My First Christmas in Heaven

Last Christmas was a dismal time. At 2:00 am Christmas morning 2010, Al became extremely ill. By 8:00 am we were on the way to the hospital via ambulance. He never came home and died exactly two months later. This Christmas is hard in so many ways. When I begin to get sad, I read this poem given to me at one of my bereavement meetings.

To everyone that has lost a loved one, I hope it helps you too. Merry Christmas.

                              My First Christmas in Heaven

I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below
With tiny lights, like Heaven's stars, reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away the tear
For I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear
But the sounds of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you the joy these voices bring
For it is beyond description to hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me
I see the pain inside your heart
But I am not so far away, we really aren't apart.
So be happy for me, dear ones, you know I hold you dear
And be glad I'm spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

I sent you each a special gift from my heavenly home above
I sent you each a memory of my undying love.
After all, love is a gift, more precious than pure gold
It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.
Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do
For I can't count the blessings, or love He has for each of you.
So have a Merry Christmas, and wipe away the tear
Remember, I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.

                   A few days before Christmas, 2010 at the company Christmas Party.