Merry......

Count Your Blessings

                             

Don't forget to Thank God for the gift's in your life....and if you are feeling like you can't see the gift's he has given you...maybe the trials in your life are to bring you closer to HIM...in that lies your gift.

Happy Thanksgiving

  I know only through the love of God I can sustain such agony and I unite my cross to his, always trusting his work and allowing him to work through me. Forever grateful for the gift

 Bring Me Peace

 

 When your daughter dies and you think you are starting to heal -- you are. 

You are healing. 

As much as someone whose broken heart struggles to beat on the outside of their body can heal. 

But when your daughter dies the pain can hit you out of the blue at anytime, for any reason. The fact that you live each day without her is reason enough.

And when your daughter dies it defines you. But you wouldn't want it not to. Sometimes the only thing I want people to know about me is that my daughter died. Nothing more. 

When your daughter dies you live in a dream world. Aware that you are "doing MUCH better", thriving even, but constantly aware that she is not there. 

The good times aren't so much "good" as they are triumphant. Because enjoying yourself, feeling at peace, having fun...those aren't your run-of-the mill emotions you experience easily after your daughter's death. They are hard earned rewards for having HOPE. 

When your daughter dies you don't fear or fight getting older. You embrace it and have the ULTIMATE gift to look forward to the promise God gave us; to be together again for all eternity.--while simultaneously wondering and struggling with living your everyday life on earth and how you will possibly make it. 

Reality Check

Reality Check

Monday 11/4/2013

Monday night Football?

Dinner plans?

Shopping? 

No not for us.....tonight is the Mass for deceased children.....how's that for a reality check?

Stop and count your blessings....that you are not at Mass for your deceased child.

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All Saints Day

In the Arms of an ANGEL

You are our Angel

09/28/2013

Two years have passed

 

 Tonight please light a candle for Nicole,

 If we all do that,God shines his light on our darkness

My Sweet Angel Nicole...Missing you every second of everyday

Always thanking God he chose me to bring you into the world, what a gift you have been to so many.

We are all better people for having you in our life. 

Launching an ANGEL

the night before our life changed forever

The Littlest Angel

On September 19th

the littlest Angel was received in heaven

 

 

Robert Louis

born 09/19/2011 

 1 lb 11 oz (Nicole's 111)

 Our only image of you is a small picture,

 but little one, you are engraved in our hearts forever

we love you

Launching A Saint

 It Is September...the beginning of fall....a month I loved

 It held a different meaning for me over the last two years. It is impossible not to remember the pain and suffering of your child.

As we approached September, my heart raced, I felt anxious, and concerned how I would feel.

As each day on the calendar draws closer to the saddest day of my life, I recall the heartache, the nightmare that was our life for 21 days.

As I write this, and it has been a long time since I have, it was pouring rain, all of a sudden it stopped, and a ray of sun is streaming into my window and onto my keyboard. Her presence is felt, I felt it all day today and that is what drew me to write. 

She knows we suffer, she knows we are trying and so she sends us a glimmer of hope, a fond memory to cover up the tragic ones.

It seems hard to believe we are coming up on two years without our Angel, but as in all things life just keeps moving us along. 

And so I wonder after two years, has your life changed? 

Did the chain we created of love, hope and faith continue for you? or, as time passed did you slide back into your old ways?

Have you remembered to stop and pray...to feel God's love and precence in your life? 

I'm sure this is the Holy Spirit at work in me right now and Nicole's message must continue.

Through her suffering we have had many gifts of grace, I know she wants that to continue for all of us...therefore the plea continues, to love and cherish what you have and what God has given you. Don't take for granted that tomorrow will come, live for the moments you have and do it with glory to the Father who bestowed you with these gifts. Some may say their life is nothing but a cross...but a cross given to us by God can be pure love. It is meant to be embraced and to grow from it. Your cross that you think is to hard to bare will draw you closer to him, and the closer you come to the Father the more you are consoled. The more you will see love and compassion.

If we focus on God's love and promise for eternal life, you will gladly pick up your cross so you can be closer to his love. 

We will all suffer here on this earth..none of us spared, but how we take our suffering and unite it to the cross of Christ, is what makes the difference for us.

Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted, place your heart in the loving hands of Jesus and allow him to heal you. He has held our family in his embrace and we will continue to praise his name and give thanks for the gifts

 

The JOY Fund Golf Outing

God Bless You and Thank You!! To all the GOLFERS, SPONSORS and VOLUNTEERS

Our 2nd Annual Golf outing was a great success because of you!

 

Thank you Nicole "Our Angel" for teaching us to be more humble, grateful, and Christ like.

Yesterday as many days....someone asked me

 "how are you doing?"

That's how I'm doing...thanks for asking, and this why I ask for prayers.

www.thejoyfund.net

To Honor You Our Angel

Please visit our website for our 

2nd annual Golf Outing

To Benefit THE JOY FUND 

and 

THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION

www.thejoyfund.net

Father's Day

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  What Is A Dad?

  A dad is someone who
  wants to catch you before you fall
  but instead picks you up,
  brushes you off,
  and lets you try again.
  A dad is someone who
  wants to keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way,
  even though his heart breaks in silence
  when you get hurt.
  
  A dad is someone who
  holds you when you cry,
  scolds you when you break the rules,
  shines with pride when you succeed,
  and has faith in you even when you fail... 

  "Our father, gave us the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in us."

  

  
  

  From the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughters. Whoever she grows up to be, she is always to him that little girl in pigtails.
  

  

  you will always be "daddy's little girls"

  
  

  
  

The Joy Fund

Our Second Annual Golf Classic

to benefit

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

 

help us do great things to honor our angel

Please go to the link below to sponsor, volunteer, donate.
 
thejoyfund.net 

Tomorrow June 2 is the Cystic Fibrosis Walk 

at Bowdoin Park Poughkeepsie

Thank you to all who donated and all those walking. Please help raise awareness and funds to cure the disease that took our Angel

 http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/DeborahPisani

Spending time with my angel

Mother's day

My precious daughter's, Thank You for making everyday for me

 "Mother's Day"

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You gave me the greatest Joy of my life and I will be forever thankful to God, for trusting me with your Life. I have loved you both with my whole heart and soul.....time and space can never separate our hearts

 I cherish you and every memory

The Perfect Mother

Your Smile Says it all

My beautiful Grandson

Remembering on Mother's Day the sacrifice your Mother made for you....you were her dream come true, as she was mine. 







Forever in my heart & soul