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In Loving Memory Of
Joshua Eugene Hedglin
9/13/1978 * 3/16/1997

Remember me through the years
*And*
I will be by your side to catch your tears

Twelve long years without your light,
Four thousand three hundred eighty days
since I saw your beautiful sparkling blue eyes
One hundred and Five thousand one hundred and twenty hours
since I heard you call out "Hey Mom... I love you"

These candle burn in memory of Josh
May your light forever shine

On the day that you were born,
they told us we were one,
but no-one told us what to do,
when half of us is gone,
What do you do with half a heart,
or half a will to care,
what do you do with half a life,
now the other halfs not here,
you were the other half of me,
a heart linked to my own,
what do I do with half a life,
now that you are gone.

DO YOU HEAR ME CRYING

Sitting here remembering,
The smile upon your face
And how it made the world light up
You were full of heavenly grace.

No longer can I see your face
For you are with God above
But your loving smile will always be
Tucked in my heart with love.

I know you wouldn’t want to see
Me crying the way I do,
But losing you was a part of me
And days, I can’t make it through.

Do you hear me crying?
It’s because some days I’m down
I look around for you,
But you’re nowhere to be found.

Only pictures now remain of you;
Special songs that meant so much
So if you hear me crying,
It’s because I can’t feel your touch.

Sometimes I think I see you,
On a crowded street or mall.
I then run up and call your name,
But it wasn’t you at all.

My heart still aches in sadness
And tears, oh how they flow!
What it meant to lose you,
No one will ever know.

So, if you hear me crying,
It’s something I can’t control
Just understand my darling,
When I’m again with you, I’ll be whole.

“Author”
Ruth Ann Mahaffey
©copyright Sept 2007

I CAME TO BRUSH YOUR TEARS AWAY

My dearest loved one, here on earth,
I saw a tear fall down your face.
You didn’t see me standing there,
Nor could you feel my soft embrace.

But I was standing next to you,
I know you looked around.
You seemed to wonder what it was
You thought you heard a sound.

Yes my love, it was I,
Who came to check on you.
I saw a tear fall from your eye,
I knew you were feeling blue.

Even though you cannot see me.
Please know that I am near
I am now an angel from above
To brush away your tear.

I know each day you think of me
And many times shed a tear.
But please just close your eyes
And know that I am near.

As I have told you often,
Do not be afraid to cry.
It does relieve the pain
Knowing we had to say goodbye.

One thing is for certain,
Even though life on earth is o’er
I’m still closer to you now
Than ever I was before.

I know you still don’t understand
Why I had to leave this earth
God doesn’t have any secrets;
It’s just all planned from our birth.

Someday when you have joined me
And meet God at His Throne,
It’s then you will understand
The questions that have been unknown.

Author Ruth Ann Mahaffey
©copyright 2007