| In Loving Memory Of My Best Friend Lori Lynn Carney June 16 , 1960 - May 6 , 2006 |
| I Miss Your Laughter , Fun , And Gentleness I miss your laughter , fun , and gentleness I miss the things that I used to do for you I miss the time , now filled with emptiness When each day was a stage for something new I miss your love , though mine for you remains A passion with no outlet to the sea A teardrop in a desert that contains What’s left of my maternal ecstasy I miss your presence , like a silent chord That anchored even solitude in grace I miss , for my loves labor , the reward Of seeing some small pleasure in your face All these I miss , and yet they are all here Within my heart , far more than I can bear |
| Do You Ever Cry For My Broken Heart You left so suddenly , my dear girl Not even a chance to say goodbye I think of you always and often My lovely angel , up in the sky Do you ever cry , for my broken heart Can you believe it’s all true You’re there in God’s loving arms And I’m still here , in love with you When my heart gets restless I just can’t hold all back the tears I wonder are you here with me Like you were for all those years You always knew what to say and do In your warm and tender way I miss your smile , your gentle touch I miss you more than ever today When I feel the rain , is that your tears Are you crying for my broken heart Are you warm and safe in God’s arms Do you still miss me , this far apart When I look to the heavens at night I know the brightest star is you , and it’s mine With me here , and you up there Somehow I know it’ll all be fine For my enduring time on earth Until God too , calls me home When I am granted my wings , as you And we will never again be alone Till that days comes my dear Lori Watch over me as you always do And know that my love is still eternal And I’ll always be in love with you Written November 5 , 2007 For Lori Lynn Carney By Steve M |
| I’m Sorry I close my eyes , and I remember The little things you used to say and do Your cute adorable laugh , your amazing smile That made me fall in love with you The calendar keeps turning , days keep passing But your memory will never fade Grasping at fragments of my broken heart Somehow wishing you could have stayed Inside my soul is tortured Of the things I wish I had done From the first time I laid my eyes on you I knew you were the one I’m sorry for not making you my wife A mothers dream , which you never knew Sorry for the children , I wish we’d had But heaven took you away too soon I’ve never known a happiness like you and I Yet fate kept us from so much more Time was not on your side Chances and visions were washed ashore And I try to forgive myself For what could have been a lifelong dance The mistakes I know I made Because I never took the chance And I can’t help myself but wonder If I had , would you still be here Would it have been the fairy tale ending We dreamed of all those years But now I’ll never know the embrace Of a lifetime by your side Just the emptiness without you to hold And the guilt , knowing I never tried Written January 6 , 2008 In Loving Memory Of Lori Carney By Steve M |
| Valentines From Here To Heaven I can still remember like it was yesterday The first time you were my Valentine Dinner with you my dear girl Your face glowed in the candlelight You were so lovely in your red dress I gave you flowers and watched you cry Then we embraced like lovers do And held each other so very tight I still remember holding you close As we danced away the night The smell of your perfume You were the love of my life Valentines from here to heaven Are now all I can ever send Imaginary roses from my heart And all my love to my best friend Valentines from here to heaven To the sweetest woman that I ever knew Imaginary boxes of chocolates And my deepest love for you Valentines from here to heaven To the greatest love I’ve ever known Imaginary hugs and kisses I love you Lori , I’ll see you when I come home Written February 14 , 2008 In Loving Memory Of Lori Carney By Steve M |
| Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there , I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints on snow I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn’s rain When you awake in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight I am the soft star that shines at night Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there , I do not sleep |
| May 6 , 2009. My dearest Lori. It's been 3 years today since God called you home , and I still miss you as much today as I did that day. You gave me the most amazing 22 years anyone could ever ask for. I try so hard to focus on those times together but still I shed so many tears for I miss and love you so very badly. I know you are watching over me , yet the pain of your loss is still as fresh as it was that day. I will never find someone as loving and as beautiful as you. You were my love , my life , my angel and my love for you will never fade. I miss you & love you sweetheart. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX Steve |
| Playing in the background - L "Amore Sei Tu ( I Will Always Love You ) By Katherine Jenkins |
| Euology: In Loving Memory Of Lori Lynn Carney - June 16 , 1960 - May 6 , 2006 Written By Steve M ( read by Steve M & Denise E ) My friends , we have lost a light in our lives , and a dear , dear friend , daughter and sister. A compassionate friend , who never once failed to offer a helping hand , to those who needed it most. A friend who was the first to brighten your world with that beautiful smile , when your day was not going as planned. The first to lend words of encouragement , or her loving arms when you felt you could take no more. The first to take the hand of a child , when he or she seemed to be lost. A friend whose needs she felt were secondary to those she loved so dearly , and held close to her heart , and there were many. A friend who was a two time cancer survivor , and underneath that magnificent frame of a woman , was the heart of a lion A woman who never backed down from a challenge , but when rarely defeated , was generous in defeat. A friend who found beauty in all things , and all people she encountered , no matter their color , or faith. An amazing student of life , as well as a mentor. Someone who was in a class by herself , because of her dignity , and self respect , and her incredible love for life. A daughter , and a sister who made her family so very proud to carry their name. A friend who made me immensely proud to call her my friend. Her crazy , yet adorable little laugh , brightened our days and our years. My dear Lori , from the first moment I met you on February 10 , 1984 on a blind date , in Flagstaff , Arizona , I fell in love with your smile , your kindness , the sparkle in your eyes , the smell of your perfume , and all of the little things that made you so unique. And eventually I fell in love with you , and you with me. Those years , and those special times , and those memories I will carry with me , and cherish forever. And my love for you has never , and will never fade. And one day we will be together in heaven . And I will wrap you in my arms , pull you close , place a kiss upon your cheek , and spend the rest of eternity with you by my side. Sweetheart , if I ever live to be half the man that you were a woman , then I will have done us both proud. As each of your friends , and family members sit before me today , and as you look down from heaven above , they know that each word I have said , is oh so true , and each of us feel the piercing pain of your loss , but we will be eternally grateful for having known you . And all of the beautiful memories of our times together will forever be etched in our hearts and souls. WE MISS YOU , AND LOVE YOU SWEETHEART , AND NOW YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH. |
