Blessings for Christmas / Lois Kern (Friend on Pos )Read >>
Blessings for Christmas / Lois Kern (Friend on Pos ) Joseph, sending you prayers and good wishes for joyous new things to explore and be with peace within yourself. Send Family some hugs through the holiday. Send some angel kisses and hugs to Mom, who misses you so much.Close
Thinking of Joseph and his family during this holiday season, and praying that your memories of him will be the only Christmas gift you will ever need.
Dear Joseph / Mom
Joseph this is the only place I have to visit you where I can see your beautiful smile and feel as if you can hear me. Your sister created such a sacred and wonderful tribute for you. Linnie updates it and maintains it. She has your talent for computers. If you are checking this out then you know how much we both love you and miss you and think of you. We both think of you every day and want so much for you to be with us...well, healthy and happy. I hope that you are in a very happy place. I hope that you are with your grandpa and grandma and your dad. I think that you and your dad had a lot of talking to do and I believe that you have done that and are all together and that you and he have made peace with each other. Linnie and I shared your life for 23 years. I tried to teach you all I know, all I could. I tried to do the right things by you. I am feeling that now dad has you and he is now showing you the beauty of heaven, and now it's his turn to be there for you, but God I miss you so much and I wish that I could have helped you enough to have saved you. I hope that you can see your sister. she is so beautiful and so smart. She is doing great in college and is looking ahead to graduate school. You would be so proud of her. Do you see that she is with Glen. They have been together for over one year now. He is such a sweet, good person. Just like you. He is sensitive and caring and he loves Linnie so much. You wold really get along well with him and we all wish that you were here to share happy times with your sister. Another holiday is approaching and we will be without your smile and laugh. I loved the Christmas two years ago and just you and I went shopping. I loved being with you and sharing that time. You were happy that night. I miss that so much. I wish that as I write this you can hear each word because then you will know how much, and how deeply you were loved by your younger sister and your mom. There is and will always be an emtpy space in our lives. We just truly hope that you are in a magical, mystical, beautiful paradise, where you only know complete happiness and health. We also hope that you can feel us and know for certain that we loved you and continue to love you, our dear son and brother. Joseph, please look after your sister, please help to keep her safe and well. I love you dear son, my dear baby. mom Close
Thanksgiving/ Mom
Just wanting you to know what I am thankful for this Thanksgiving of `o6.
Joseph, I will always be forever thankful that I had the gift of you in my life. You gave me many gifts. You taught me how to love deeply, you taught me to not give up and find strength where there seems to be none left. You taught me courage and you gave me laughter and music, you gave me the gift of being a mom. You were a wonderful, happy, and very smart baby. I cried when I saw your first tear and I cried when I saw your last. You taught me to give when I felt like there was nothing left. You gave me the strength to fight for you not thinking of myself. You gave me the gift of unselfishness and true devotion. I have your smile captured in my heart, I hear your laugh in the wind whisteling through the trees. I hear your voice in my soul and I remember your gift of words to me. You taught me what being a Mother really means. You gave me the gift of compassion. I know because of you what it is to love so much, and miss someone so terribly because of that love. You gave me joy which brought such happiness, you gave me sorrow which has made me a deeper person. No parent wants to see their child suffer, and no parent wants to see their child cry or be hurt. You gave me the strength to comfort you and find the deep well of understanding within myself. I kept on fighting for you when I couldn't fight for myself and I kept on loving you when you felt unlovable. You were always a senstive soul and you taught me to care for other's in that special way you had of giving even when you didn't have yourself. You are still giving me gifts through your crossing over. I have become a much more spiritual person, a much more giving person. I now believe in God and the next life because of you. I feel you with me and I talk to you all of the time. You are not gone and will never be gone from my life. God gave me the gift of you with all its up's and down's and twists and turns. I am thankful today for having you as my son and proud of your courage and kind heart, your love for animals and heart of a child. I love you son and am proud to tell all who will listen about your life, your struggels, your victories, your battle's, your courage and strong will. Thank you Joesph for being part of my heart and soul........forever. mom Close
Hello/ Diane Taylor (POS)
Joseph, send your dear mother a special kiss today and everyday. We moms miss our children so much. If you like fishing you might have met my son Paul, he could catch em and cook em but hated to eat em!! Blessings to you and all your family, Close
Remember when... / Linney (sister)
Remember when me, you and mom were in Hershey Park when we were little, and for some reason I thought it would be okay if I wandered off to find the bathroom? So I disappeared, found the bathroom somehow, and for those few minutes Mom somehow managed to get the whole park on lockdown, until I came wandering and somehow found my way back to you guys (I'm sure she would have had jets patrolling the air if I had been any longer), and she yelled at me but she had tears in her eyes because she was so happy to see me and held me really tight?!
