Condolence From: Donna & Rick
Condolence: Our best thoughts and prayers are with you all... I hope these words surround you with our embrace in this time of sadness.
Dear Helen, our prayers for your sweet journey home are offered with love...
"We look towards each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.
Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul's gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.
When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you."
~John O'Donohue
Thursday January 25, 2018
Condolence From: Debbie & Greg Auchterlonie
Condolence: Sympathies and hugs to all the family and friends in your loss. She lived a full life, shared it with all of you and she will walk with you always in spirit. Keep the memories close to your heart and share them with one another for she will be listening and will watch over you!
Tuesday January 23, 2018
Condolence From: Cathy and Chuck
Condolence: In Memory,
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone.
A part of us went with you,
the day God took you home.
If tears could build a stairway,
and heartaches make a lane,
we'd walk our way to heaven,
and bring you back again.
In life we loved you dearly,
in death we love you still,
in our hearts you hold a place,
no one could ever fill.
Sunday January 21, 2018
Condolence From: Ann and Jim Coyle
Condolence: May you cherish all the time you had together, smile at the memories and hold close in your heart all the moments you shared with your mom, Helen.
Saturday January 20, 2018
Condolence From: Rosey and Fred Guidolin
Condolence: "Lord and Conductor of the Universe,
~We acknowledge and affirm the mystery of sunsets and farewells. Of departures and endings.
~We are thankful even for the pains of daily dying. For the daily separations that are the counterpart in our common lives..
With gratitude,
~We listen to the yearly song of creation. The Melody of spring,, summer and autumn which, till the death-rest of winter., begin again in the evergreen resurrection of spring.
~We take joy as our hearts rise to You,
That this divine harmony of death and life was sung by prophets and holy people. That Your Son sang that song with his whole person in His death and resurrection from the tomb." ~Source unknown~
Saturday January 20, 2018
Condolence From: Kitti and Gary
Condolence: Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.
Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.
The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new music
That brightened everything.
Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;
You placed smiles like flowers
On the altar of the heart.
Your mind always sparkled
With wonder at things.
We look towards each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.
Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul's gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.
When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you.
May you continue to inspire us:
To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.
Fr. John O'Donohue - Anam Cara
Friday January 19, 2018
