4th Birthday / DAD (Loving Father )
Dear Michael
The year has been an extremely fluctating year for me between depression and normalcy whatever that is. I have fought my love for you with feelings I never thought would surface about you and some that I am finding still repressed.However I have survived and have found that I do not have to live my life around your death. You came into this world and brought with you a light that filled my mind and soul and heart. That light is pride and is still there and can never be extinguished. That light will remain glowing with your memories in me forever never diminished never changed never forgotten.I will go on every day and keep your spirit in me and remember only the best that you were throughout your life. You will always be safe in my heart where memories cannot be forgotten and love and caring can never be changed. On this your fourth angelic birthday I wish you peace and serenity...you definitely deserve it for all the kindness which you spread while you were with us. As for me I will remember you with pride and happiness for as long as I possibly can...please help me if you see that I am slipping from that path at all...OK.
Always in my mind and heartI miss you so very much.
Love Dad Close
Precious Child / Mom
In my dreams you are alive and well
Precious child precious child
In my mind I see you clear as a bell
Precious child precious child
In my soul there is a hole
That can never be filled
But in my heart there is hope
'Cause you are with me still
In my heart you live on
Always there never gone
Precious child you left too soon
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
In my plans I was the first to leave
Precious child precious child
But in this world I was left here to grieve
Precious child my precious child
In my soul there is a hole
That can never be filled
But in my heart there is hope
And you are with me still
In my heart you live on
Always there never gone
Precious child you left too soon
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
God knows I want to hold you
See you touch you
And maybe there's a heaven
And someday I will again
Please know you are not forgotten until then
In my heart you live on
Always there never gone
Precious child you left too soon
Tho' it may be true that we're apart
You will live forever... in my heart
(Sandra Taylor-Good) Close
I miss you so very much Honey. I think of you so often and I picture that beautiful smile. I think of that quick wit and that boisterous laugh. I think of when you would call me and say “What’s up Mom?”… even when you called me while I was at work! If only you could call me now. I think of your compassion and love for people especially for children. The list could go on and on Honey. I just wish you were here!
I still pray that you are healthy happy and having fun Michael. And as always I continue to send you love kisses and hugs. And of course Michael I know that you are still your loving caring self and that you do show us that you are staying close and letting us know you are with us. It just doesn’t seem like it’s enough. I love you and miss you so very much.
I hope that you had a very happy birthday in heaven with all the angels...I'm sure you have found the cool ones who will party. Enjoy!!! You deserve it!! We missed seeing your infectious smile behind those birthday candles but luckily I have that memory many times over and can enjoy it al will. We love you and hope that you liked the balloons that we sent to you. They were sincerely from our heart and were sent filled with as much love as they could possibly hold.
Love you so very much
You are always in our hearts and memory.
Always
Dad
Remember:: Live thru the tragedies of life...don't let them live thru you.
Wishing you a Happy Birthday Michael. I know you were with us when we celebrated your birthday a day early with our friends.
It was twenty-eight years ago today that I held you in my arms for the first time. If only I could hold you in my arms today to hug you to see your smile to talk. If only....
Even though we often think "if only"... and wonder every day why you had to leave us we have so many happy wonderful memories to help us. We celebrate and thank God again today that we had you in our lives for the time that we did.
As the beautiful poem that Lisa posted for us stated we know that you loved us and are with us in our laughter and in our hearts. You will always be in our hearts Michael.
So my precious son I wish you Happy Birthday. I love you Michael.
Well Mikey another birthday is here ... not unlike most other days for us. Just like every other day we will all do our best to get through the day knowing that you are not here with us. This day will be a bit more difficult as we'll all be remembering birthday's past when you were happy smiling cheerful and looking forward to life. We are fortunate that we have those cherished memories of you to help us get through the days this day of your birth especially.
I hope that you're partying wherever you are; and know that we are all thinking of you and wishing that we'd had the chance to spend one more birthday together; the chance to tell you that we love one more time; squeeze you tight and make everything ok.