Sometimes I feel like that, like yelling at you for leaving, but then I hear you, "You're being selfish. If you could be me for a day you would know how I feel!!!" So maybe as soon as I see you again I'm just gonna skip right to the hysterically happy crying part! I do not begrudge you for leaving us, I am just upset that you were "robbed" of your time with us, and we with you. You always said, "I wish I could be a good brother for you" but I told you that you are the best brother and that I wish I was a better sister to you. And you are STILL the best brother, I could not have asked for any more of a loving, funny, off-the-charts intelligent, awesome, ally of a brother! I feel so blessed for having been so lucky to have had you and still have you in my life!!
Lyrics to a song for you Joseph / Mom
Album: Menace To Sobriety By: OPM
Sometimes I forget that you're not here Can't believe it's been a year Since you flew away And I never got to say goodbye Good times Hangin' out til the break of dawn Listening to Bob And singin along Every little thing it's gonna be It's gonna be all right... I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side And one day I'm gonna be there too Where the sun is shining and the water's blue I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side I know you're somewhere where you're finally free You'll always be a part of me Like the moon is to the sea They say you don't know A good thing till it's gone But I got to say they're wrong I knew you were a good friend A good friend all along I wish the world wouldn't be so cold As to take such a beautiful soul But despite it all I know we gotta carry on I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side And one day I'm gonna be there too Where the sun is shinin and the water's blue I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side I know you're somewhere where you're finally free And you'll always be a part of me Like the moon is to the sea I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side.. Always be a part of me... If I could rewind time Then I'd like to let you know Just one thing before your time go That every moment you were living was a blessing to me And I saw inside of you things that others couldn't see Now people put you down for the way that you lived But those people never knew you the way that I did Don't be ashamed of who you were of how you died I know you just wanted to find the brighter side... I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side And one day I'm gonna be there too Where the sun is shining and the water's blue I know that you're gonna fly Somewhere brighter on the other side I know you're somewhere where you're finally free And you'll always be a part of me... I know that you're gonna fly I know that you're gonna fly
Helping Those with the Pain of Losing you / Lois Mom Of Bryan Jensen (Friend)Read >>
Helping Those with the Pain of Losing you / Lois Mom Of Bryan Jensen (Friend)
Joseph, sometimes letting go is the hardest thing to do for those that love you face each new day without you. Sometimes we can not find the answers to why we couldn't intervene, how your pain can be so isolated that you couldn't turn for help to those that love you the most.
Send your angel hugs to mom today and surround her with beauty of peaceful things. Listen to her pleas today, as she crys out in pain, listen to the love she has and pain that never goes away. Give her peace in all your heavenly power, come to her with the guardian angels to give peace to her heart.
Our love for you children is so great that letting go and understanding can be such a painful thing. We know you no longer suffer and for once are at peace, but those left here , sometimes never find peace in their life or their heart. "We will remember you"
Thanks for all you've done I've missed you for so long I can't believe you're gone You still live in me I feel you in the wind You guide me constantly
I've never knew what it was to be alone, no Cause you were always there for me You were always there waiting And ill come home and I miss your face so Smiling down on me I close my eyes to see
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
I carry the things that remind me of you In loving memory of The one that was so true Your were as kind as you could be And even though you're gone You still mean the world to me
I've never knew what it was to be alone, no Cause you were always there for me You were always there waiting But now I come home and it's not the same, no It feels empty and alone I can't believe you're gone
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
I'm glad he set you free from sorrow I'll still love you more tomorrow And you will be here with me still
And what you did you did with feeling And You always found the meaning And you always will And you always will And you always will
Ooo's
And I know, you're a part of me And it's your song that sets me free I sing it while I feel I can't hold on I sing tonight cause it comforts me
Your wonderful son and brother / Richard Thompson (none (to my loss) )Read >>
Your wonderful son and brother / Richard Thompson (none (to my loss) )
Your Joseph has become a hero to me, too, because of this site. I've suffered from periodic bouts of mental illness, but I know I haven't borne them with nearly the grace that he showed. Though his depressive illness eventually proved fatal, he continued to the end to move others with his openness and generosity. The descriptions of Joseph and the words addressed to him here have left me with the sense of a person from whose heart kindness and warmth just naturally flowed. That is a kind of holiness that I never expect to achieve but that I will at least try to imitate in future.
