Never forgotten

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of those who have died in the past year. I pray for Aylan's father and relatives, the little boy, who along with his mother and brother, drowned in the Mediterranean when their boat capsized. I remember the family and friends of one of my students, who at the young age of 20, committed suicide last week. I pray for the family and friends of the little boy with the brain tumor who also passed last Monday. I remember my two coworkers (grandmother and granddauughter) who lost a mother and daughter to cancer last month. So many empty chairs in peoples' homes. I think of those who have lost beloved pets--a horse, dog or cat. Peace and comfort to those who are burdened with the terrible weight of grief. May their loved ones live on in memories, in the whisper of the wind, in the twinkling of the stars.