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S Mertz
December 19, 2024
Merry Christmas Honey
We have a few more days but the excitement is building. The girls have a 2 week break & we got our first good snowfall today. From where you are I think it looks like a snow globe. I always think it´s beautiful where you are That´s what we pray for you. It helps us to know your grandparents & others are there with you. Have a wonderful celebration in Jesus´ light. I hope you can be with all of us on the 25th. I carry you in my heart & always have you with me. Merry Christmas hugs all around. Feel our Love at Christmas & everyday forward. We all send you Love everyday
December 24, 2023
Merry Christmas Honey
Please celebrate with us tomorrow when your brothers family is here. We will always need you to complete our family. Celebrate with our family & friends who are there with you. I think it must be gloriousand that is what you deserve. Please know how much we LOVE you & carry you in our heart. We wish you a very Merry Christmas & Peace always
Your family❤
S Mertz
January 5, 2023
1.5.23
To our son
On this most difficult day we say to you-
You are loved every minute of every day
You are missed at every turn we make
You are forever a member of this family
You are wished the gift of Peace
You are the Guardian Angel of our
Grandgirls
You are in our heart until we are
Together, longer than we are apart
We love you forever & hold you with us
Always
Your family. ❤
January 5, 2022
1.5.22
I had every intention of writing meaningful, philosophical words to you today, but decided this poem says it better-
At last his gallant soul took flight
into the land where there is no night.....
But his name is carved in our hearts to stay,
as we think of the things he used to say...
So he has not left, he's only gone on
into a brighter more wonderful dawn...
For men like him were not born to leave
But, like the sun that shines in the sky,
They warm the earth and the hearts of men
And in happy remembrance they live again...
So while he sleeps and his voice is still,
His spirit goes on and it always will.
H.S. Rice
We love you eternally and have learned how we are connected by that love.
We are thankful for the 20 years you were with us and look forward to the
time we are together again..."for the time we are together is more than the
time we are apart"
"I carry your heart with me..(i carry it in my heart"
in PEACE,
your family
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S Mertz
January 8, 2021
Hi Honey
Obviously we don’t need anything to remind us of you. You are in our hearts & on our minds daily. We love you, miss you, & carry memories of you wherever we go. It has nothing to do with dates on the calendar but everything to do with our family. As it has grown you & your brother remain the source of our life & our love regardless of where we are. Please remember how important you are to us. We send you our love & wish you PEACE.
August 4, 2020
All our LOVE on your Heavenly 39th Birthday
In my way, I have spent most of this day with you. Bringing red roses as a symbol of all the LOVE that is here for you and remembering the little boy when looking at so many childhood mementoes. As I was looking at them, that little boy was as vivid as could be. You are not a little boy any longer, but we are that family who LOVES you and carries you in our hearts forever. You are as much a part of our lives and conversations and plans as always. We tell the girls and each other stories about you as we wait to be with you forever. Our birthday wish for you remains the same. PEACE. You have a heart as big as the sun with a smile to match. You have always deserved our LOVE and to know the PEACE that comes with understanding you are LOVED as you are. Our prayers will be answered and our pain worthwhile when Jesus has shown you the way to your PEACE. Each of us LOVES you and misses you in our own way while living each day to honor you and make you proud. We are proud to call you "son", "brother" and "guardian angel". Please know how much you are LOVED this day and everyday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Honey, with ALL OUR LOVE.
s mertz
January 5, 2020
1.5.20
Hi Honey
Here we are on this day I hate. I am thankful the FB games helped us all to fill the day because otherwise, we don't really know what to do with it. First of all, my prayer for you has not changed- I pray that Jesus is showing you the way to your peace and that after this amount of time your heart knows PEACE and is filled with all the LOVE we send you. That LOVE is what I believe is carrying us through the days until we all are together again. That LOVE allows me to carry "your heart in my heart" and to carry your beautiful smile engraved in my brain. That LOVE allowed Nick to begin his adult life with Erin and to look to the future with their very special girls. That LOVE tells me we will ALWAYS be connected regardless of circumstance. That connection is what I hold on to so that I can honestly tell you we are all OK while missing you everyday and loving you always, so that you can focus on finding your PEACE. I am not really as strong or noble as this sounds, but I want you to understand this part of our journey is about what you need and while you are finding that, I want to make you proud of me and I don't want you to worry about us. We do ask that you continue to be the girls' Guardian Angel and watch over them. HUGS and KISSES all around in heaven...until we are together again. I LOVE YOU FOREVER...