Happy birthday little brother! I love you and miss you terribly.
For Kim and Craig on Michael's Birthday / Lisa LaDue
I believe I came upon this poem so that I could pass it on to those of us who love Michael and miss him today. I believe this is especially for you Kim and Craig. I know that he is always with us .. it's just hard to remember sometimes. As we remember Michael today remember that he is partying it up today - so should we!
Today is my birthday Celebrate my life with you And remember the good times Forget the bad. Look up towards the sun And catch every ray of light Upon your cheek. For I am there with you.
Today is my birthday Be happy for me. My life was full. I had the pleasure of love And the joy of my family. Do not be sad Look up towards the stars And catch each twinkle In your heart. For I am there with you.
Today is my birthday My legacy is not wealth Or mighty belongings My legacy is you and your life. Spend it wisely and carefully Guard it always. Do not be sad. Feel the wind on your face And in your hair And know that I loved you For I am there with you In your laughter And in your hearts.
Today is my birthday Learn to live again without me. Take my strength with you For you are not alone. Do not be sad Feel the rain on your face Feel all life's treasures and Know that you are alive!
At each step of the way I will help you For I am with you always Until we meet again. Today is my birthday ...
Happy Birthday!! You are always in my thoughts and in my heart. I love you Michael. xoxox
Happy Birthday / Dad (Loving Father )
Dearest Son This is your very special day and I hope that you are celebrating your birthday in Peace with all the angels.I miss you here so very much but am trying to accept your wishes and move forward...it is very difficult. I remember so very many Happy Birthdays with you and that gleam in your eye and that special smile that always seemed to identify you as a person of joy and love. May you be realizing your dreams today and always for peace and contentment and lack of suffering and misery. I love and miss you so very much and would give anything to hold you again in my arms and wish you the happiest of birthdays..I love you so very much. Forever in my heart and memory DAD Close
Today I celebrate my 29th birthday. That means that today you would begin counting down the days until your birthday exactly one month from now. We would laugh and talk about all the things we wanted to do for our respective birthdays. We'd give each other grief over getting the other some fantastic gift as friends do.
No matter where we were we always made sure that we spoke to each other. Today as my phone rings, my inbox fills and I receive comments from friends, family and loved ones I am reminded that I will not be receiving birthday wishes from two very special people - my best friend and my brother.
Instead I will remember all the fun we had and all the laughs we shared over the many years I was blessed enough to have you in my life. Lacey and I will celebrate with our family and friends tonight and I know that you will both be there with us.
I miss you my friend. I think of you every single day and I wish so badly that you were here with me to share all the joys and sorrows life brings. I could always count on you to be there for me when I needed you most and I still do. You will be in my thoughts and in my heart always Michael.
I am so sorry that I have not been here in such a long time ... I thought that there was a problem with the website but anyway I am back now. I miss you so very much I can barely put it into words. As you are aware I have been having a very difficult time these last 10 months and obviously even longer...you know what I mean. .. I really could use your influence to keep me strong and keep me going...Things have been so very difficult here especially for your mother...she's had to take over for me and she spends so much energy trying to make sure I am all right...I don't think in fact I know that I could not have survived without her love and support...so please give a boost to her so that she can go on more easily... please continue to stay with the family we all need you to help us deal with all the different dynamics we have and are troubled with...I will talk to you again soon my son...just know that you are always in my mind...always in my thoughts ..and always in my heart...I love you so very much...send me a special smile please in whatever form you would like...I'll know that it's from you.
I miss you so very much Honey. Another Mother's Day gone by with not seeing you or hearing from you. That day made it 43 months since you've been gone from us. It was hard. I so wanted to hear your voice, see you and hug you. Know that I do that in my mind many times every day.
Please watch over Dad, and if you can, help to get him better!
