SIBLINGS SPEAK ABOUT THEIR GRIEFSo many times the siblings are not heard from during a loss. I want to give my other children a chance to speak about THEIR feelings of loss and pain after losing a sibling. ASHLEY AND HANNAH
ASHLEY SPEAKS OUT ABOUT PAIN AND LOSSHi. I'm Ashley. I've struggled through a lot. But losing my brothers, Josiah and Gabriel, was the worst. I didn't know where to look from there. I was confused and lost, I didn't know what to think or believe, and it didn't hit me for a long time. I didn't understand why they were all of a sudden gone, and I still to this day don't understand. But through Jesus, and having the most faithful and strong family, I've learned there's a better more amazing reason than what we think. Ever since my brothers passed, I've grown closer to Jesus. He is my faith and hope for a better day. He is what keeps me going. I can't wait to see my brothers in Heaven. I look forward to that day every single day of my life. Jesus is my strength. There has been many times I've broke down and gotten really frustrated because I just don't understand. And many times that I think of how different and better things could be and how much easier my struggles could be if only I saw their bright smiles. If only I could get the insight they have on life and it's tough times and beauty. I know they're watching over me. They're my angels and not one person could make me believe differently. My family has been through a lot of struggles because of the deaths as well. There's many times we're all grieving and we get frustrated, not meaning to take it out on each other, but sometimes that's just how it is. You have to learn to pick your own battles and learn there's a happy medium to it all one way or another. It's not fair at all and it is very very difficult. But everything has made me so much stronger. If I could get through this I believe I could get through almost anything.JARED ON HALLOWEEN
MY GRANDSON KOBE GABRIEL (MY SON GABRIEL'S LITTLE BOY)KOBE GABRIEL SHARESHere is what my 4 1/2 year old grandson Kobe Gabriel wants to say about his daddy Gabriel. "Does my daddy have hair like this? (He's holding a piece of his hair out). Does he have eyes like these? (He's pointing at his eyes). I want my daddy to come down so I can see him. When we all go up to Heaven will there be motorcycles?"
KOBE GABRIELADAM AND KIM AT ADAM'S GRADUATION
ADAM SHARES HIS FEELINGSI’m missing a lot of family right now. Some I’ll never see again due to the big man calling the shots upstairs. And some far away who I hope I get to see again. You never know how much longer they have or how much longer I have for that matter. Hold on to every good memory because it’s all you have. Don’t take one damn minute for granted when your’re with the people you love. Later on it will hit you like a bomb when they're gone and you wish you had that time back. When they're gone they're gone. You can learn to live without them. But eventually you will crumble at a picture or anything that reminds you of that person. And that precious time I was talking about is all you will think about. What could have become a memory that triggered a smile will become a puddle of regret if you don’t use that time. Family is sacred. Don’t make the same mistakes I did. Forgive, but don’t forget. Appreciate what you have instead of dwell on what you don’t have. Don’t worship materialistic things. They will never fill the void of special people. Remember the good times and leave behind the bad. Hope for days when everyone will reunite, either at the pearly gates or here on earth. And pray for the people that are still here with compassion and great aspiration.
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