tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post5433542513030648242..comments2024-03-20T00:18:15.489-07:00Comments on The Long and Winding Road: Come Back to MeJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455367671890571478noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-10347565187662584022014-01-21T13:40:19.638-08:002014-01-21T13:40:19.638-08:00I can't imagine the millions of adjustments th...I can't imagine the millions of adjustments that ya'll have had to make. You will be together again. I have no doubt she is in heaven interceding for you & Dave. I have prayed to her multiple times asking her to pray for me to be more patient with my children. Yes, I'm Catholic. Please don't think I'm weird. :-) <br /><br />Channenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-15855185885296421012014-01-20T11:11:26.909-08:002014-01-20T11:11:26.909-08:00What a beautiful picture. You are all so amazing ...What a beautiful picture. You are all so amazing and strong. She will come back to you. <br />She has a lot to do up in heaven, she will come back and forth. Just be open to her signs and you will see them. :) Sending my love!Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-87903864439702956502014-01-20T09:33:41.214-08:002014-01-20T09:33:41.214-08:00I just have to comment as I think of all the pictu...I just have to comment as I think of all the pictures you have ever posted....THIS has to be the most moving, amazing picture of you two I have seen. I love, love, love it and cannot look at it without seeing the amazing bond you shared with your sweet girl. MrsVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998336437014750206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-30630193060052388222014-01-19T15:00:46.461-08:002014-01-19T15:00:46.461-08:00Praying you sense the Lord walking through this se...Praying you sense the Lord walking through this season with you. One of the Greek words for the Holy Spirit translates to The Comforter. I hope you sense that.<br /><br />Much love,<br />Rich & JoyceRich Swinglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595890070409465214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-62165676228015720572014-01-18T08:18:30.212-08:002014-01-18T08:18:30.212-08:00I"m glad you guys are making your way into yo...I"m glad you guys are making your way into your new normal. I remember wanting so badly to have good dreams of people that I have loved and lost, just so I could see them and be with them again. I also wondered how she appeared in your dreams, was she still injured or have you seen her physically well. Take care of eachother.Leah Maya Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167997949670119040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-40716033279572573752014-01-17T09:42:52.533-08:002014-01-17T09:42:52.533-08:00Hi,
I found your blog this morning and literally h...Hi,<br />I found your blog this morning and literally have tears running down my cheeks as I have been reading for over an hour. I just want to say I am so sorry for your loss. The pictures of Avi and Kama and amazing and I hope they are up in Heaven playing together right now. Thank you for sharing your story. Sending prayers to your family.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344552655648524940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-63513062727838629152014-01-16T13:02:11.213-08:002014-01-16T13:02:11.213-08:00Hi Jen,
I've been thinking about you a lot and...Hi Jen,<br />I've been thinking about you a lot and I'm happy to see this new post. I don't really know what to say to everything you wrote except thank you for describing what your days have been like lately, because I know many are concerned. It must be so emotionally hard to adjust to life without Aviana in the house, in the car, and all that you describe. I'm curious to see what you do with her room. I wonder about your dreams of Avi. What are they like? Does she talk in your dreams? or are they like a continuation of what life was like before she passed, you know...like just-another day-around-the-house kind of dream? When my grandmother passed away a few years ago, it hit me really hard because I was super close to her and I had never lost a close family member before. I missed her terribly. One night I had a very vivid dream: I was on her front porch and knocking on the door. She called out that she was coming (it always took her some time to shuffle to the door) and then she opened the door and smiled at me, and I smiled. And in my dream I knew that she had passed and that what I was experiencing at that moment wouldn't last...but I wasn't too sure that she knew that. She was talking to me and her words were, "....and then later today I play cards at the seniors center, and after that I will go to the grocery store...and after that...after that...." and then she looked at me, and it was then that I realized that SHE had just realized that she couldn't stay, that she belonged in Heaven now. And after that moment, no words were spoken out loud, but I heard her voice loud and clear. It was very strange. Her lips were not moving but in my head I heard her voice, "I have to go now" and then I started crying and I said, "No. Don't go." and she smiled and I heard her voice again, "I have to. But I will see you again. And I will always be with you." and as she was speaking that last sentence she tapped her finger to my chest and leaned forward and faded into me, like she just meshed into my body, like a vapor. And then I woke up. That dream gave me such comfort. Sometimes I think our loved ones can visit us in our dreams. I don't know, really...but I'd like to think that they can. I think that my grandma knew that I was hurting and she wanted to comfort me. I hope that Aviana is able to comfort you through your dreams, her and Kama.<br />Hugs to you, my friend. I think of you and Aviana ever day.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-48031243613219052612014-01-16T09:41:42.636-08:002014-01-16T09:41:42.636-08:00I will keep checking in on you, Jen, because I wan...I will keep checking in on you, Jen, because I want to see that you are ok. Ok. I'm not sure what that means. We had some large trauma to our family this fall, though nothing like a death. We most definitely saw and felt the hand of God guiding us through, but I learned more first hand what grief and trauma can do to a person. When people ask how I/we are doing, I always say we are doing ok...because we are. But then I wonder what that really means any more. It's a different ok, a new ok, sometimes a very lonely ok, ...but I know by God's grace, we are getting through it. I'm just still learning how to be this different person who, along with our child, has survived one of a parent's greatest fears.<br />Nancy in the MidwestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-60581217468816244342014-01-15T23:04:02.150-08:002014-01-15T23:04:02.150-08:00Sweet Jen, I don't know what to say because Iv...Sweet Jen, I don't know what to say because Ive never experienced what you and your family has in losing a child, a child that had such a great impact on a lot of people, you ,that showed what a true loving mother should be.<br />You have gone through so much with the "main" care of Avi , it will take time for your life to feel different.I know that Avi and Kama are looking down on you from there now perfect place. Maybe Avi & Kama are just having too much fun right now, of course they will be back to you , you are going through your very own grieving , take your time and just keep loving like you always have. It has to be so hard to go through this, I cant imagine, my heart breaks for you.<br />Love & a great big hug !<br />Cindy from nc Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-23845295420170115692014-01-15T20:18:37.116-08:002014-01-15T20:18:37.116-08:00In your dreams of her, is she healthy? Do you wake...In your dreams of her, is she healthy? Do you wake up crying or do you feel peaceful after having a dream about her? I'm asking because dreams are the worst for me but I know everyone has different reactions to "the dreams". <br /><br />I love you and thank you for the text Thursday. Cameohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815107970059019435noreply@blogger.com