God saw you getting tired And a cure was not to be So He put His arms around you And whispered ‘Come with Me.’ With tearful eyes We watched you suffer And saw you fade away, Although we loved you dearly We could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands at rest, God broke our hearts to prove He only takes the best. It’s lonesome here without you, We miss you more each day, Life doesn’t seem the same Since you’ve gone away. When days are sad and lonely And everything goes wrong, We seem to hear you whisper ‘Cheer up and carry on.’ Each time we see your picture, You seem to smile and say ‘Don’t cry, I’m in God’s keeping We’ll meet again someday.’ You never said ‘I’m leaving’, You never said goodbye, You were gone before we knew it, And only God knew why. A million times we needed you, A million times we cried, If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still , In our hearts you hold a place, That no one could ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone, For part of us went with you, The day God took you home. Rhonda Braswell

A reunion has occurred in heaven Of the sweetest and most joyful kind As Moms spirit moved beyond this earth Released from her mortal life she left behind And what a reunion it must have been! A joy beyond our conceiving When Mom met Dad in heaven again Ending her dignified grieving When I held Moms hand that night she passed No longer with us could she stay I reassured her Dad was waiting And that all would be okay And we are certain Dad is now holding Moms hand While she cherishes each moment by his side And they’re experiencing the joy of being together again Continuing their travels, journeying far and wide We are confident they are also looking over us Hoping this happiness will lessen our pain As we contemplate the joy that they finally feel Now that they are together again And though we miss Mom and Dad terribly And will long for them with deepest grief We are reminded that love is more powerful than death And this knowledge gives us comfort and peace For we know this isn’t the only reunion Someday we’ll be called to be back with them For life can lead us to greater happiness With all of our loved ones in heaven So although we’ll miss Mom profoundly Our grief is somewhat lessened For we are comforted knowing that she led a good life And Mom and Dad are now together in heaven.

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Pauline. We hope you find it a positive experience and it becomes a place of comfort and support for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.