FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS
Remembering ALL those from the MJ
Fanmily we lost to death in “2013” who
we know and those we don’t know.
Mary Ann Irving
was a member of the MJ Community; a true champion for
Michael and who also supported his mother as a member of
#TeamKJ. Her Sunset was June 22, 2013. Her daughter left
her Facebook active if you know her and would like to post a
memorial. Facebook.
light they took with them.
Tomorrow is not promised … so don’t ever regret today
Thursday, January 16, 2014
So many lives in their prime and beyond, suddenly and tragically cut
short. I am reminded of a phrase that so many shared with me: “We can
weep that she is gone or we can smile because she lived!”
The footprints we leave behind are the ones that live on forever. Our positive impact on the lives of others is the greatest testimonial of a life well
lived. The brutal reality is that we all share the same inevitable fate – the
end of life on Earth. How we chose to spend our days here is what leaves
that lasting impression. For people with faith, the conclusion of Chapter
One simply reflects a transition. Some would argue that the next phase is
the best one – the icing on the cake. For those with contradictory beliefs,
the end of natural life can be much more daunting.
I choose to believe in life after death because it is indeed more appealing,
but I also have faith, and I can quite literally feel the spirit of my daughter,
Jaiden, within me and all around us.
The reality is that in the early days following a loss, it is difficult to believe
in anything. The pain is so completely encompassing and darkly paralyzing it is difficult just to breathe. The moments pass in agonizing slow motion, and the bitter cold outside reflects the numbing cold from within.
There is no magic time frame or gentle healing words that can change
anything. But the support and love of the people around us can indeed lift
us off of the icy ground of total chaos and into a more peaceful aura of
cool numbness. We re lish in their ability to feel our pain and share our
memories – their willingness to reflect on the life that was lived, not to
dwell upon the loss that took our shining star away.
Life is crazy and random. One second can change everything forever. So
we must strive to spend each moment of each day in the manner that best
represents the memories we want to leave behind.
Some people are simply born with a mystical ability to bring light and love
into any room they enter. It hurts the most when these people leave, because no matter how many 60-watts we turn on, we can never replace the
And so it goes that on the days our hearts hurt most and are filled
with darkness … the skies of Heaven must be bursting with a brightness so intense and vivid, that we could never imagine. A light so
powerful that our retinas would burn from the exposure, yet, we
would never feel pain, only ecstasy and rapture. I believe in Santa,
and I believe in heaven, I also believe in angels on Earth. In fact, I
was blessed to visit with one last week – a classmate from long ago
that was confronted with a terminal illness. She fought valiantly every
step of the way, until the disease took her body over. Yet it never
took her spirit.
She shines as brightly now as she did in her vibrant youth. She exemplifies in her every actions the positive outreach that so many
strive a lifetime to achieve, yet never do. I can sense that many of the
tragic losses in the past month have happened to similar souls. I
have no answers as to why, only my guess that heaven needs the
light right now more than we do. So I will pick up the pieces and try to
be just a bit brighter to balance what has been left behind.
I am dreading the day when my special Earth angel friend moves on.
My motivation is selfish … she brings out goodness in everyone
around her. She will leave behind a void, yet, I know that where she
is headed will rejoice upon her arrival. And I’m certain that Jaiden has
been waiting for her, watching over from above and sending her
courage and strength to let go. Life is fleeting and we cannot get
back one single moment. Nor can we take a penny or a possession
with us. So live today like this is your very last day.
Tell the people who need to know how much you love them.
Eat that chocolate cake.
Buy that special gift without remorse.
Tomorrow is not promised … so don’t ever regret today.
~Dilma Lowrance~
On January 29th
2014 Baby
Jordyn was
called home by
the heavenly
Father after a
long battle with
Pulmonary Vein
Stenosis and
Pulmonary
Hypertension.
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Anna Gordy Gaye, 92 years
old passed away on Friday,
January 31, 2014.