If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.
There will always be another day to say our "I love you's", And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget,
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight..
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear,
Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's okay". And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today
~Lisa~Justin~Lynn~
My Son Lives in Paradise
The dust has settled on the things That I have stored away A favorite toy, for little boy A jar of dried out clay.
A photograph when you were young Sits quietly on the shelf Thoughts of you come drifting back I just can’t help myself.
A drawing that you made for me When you were very small Is framed within this heart of mine And hangs upon the wall.
A scrapbook lies within the room Where you once laid your head Your favorite book, a model car The pillow on your bed.
I miss you coming in from school “Hey mom, it’s me, I’m home” I miss the little words and hugs The special times we’ve known.
A part of me just disappeared The day you went away An empty space now fills my heart There are no words to say.
A closet filled with memories Of happy days gone by A baseball cap and souvenir Why did you have to die?
The trophies that you won at school Stand proudly on display Your many friends can’t understand Why God called you away.
I hear your voice within the halls It echoes in the night I see you in the evening mist And in the morning light.
So many things you left behind Are now a memory But little arms that held me tight Will always stay with me.
An empty space now fills my heart My boy, my child, my son You’ve gone into another world Where golden dreams are spun.
I do not know the answers It‘s not for me to know But I will know the truth one day Just why you had to go.
My turn will come to leave this world I’ll gaze into your eyes God’s perfect plan will be revealed Up there in paradise.
This is how I remember Justin!!
"If Tears Could Build A Stairway"
If tears could build a stairway, And memories were a lane. I would walk right up to heaven, To bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken, No time to say good-bye. You were gone before I knew it, And only God knows why.
My heart still aches in sadness, And secret tears still flow. What it meant to lose you, No one will ever know.