s. mertz
August 4, 2019
Wishing you a very Happy Blessed Birthday
Today was the kind of summer day you loved at the lake. Sitting in the pontoon looking out over the water, my mind and heart were filled with thoughts of you. On this day, like everyday, I wish you PEACE, I know you have LOVE, I hope you enjoyed hugs and laughter. It is the day you officially joined our family and the beginning of the 20 years we spent with you. Those are the years and moments I remember and carry with me constantly. I hope, in your search for PEACE, that you carry some of those memories as well. This special day or any regular day, you are our son and our brother. We Love you with everything we have and we will till the end of time. Whether we are physically together or apart, the four of us are together in our Love. I love you from the very bottom of my heart and wish you a glorious celebration knowing how much you are Loved and Missed. Our gift is to remind you you deserve and have the right to "walk in PEACE" and know LOVE. HBD, m,d,nwm forever. 8.4.19
December 25, 2018
MERRY CHRISTMAS HONEY
We didn't really have a white Christmas, but hopefully snow is on the way this week so the holidays will feel white and the kids can play. The girls are growing up but still young enough to be excited about opening presents and unable to eat until that happens. Caitlin is a true believer and very well may always be. Lauren is a scientist like her mother but continues to be excited for gifts and seems to appreciate them, even if they aren't exactly what she was hoping for. We are forever grateful that they have you to watch over them. We pray you are spending Christmas with Jesus and your grandparents, maybe as you remember from your childhood. You are eternally a part of everything we do, especially at times like Christmas. "I carry your heart...I carry your heart in my heart". We hold you close, always, and just a little closer at Christmas. Your brother is doing well, but I can see how he misses you in his eyes. We all LOVE you more than you will ever know, wish you the PEACE you deserve, and wait to be with you forever. HUGS all around from us and know we carry you in our hearts every moment of every day. We LOVE you unconditionally and eternally. your family
August 4, 2018
HAPPY, HAPPY 37th Birthday, Scott
We are hopeful you will celebrate the day you completed our family with your grandparents and maybe others who love you. We hold you in our heart with LOVE and all the sweet memories of the years we were fortunate to spend together. Even now, I feel like we all are "together" because a family is always your family-for better or worse :) PEACE continues to be our daily wish and special Birthday wish for you. When you find your PEACE then I pray you will also truly understand how much you are loved and appreciated by us. Smile that beautiful smile and know that you are ALWAYS loved and held close. HAPPY, HAPPY DAY. until we can celebrate together, LOVE and PEACE, your family 8/4/18
s mertz
April 29, 2018
I'm very glad I was able to access this site again. Today has been a beautiful, sunny day...the kind of day you loved to spend running around town with your friends then eventually come bounding in the front door with tales of your adventure. It is the time of year when we are focused on getting the cabin open for summer. It will be later this year because winter didn't want to say goodbye. Much like your family not wanting to say goodbye to you. And actually, that won't be necessary because eventually we will be together again. For now, let your grandmothers dote on you and thoroughly enjoy getting to know your "grandpa Red" Grandpa Lou may be joining you and Grandma Mertz in the near future. He stayed with us one night and by now should be back home in Osage. Your dad is helping get him situated and unpacked from their winter in AZ. As friends and family get older, the good news is your friends and your brother's friends have beautiful young families to follow. The girls are growing and flourishing and learning more and more about the world as you keep watch. We know you are smiling from ear to ear at the thought of CK being responsible for twin boys and his little girl. We also know your heart is full as another special baby is named for you. What a tribute. I try to pay tribute to you with each new day, but as we both know all too well, sometimes I fall short of that. You are ALWAYS in my heart and on my mind, wherever I am or whatever I may be doing. Please pass around the hugs to all and know that you are loved more with each passing new day. carry our LOVE with you until we are together again...
