Pink Mackenzie

22/01/2025

So here I am
greeting the robins you send us
counting the feathers you drop
and the rainbows you draw
realizing
there is a new chapter of us
we are not done
it's different
but it is something
and until we meet again
I will make it enough ..

02/01/2025

A DAD HURTS TOO
by Judi Walker....
People don't always see the tears a dad cries,
His heart is broken too when his child dies.
He tries to hold it together and be strong,
Even though his world's gone wrong.
He holds his wife as her tears fall,
Comforts her through it all,
He goes through his day doing what he's supposed to do,
But a piece of his heart has been ripped away too.
So when he's alone he lets out his pain,
And his tears come like falling rain,
His world has crashed in around him,
And a world that was once bright has gone dim.
He feels he has to be strong for others,
But Dads hurt too, not just the Mothers,
He searches for answers but none are to be found,
He hides behind a mask when he is feeling down.
He smiles through his tears,
He struggles and holds in his fears,
But what you see on the outside is not always real,
Men don't always show how they really feel.
So I'd like to ask a favor of you,
The next time you see a mother hurting
over the loss of her child,
please remember.....a Dad hurts too.xx

31/12/2024

We laughed until we had to cry, we loved right down to our last goodbye, but over the years we'll smile and recall, for just one moment - How lucky we were to have known you and loved you...xx

30/12/2024

Peace within your heart
Love from family and friends
Hope to to make it through each day
Sunshine to light the day
Heavenly Stars to wish upon
Rainbows to to let you know there is a tomorrow
A tear to show compassion
A heart to hold the love
But most of all I wish for you
to feel my hand in yours,
To know I am here if you stumble or fall.
To bring you cheer, to bring you love,
to return the love you always shared with me 💗

25/12/2024

24/12/2024

Just as the Snow flakes hit the ground, And the sky turns from Pink to darkness, and shadows close around. I will be the brightest star in heaven and will shine down on you from afar.. ☆♡☆

22/12/2024

Maureen (Laura’s Mum) gained her wings 35 years ago tonight both together again..
All my Love Duncan x + x🌹

Last thing at night
send them love,
and with the dawn more again.
for the bonds will never be broken,
and that love will remind you...
they still exist.....
You may not remember what they said,
but you will always remember how they made you feel x + x 💖

14/12/2024

Life is a Book.📕.
Life is a book in volumes three
The past, the present and the yet to be
The past is written and laid away
The present we're writing every day
And the last and best of volumes three
Is locked from sight
Angels keep the key....
Author Unknown.... 🌹

13/12/2024

A single thread is easily broken, but when many are gathered together, they become stronger and cannot be torn..Our sorrow has brought us together, and our page has become a tapestry of love for us and others who have lost a loved one. For the Golden Chain of memories, Is a strong and blessed tie, Binding kindred hearts together, As the years go passing by....xx ♥ xx

11/12/2024

Each drop of a Tear is more costly than anything in World..
But, no one knows its value until they have it in their own eyes for the loss of a loved one....
Where there is light, there is hope.
Where there is friendship - peace and truth.
Christmas is a time for celebrating the special people
in our lives. So we will light a candle this Christmas,
For all of those who for what ever reason
Christmas this year will not be the same
and remember them... 🩷 xx

09/12/2024

It was the night before Christmas and Santa was busy making his rounds
He was light on his feet making sure he didn't make a sound.

But he took notice that some homes didn't have that Christmas Glee.
so he decided to stop because he thought that just can't be.

He crept in a Mum/Dads bedroom and stopped dead in his steps, as he saw a little angel hugging his Mum/Dad as they slept

The little angel looked up and cried " oh Santa you are finally here!!
I've been waiting for you to help me let Mummy/Daddy know I am near".

Santa picked up the wee angel and asked him " What can I do? I'm just a simple toy maker I can't make your mummy/Daddys dreams come true".

So the two of them sat and they sat for a while until the tiny angel jumped up and screamed with a smile.
"let's leave them a sign a beautiful sign from above,
let them know it's from me sent from heaven with love"

So Santa dug and he dug deep, in that big glorious bag that was filled with lots of treats .

