Hi  me again,  been awhile, I read through this  posts, and while i haven't been posting my drama's I have been reading many posts and you have all been doing a marvelous job and I THANKYOU for continuing the beautiful pictures, the splendor of the cafe, the openness of your heart strings, the funniness and humor.
I thought about posting the following links, then I opted not to, then I thought well maybe they could help someone, or bring encouragement, or give hope or all the above so here they are:

Hopeful Words for Broken-Hearted Parents

LINK:   http://www.gty.org/Radio/   Main link
http://www.gty.org/Radio/Archive   All 3 parts on this link
 

http://www.gty.org/Shop/Audio+Lessons/80-242  PART I
http://www.gty.org/Shop/Audio+Lessons/80-243    PART II

I hope the links open for you when clicked on as the message is truly inspirational, encouraging, uplifting and many of you have read my woes trying to deal with Austin Gone Too Soon, and seems like i need daily reinforcing, and I also thought I would leave you a song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74CNUExD4I8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw0ZdHprdjk

Much Love and Prayers
Xanadue

The Gift of Austin
http://www.totsites.com/tot/babyaustinajr
WLAP, Austin's mommy
http://www.musicalcreations.biz/samples.html

Dear Xanadue,
 
Thank you for wishing to share materials that have been helpful to you! Unfortunately, the links are not working for me.
 
Comfort and peace to you,
Much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Hildegard


Dear Xanadue,
 
Thank you for wishing to share materials that have been helpful to you! Unfortunately, the links are not working for me.
 
Comfort and peace to you,
Much love,
Edda

If you click and it does not open, copy and paste into your browser at the top and that would be a secondary way, also if you right click your mouse at the link you can have a choice to open in new window or tab. Does this one work?
http://www.gty.org/Shop/Audio+Lessons/80-242

http://www.gty.org/Radio/

The above is the main page and then click on radio tab where you can choose the message
09/01/2009 The Salvation of Babies Who Die, Part 2 08/31/2009 The Salvation of Babies Who Die, Part 1
Finally if those don't work and you would like to hear or share with a friend, there is always the very long way:
Google  Grace to You  click radio and again it will bring the current and then just below is radio links then daily archive.
I am sorry the link didn't work, and Thank You for responding.
May you have a Blessed Labor Day
Xanadue

The Gift of Austin
http://www.totsites.com/tot/babyaustinajr
WLAP, Austin's mommy
http://www.musicalcreations.biz/samples.html

Thank you, Xanadue! I tried the links in the secod post and they do work!
 
Love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dearest Xanadue
 
Hello it's really  nice to see you here ,I hope
your days are becoming more bearable .
I think of you daily and your precious little
Austin too.
 
 
I only read the first link and not all of it
because this made me retreat..
 
One more question. If infants are saved when
they die, by what means are they saved? If
those who are retarded, mentally retarded,
mentally disabled, dysfunctional and therefore
in the same category as an infant would be in
 the condition of not having a capability to
understand matters of salvation, if they are
saved when they die, by what means are they
saved? By what means?
 
It really makes me so sad to think that anyone
could even ask a question like this.
I was always lead to believe that my own child
who I guess was 'mentally disabled' would of
course go to the same place any 'normal' child
goes to.I am not sure, but I felt all children who
were born with an illness and passed on would
be free from this illness in Heaven.Is this not what
anyone would want to hold on to.
 
 
 
The songs are really lovely Xanadue
 
thank you for your endless prayers ,warm
wishes and blessings..
 
 
Sandra xx
 ~ 
 

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

 
Today when I went out from my home, walking dawn the street there was an ambulance with lights and those horriblle sounds driving very fast towards hospital , I felt very sad as I remembered a hard day when my son was in ambulance which took him away to hospital and never came back home...
It hits me right to my heart and I felt I will cry in the middle of the street.I put my eyes dawn and saw a little miracle sign just in front my feet :
    
 
I could not believe my eyes, I took camera which was in my bag and took a snap.
I felt like my Goran said to me: "Don't cry mom, I am with you allways!"
I took a ladybird in my hand and put her in a grass...

"Don't cry mom, I am with you allways!"

 
This is so true Buba
 
 ~ 
 

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

Buba! It's amazing isn't it? Goran must love you so much.
 
today, after I saw the butterfly I too looked down and saw....3 little white feathers, one after the other.
 
