Third Day - Agnus Dei

This was played at George's service by my brother in law and it has always had a profound impact on me whenever I hear it.  It brings me to the very moment when I felt God's presence during communion at our son's life celebration.  I know He was with me during the most difficult time in my life...the day I burried my son and had to completely let him go to God.  We are however coming up on what I call our season of grief that starts with his birthday and ends in February around when we had to completely release him into God's loving arms.  Please pray for us as we go through this because this past year it was just horrible and I need to get back to that place where I find comfort in knowing he is with God rather than utter pain and saddness that he is gone from my arms.

September 09...George's Birthday

As some of you know, George's birthday is coming up.  George was born 09/09/09 and every year we try to do something special on his birthday to celebrate the blessing he was to our lives and the joy he brought to our family that day  he joined it.  I've been tossing around ideas as to what to do and I think I'm going to ask people to preform a random act of kindness in his name like we did last year.  I've set up a Facebook event where you can leave comments on what you chose to do in his memory.  We had very few people leave us comments last year and it was hard because we were hoping to read them on his birthday and know that he was being thought of and still changing the world so I am asking again that you take just a few seconds to leave a comment on the facebook page or here on his page. 

We are also asking that if you feel it in your heart to send a card to the house so we can open them on his birthday, that would be greatly appreciated.  If they arrive early we will just make a pile and open them as if we would open a gift.  Also, should you find any monkey themed items, we always love to get them and the kids are always so excited to get packages/gifts in the mail, even if they are for their brother.  These items can be sent to : The Garman Family 7 Ellis Avenue, Lumberton, NJ 08048  George's sibblings are young and still feel he deserves a gift/cards and I have to say it helps us all as we celebrate here on Earth without George here with us on such a special day. 

Last but not least we are also going to begin to collect toiletries so we can continue the now yearly tradition of making Christmas stockings for the homeless at a local soup kitchen.  This past Christmas was the first time we did this but it was so successful and helped us to get through the holidays without George being here.  We are also going to allow people to sponsor a stocking again this year in honor/memory of someone who has touched their own life.  If you would like a little blurb added about the person who you are sponsoring the stocking in honor/memory of we will gladly place it inside the stocking so they can be recognized/remembered by those who's life they touched with this simple gift.  Sponsoring a stocking will be $5 again this year and donations can be made through the paypal account listed at the right. 

We thank you all well in advance!!!