August 3, 2017
Hi Honey
Wishing you a wonderful 36th birthday. As always, our birthday wish for you is that your heart is filled with Peace and all the Love we have for you. Each of us thinks of you regularly and carries you with us in our own way. On Aug 4, 1981 you completed our family and that continues to this day and beyond. We are forever a family, together or apart. Celebrate who you are with your grandparents and we will think of you and send you our Love as we do everyday. Smile that beautiful smile and know how much you are LOVED. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT. We love you infinitively and wish you PEACE forever.
s. mertz
May 14, 2017
We have been blessed with a beautiful Mother's Day, much like your days I assume. Everyday, and especially on this day, I replay your words "you are always my mother". That is forever true for you and your brother. What is also true is that being your mother is the single most important part of who I am. That does not change because of geography. I read some words in a newspaper article today that also struck home for me. It made the statement that moms (parents) ALWAYS LOVE who their children become, but what you don't realize maybe, is that a little piece of my heart truly misses the little boy each of you were. My Mothers Day wish for 2017 and every year to come, is that you find PEACE. I Love You with everything I have and will ALWAYS hold you and your brother close. HMD to your Grandmas as well. PEACE and LOVE to you with every breath. love you forever, "moms"
August 4, 2016
8.4.16
a very wonderful 35th Birthday wish...
the girls were very happy to help me bake your angel food cake, angel cake as Caitlin calls it, (I think she's right)and to choose the flowers for your special day. They love learning about you and I told them having you for a guardian angel makes them special.
of course, you are special to us and always will be. From something I read once, we give thanksgiving for your life and that's what we will never forget, all you gave us and all we have to remember and be thankful for. That's what gets us up in the morning and gives us strength through the day. The LOVE and the MEMORIES of you we carry.
so HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY sweet boy.
"the time we are together is more than
the time we are apart"
"I carry your heart..I carry your heart
in my heart"
birthday blessings and wishes for PEACE
in your heart, we LOVE YOU always &
thank God for keeping you near.
May 8, 2016
Mothers Day 2016
I LOVE YOU FOREVER...
as you perfectly reminded me earlier,
"I am ALWAYS your mother"
that is the beauty of it. Regardless of where we are, you are always my son and I am always your mother...proudly so.
You are with me always. in everything I do and everywhere I go. until we are together again...I give you my LOVE and wishes for your PEACE.
always,
mom
December 27, 2015
MERRY CHRISTMAS/HAPPY NEW YEAR, HONEY
This is the season of LOVE, so its of course fitting that we "speak" We do know, however, we don't need a "season" or a reason to tell you how much you are LOVED. Christmas is a special time and that means I LOVE you a little bit more and you are missed a little bit more. I always like to think you are with us, especially on Christmas Day with us and your brother's family. We all certainly "bring you to the table" Of course, the little girls you watch over for us "carry you" as well. That phrase comes from one of my favorite poems by E.E. Cummings that says "I carry your heart...I carry it in my heart" That is true every minute of every day no matter what "season" it is. So we wish you the Merriest of Christmases and know your New Year is always happy because you are with Jesus & your grandparents and others who cherish you. Our Christmas wish for you is that you understand this--
"LOVE'S ultimate and absolute lesson is
that LOVE is the ONLY thing in this world
that cannot be lost because its the ONLY
thing that's real"
MERRY CHRISTMAS Scott
"the time we are together is more than the
time we are apart" I hold onto this daily
along with ALL OUR LOVE.
August 4, 2015
8.4.15
This is your day. As one of your friends just wrote to us, "I couldn't forget this birthday if I tried" and of course, neither could we. You are in every breath we take and every move we make. Is that from a song...not sure!!
On the celebration of the day you were born and changed our lives forever, we wish you PEACE. We pray that your heart is full of the LOVE we feel for you. There are many day to day experiences we could share, but none of those matter by comparison. Today and everyday you are in our hearts as we wait to be with you forever. Until that time is right, know how much you are loved and follow Jesus to your PEACE.
HAPPY 34th with all the LOVE in our hearts,
we are forever thankful you came to us
"I carry you in my heart" always.
your family
May 10, 2015
Hi Honey
another Mother's Day we get to spend together, just like we do every day. In my mind, that is the beauty of being a parent.