Little messages to lift our spirits.
 
Love,
Jude ♥

Love is the only way

Little messages to lift our spirits.

Yes dear Jude !

Dearest Buba,
I can't even imagine how you must have felt and probably feel everytime you hear this.
It sounds like the severe heart stab returns.  Yet before it could completely take hold of you, there was your Lady Bug. What a wonderful gift from Goran.  Yes, dear one, your Goran is ALWAYS with you.
May I ask a little favor of you that was learned a long time ago. Whenever you hear these ambulances, might it be possible to say a little prayer for the person in the ambulance and
that person's family.  You truly know how very much someone praying for you at times like
those would mean.

You are truly so wonderfully open to allowing the Holy One and Goran to use special little signs to help heal you.  May you continue to always be open to the healing that Goran and the Holy One have for you.

Hugs and prayers,
Betty

Imenuff


Whenever you hear these ambulances, might it be possible to say a little prayer for the person in the ambulance and
that person's family.  You truly know how very much someone praying for you at times like those would mean.

 
Funny you should mention this.
 
 Once my sister was hit by a taxi (she was 8 and my parents were away visiting Europe : Scandinavia, USSR...) and taken to hospital in an ambulance (she is okay now).
 
I saw the ambulance and my aunt's face clearly visible through the window. My chin hit the pavement (figuratively speaking). I still remember how I felt . Ever since that day I am sad when I see an ambulance in "code mode" (siren, red lights and all) I always say a prayer for the person in it, the attendants (running through red lights  can be dangerous) and the family.
 
So I guess I have an idea how you feel, Buba... I wish I could give you a big, big hug!
 
We are with you in your sadness.
 
It is good to be able to communicate with people all over the world! ♥
 
 

Oh Buba,
my heart is broken . . .

Little messages to lift our spirits.

yes,
indeed they do
with love . . .
   ♥
I wish that I could give you a hug . . .

everything counts... ♥

Dear Buba,
 
The sound of sirens do bring up all sorts of memories. I am sorry that you had such an experience that reminded you so vividly of Goran. I am glad you did receive a sign from him that brought you a little comfort!
 
For me sirens remind me of my childhood when they meant air-raids and everything associated with them. Once we had a high school class reunion many years later and took a trip together. The noon day sirens went off and everyone dropped silent. We didn't have to say anything, we knew what everyone felt.
 
Much love and warm hugs,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dear Buba,
(and everyone who comes to read this),

As I keep getting older I am more and more grateful for collecting positive (!) memories connected with certain objects. If you have ever read Antoine de Saint-Exupéry´s enchanting "Little Prince" you will know that he Little Prince, before leaving his friend, says, "Whenever you´ll see a field of golden wheat you´ll be reminded of me and the color of my hair..." In this way I have - through you - come to think of you and Sandra whenever I spot a ladybird or a little white feather... (when before meeting the two of you they had no special significance for me).

Let me give you a warm hug, and then ask you to go to www.2u.ie  in the course of today!

Dear Betty,
Thank you for pointing to the possibility of saying a little prayer for the one in the ambulance. This has been my practice for years...

Juliana

"Speak Peace in a World of Conflict" (M.B.Rosenberg)

Dear Betty, Thank you for pointing to the possibility of saying a little prayer for the one in the ambulance. This has been my practice for years...

 
 
 
Mine too!
 
I too think of Buba and Sandra now, when ever I see ladybirds or feathers.
 
Jude

Love is the only way

"Whenever you´ll see a field of golden wheat you´ll be reminded of me and the color of my hair..."

This is one of my very favorite books of all time . . .
so beautifully written
and so full of simple wisdom . . .
I have kept my copy of 'The Little Prince' with me
for all these many years . . .
even though I have had to leave so much behind
it has stayed with me
tattered and worn 
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

..and here it is ... mine book in Serbian language...

Dear fans of "The Little Prince"
you won't believe me when I tell you I have only recently even heard of this story!!!
There was a production on TV of it a few years ago and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it, but it was wonderful. (as you know! )Amazon are advertising the fact that a DVD will be available soon, so I must keep an eye out for it.
 
Jude

Love is the only way

. . . and here is my copy . . .
coffee stains and all . . .
rather like the velveteen rabbit,
well used
and well loved . . .
   ♥
 

everything counts... ♥