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What a beautiful boy. God rest his sweet little soul. |
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Originally Posted By MP0117:
What a beautiful boy. God rest his sweet little soul. I saw this thread while looking at the memorial for Dilligaf. The above is worth repeating. Yes, he's a great looking kid. Anyway, beautiful eulogy John. Again, sorry for your loss. |
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RIP little guy.
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A wonderful tribute to your son.
I am very sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences to you and your family. |
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Beautiful boy J.
Again, I know word offer little comfort, but i'll pray for you and your family. |
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"A goverment that's big enough to do everything for us, is powerful enough to do anything to us."
--Fred Dalton Thompson "History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." |
Nice looking boy. So sorry for your loss.
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Sorry for your loss, I will not say it's dusty in here... I have a tears going down my face, Beautiful tribute to a beautiful little man.
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Happy birthday, LJ. You would have been 3 today. We miss you so much and would give anything to have you here with us to celebrate your birthday.
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Wow.
Thanks for writing that. It must be amazingly tough, but I pray for you guys. (sniff) |
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uhuru: (noun)/Swahili for, "you might as well go down swinging, you won't like the alternative."
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JSteensen, your family, and Landon Jude are in our thoughts and prayers.
Merry Christmas. |
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Originally Posted By HAUK3:
JSteensen, your family, and Landon Jude are in our thoughts and prayers. Merry Christmas. |
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Merry Christmas LJ. Today would have been your 4th Christmas, but we were so blessed to get two with you.
You would have been an amazing big brother to Tommy, who is a month and a half old. He has a bit of a cold and cough which has your mom and I on pins and needles. I just tucked your big brother in bed, very happy with his new presents and would give anything to get to tuck you in one more time. I love you LJ, and not a day goes by that my heart isn't heavy missing you - your stocking is still hung up on the fireplace. EDIT: Thank you all for your well wishes and for thinking of our family and my son. He is gone...but its good to know that some outside the family haven't forgotten him. |
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Godspeed.
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This brings a tear to my eye every time I see it, and think of my 15 month old daughter. I cannot even imagine.
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prayers to the family
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LJ,
I've been thinking about you a ton. Your little sister is finally living with us again! She would have loved to know you and to play with you. She is a handful for Christian...she really needs two big brothers to keep her in line. Your little brother Tommy learned his first word....same one as you. Daaaadeeeeee...your momma is a little upset with me over that. This past week I've really been struggling with your loss. I'm still so angry with myself and wish I could get one do-over in my life, so I could maybe have gotten a few more days if not the rest of my life with you. Sorry son. |
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As I type this, my wife is rocking our 22 month old baby girl to sleep. She has been fussy and a bit mean the last few days, as she fights a sinus infection. Hopefully the antibiotics she got yesterday will keep it under control. She's been peaking a fever in the middle of the night. I can't help but place myself in your situation.
She is...I don't know. I don't even know how to describe what she is to me. A ray of light, but that phrase doesn't do her justice. Her cry of "daddd-deeeee" when she runs up and gives me a hug and a kiss can brighten the darkest day. Her smile. Her coy little looks when she's playing. Her glare out of the corner of her eyes she's mad. The way she loves to dance to the faintest bit of music, and the way she'll sing songs to her mom, brother and I. She's just...everything. I can't imagine your loss. I'm watering up now, just thinking about it. I don't know what to say. I have no words. |
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I'm crying as I read your posts to my wife, lying here in our bed. May God help to heal your pain, and know that one day you'll be able to give him a hug again. I never knew your son, but through your posts, I remember him.
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Hey kiddo! You missed a great Christmas. Your little brother and I played with your old dinosaurs for hours, and a bunch of their new toys.