Michael,, Our families didn't keep in touch , I guess we were all too busy with our own little worlds. Since there is a reason for everything, we are trying to recapture some of the years we lost. I am so greatful for the past few months to get to know my family again. My only prayer is that you watch over us and give a nudge in the right direction when needed. Special care for your mom and dad,they are fragile , so handle with care. Help us all to find peace within us ,and for each other .... Love Aunt Audrey
Hello/ Lisa
Whoa! It's been a crazy few weeks my friend! Can you believe that Selena is 12 already? Where does the time go??? Lacey and I are very depressed over it!
Last weekend was the MADD walk for my brother. It was a gorgeous and crazy weekend! After the walk we had to rush home for a BBQ and Selena's birthday party. Then immediately after that we were off to another hockey game! Selena and her friend got on the jumbotron and got to high five the players as they came on and off the ice. They even got an autograph! They're still talking about it! It's the little things in life that remind me how truly lucky I am. I have the two greatest girls in the world :)
For some bizarre reason your sister agreed to let Selena have six of her friends sleepover this weekend. I was campaigning against it but I was out voted, as usual! I told her that if they are up all night giggling she's dealing with it! We'll see how much she likes this idea come Monday morning! HA HA!
I miss you so much. So much has happened over the last few years. Our lives are completely different now. As time passes you come to realize what is truly important. People you thought would always be there are no longer a part of your life and people you never expected to be a part of your life become essential to it. It's bizarre and somehow I am stronger because of it. I still haven't figured out how that has happened, but I know I've had some help.
There are countless times I've needed your advise. I miss our conversations so much. I know you are around us every day and I find comfort in that, but sometimes it's hard to accept that it is enough. Continue to watch over us and stay close my friend.
I was just sitting here wishing you were here. Wishing the day you died had never happened. I miss you so much. So very much has changed in the past few years. We all have this huge void in our hearts and can’t seem to help each other work through it. I can picture you saying “Get a grip”, but sometimes that’s so very hard to do. We all have our different thoughts and feelings and the questions of why, what if, how come. And we all deal with the sadness so differently too. Some of us seem to be stuck in that grieving process we read about. So Michael, as I believe you are watching over us, how about sending us a few nudges to move those thoughts and feelings along and work through it all?
Another holiday without you Michael. It's so hard that you are not here. Like Dad said, the holidays are not the same. Nothing is the same Honey. We miss you so very much. Stay close to us and watch over Dad and the rest of the family as much as you can.
Another Christmas has come and gone without you here in our lives to celebrate all its joy...it is hard to imagine you not being here the last four Christmases but my heart tells me it is so un happily true... we would always wait for this special time of the year but now it is not quite so special for us... it is just another reminder that we are not complete as a family... sure we still enjoy each other and hope and dream and even laugh but it is never without some regret in the back of our heart that a special part of us is missing... try as I might to get ready for the holidays it has lost so much of its appeal and underlying joy because I know you will never be there again to share the special meaning of it with us... I hope and have to believe that your Christmas in heaven with all the angels and all the family who are there with you you was special... I know you always made our day special here with your joy and exuberance and child-like naivete... I envy all the hosts of heaven for being able to have your smile and love with them instead of me... please enjoy your day and watch over us all here for we desperately miss you....I long to be with you again and hope that God will continue to care for you and keep you truly happy and at peace.
I love and miss you so very much my son, please shine your light on me and protect my precious memories...they are all that I can cling to now and delight in during my dark moments of grief.
Love and Merry Christmas to you, always in my heart and thoughts,
It's so hard sometimes to find the words. I came across this poem and wanted to share it with you. I love you Honey and miss you so very much.
I think of you often, and how life used to be. You were a part of my everyday; You meant so much to me. I still feel this emptiness, every time I hear your name. Life has moved forward, but without you; it’s not the same. Your name comes up in conversations every time we're all together. Your friends hold you very close, In our hearts, you'll live forever. And though we live each day, without you completely here, In our hearts, and in our dreams, You will always be near. Do not think you've been forgotten, Because that will never be so, You live on in each and every one of us and we will never let you go.
Stay close Michael and keep sending those messages.
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