Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Happy Father's Day, Daddy! Today I sent you balloons to heaven and I wrote on them all by myself! It said "I love you Daddy." I love you and miss you very much!

Love, Riley Marie

Things are not looking good for the prosecution of the low life that murdered Justin.  Everyone, please pray that something turns up, something happens that turns this around.  He needs to pay for what he has done, for taking such a beautiful person from us, for all the pain and heartbreak he has caused.  

Happy 27th Birthday, Justin

Hi baby.
Well it's here. A day I am have been dreading because it is so hard. 27 years ago you were born. My first born - you changed my life so much .. for the better. Love like I had never known as I looked at you. What a special baby you were, so sweet. I was blessed with you and continue to feel blessed to be your mama. I just wish our time together was so much longer. So many people miss you and still suffer the grief of losing you. I will never be over it, I will grieve for you until I go. I carry you with me in my heart and soul with every step I take.
Today Tiff, Riley and the girls and I are going to your tree. We are going to plant some spring flowers (too cold yet for more) , clean it up & mulch around it, and hang an ornament or 2. We will be sending your balloon wishes and messages afterward. Carissa is going to send hers up at the same time as we do. We will be on the phone.
Justin, I love you so much and miss you with all I have.
Family Forever,
Mama

Time...

They say that "time heals", but time has continued on, and

I don't feel healed. Most everyone who has experienced

a loss has spoken those words. And, those words ring so

true. Time softens the blow a bit. Time helps us to look

beyond our pain. Time helps us to reweave our lives with

new joy and cleanse our hearts of the raw pain. Time is

on our side working for us. But, time will never "take

away" all that was lost.



Hope, on the other hand, is that inner strength that gives us

the fortitude and the will to go on when we otherwise would

not have the courage to do so. Hope prods us to see the

power in a new sunrise and to know will full assurance that

we can make it through this day. Hope infuses us with the

energy we need to put one foot in front of the other and to

take mini steps in faith towards healing our broken hearts.

Happy Valentines Day, Daddy

Dear Daddy,
Happy Valentines Day. I wanted to tell you that I miss you so much. I always wish for you to come home, but I know you are watching over me from heaven. Please tell God I said hi, and that I like skittles. I love you.
Love, Riley

With Deepest Regret

I think it is appropriate here to acknowledge and ask for prayers to another family hurting. Today a close friend of Justin's passed away. Brad Miller, you will be missed. You were a wonderful friend to Justin, and to Tiffany and Riley since Justin's death. My sympathies go out to the Miller family and to all of the friends that have now lost another friend.
Justin and Brad, I trust that you are together now watching down on all of us, knowing you are loved.

In Loving Memory
Robert Brad Miller
5.18.79 - 10.19.08