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Not Enough Time
A child is a gift from the heavens above,
They come with many moments of love,
But what you think you will hold for a lifetime,
May one day soar back to the heavens above.
Oh, how I think back to the moments,
Precious moments spent with you,
I think of the times that I heard you laugh
There’s nothing to compare to it to.
I think of the times you sat with me,
Sharing the dreams that you treasure
And sharing the failures that you feared most,
Even these were moments of pleasure.
Every moment shared with you was a joy,
So much more than you could ever know,
Just to hear each time your heart would beat,
Meant one more beat to help you grow.
Tonight, I sit and hold onto the photo albums,
Holding on to every minute,
I look back and long for more time in life with you,
For more life while you were in it,
I see others around me and know that they,
Don’t understand exactly how I feel,
For every moment I live without you,
Is a moment too painfully real.
So I sit tonight longing to hold you,
I just can’t hold back my tears,
There are so many precious moments with you......
Oh, just not enough precious years.
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We have a
couple of pictures that we cherish, and I am sure we will cherish forever. Our son, Griffin was born in November of 1998. Pete came to
see us at the hospital, and he was very excited to be an uncle. He adamantly refused to hold the baby, though. He and his girlfriend
then came over to visit us again once we got home and again, Pete refused to hold that little guy. This continued all the way until
February when Griffin was 3 months old. Pete came home towards the end of February for his birthday, and we stopped over to see him. He
suddenly decided to hold Griffin, and Griffin couldn't stop smiling and laughing at his Uncle Pete. It was so sweet! We snapped a few
pictures as they were laughing at each other. Those are the last pictures anyone has of Pete. That was the last time he was home before
he died. We are just so glad that he had the chance to be an Uncle, and we are honored that our son had the opportunity to know him and
be loved by him, however briefly.
Steve & Helene Rinner, Brother & Sister-In-Law
I’m Free
“Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free,
I’m following the path God’s laid you see.
I took His hand when I heard Him call. I turned
my back and left it all. I could not stay another day.
To laugh, to love, to work, to play. Tasks left undone
must stay this way. I found that peace at the
close of the day. If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joys. A friendship shared,
a laugh, a kiss, Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you
the sunshine of tomorrow. My life’s been full,
I savored much. Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief. Don’t lengthen
it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and peace to thee,
God wanted me now; He set me free.
Missy Rinner, Sister |
