The saddest day of our lives

We Remain heartbroken everyday, dear God help us to hold onto the gift over the grief 3 years seem like an eternity my love

Our Littlest Angel

Delivered by our Savior

Robert Louis 09/19/2011

We can only imagine how different our lives would be with you now turning 3, we love you Nonna & Poppy

You are forever in our hearts

Thank You

Thank You to all our golfers, sponsors, family, friends and volunteers for making this year another great success!

The love that surrounds our family and our cause, makes this 

a moment that takes your takes your breath away...

 We could not do it without you!

The JOY FUND golf classic

To All of our Golfers & Sponsors 

We are Excited to Announce
Our 3RD ANNUAL "JOY FUND" MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC 2014
 Attached is our flyer with information about the outing & all necessary forms. Feel free to contact us with any questions. Don't forget to visit www.thejoyfund.net <http://www.thejoyfund.net> for information & the pictures of our previous outings!

Nicole Joy Our Angel

 

On Behalf of  THE JOY FUND
 For your Support!!
              

"Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take
our breath away"

Kathy McArdle
914-629-1970
The Joy Fund
kathy@thejoyfund.net 
 <http://www.thejoyfund.net/> http://www.thejoyfund.net/
 

mother's day

Mother's Day

The day I saw this picture, my heart filled with JOY...I never would believe it would be your headstone.

"The life of a mother is the life of a child: you are two blossoms on a single branch"

 You will always be connected to me, even from heaven to earth. 

I celebrate your life my child, this Mother's day as you celebrate with your child in heaven

Every breathe that I take ....you are with me...my love

Look Up

This Is A Video EVERYONE Needs To See. For The First Time In My Life, I'm Speechless.

“This media we call social is anything but, when we open our computers and it’s our doors we shut”… This is one of the most vital messages that everyone needs to hear.
Look Up is a spoken word for the “online” generation. Written, performed and directed by Gary Turk, it is an extremely important life lesson for our youth.  Children are growing up in a world where they don’t play outside or communicate with their friends. It seems today everything is done via text message or over the internet. It’s heartbreaking… I feel guilty myself. We need to spread this message before it’s too late. Please do your part and SHARE it with everyone you know.

http://blog.petflow.com/a-video-everyone-needs-to-see/

Peace be with you

Friends,

Peace be with you!

With these words, the Risen Lord Jesus greeted his disciples--and they still reverberate today. Through them, God offers new and abundant life, which is Christ's own divine life, given to the world so we can all share communion with God. This makes us his friends, and the defining characteristic of being God's friend is to know him.

Throughout Lent, over 155,000 pilgrims received my daily Lent reflections. My hope was to do more than just offer you information. I wanted to introduce you to God, in Christ, so that you might know him as your friend.

That's precisely why I founded Word On Fire Catholic Ministries, to invite people into friendship with Christ and to share his life in his Church. The Word On Fire apostolate offers you many resources toward that mission. Each day you'll find articles, videos, blog posts, and homilies to help strengthen your faith and evangelize the culture. The best part is that all of it is free!

My hope is that these many resources help you deepen your friendship with God, in Christ, and in knowing him better, introduce him to others.

That said, many of you have asked, what's next after the Lent reflections? How do I maintain the spiritual momentum I developed during this holy season? I'll offer two practical suggestions:

First, visit WordFromRome.com. In a couple days I'll be traveling to Rome for the canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII. During the trip I'll share exclusive, behind-the-scenes video reflections. So be sure to visit and sign up at WordFromRome.com to receive them.

Second, commit to one new spiritual practice, right now. There's simply no better way to carry on your Lenten progress. Read through the Gospel of Mark, one chapter per day; spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament on a regular basis; commit to attending one extra Mass each week; pray the rosary once a day, maybe in your car. All of these are simple, proven ways to deepen your spiritual life.

Once more, thanks for journeying with me this Lent. And now we celebrate:

Christ is truly risen! Amen! Alleluia!

Peace,

Fr. Robert Barron

03/06/2014

Happy 30th  Birthday in Heaven Our Angel.

Not a second goes by that we don't miss your smile, your laugh, your lessons on life and love,

we are forever changed

My Precious Girls

The Two strongest, most perfect women I know.

Their souls reflect the beauty God gave them...and he lent them to me for their time here on earth.

.....How Blessed am I
Always Thanking God for the gift's he gave me

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