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    bereavement programming

     

    The child life specialists, social workers and staff of the Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers have created The Retreat of Renewal, an annual bereavement retreat, which is offered to those families who have lost a loved one.

     

    At this retreat, Purple Songs Can Fly composers work with the siblings of children who have passed to write and record a song about the loss of their brother or sister.  Using a portable studio, this recording program benefits the children and families by providing a comforting outlet of expression for their shared feelings of loss and love.

    "Pink, Yellow And Blue" with Anita Kruse & Aaron Kaufman © 2020 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Hope and hugs and all your happiness

    All your favorite things we won't forget

    Color them pink, yellow and blue

    Always with us now, like photographs of you

    Pink, yellow and blue, photographs of you

     

    "They All Lead Back To You" with Aaron Kaufman © 2019 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Lego homes and dinosaurs

    Little things that you adored

    Pranks and games we used to play

    Footprints where you danced away

    All the things you smiled through

    All these little hints of you

    Well they all lead back to you

     

    Nerf guns all across the floor

    Notes in Grandfather's car door

    All the trips we made with you

    Funny voices you could do

    Understood like no one else

    All these little things they help

    'Cause they all lead back to you

     

    "Leaving Us Signs" with Anita Kruse & Aaron Kaufman © 2018 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Trains and cars

    Dance and cheer

    Salt and sugar

    Gone but here

     

    We learned to be strong

    We learned how to laugh

    We learned how to make

    Every moment last

     

    You taught us how to push through

    You taught us how to fight

    You're everywhere now

    Leaving us signs

     

    "I Will Think Of You" with Anita Kruse & Aaron Kaufman © 2017 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Every time I see a star I think of you

    Every time I touch the blanket in your room

    And from Christmastime to ladybugs in June

    Looking back on all the trips I took with you

    I will think of you

    I will think of you

    I will think of you

     

    Every time the Astros play I think of you

    Every time I see a bright yellow balloon

    And from playing games to stepping on a cruise

    Looking back on all the fun I had with you

    I will think of you

    I will think of you

    I will think of you

     

    "Watching Over Me" with Anita Kruse & Aaron Kaufman © 2016 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Some days

    I think about you every minute

    But there's never a day

    Your name fades away

    And every day

    Your love gives me strength

    'Cause you're at peace

    Watching over me

    'Cause you're at peace

    Watching over me

     

    "I Remember You" with Aaron Kaufman © 2015 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    I still hear you laughing day and night

    I still see the light in your eyes

    I still feel how you made me strong

    I remember you like you're not even gone

    I remember you

    I remember you

     

    "Not Just A Name" with Anita Kruse © 2014 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Not just a name, not just a name

    My sister, my brother, our happy times

    Funny faces and butterflies

    Angel wings and a chance in life

    When I get up there, she'll teach me to fly, fly

    Not just a name, not just a name

    My brother, my sister, our memories

    Smiley faces and playing zombies

    Every day, cowboys and hide 'n seek

    Fight for the cure for this disease, please

    Not just a name, not just a name

     

    "Little Lights" with Aaron Kaufman © 2013 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Handprints and reminders

    On my wall from you

    Memories of when we played

    And how I laughed with you

    And these little parts of you I keep

    Little lights and memories

    Yes, I've got all these little lights

    That you left for me

    Yes, I've got all these little lights

    That you left for me

     

    "Sounds That I Don't Hear Anymore" with Aaron Kaufman © 2012 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Following me around

    Next to me when I lay down

    And we played and we laughed

    You were the best friend I had

    You always understood me

    Backed me up, followed behind me

    And it's hard not to hear

    Your steps, your voice, your laugh

    And the sounds that I don't hear anymore

     

    "Siblings For Life" with Anita Kruse © 2011 Purple Songs Can Fly

     

    (chorus)

    Siblings for life

    We cherish the times together

    We feel bad because they died

    Because they died of cancer

    But they are in a better place

    A better place forever