He pulled out a beautiful white feather that look like it was made out of snow.
And he thought such a beautiful sign that only a grieving parent would know.

He placed it on the nightstand and kissed the angel on his head.
Then placed him next to his mum/Dad as they slumbered in bed.

I think I'll stay here with Mummy/Daddy and visit in there dreams tonight,
They miss me dearly and need to know I'm all right.

Santa made his way to his sled, And wiped a tear from his eye.
He fell to his knees and managed to cry.

Merry Christmas to all the grieving Parents across this big land.
And let it be known your angels are with you holding your hands....” ###x

06/12/2024

There's a robin on my fence today,
A feather by my feet
A heart-shaped leaf that blows along
Beside me down the street

Your song played on the radio
This morning in the car
And just last night I could've sworn
I saw a shooting star

The sun and rain are dancing
Making rainbows in the sky
And on the slightest breeze I watch
A butterfly go by

And people might say these are not
The signs I know they are
That it is just coincidence
Your song played in the car

That it is just the sky
And it is just the birds and breeze
A little windy weather
And the nature of the trees

But there is nothing little
About the way they make me feel
The sense of peace they carry
Is both comforting and real

Because it's just one song
And just one butterfly and bird
Just one star and just one leaf
In one enormous world

And so the probability
Of noticing it all
Is close to nearly nothing;
Almost infinitely small

And that is how I know
That when that leaf floats into view
It isn't a coincidence,
But a sign of love from you

So keep on shooting stars to me,
Keep playing me your song
Whilst you dance atop the rainbows
And blow heart-shaped leaves along

Yes, keep on sending signs my love
I'll always look around
For your butterflies on breezes
And your feathers on the ground

~ 'Signs' by Becky Hemsley

~ Art by Gillian Rule Art

25/11/2024

08/11/2024

Don't envy a man his medals, all those ribbons on his chest,
He did not try to get them, they're not there at his request,
They were earned in stinking hell holes, where no man would like to go,
Or in cold and wintry places, where there's only ice and snow.
He did not know he earned them, till they were awarded at parade,
They were bright when he first got them, but in time the colours fade,
He was told he had to wear them, and to wear them all with pride,
But when the memories come to haunt him, those same medals make him hide.
Cause those medals will not bring back, all those brothers he left behind,
And he would trade them all forever, for a little peace of mind.
So don't envy a man his medals, you don't want to take his place,
Thinking back to long gone battles, and meeting dead friends face to face.
“ We will REMEMBER them”

21/09/2024

How amazing is this 🩷

Such inspiration in the face of such sadness and all in the name of an exceptional young woman who was taken far too soon 🩷

There continued charity work in there beautiful daughter Laura’s name has changed and helped so many life’s over the years. Im in absolute awe of you both and everyone who helps year in and year out. From Kerrie Lilly ilton xx

Duncan & Lindsay At Scone Airport at the headquarters of Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance - SCAA
Presenting a cheque from Pink Mackenzie and Lodge 174
Helicopter crew called out before we arrived so hope to meet the crew on another visit
Money was raised at the charity bbq in July

Many thanks to all who attended & helped on the day.

19/09/2024

There is no solution to grief.
It is not a problem to be solved or a task to be completed.
It is an unfinished jigsaw. A puzzle with a piece perpetually lost.
You can still tell what the picture is, but there are details missing.
Like the sky missing a cloud or the ocean missing a wave.
It is still the sky.
It is still the ocean.
But it is quietly incomplete.
This is still life.
But it is missing a piece. A piece you will always long for.
And there is no solution to your puzzle because that piece was shaped to your jigsaw – to your life, to you – and you will never replace it.
It is irreplaceable because it was shaped uniquely by love.
So it is ok that you’ll never quite feel full again.
It’s ok to know that you’ll never feel the true satisfaction of completing the puzzle.
This is still love.
It is still life.
It is just quietly incomplete.

"Jigsaw Pieces is from the book 📒 When I Am Gone"