~ Children In Heaven ~ 2 Cor 1:3-4

[jayna]

Come join in!!! :hug

[scatty6105]

Come join in!!! :hug


Hi:wave
Thank you for inviting me to this thread.

My son Joe died April 28, 2008 he was 18 a senior in high school. I miss him beyond words can express. I cannot believe I'm even typing this--it still feels like a terrible dream.

There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp is song that brings great comfort.

[Forgiven Sinner]

Welcome scatty6105. You are among God sent friends! Many "hugs"!

[heart4thelost]

Hi scatty6105. Welcome to this thread.:wave

[homesick9748]

Hi:wave
Thank you for inviting me to this thread.

My son Joe died April 28, 2008 he was 18 a senior in high school. I miss him beyond words can express. I cannot believe I'm even typing this--it still feels like a terrible dream.

There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp is song that brings great comfort.

Welcome, Scatty. I'm so sorry about Joe. Many of us on this board know exactly what you're going through. We're so looking forward to that day. Until then, we have each other and most of all, our Precious Lord. I know--I cannot look too far ahead to the future here on earth, if our Lord tarries--it's too overwhelming.

[jayna]

Hi:wave
Thank you for inviting me to this thread.

My son Joe died April 28, 2008 he was 18 a senior in high school. I miss him beyond words can express. I cannot believe I'm even typing this--it still feels like a terrible dream.

There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp is song that brings great comfort.

:welcomesign

I'm so glad you decided to join us. But am sorry you have to be one of us. This is very new to you. My son died Apr 9, 2004 and I'm just more used to him being gone. Not a minute goes by I'm not thinking of him and longing for Jesus to come get us. I know about it seeming to be a dream... only thing with me my dream is getting a little long!! :doh

Please keep coming around to talk with us, I believe we need each other and this thread is a blessing to us. :hug

[Faith&Hope]

Hi:wave
Thank you for inviting me to this thread.

My son Joe died April 28, 2008 he was 18 a senior in high school. I miss him beyond words can express. I cannot believe I'm even typing this--it still feels like a terrible dream.

There Will Be A Day by Jeremy Camp is song that brings great comfort.


Scatty, :hug I'm so sorry for the loss of your precious son Joe. I lost my 24 yr old son Mario, Dec 22, 2007. It's still very fresh, especially for you. May you find comfort, support, prayers and much love from all who post here. This is a special place we can come for prayer or just "let it all out" from others who understand. It's a place we can share our good days and our not so good days. A place of fellowship and blessing. A place for encouragement and Hope. One day.... there will be NO MORE TEARS. Our Hope is in Jesus. Our Faith is in Jesus. Our strength is in Jesus. Our children are WITH Jesus. What a reunion that will be!!

Thank You, Jesus.

May these Steven Curtis Chapman lyrics bring you comfort.


With Hope
This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...

So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

[TrustingHim]

Welcome, Scatty 6105, to this fellowship of amputees (so to speak). My precious Mark passed away October 25, 2001 at age 23. Not a day goes by that we don't miss him terribly. I think the very acute pain does lessen over time but never totally goes away -- for me it's like a toothache in my heart, for lack of a better description. In any case, we know that our weeping may remain for a night, but JOY comes in the morning! And may that blessed Morning be soon! We eagerly await our King!
Love and hugs to all --
Trusting

[jayna]

Scatty, just wanted to tell you to feel free to share with us about Joe if you want to!!!
If you'll look back over this thread you'll find many of our stories. :hug

[Faith&Hope]

I posted this on the prayer request board also.


Angry With God
My 23 yr old son lost his best friend, his brother last year. They were extremely close, finished eachothers sentences, they also lived together in my older sons home. He's held everything in over this past year. Last night he came over and we started to talk. I told him how he will see his brother again. He got upset, God took my brother, there is no Heaven. It rocked me to my core. I stood firm in my Faith and said ,don't you say that to me. How do you think I'm getting through this? The hope I have of seeing him again is the reason I can get up every morning. We walk by Faith not by sight. I said it's ok, God can take it, he understands, he also lost a son. Jesus understands your pain, when he was in the garden he felt abandoned, alone. If there's no Heaven all Jesus did was for nothing. No he gave his life so that we could live. There IS a Heaven.
My son accepted Christ in his heart at my older sons memorial service but since then nothing, he's avoided grieving, church. I'm praying this anger is a healthy first step in finally going through the grief process. He seems to think theres nothing after death, he says my older son felt that way too. I told him thats not true. Your brother reached out for God when he was at the lowest point of his life several years ago. There is a Heaven and he's there. If I didn't believe that with all my heart I would not be here right now. Needless to say I prayed with him before he left. I don't know where I would be without the Hope in Christ that I will see my son again. No wonder my son has held so much in for so long. Please pray for him that God will soften his heart and let in that Hope. Thank you. I'm going over there tonight to clear the air with him and his gf. Long story but he hasn't been around for a couple weeks because of something that happened with her and I. So I'm going to go over because I know all this is hurting my son. Prayers that the Holy Spirit will give me the words tonight. Prayers for healing of my sons broken heart.

Added here on this board only, prayers for me that Satan will not steal my hope or joy with what my son said. I believe my older son came to Christ years ago when je was going through a very difficult time with depression. He called me from bootcamp to tell me he was baptized. The only letter out of several I was able to find from him said, mom the nights are easy cause I pray. Sundays I go to church and cry. Coincidence this was the only letter I could find. I don't think so. Where my son is getting that he said theres nothing after death, blah, blah I don't know but I believe God is mighty to save and when my older son stepped out in Faith during that time yrs ago, I believe it was because God knew he was going to call him home. I can't let what my son said get in my head because, the DEVIL is a LIAR. I now have to help him get through this with HOPE. He held all that that in for a year.:pray:pray:pray No wonder he's been so isolated with gf. He knew how strongly I believe my sons in Heaven, how strong my faith is, while he doesn't share that. Prayers please.