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The photo album is really great, does anyone know when it will be updated?

I was just relaxing on my couch, reading “When You Can’t Come Back”, by Dave & Jan Dravecky. It’s a story about Dave’s major league baseball career and his experiences with cancer. The last lines of Chapter 4 made a real impact on me and I felt compelled to share it here. It says, “…with every death of someone we love, our longing for heaven grows stronger, because that is where our heart is, taken there a piece at a time by the ones we loved on this earth.” What a powerful statement! I know a piece of my heart has moved on to my eternal home.

Hello Tayrn,
Thank you for shareing your daughters site with me… She was beautiful …I feel your pain.. as I too lost my daughter… she was 21… I believe that they are in heaven together.. your daughter and mine..someday we will see them again.. The poem your friend wrote touched my heart.. I know that there is a heaven, and that if we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ then we will be saved.. and we are promised a home in heaven when we die… that is my only peace…that they are in heaven

Tonight was a night when my memory of Kristin was especially fresh, and therefore, her absence especially heartfelt. These emotions were sparked as I was busily researching a topic on the internet that I have wanted to understand more fully for many years. As my comprehension of this topic began to take shape, my excitement and desire to discuss with someone what I was discovering grew accordingly. That’s when Kristin popped into my mind. She had such an extraordinary passion for someone her age to learn about the world around her. She was always immersed in a book, analyzing, solving. I believe she would have welcomed Uncle Rich’s lecture about a topic that most kids her age would likely roll their eyes at. Of course, the reality is that Kristin is now learning at the feet of the Master, so her understanding of the universe far exceeds anything that my little peabrain could contribute! We’ll have some catching up to when we join her, but I’m confident she will enjoy teaching and showing us “the ropes.”

A few months after Kristin’s passing, Haley wrote the following poem entitled “Just Because…” and later shared it with me. She gave me permission to post it. I bet some of Kristin’s friends wrote poems too. If you would like to share a poem but don’t want your name attached to it, perhaps you can e-mail it to webmaster@kksmith.net or get it to Taryn with instruction to post it anonymously.

Just because I am quiet once in a while

doesn’t mean I am mad

doesn’t mean I am always that way

it means I need time to myself

Just because I have nice things

doesn’t mean I am spoiled

doesn’t mean I am rich

it means I live a comfortable life

Just because I get moody

doesn’t mean I am a $!^@*

doesn’t mean I am PMSing

it means something more is bothering me

Just because you haven’t seen me cry

doesn’t mean I don’t hurt

doesn’t mean I have forgotten or don’t miss her

it means I have cried alone

Josiah (Kristin’s 5 year old cousin) said a sweet prayer the other day that I thought I’d share. He said, “Dear Jesus, Thank you for this day and all the things you give us…and please tell Kristin that I love her and I miss her a lot”. What a beautiful reminder and a comfort that was to me. Kristin is in the presence of our Savior and Lord, Jesus and many others who have embraced Him. Praise God!

I’m so glad you shared this site with me. And you were very blessed to have her in your life. She is a beautiful young girl and though she is not here she’ll always be in your heart and you have tons of memories to keep them strong. Nothing is worse than losing your own child, and I’m glad that I met you in Compassionate Friends and hopefully we can talk more sometime.
God bless and never give up hope, Nicole Villa

((((((taryn))))
Thank you so much for letting me come see the site you made for your beautiful daughter Kristin. She seems like an amazing person!!
I am so glad that I met you in GR. you have such an amazing heart, and have helped me more then I can tell you with beginning to get through the death of my mom..and many more obstacles in my life.
Hopefully I’ll see ya in Michigan!!
Love u,
Jenn

{{{{{{{TARYN}}}}}}}}} I just wanted to stop by and see Kristin. Thanks for visiting Mary and yes it is a great peace and comfort to know that Mary and Kristin are at our Lords side.
Love ya {{{{{{Taryn}}}}}}} God brought us together thru our girls.
Love,
KAREN

…a day to remember those who are dear to our heart.

To Kristin’s friends: I send each of you a hug and a smile. Share them with those you love today and every day. Be happy. Kristin would want nothing less for you.

To every member of my family: “I love you”. Remember, we will all be together again some day for a huge family reunion. What a day that will be!

To Kristin: Not a day goes by when I don’t think of you. You continue to inspire me. My heart is full of love for you.