Your expression of "Normal" / Jolene (never knew Joseph )Read >>
Your expression of "Normal" / Jolene (never knew Joseph )
I have never read anything that so acuretly describes the journey that has become our "lives." Thank-you for helping me to understand my own feelings in your great sorrow. I pray for you, and wish I could think of anything to ease your pain, but know that is not even a possibiltiy. My heart to yours. Close
Thinking of U / Connie ((aunt 2 sammy pepe) )
For Linda:
Forever will I love you
You will always be my mom... As I sit with angels I look down at you and point proudly See . .See her . .over there, That's her! Do you know I could hear your thoughts at night when you lie in bed staring. Looking up at the ceiling in the dark wondering things. Books that you would read to me, ones with pictures," I like Those!" The park...how you would walk me in a stroller to play on the swings. When you are in the kitchen I am there also and you can see me. I sit at the table and draw with crayons I made a picture for the refrigerator Yellow, blue, red and green, Look its of you and me with a sky and trees. I always think of you holding my hand taking me to church, One of my socks keeps falling down, Mommy . . .I like the way you kiss my sister goodnight on the forehead and tuck her in - I play with her in her dreams, Do you remember that bird each early spring that used to always return and sing. It would have been right around the time of my birthday That was me to . . . I would sing "I love you" I am always along side you, Sometimes you can feel me, a brush against your dress, a breeze on your face, that's when I kiss you, You have always kept me, in your mind and heart Thank you! One day we will be together in heaven and you will cry and lift me in your arms and I will hug you so very tight and never let go, But for now I have to, No matter where you go, what you do I am with you, Always know that I am "Your Little Angel", I love you mommy . .
Dearest Heart Joseph / Mom
Well baby summer is coming to an end, another summer, the second without you. I remember all of the summer's of your life from when you were a little boy to your last summer. I remember you and Linnie playing in the pool, splashing water at each other and laughing. I remember you with the hose splashing and squirting grandpa and making your "ocean" in front of his door. I remember warm summer days and your golden hair in the sun as you rode your bike, as fast as you could up the block and Linnie trying to keep up with you. I remember your delightful laugh, I remember your smile, your hug. I remember your calling "mom"......I miss that "mom".... I miss everything...........I miss your deep conversations, I miss your caring about me, I miss your telephone calls, I miss your needing me. Joseph, dear Joseph I feel such pain every day but I will be here for your sister as I know you would want. Sometimes I see a boy who looks like you and my heart skips a beat...I think for a moment "is that Joseph, or there is Jospeh, just for a moment it's as if you are there in front of me" then I remember. My heart sinks. I look for signs everywhere hoping that they have meaning and that they are from you letting me know that you are okay, that you are happy. It just feels like yesterday when you last told me you loved me, it feels like last night when you hugged me so tightly. I can see you that last night, looking into my eyes and holding me so tightly and saying "I love you mom" and then when I looked back as I walked away, you were looking after me with this sad look on your face. I wish I had known it was for the last time. What would I have done differently? I would have begged you, pleaded with you. I would have stood guard over you for every day of your life. I would have...........I should have.............I could have..........................................
Joseph you are my child, my son and saying I miss you is just not good enough, saying I love you does not express it. You were and are a part of me, Linnie is the other half. Remember when you were both young and you both asked me "who do you love better" and I told you both that you are both halfs of my whole, that you are half my heart your sister the other, you are one arm, Linnie the other. Now I am half a person. I forever remain half a heart........... Nothing and no one compares to you just as no one can compare to our Linnie. To me you are both so very special and beautiful. I am asked sometimes "how many kids do you have" my heart seems to stop for just a moment, and I always answer "two" one is here and one is in heaven. You are always my child, you will always be here in our hearts, alive, smiling and giving us your love. No one will ever compare to you. You were such a good, loving, giving person. You were so intelligent, you were always so curious about the world and the universe. You helped me to believe in God, because you always did. Even when it was so painful for you, even when I held your hand as your cried you still believed. The nights we were up talking and crying you still believed. You were such an innocent soul. I was blessed to have given birth to you, I was blessed to have had you for 23 years. You taught me so much, you taught me how to give, and to love and to not be selfish. You taught me to care about others and their feelings and their suffering. You opened Linnie and my eyes to understanding. God has to have been waiting to embrase you. Because of you I am a better person. Dearest heart I love you infinity....as Linnie used to write to us when she was little.....I love you infinity......and even though it will be very painful to leave Linnie I do look forward to the day when I am with you again and I imagine your waiting for me with you arms ready to hug me and say "welcome home mom" just to hear you say "mom" once again. Until, please feel my deepest love for you, dear son. Close
to my friend / Steve Teitz (good friend )
Joe, its been a year and it seems like yesterday. we were talking about how we were gonna get out of the mess and be happy once again. i remember all the talks we had and all the secrets we shared. things that only me and you dared think about. laughing and smiling you were easily amused but never happy. everyday i think about how much i could have done, even if it was just to talk out something you felt, but i missed that chance. i miss those talks and those days where we could just relax... or try to anyway. i wish there was more we could have done. anything to make my friend happy. my relationship faded with you and the people around you. not on purpose but it just happens sometimes. never do i feel regret for ever knowing you and your family. you made an impact in life for me and everyone else who knew you. i just wish we could have one more talk, just one more thing to bring up a smile. i hope you know that so many people wish you could come back diffrently. with a smile and a heart full of happiness. i miss you joe, we all miss the man who knew what to do for everyone else but himself. if theres one thing i carry on from you its that i care about others more than myself. you were famous for that.
i wish i didnt have to say this but i cant say "i'll see you tommorow" like i used to
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