tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post6494642066508921326..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: It would have been his birthdayDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-35726619900460722962013-11-19T08:55:16.513-08:002013-11-19T08:55:16.513-08:00Very sad x I wonder if that is why you are so hook...Very sad x I wonder if that is why you are so hooked on exercise? It's almost as if you are living his life for him because he can no longer do it for himself. He was very good looking and you look more like a sister than a mother, in that photo.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-1852506921838633542013-11-17T07:06:49.553-08:002013-11-17T07:06:49.553-08:00What a wonderful story, and tribute. Kathleen was ...What a wonderful story, and tribute. Kathleen was also 40 when she died - I didn't realize that before. Her birthday is a bittersweet time for me - I always spend it with her in one way or another. Thank you for sharing this with us. Sending you hugs.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-88278359862586322662013-11-14T18:24:57.845-08:002013-11-14T18:24:57.845-08:00Your post is a beautiful tribute and memorial to y...Your post is a beautiful tribute and memorial to yours on. I'm so very, very sorry for your loss. May your memories of the lives you shared together be a source of comfort and happiness.<br />Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-56981519220359866382013-11-11T19:44:27.470-08:002013-11-11T19:44:27.470-08:00You have survived a parent's worst nightmare -...You have survived a parent's worst nightmare - not just one child, but two. The fact that you are here now, writing about it, says a lot about the core of who you are, DJan. I am truly humbled by this post. Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50294121501925492362013-11-11T09:25:30.674-08:002013-11-11T09:25:30.674-08:00I smiled at the photo too! I think people are bett...I smiled at the photo too! I think people are better remembered on their birthday than their death day, although many people I know mourn both after a loved one dies. <br /><br />I am sending you a hug, I know it must have been a hard day for you remembering it all:( Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-9547152793986493022013-11-10T22:25:30.114-08:002013-11-10T22:25:30.114-08:00I absolutely love this picture of the two of you l...I absolutely love this picture of the two of you laughing! What a wonderful tribute to a good man. I'm glad he went fast. It is harder on the survivors, but much easier on the one leaving.<br /><br />He lives in your heart, Mom. :) :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-60850179923769727212013-11-10T19:26:55.848-08:002013-11-10T19:26:55.848-08:00Your post touched my heart today. Having lost so m...Your post touched my heart today. Having lost so many loved ones myself, I feel the depth of your pain and you expressed your emotions so beautifully. Thank you for writing about your precious son. The picture is lovely.Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-64289220803158731932013-11-10T19:04:20.146-08:002013-11-10T19:04:20.146-08:00This is beautiful.This is beautiful.One and Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142411599608945549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-55419795761913915992013-11-10T18:59:19.184-08:002013-11-10T18:59:19.184-08:00Tenderly written, tenderly received. Thank you for...Tenderly written, tenderly received. Thank you for sharing your heart. May your memories of your son leave you with many more days of smiles.justme_alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912966969702106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-72839469900000689432013-11-10T18:09:11.669-08:002013-11-10T18:09:11.669-08:00My heart is deeply touched right now. When I firs...My heart is deeply touched right now. When I first read the story of how you lost your son, it gave me courage to face the loss of my daughter. I continue to gather up more courage and peace and acceptance regarding the loss of a child from you. <br /><br />Your son must have been such a great guy. He had to have been if he were your son. I am just so sad to think how short his life was cut. You show much grace in the way you have accepted how your son now is buried in a place you will never again visit. He was serving his country. He was doing what was expected of him, and then, he went beyond that and ran when he should have rested. I too take comfort in knowing his death must not have caused him pain. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing his life and his story with us. I too look forward to that time when time will be no more and we are with our dear children. Hugs. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-28911999974041487622013-11-10T18:02:26.270-08:002013-11-10T18:02:26.270-08:00What a great picture of a mom and her son!
