Your Beloved Taylor Lives In Your Heart Many tender memories soften your grief, May fond recollection bring you relief, And may you find comfort and peace in the thought Of the joy that knowing your loved one brought... For time and space can never divide Or keep your loved one from your side When memory paints in colors true The happy hours that belonged to you. ~ Helen Steiner Rice God's Lent Child - Taylor I’ll lend you for a little while, a child of mine, God said For you to love the while she lives and mourn for when she’s dead. It may be six or seven years, or forty-two or three But will you, till I call her back, take care of her for me? She’ll bring her charms to gladden you and should her stay be brief You’ll always have her memories as a solace in your grief. I cannot promise she will stay, since all from earth return, But there are lessons taught below I want this child to learn. I’ve looked this whole world over in my search for teachers true And from the folk that crowd Life’s lane I have chosen you. Now will you give her all your love and not think the labour vain, Nor hate me when I come to take this lent child back again? I fancy that I heard them say “Dear God, thy will be done. For all the joys this child will bring the risk of grief we’ll run. We will shelter her with tenderness, we’ll love her while we may And for all the happiness we’ve ever known, we’ll ever grateful stay. But should the angels call her much sooner than we’d planned We will brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand." ~ Author Unknown To Those I Love If I should ever leave you whom I love To go along the Silent Way, grieve not, Nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk Of me as if I were beside you there. (I'd come-- I'd come, could I but find a way! But would not tears and grief be barriers?) And when you hear a song or see a bird I loved, please do not let the thought of me Be sad... for I am loving you just as I always have... You were so good to me! There are so many things I wanted still To do-- so many things to say to you... Remember that I did not fear... It was Just leaving you that was so hard to face... We cannot see beyond... But this I know: I loved you so-- 'twas heaven here with you! ~ Isla Paschal Richardson You are loved beyond measure Laura! I'm praying for you on the anniversary of Taylor's entrance into Heaven; thank you for sharing her life with me! Kathy