Regardless of where we are or what is happening in the world and beyond, we are ALWAYS mother and child ...FOREVER. I love you with every fiber of my being and hold you in my heart ALWAYS. Please give both your grandmothers a special Mother's Day hug from us all. I AM FOREVER YOUR PROUD MOM...with all my LOVE
April 10, 2015
Hi Honey
It has been a whirlwind month, but now that Grandma has gone to be with you & Grandpa L and the rest of her family, I am praying you two are getting reconnected. She missed you greatly and you use to want to stay with her so she wasn't alone. Now you two can be together and neither of you will be alone again. Have fun. We will be with you all later. LOVE LOVE LOVE
January 4, 2015
1.5.15
I could write a book about our journey so far, but...it continues until we all are together again, and we know "the time we are together is greater than the time we are apart"
While we must be apart, I hope you know you have our everlasting LOVE and our eternal wish for you is your PEACE.
We get up each new day and live our lives with you in our heart and on our minds. "I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart". We tell stories about you and laugh and smile at the thought of you. We are grateful for the 20 years we had with you and look forward to the rest of our time together. You completed our immediate family and are forever a member of our growing family. We live to honor you and make you proud that we are your family. We are better for loving you and being loved by you. That is our privilege. Each of us will make our way and as you do, we wish you PEACE and our everlasting LOVE. always.
December 25, 2014
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Sweet Boy
"so this is Christmas"...
another season, another year closer to you. The world is a crazy place, but on this night it always seems to slow down and become a quieter, gentler place, if only for one night. On this night we feel you a little closer, we love you a little more (if that's possible), we hold you a little tighter. To be a family and to be together is what this holiday is about. So we share our LOVE with you, as we do everyday, we miss your presence, and we wait until the time is right for us to be together once again. until then...we LOVE you more each day and wish you PEACE everyday.
we love you continually and eternally, your family.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, honey.
August 14, 2014
There is a lot going on here right now. I saw these words earlier today in a store and found them very much to the point. They may not hold the answers we are looking for, but they do relay how we feel. I will put them here for all posterity and tell you that you made my heart sing when you acknowledged our conversation.
"If LOVE could cure, then you would
LIVE forever."
always.
August 4, 2014
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET BOY. IT IS THE DAY YOU COMPLETED OUR FAMILY, BROUGHT US EXCITEMENT, JOY, AND A LOVE WE WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN WITHOUT YOU IN OUR LIVES. WE CARRY YOU WITH US WHEREVER WE GO AND PRAY THAT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED AND MISSED EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE ARE SO THANKFUL YOU ARE WATCHING OVER THE LITTLE GIRLS. FIND YOUR PEACE, CELEBRATE THIS DAY, AND KNOW HOW MUCH WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU AGAIN. ALL OUR LOVE TO YOU FOREVER... your family
January 5, 2014
1.5.14
today we want you to know that we have learned...only LOVE survives and heals, only LOVE is stronger than death. also, LOVE's ultimate and absolute lesson:that LOVE is the only thing that cannot be lost because it is the only thing that is real. With all our LOVE we wish you PEACE and send you our everlasting LOVE until we are together again.
I carry your heart..i carry it in my heart...
J.L L
January 4, 2014
Hey Scott,
I've known you since elementary school and we never really talk. Not in the same circle but every once in a while I think of you and miss your presence in the world. I wish you peace and happiness wherever you are.
December 25, 2013
12.25.13
MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEET BOY,
WE MISS YOU EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, BUT WE MISS YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE AT CHRISTMASTIME. WE LOVE YOU MORE WITH EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, BUT WE LOVE YOU EVEN MORE AT CHRISTMASTIME. WE REALIZE CHRISTMAS IS GLORIOUS FOR YOU, AND LUCKILY WE ENJOYED A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS DAY HERE. IT IS WHITE WITH SNOW EVERYWHERE, THE WEATHER WAS WARM ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT, THE CARDINALS SHOWED BRIGHT RED ON THE TREES AND THE DEER CAME TO FEAST. WE PRAY YOU SHARED OUR DAY AND FELT OUR LOVE AND JOY IN BEING TOGETHER. YOU ARE ALWAYS A PART OF OUR FAMILY MOMENTS. WE ALL ARE SO THANKFUL THE LITTLE GIRLS HAVE THEIR MOST SPECIAL GUARDIAN ANGEL. AS ALWAYS WE WISH YOU PEACE AND SEND OUR ETERNAL LOVE. until we are together once more...MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH ALL OUR LOVE.
A M
August 21, 2013
Scott, I didn't even know you that well in high school but I still think about you from time to time. Your smile was contagious.
J H
August 14, 2013
The love shown on this page is inspiring and has brought me to tears.