We miss you. It was a little bit easier this year. |
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Originally Posted By JSteensen: Hey kiddo! You missed a great Christmas. Your little brother and I played with your old dinosaurs for hours, and a bunch of their new toys. We miss you. It was a little bit easier this year. View Quote Thank you for the update. I'm glad to know it gets easier. While I've not suffered this loss, my parents recently have. My sister was killed in a car accident on the 30th of last month...the day we had our "family" Thanksgiving. At 3pm she came by the house, with her daughter, for our Thanksgiving meal. When my sister left, her daughter stayed behind to stay (& play) with us at grandma and grandpas. At 9pm, the Highway Patrol officers arrived to let us know. Just under 30 days later, we had our family Christmas (yesterday). It's great to watch my daughter (just turned 2) play with her daughter (about 2.5). It's hard to have Christmas with her gone, and it's heartbreaking to see my sister's eyes in those of her daughter. When we were passing out the presents, there were many labeled "from mommy". That was hard. Rest well, Landon Jude. We miss you, Ash. We love you, and we'll do all we can to help Sadie know her mom. |
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It was your birthday Sunday. You would have been 5 years old, and I can only imagine the conversations we would have been having. Sorry I was late - was away on Military duties. I did have a cupcake and a beer to celebrate your birthday.
You are going to have another little brother here in a few months. Tommy learned how to tell me "No" and "Yes" last week (at 16 months old!!!) I love you kiddo. I'll see you someday, soon enough. |
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Sorry brother.
Time doesn't always heal wounds, love and understanding do. You will see your little boy soon enough. Good speed |
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Despite what your mamma told you, violence does solve problems!
R.I.P Iraq - 03/04 Iraq - 07/08 RIP Amos Nelson RIP Jason Gore |
This still chokes me up.
One day you'll see him again. |
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We miss you son. These last couple weeks have weighed terribly on your Mother and I. Your big brother misses you, and me and him talk about you frequently. I really wish you could have gotten to play and grow with your younger brothers and sister. We try to put on a happy face for your siblings this time of year, as its a time that should be joyful, but I'm afraid that it rings hollow at times. I love you LJ. I miss your smiling face, and your silly crooked grin. I see a lot of you in your youngest brother Simon. He is a year and a half old, and he lives to make everyone around him smile and laugh, just like you did. He is completely into Dinosaur train, and dances at the drop of the slightest song - even commercials. I'd give absolutely everything I have to go back to that night and make just a handful of what felt like small decisions over again. I'm so sorry, son. I'm just so so sorry. I'm looking forward to seeing you again, though hopefully not too soon, as your brothers, sisters and Mom still need me. I think about you daily. People told me losing you would get easier in time, but alas, no. I've just gotten better at hiding the hurt, and the hole in the very fabric of my being. We miss you, boy. Merry Christmas, LJ, my little dinosaur. Someday, we will be together again.
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Partisan: "Should we be nice to you in hopes we could get sent to one of the good camps?"
Vacaduck: "We're Californians. We're already in a camp." |
JSteensen a recent thread reminded me of your families loss of Landon Jude.
You all have a tough cross to carry, one I pray I never have to bare. Your family is not forgotten, I only hope as time passes the pain becomes more dull and you can focus on the time you shared with your son and whatever the future may hold. |
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HAUK,
Thank you for the kind words, and remembering my little guy. Some days are just really really low, and some are easier. I was in a really low place - it just sort of hit me like a ton of bricks that my two youngest children would never get to know their older brother. And sometimes, its calming to come on here and just write. |
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Partisan: "Should we be nice to you in hopes we could get sent to one of the good camps?"
Vacaduck: "We're Californians. We're already in a camp." |
Well, its been 10 years now since we lost LJ. It seems like yesterday. Its somehow easier most days, but not easy. I still think about him every day, and still have dreams about him, both good and bad. His big brother is officially a teenager this year. (Holy crap!?!!!) Pulled off another good Christmas for the kiddos, despite my heart hasn't been into it since he left us.
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Partisan: "Should we be nice to you in hopes we could get sent to one of the good camps?"
Vacaduck: "We're Californians. We're already in a camp." |
I just reread this thread balling my eyes out.
my heart still breaks for you and your wife God Bless |
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RIP Ed Avila
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