This group is for parents (or grandparents) who have lost children,
from birth on, to foster mutual loving support.

Peace is...
Accepting the differences of others.

Peace is...
Understanding another's sorrow.

Peace is...
Sharing in another's trials.

Peace is...
Lending a hand to a stranger in need.

Peace is...
Pressing forward with a hopeful heart
in times of difficulty and strife

Peace is...
Serenity in the heart of the world.

Author Unknown


DON'T HIDE THE SCARS

I wept all alone,
Suffered on my own.
I didn't think that anyone would understand
Until you opened up and
Shared your painful past with me.
Then the wounds that I kept hidden
Were touched by Heaven's hand
Because God used YOU
And all that you've been through.

Don't hide the scars.
Don't be afraid to let them show,
'Cause someone who hurts will see themselves in you.
There's healing in knowing you're not the only one.
You can touch another heart.

Author Unknown



The Long, Hard Journey

‘Tis a long, hard road we travel,
This journey we call “Grief;”
It scars us to our very souls;
It questions our beliefs.

And oftentimes we lose our way,
We stumble and we fall,
We often wonder if we will
Reach the end at all.

Though we cannot see your face,
Nor look into your eyes,
We know that you are with us,
Watching from the skies.

And others walk this path with us,
And we must take their hand;
Together we will reach our goal—
In God’s sweet promised land.

So take my hand and walk with me,
Along the thorn-strewn path;
Together we can make it, friend,
And join our angels at last.

Saralyn McAfee Smith
November 14, 2005