The Day God Took You Home / Laura, Brandon's Mom
The day God took you home I thought of you today, But that was nothing new. I thought of you yesterday, And days before that, too. I think of you in silence, And often speak your name. All I have of you are memories And your picture in a frame. God has you in his keeping, I I have you in my heart. In life I loved you dearly, In death I love you still. It broke my heart to lose you, But you didn’t go alone For part of me went with you The day God took you home. ---Author unknown Close
You would be so proud / Dianne Medeiros (Friend)Read >>
You would be so proud / Dianne Medeiros (Friend)
Just wanted you to know that you & your family were in my (our) thoughts last night at the Holy Spirit Christmas concert..... What a lovely song your brother Devin sang about Angels! I hope that your family felt your presence with them last night... Love, Dianne
Happy Thanksgiving / Gina Hernandez Baby Javi's Mommy Brandon your smile is truly BEAUTIFUL, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers...xo xo xo Close
THANK YOU FRIEND / SELMA FLYNN BOBBO.MEMORY-OF.COM (friend)
It's the time of year when we're reminded to give thanks.
Instead of waiting until next year to be reminded,
Let's make every day one of thanksgiving;
After all, each day is a unique gift.
So, give a hug for no reason;
Say I love you, just because;
Share a smile with a stranger;
Take the time to count your blessings;
Don't take anything or anyone for granted;
And end each day with no regrets.
Thank you, my friends and family,
For sharing, caring, laughing and crying with me.
I'm truly blessed to have each and every one of you in my life
And I am thankful you have allowed me
To be a part of yours.
May you and yours have a safe and memorable Thanksgiving. Close
Only 20 months ago you were here with me holding my hand and filling my heart with joy. I cannot believe it has been 20 months since God to you home with him. My heart is so heavy, I miss you so much. You would be so proud of Mommie. I am helping people who are sick and families who have a child with cancer. Through you I help them. You have contributed so much to this world in such a small amount of time. I would give everything up to have you here with me. You are in my heart always................Love, Mom Close
A GUARDIAN ANGEL / SELMA FLYNN BOBBO.MEMORY-OF.COM (friend)
A GUARDIAN ANGEL
A guardian angel
Flew down from above,
To teach me a lesson
About the powers of love.
She whispers to me,
Take a hold of my hand,
There are so many things
I wish you to understand.
About the powers of love,
And all it can do,
To someone who needs
To share it with you.
A pat on the back,
A kind smile on your face,
Can make someone's life,
A much brighter place.
It doesn't take much,
To show someone you care,
To give them the love,
God gave you to share.
So please keep in mind,
All the powers you possess,
To grace someone's life,
When they're in distress.
You've been put on this earth
To bestow the powers of love,
And with those final words,
She disappeared up above. Close
Happy Halloween / Laura, Brandon's Mom Times (Mom)
My Dear Brandon, Today is a day when families are together and enjoying treats they have received from their neighbors. For our family, it is another day of rememberance. Remembering that halloween was your last day of school and the beginning of your never ending stays in the hospital. I remember how happy you were to be home for halloween. You were a Wolf Nija. We used halloween to spead the word of your bone marrow drive. I remember taking you trick-or-treating in your wheelchair. I didn't realize it would be our last halloween together. I foolishly thought we would have many more to come. Your brothers went to a few houses and wanted to come home. We all feel the void. The candle we lit in our candle was in honor of you. I wonder what character you would be for halloween. I miss you sooo. Why did God take you away from me so soon? We need you here with us. I can't wait until we are together again. Love....Mom Close
CHAIN OF COMFORT / SELMA FLYNN (POMC) BOBBO.MEMORY-OF.COM (friend)
PLEASE REMEMBER NOV 1ST IS CHAIN OF COMFORT PLEASE JOIN US LITE A CANDLE ON YOUR LOVE ONE SITE PASS IT ON TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS IT WILL BE ALL DAY SO WE CAN PRAY FOR OUR SWEET ANGEL THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. Close
I LOVE YOU / Laura Times (Brandon's Mom )
Dear Brandon,
There's not a moment that pass that I don't think of you. I miss you sooo. My heart is always so heavy with sorrow. I dream of the day when we will be together again. Right now you brothers need me and I must stay here. There will come a day when they no longer will need me. That's when God will come and get me and bring me to you. We will spend eternity together. I know that you are ok in heaven. I'm sure you are surrounded by many loved ones. Until we are together again......Mom Close
FRIENDS/ SELMA FLYNN BOBBY MOM (friend)
HI BRANDON,
IAM BOBBY FLYNN MOM YOU ARE A VERY GOOD LOOKING YOUNG MAN.I PRAY EVERYNITE FOR ALL THE ANGEL FAMILY.WE ALL ARE GOING THROUGH A VERY HARD TIME.MY BOBBY WAS MURDERED 6-4-05 PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIT HIS SITE AT www.bobbo.memory-of.com AND WE HAVE A LITTLE SUPPORT GROUP ON YAHOO MESSANGER ALSO THE 1ST OF EVERY MONTH WE HAVE CHAIN OF COMFORT WE LITE A CANDLE ON OUR LOVE ONE SITE PLEASE PASS IT ON TO YOUR LOVE ONE AND FAMILY BRANDON YOUR FAMILY IS NOT ALONE WE ALL ARE HERE TO HELP. WE ALL ARE FAMILY LOVE YOU Close
LAST NIGHT / SELMA FLYNN BOBBY MOM (FRIEND)
lAST NIGHT....
