This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one,  Alyson Elizabeth Austin Keiser who was born in Virginia Beach,Virginia on January 27, 1989 and passed away on November 22, 2005 in Shelby, Ohio. Alyson was a passenger in an automobile that lost control causing her to be ejected.. She did not suffer as God took her instantly.  We shall never forget her beautiful smile or her big brown eyes.
Ally has 3 sisters and 3 brothers.
Ally's friends called her "Flaca" meaning skinny. Ally was 5' 9 weighing 115lbs.
  She loved to laugh and make people laugh. God, how we all miss her silly laugh!
She was such a fun loving person. To those who did not know her she was more like a church mouse. Ally loved children, and had the name Adaline picked out for her first born daughter.
We know God took her for a reason, I will never question him, I know  He needed another Special Angel In Heaven.

There is a special Angel in Heaven
that is a part of me.
It is not where I wanted her
but where God wanted her to be.

She was here but just a moment
like a night time shooting star.
And though she is in Heaven
she isn't very far.

She touched the heart of many
like only an Angel can do.
I would've held her every minute
if the end I only knew.

So I send this special message
to the Heavens up above.
Please take care of my brown eyed Angel
and send her all my love. 

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On the day God took you 
I thought that I would die
I wondered where the time went?
I asked alot of whys??
With people all around me
I felt alone inside
From all their words of comfort,
I couldn't seem to hide,
I thought I might be dreaming
That I'd wake and find you here,
I thought "This can't be happening."
As I wiped another tear.
On the day that you were laid to rest
My heart broke yet again,
I wondered if the pain would end,
But mostly, I wondered when??
It's hard to be without you,
At times the days seem long,
Sometimes I just sit crying,
When there's really nothing wrong.
I wish we'd had more time,
Before your life was done.
I hope your resting peacefully,
My precious one


Calling Of An Angel


With the calling of an Angel
My name was softly said,
It sounded near, but yet so far
Not one thing did I dread.

I have traveled far away
From earth and all it's woe,
The calling of an angel
Is why I had to go.

To leave you for a little while
Is what I had to do,
But forever is the promise
God gave to me and you.

Carry no sorrow while I'm gone
Think of me in wait,
I'll be right here in heaven
As you enter through the gate.

So keep a smile inside your heart
When you think of me and then,
For it won't be long my dear ones
I'll be with you once again.











Bereaved Parents Wish List
I wish you wouldn't be afraid to speak my child's name. My child lived and was very important to me. I need to hear that she was important to you also.

If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you knew that it isn't because you have hurt me. My child's death is the cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.

Being a bereavead parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn't shy away from me. I need you now more than ever. I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.

I know that you think of and pray for me often. I also know that my child's death pains you too. I wish you would let me know these things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.

I wish you wouldn't expect my grief to be over. These first years are traumatic for me, but I wish you could understand that my grief will never be over. I will suffer the death of my child until the day I die.

I am working hard in my recovery, but I wish you could understand that I will never fully recover. I will always miss my child and I will always grieve that she is gone.

I wish you wouldn't expect me "not to think about it" or "be happy". Neither will happen for a very long time, so don't frustrate yourself.

I don't want to have a "pity party", but I do wish you would let me grieve. I must hurt before I can heal.

I wish you understood how my life has shattered. I know it is miserable for you to be around me when I'm feeling miserable. Please be as patient with me as I am with you.

When I say, "I'm doing okay", I wish you could understand that I don't "feel" okay and that I struggle daily.

I wish you knew that all of the grief reactions I'm having are very normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are all to be expected. So please excuse me when I'm quiet and withdrawn or irritable and cranky.

Your advice to "take it one day at a time" is excellent advice. However, a day is too much and too fast fo me right now. I wish you could understand that I'm doing good to handle an hour at a time.

Please excuse me if I seem rude, certainly not my intent. Sometimes the world around me goes to fast and I need to get off. When I walk away, I wish you would let me find a quiet place to spend time alone. 

