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By Rebecca Groh.
On a cold December morning,
We came up here to play,
And though we don't quite know why,
We understand that we have to stay.
Though we remember our lives before,
We have forgotten what brought us here.
And we are all aware that we are loved,
And that there is nothing left to fear.
Every day is full of joy,
The fun here never ends,
And we are never, ever lonely,
Because we are surrounded by many friends.
Jesse is the little soldier that leads us around,
Up here he is our guide,
and we know we will find the routes we seek,
Because he is by our side.
It's James' job to wake us each morning,
With his voice's joyous peal.
And wearing nothing but shorts and t-shirts,
He eats a foot-long sandwich at every meal.
We love to watch Olivia dance,
Across the stage she twirls and twirls,
And proudly she leads the Daisy Scout meetings,
For all of our little girls.
Charlotte is teaching taekwando,
To us her most willing recruits,
And proudly she shows off each day,
Her favorite pink dress and boots.
Though her name is Josephine,
We all lovingly call her Boo,
And when we let her pick our clothes,
We all end up wearing purple too.
Ana leads us each day when we sing,
We let her pick each and every song,
Because when we hear her beautiful voice,
We can't help but to sing along.
Even all the boys have fun,
Playing dress up with our dear Grace,
They'll even done all things frilly and pink,
To bring a smile to her sweet face.
If ever we feel a little lost,
We have the best helper to strengthen the weak,
Because going to Daniel with any sadness,
Will bring us the comfort we seek.
Dylan is our master of fun,
We all call him Mister D,
He's always starting the games of tag,
That we all join in joyfully.
Dressed in bright happy dresses,
Madeleine cares for puppies that we adore,
For while we all love them so,
We know she loves them a little more.
If ever anyone feels down,
A hand-drawn card soon brings them cheer,
Because we know any words written by our Emilie,
Couldn't be more sincere.
Thanks to our dear Caroline,
We all still in Santa believe,
For because of her selfless giving,
Each day is Christmas Eve.
We don't need her little hands,
To feel her precious touch,
Because the notes that our Jessica leaves,
Says, "I love you so much".
Benjamin's our little cupid,
Love is clearly his favorite art,
For he tells us as he sends his kisses our way,
"To catch them and put them in our heart."
It's thanks to our sweet Allison,
There is beauty everywhere we roam,
Because it's she who tends to the bright fragrant flowers,
Of the great garden we now call home.
Avielle is our little hummingbird,
She really is quite truly adored,
For all the amazing new things she's led us to try,
Have ensured we could never be bored.
Thanks to Jack we've all learned to salsa,
It's how of a touch-down we've learned to proclaim,
And up here, no matter what teams play football,
It's the Giants that win every game.
Though we have tried hard to beat him,
Chase manages to win every race,
We try so hard to get him out in baseball,
But he always ends up on base.
Thanks to our resident chef,
Never hungry will any of us be,
The growls in our tummy's can always be calmed,
By a taco from Noah's factory.
And thanks to Catherine's tender care,
We have pets plenty in number and in health,
And it's in their tender companionship,
That she truly counts our wealth.
Though we are so happy here,
We're sorry we left you behind,
And we hope like us a happy peace,
Someday you are able to find.
Know that we are all together,
Know that we still feel your love,
And know that we'll wait here as long as it takes,
For you to join us in Heaven above.