don't belong.

If not for Christmas ornaments,
If not for the star above.
The presents would have nowhere
To feel the ornaments love.

So we'll remain beneath the tree
Until we're unwrapped by the star.
And leave behind our empty box
To go where our ornaments are.

So when you see a Christmas tree.
Think of all it represents.
Heaven, Angels, God above
And those who wait beneath the branch.

The Christmas tree is heaven
And the presents are those below
And the ornaments are our angels
And the star is the one who knows.

© 2006 - Christine Ross








"Tears are often the telescope
by which men see far into heaven."

-- Henry Ward Beecher









A WALK ON CHRISTMAS DAY


I took a walk on Christmas day
In the cool crisp winter air.
The trees bowed down before me
And they whispered in my ear.

"Walk lightly on the pathway.
Tip-toe quietly as you go.
Remember all the days gone by
Of the life you used to know"

Along the path were Christmas trees
And stars and angel wings,
Toys for little children
But no children could be seen.

Bright red bows and Christmas wreaths
And flowers all around,
Big brass horns and jingle bells
Although they made no sound.

Manger scenes and ornaments
And little twinkle lights,
Santa Clause and reindeer,
That didn't come last night.

Decorations everywhere,
It was Christmas at this place.
All was well until I felt
A teardrop on my face.

I walked lightly on the pathway.
I tip-toed quietly as I prayed.
Then I looked down and saw it...
My child's name upon the grave.

"It's Christmas", whispered all the trees
To the graveyard names below.
..And I remembered days gone by
Of the life I used to know.

© 2007 - Christine Ross
~ in memory of Lucas Christopher Ross 1979 - 2001

Published in LIVING WITH LOSS magazine
Winter 2009, Volume 24 No. 4
Bereavement Publications, Inc.









"I love walking in the rain,
'cause then no-one knows I'm crying."

~UNKNOWN















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