I wish you understood that grief changes people. When my child died, a big part of me died with her. I am not the same person I was before my child died and I will never be that person again.

I wish very much that you could understand - understand my loss and my grief.
But.......
I pray daily that you will never understand.


       



We had so many things to do together and one day something 
happened and everything changed....

I said, God I hurt
and he said I know

I said, I cry alot
and God said, That's why I gave you tears

I said, life is so hard
And God said, That's why I gave you loved ones

I said, but my loved one died
And God said, so did mine

I said, It's such a great loss
And God said, I saw mine nailed to a cross

I said, but your loved one lives
And God said, so does yours

I said, where is she now?
And God said, my son is by my side
And your daughter is in my arms!!


When You See A Butterfly
My soul is released in Heaven
My spirit is in the wind,
I've arrived inside God's kingdom
in Heaven here with Him.

Inside this place of beauty
Enchantment always near,
Far past imagination
this land that has no fear.

Think of me when butterflies
are flying everywhere
I'm singing, dancing, laughing
Free from earth's despair.

The other side of tomorrow
Within God's time you'll see,
I know He'll bring you safely home
then forever we will be.

Keep a song inside your heart
And know that I am free,
Do not weep in sorrow
When you remember me.










             


 
Don't forget to light a candle in memory of Alyson - 
keep her memory going!




 "An Angel in the book of life
wrote down my daughter's birth,
and whispered as she closed the book,
much to beautiful for earth......"


Could we ever forget your sparkling eyes
or the way you brightened each day,
or your smile which is etched in our memories,
so you're never far away?
Could we ever forget those priceless moments?
The answer, of course, is never.
For you was part of our lives for a brief time,
but you'll be part of our hearts forever. 

                                                                                
                     
                                                              
Hugs from Heaven
When you feel a gentle breeze 
Caress you when you sigh
it’s a hug sent from Heaven
from a loved one way up high.

If a soft and tender raindrop
Lands upon your nose
they’ve added a small kiss
as fragile as a rose.

If a song you hear fills you
with a feeling of sweet love
it’s a hug sent from Heaven
from someone special up above.

If you awaken in the morning
to a bluebird's chirping song
its music sent from Heaven
to cheer you all day long.

If tiny little snowflakes
Land upon your face
it’s a hug sent from Heaven
Trimmed with Angel lace

So keep the joy in your heart
if you're lonely my dear friend
Hugs that are sent from Heaven
a broken heart will mend.

Some people come into our lives and quickly go...
Like an ocean wave when it touches the shore...
Or a cloud that is there and then gone.

Some people stay for a while...
And although we may be unaware...
They are touching our lives in a special way.

When they are gone, it is then we understand...
They have left footprints on our hearts...
And we will never, ever be the same.

MY FRIENDS!!!!!!! 

        
            
        



Letter to Mom

Mom, please don’t feel guilty
It was just my time to go.
I see you are still feeling sad,
and the tears just seem to flow.

We all come to earth for our lifetime,
And for some it’s not many years
I don’t want you to keep crying
You are shedding so many tears.

I haven’t really left you
Even though it may seem so.
I have just gone to my heavenly home,
and I’m closer to you than you know.

Just believe that when you say my name
I’m standing next to you,
I know you long to see me,
But there’s nothing I can do.

But I’ll still send you messages
and hope you understand,
that when your time comes to “cross over,”
I’ll be there to take your hand.




 Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

 


           "We are as the wings of a butterfly, 
             bound together with the love of God" 
                                                                                         
       





ALYSON ELIZABETH AUSTIN KEISER

Our Special Star
To our special star in the sky
With a strong string that holds the tie

Of all the love that we hold so dear
To keep you close and keep you near

For when our tears fill up our eyes
We now look up into the sky
To see our bright shining star
To let us know that you're not far

Feeling the love from your warm light
It's the brightest one we see at night

So when our days and nights are tough
We'll always remember to just look up