Francis Donnelly Ritchie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY XXXXXXXXXX

happy birthday dad,if only u were here so we could celebrate - miss & love u soooooooooooo much.....your gone but you will never b forgotton xxxxxxxxxxx

Frances Ritchie July 25, 2009

i miss you XxX

i feel so lonely at times,no one understands how i feel,i miss u so much................i have dreams your going to come back then i wake then realise its never gonna happen.....................as time goes on it gets harder......................wish i could talk to you,love u soooooooooooo much xxxxxxx

Frances Ritchie June 29, 2009

miss u sooooooo much x

fathers day is coming up which is a day i now dislike................................if u were here it would have been soooo brighter..................me & kids miss u like crazy,they have all grown up sooo fast & its so hard that you've missed it all.................................................love & miss u sooooooooooooooo much dad xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Frances Ritchie June 15, 2009

missing u xxxxxxxxxx

Cant believe its been 5years since i found u sleeping - i cant describe how much i miss u - they say time heals,all it does is remind me of how much i miss u.........................miss u soooooooooo much dad xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Frances Ritchie May 18, 2009

rest in peace xx

Please See Me Through My Tears
by Kelly Osmont

You asked, "How am I doing?"
As I told you, tears came to my eyes...
and you looked away and quickly began to talk again.
All the attention you had given me drained away.

"How am I doing?"...I do better when people listen,
though I may shed a tear or two.
This pain is indescribable.
If you've never known it you cannot fully understand.
Yet I need you.
When you look away,
When I'm ignored,
I am again alone with it
Your attention means more than you can ever know.

Really, tears are not a bad sign, you know!
They're nature's way of helping me to heal...
They relieve some of the stress of sadness.

I know you fear that asking how I'm doing brings me sadness
...but you're wrong.
The memory of my loved one's death will always be with me,
Only a thought away.
My tears make my pain more visible to you, but you did not
give me the pain...it was already there.

When I cry, could it be that you feel helpless, not knowing
what to do?
You are not helpless,
And you don't need to do a thing but be there.
When I feel your permission to allow my tears to flow,
you've helped me
You need not speak. Your silence as I cry is all I need.
Be patient...do not fear.

Listening with your heart to "how I am doing"
relieves the pain,
for when the tears can freely come and go, I feel lighter.

Talking to you releases what I've been wanting to say aloud,
clearing space
for a touch of joy in my life.

I'll cry for a minute or two...
and then I'll wipe my eyes,
and sometimes you'll even find I'm laughing later.

When I hold back the tears, my throat grows tight,
my chest aches, my stomach knots...
because I'm trying to protect you from my tears.
Then we both hurt...me, because my pain is held inside,
a shield against our closeness...and you,
because suddenly we're distant.

So please, take my hand and see me through my tears...
then we can be close again.

Dawn Daughter Of Ken Pratt January 8, 2009

So sorry for your loss

Sad are the hearts that love you, silent are the tears that fall, living their lives without you is the hardest part of all. xxx

Carolann Carolann January 8, 2009

A GREAT DAD XXXXXXXXX

Dad u were such a good dad,i remember all the places u used to take me as a kid,especially london zoo where there was a monkey with the same name as me - we used to laugh about that.....i miss u more than you'll ever no xXx

Frances Ritchie January 8, 2009