Last night while I was trying to sleep,
My son's voice I did hear.
I opened my eyes and looked around
But he did not appear.
He said, "Mom you've got to listen,
You've got to understand.
God didn't take me from you, Mom
He only took my hand.
When I called out in pain that night,
The instant that I died,
He reached down and took my hand,
And pulled me to His side.
He pulled me up and saved me
From the misery and pain
My body was hurt so badly inside,
I could never be the same.
My search is really over now,
I've found happiness within,
All the answers to my empty dreams
And all that might have been.
I love you and miss you so,
And I'll always be nearby.
My body's gone forever,
But my spirit will never die!
And so, you must go now,
Live one day at a time.
Just understand
God did not take me from you,
He only took my hand. Close
I'am so very sorry for your loss, oh my gosh Brandon's smile shows so much love, I too lost my baby Javi, I lost him 2 hours after he was born, I know the pain you carry on your heart, because I carry the same pain, please know you are not alone, You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless www.babyjavi.memory-of.com Gina Hernandez
One Lifetime Wish / Laura Times (Brandon's Mom )Read >>
One Lifetime Wish / Laura Times (Brandon's Mom )
Below is a poem I read at Brandon's Rosary. The author is unknown. I found this poem next to an article that was written about Brandon's fight against cancer in our local paper. This was at at time when we had so much hope. I read it and kept in tucked away in a special place. I guess I always knew that one day I would be reading it and thinking of my Brandon.
If we had one lifetime wish one dream that could come true we'd pray to God so hard, for yesterday and you.
They say memories are golden well, maybe that is true, but we never wanted memories, we only wanted you.
The things we feel so deeply are the hardest things to say but we, your family, love you in a very special way.
If teardrops were a stairway and heartaches made a lane we'd walk a path to heaven and bring you back again.
A thousand times we've needed you and a thousand times we'll cry if our love could have saved you you never would have died.
I love you so much Brandon. Oh, how I wish you were here. Life would be so much more vibrant.
Life Moves on and I Haven't / Laura Times (Mom)Read >>
Life Moves on and I Haven't / Laura Times (Mom)
My Dear Brandon,
Words cannot express the emptyness I feel in my heart. I noticed today that summer was ending and fall was slowly making its' way back into our lives again. Another change in our every changing lives. How I wish you were here with me. Since you've gone to heaven, nothing here on earth is quite the same. Colors aren't as bright, smells arent' as fragrant, and the sun doesn't seem to shine as bright. I try to concentrate and find my mind only thinking of you. I have started school so that I may work in the medical field. It is a struggle everyday to learn something new. I feel that you and life have taught me so much more than anything I could learn from a book. I think God gave you to me for a short time to teach me to love unconditionally, to struggle, to suffer, to have everything spin out of control and be taken away from me, to learn forgivness, and most of all to be loved. Your love for me was so pure, so strong, so uninhibited. How connected we are. When you had to go with God, so much of me went with you. The poem written by Shaina Noll says "That your loving is a miracle, How deeply you're connected to my soul." How true. You are my miracle. How blessed I am to have been chosen as your Mom. As much as I believe you were a gift to me from God, I believe just as strongly that I was a gift to you. What a great pair we were. I always thought that your brothers would grow up, go to college, marry and move far, far away. But I always knew you would always be close to me. I always thought that you and your wife and kids would live next door to me. In alot of ways, I guess you are always with me. Just not the way I planned. I so want to hold your hand, smell your skin, see your beautiful smile and loving eyes. I always pray from you to come to me in a dream. I wait patiently for that day. Brandon, please look over our family. I know you are ok in heaven. We are having a hard time trying adjusting to being here on earth without you. I know that one day we will be together forever. We will never have to part again......
"How Could Anyone Help But Notice...." / Laura Times (Brandon's Mom )Read >>
"How Could Anyone Help But Notice...." / Laura Times (Brandon's Mom )
Dear Brandon,
Your dad, brothers, and I attended a beautiful Jewish bereavement camp in May. We sang a beautiful son I cannot get out of my head. It reminds me so of you. The lyric that reminds me most of you is, "How Could Anyone Help But Notice, You Were Anything Less Than Beautiful". I hear it over and over again in my mind when I think of you.
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