What a great picture of a mom and her son!<br /><br />Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-87908290807265910862013-11-10T17:13:01.798-08:002013-11-10T17:13:01.798-08:00I've been thinking about you off and on all da...I've been thinking about you off and on all day. Your strength is incredibly inspiring. You just amaze me.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-39363297189380346002013-11-10T14:36:31.116-08:002013-11-10T14:36:31.116-08:00Djan, I'm sending many hugs and much love acro...Djan, I'm sending many hugs and much love across the miles. xoGigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-69203063536889119782013-11-10T13:58:27.290-08:002013-11-10T13:58:27.290-08:00What a lovely, poignant tribute to your son, who l...What a lovely, poignant tribute to your son, who lived a full life, abundant with love. I jut celebrated my 52nd birthday a couple of days ago, so this post was close to home. That's a terrific picture of the two of you~Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-80707925309750812532013-11-10T12:31:24.010-08:002013-11-10T12:31:24.010-08:00I tusually remember my loved ones on their birthda...I tusually remember my loved ones on their birthdays rather than the day they died; a birthday is something you have associated with that person forever and it brings thoughts of the living person. I love this photo; Chris's eyes are smiling and he looks very happy. Looks like he got your beautiful hair, too. He died in service to our country and I am grateful to him. I will be thinking of him and of you tomorrow as well. And by the way, when I was a kid we did wear poppies, but maybe it was a regional thing as I lived about a hundred miles from the Canadian border. <br />Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-67689762950994266932013-11-10T12:20:01.447-08:002013-11-10T12:20:01.447-08:00I am glad you posted a picture that made you smile...I am glad you posted a picture that made you smile. The delight between you two in that picture jumps right off the page. <br />Some how I have missed the telling of this ever so sad explanation of his passing. My heart goes out to you and hopefully he will visit you tonight as you sleep. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-85393819048635464412013-11-10T11:23:29.589-08:002013-11-10T11:23:29.589-08:00I couldn't read all of this without stopping a...I couldn't read all of this without stopping and crying, Jan. That's not a bad thing.... It's in a Mother's heart to do that. I wish I lived closer so that I could hug you; I know that wouldn't make anything any better for you, but it would for me....and perhaps it would help you a little bit. As you are thinking of your son today and every day, please know that I am so very grateful for the service he provided for us. I am so very sorry that he died at such a young age. I don't understand the reason why....<br />A beautiful blog about your son, Jan. Your blog about your sons is why I began following you. The first time I read your blog, I went to your sidebar listings and read what you lovingly wrote about them. You are blessed to have had them...and they are blessed to have had you as their Mama. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214796594702277709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-10386567033103594602013-11-10T10:44:23.377-08:002013-11-10T10:44:23.377-08:00Somehow I had forgotten that both of us named our ...Somehow I had forgotten that both of us named our sons Chris. When I dream of my Chris, he is a teenager as well. He was 30 when he died. I'm glad you had this photo for yourself, and, to share with us. It is a great picture and it made me smile, also.<br /><br />"It simply astounds me that marriage made her his closest relative, although I was his mother." I had the same sudden realization when my son died. Fortunately, Shari was (and still is) close to me, and of the same mind on most things. We had Chris cremated, and split his ashes. <br /><br />Sending you hugs today, DJan, and lots of love. Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-19205840355991123152013-11-10T10:39:20.406-08:002013-11-10T10:39:20.406-08:00This is a great tribute to your son. I like how yo... This is a great tribute to your son. I like how you worked Chris's story into Remembrance Day.<br /> I certainly remember birthdays of people I've lost. My sister would have been 72 Jan. 1. We lost her when she was eleven. <br /> I think you do the right thing about thinking and writing about your son.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-10660714152228210742013-11-10T10:10:50.236-08:002013-11-10T10:10:50.236-08:00Thank you for sharing such personal & moving t...Thank you for sharing such personal & moving thoughts, DJan, I'll be thinking of you today after reading this.<br />I can't help but think of my own sons with November birthdays, the 8th & 15th, and the relationship as their mother. <br />As you saw, our Johnathan arrived in 2002, the year your son Chris left.<br />The circle of life is sometimes a dizzying thing to wrap my mind around. Lives begin & end.. and inbetween there are us - meeting up along the way. People come & go, but some leave an imprint on our lives forever.<br />You are a remarkably strong soul, DJan. I sure like that picture of you & your son smiling together. <br />Our kids, by the way, will be honoring Veteran's day with a special program at their school tomorrow, and are asked to all wear red, white or blue.amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413812739575222069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-3556192624818388862013-11-10T09:55:49.858-08:002013-11-10T09:55:49.858-08:00For as long as your son lives in your heart he is ...For as long as your son lives in your heart he is not dead. <br />Celebrate his birthday by remembering him and the good times you had and although the emotions will be bitter-sweet, your heart will find comfort in them.<br /><br />Sending you my very best wishes.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-66989527799791284262013-11-10T08:31:05.235-08:002013-11-10T08:31:05.235-08:00This was a heart filled post. You will be togethe...This was a heart filled post. You will be together again--beyond time because we know that the saying "time heals all wounds" is far off the mark.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-43038764306372639012013-11-10T08:01:42.105-08:002013-11-10T08:01:42.105-08:00You chose a wonderful picture of the two of you to...You chose a wonderful picture of the two of you to share. It is a very happy photo. And you wrote a very beautiful post to honor your son. I think he would be so proud of the person you are today, and the life you have lived.<br /><br />I think of my father on his birthday every year, and I think of him every year on Veteran's Day too. He was stationed in Germany at the end of WWII, and my mother joined him there, and they married in Holland and lived in Germany for three years. They loved their time there, and the German people.<br />A few months before he died, I showed them Google Earth images of all the places they had been, and it made them both so happy. Dad marvelled at the technology, and I wonder what he would have thought of skype!<br /><br />I'll be thinking of you today, as you are thinking of your loved ones. Thank you for sharing Chris with us. <br /><i>And time will be no more... </i> brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-2453917077792522752013-11-10T07:59:15.110-08:002013-11-10T07:59:15.110-08:00A beautiful tribute to your son. My heart reaches ...A beautiful tribute to your son. My heart reaches out to you. Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-36033548927575377622013-11-10T07:57:38.121-08:002013-11-10T07:57:38.121-08:00Yes, I believe we will all meet our loved ones in ...Yes, I believe we will all meet our loved ones in heaven after we die. There is life after death, as so many who experienced near-death have testified. Sometimes, I think it is a curse to live a long life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com