One thing is certainly for sure,  I would not have found such compassionate people all over, I would not have gotten out of my box- routine life, I would not be so freely sharing, I would still be bound by the chains of wrong focus, I would not be who I am today.  I am so GRATEFUL through the communication of a computer one can send out a message, console another, send a greeting card, light a candle, share a picture and care,  I received the most awesome Poem, inspired from Austin's tribute and his website and now posted there, I wanted to share,  it may be just the thing someone needs to read to give hope or comfort along this sorrowful journey:
 
Love Makes Three

You came into to our World
A Gift from God in me
As you grew inside I knew
More than you and I were to be

God sent you to be with us
A Baby boy so sweet
Only two beings
But the love between makes three

Our love is alive and with us
It lives in both our hearts
Through Days and months and years
We shall never ever part

You’re in the sun on my shoulders
The rain drops on my face
The song of the birds around us
You’re with me everyplace

We shared Love and Laughter
We crawled and played on our knees
Always more than two of us
Because our Love makes three

We took our walks together
I Love the time we shared
I live it over and over
Thoughts of you fill my Head

God Loves you oh so much
With him he wants you to be
Still I miss you every second
But our love lives here with me

Though tears fall down my face
And I can’t stop asking why
I know you’re in the safest place
My Angels in the sky

I’ll be strong while I’m still down here
Our Family needs me to be
But I’ll always long for that joyous day
When again you’re bouncing on my knee

I know we’ll again be together
God’s promise this is to me
Till I’m holding you in my arms again
I thank God
Love makes three~

In Loving memory of Austin Jacob Grant Roth
11/02/2006~07/29/2008
BY J SHERMAN
 
Many lines in the poem reflect my feelings, some lines I have written here, some lines I have written on his site, never did I imagine someone could put them together into a Beautiful poem and send it to me in the most precious way.
So now I am holding on to when I will hold Austin in Heaven:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFhM84bIMZg
 
A Sincere Thank You to all that light candles, and post on the Forum and again to the Webmaster of the Site for all that you do each and every day,
I remain Grateful,

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

thank you for this poem. One more, it fills my heart too.
 
love, I.

Dear Xanadue,
 
thank you for posting the poem that had been given to you! Isn't it good when someone finds words for what is in you heart?
 
Much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dear Xanadue,
thank you for the beautiful poem. It reflects what a lot of us on here feel.
 
I too am so grateful for the possibility of linking up with friends via the Internet.
 
Blessings, Jude

Love is the only way

Dear Xanadue . . .
You’re in the sun on my shoulders
The rain drops on my face
The song of the birds around us
You’re with me everyplace
(always)
. . . a lovely and tender poem.
Thank you
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

Hi Xanadue,
 
That is a beautiful poem.
Thank You for sharing it with us all.
 
Your site is beautiful also.
I am glad to meet you!
 
God Bless You!
 
Love and light,
Diane

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

..."But our love lives here with me"
 
Beautiful.
 
Peace, Donna

Death cannot kill that which lives forever.
William Penn

Sending a Thank You to each of you for your kind, gentle, compassionate responses. My candle for you:
 
Dear God, please take care of Austin as I know you do, Please Bless those on the Grateful Forum, BM, san67, Buttington, Hildegard, Sparrow, lovewhou.r., louie
 
While each of you have aided in my steps forward along this pathway, like a bad ride that I want to get off, or stop this car and turn around, since that is not possible, and forward and through is the only direction my map and compass are showing. I am Truly Thankful that I have a GPS in each of you, while I beg for Blessings, comfort and may he provide for all that you each need,
Sincere Thank You,  WLAP
Austin's Mommy
candle posted in Austins group, ajgr
 
 

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

Thank You ever so much, Xanadu!
 

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

Dear Xanadu ,
thank you for your kind words.
 

 
You and your family are in my thoughts...
~with regards~
Buba,Goran's mom

Oh My Dear Axandue,
 
If only I could hug you right now...
 
Your poem touched me so much in many ways as I am sure it has many
 
other people as well.Xandue as we all know we have been gifted but our
 
gifts were taken far too soon.If only we could go back in time if only.
 
You give me hope and hope is what I need so much.
 
Thank you Xanadue thank you.
 
Love and understanding Sandraxxxxxxx
 

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


 

Sandra, what an absolutely lovely picture!
 
Ju7de

Love is the only way

Dear Jude it's an image we all dream /hope for.
 
Love and gentle hugs to us all Sandraxxxx

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


 

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Thank You for posting the Picture responses, they are Beautiful and so I searched to post something for each of you:




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

Dear Sandra,
 
Your post on 08th/03, this picture, remember me when I was seven-as I heard the first time in my life something about GOD.
My teacher always showed us such pictures, and about her soft words, her wounderful stories about HIM, I could survive for many years later...
I am looking and listening into my heart, to find these feelings in combination of hope, clear, as an adult person, but something like this ; and I feel now, that I must not write this because it isn´t "fair" to HIM...
A little bit confusing, I think, especially for me (this feeling), hm.
 
love Is.

If you want to know something about someone, listen to your heart.

I'm sorry the picture links did not come out, I wanted to express my appreciation for your responses to the Poem and the lovely pictures that were sent.  
 
 


 
 

 
 
 


 
 
 



 
 

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

Sometimes I think, dear Isabella,
that we adults make things more complicated than they really are . . .
trust your heart
until the rest falls into place
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

ORIGINAL: xanadue

I'm sorry the picture links did not come out, I wanted to express my appreciation for your responses to the Poem and the lovely pictures that were sent.  
 
 

 
Dear Xanadue,
 
I know just how much these replies mean to you because they mean the same to me too.
 
Your a blessing to have and to know....
 
 
 
 
 
Dear Isabella,
 
Sparrow is right you have to trust in your heart...
 
I also know that our hearts take such a battering from usfrom time to time so it's hard then to see through the bruises.
 
Isabella I often am sad with Jesus and I tell him ,but it's ok as this allows us to grow more.
 
 
Love to all Sandraxx
 
 

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


 

Dear Xanadue for your Son in Afghanistan.
 

 
and of course Baby Austin....
 

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


 

It´s good, to know, to be not alone...
 
Isabella

If you want to know something about someone, listen to your heart.