Scott, Your classmates have not forgotten you. May the memories and love of your friends and family inspire the peace you deserve.
August 4, 2013
8/4/13
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY
32 years and counting!!!
Many memories and an eternity to come.
We are forever a family. You are forever our son and brother.
My birthday wish for you is PEACE.
As I keep saying, you are loved beyond measure more each moment of each new day. Many, many people carry you in their hearts as they move through their lives. Our little girls are so very fortunate to have you watching over them. Walk with Jesus, feel all the LOVE, and most importantly, let Him help you find your PEACE.
Smile that beautiful smile on this special day of yours...
always and forever
"I carry your heart...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY from your family with all our LOVE
December 25, 2012
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Honey.
I have to say it one more time today. It is the most beautiful Christmas night...clear sky, shining moon, cold, crisp air. It feels like Christmas. I have looked up several times today to wish you blessings. I know you are blessed in heaven. I just always want you to know how much you are loved and thought of every day. I don't want you to ever doubt that. I hope you will be with us tomorrow and share in our joy.
Most of all, know PEACE in your heart and feel our LOVE.
"i carry your heart...i carry it in my heart" forever.
Christmas Blessings with all our love.
August 3, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET BOY
WE WISH YOU PEACE AND ALL THE LOVE WE CAN SEND YOUR WAY. WE LIVE EACH DAY TO HONOR YOU AND REMIND YOU HOW MUCH YOU ARE FOREVER LOVED AND MISSED. I CONTINUE TO TELL THE GIRLS ABOUT THEIR VERY SPECIAL "GUARDIAN ANGEL", WAITING FOR THE DAY THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS. IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE WATCH OVER THEM AND NEVER, NEVER DOUBT THE LOVE THAT WE ALL HAVE FOR YOU. WE LOVE YOU, WE MISS YOU, YOU ARE APART OF OUR DAILY LIVES, WE WAIT TO BE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN. BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR A PEACE-FILLED HEART AND THE KNOWLEDGE YOU ARE LOVED COMPLETELY AND FOREVER.
HAPPY DAY UNTIL WE MEET ONCE AGAIN...
May 13, 2012
You always seemed to know what to say to me and that is so true today. I am FOREVER your mom, you are FOREVER my son, regardless of where we are or what has happened. I am proud to be your mom and grateful to God for bringing you into our lives. I LOVE you completely and eternally.
"i carry your heart..."
Pam Mertz
January 6, 2012
That grin, that laugh, the joy that your life continues to share with all of us that remember you. 10 years seems like a blink, as I can still hear your teasing tone at Mertz family gatherings. You are missed here on earth, but we know that you are with all those in heaven that we miss as well. Love transcends it all, and we are grateful for that gift, God! so thankful that love knows no boundaries. We are blessed to call you nephew and cousin. All our love, Scotty.
Lou, Pam and boys
January 5, 2012
Memories are what I hold, memories will never be forgotten, a piece of my heart holds them, that piece will never change, that piece belongs to you.
January 4, 2012
for 10 seconds,
for 10 years,
for 10 eternities...
"I carry your heart...
I carry it in my heart..."
we LOVE you more each day.
you are with us always.
PEACE forever.
your family.
December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas, sweet boy.
another holiday closer to being together forever...while we wait, we hold you in our heart always. I wish I had new and clever words to tell you how much you are loved and missed, but I don't. On Christmas as well as every new day of the year you are loved and missed and a part of who we are and all we do. My hope is that you will be with us on Christmas Day and know our joy and love as you watch over the little girls. This is the season of giving and love, so please feel all the love we give to you this day and each day forward. We all strive to make you proud and live each day for you and with you...until we celebrate together. We wish you PEACE and send our LOVE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, your family
August 4, 2011
HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, HONEY
MY BIRTHDAY WISH FOR YOU IS PEACE IN YOUR HEART. YOU HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL THE LOVE WE COULD GIVE YOU. WE CARRY YOU IN OUR HEARTS EVERYWHERE WE GO, IN EVERYTHING WE SEE AND DO, AND WITH EVERY WORD WE SPEAK. WHILE WE WAIT TO BE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN, WE HONOR YOU TODAY AND EVERYDAY THE BEST WE KNOW HOW. MOST IMPORTANTLY, KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AND HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE TO THIS FAMILY.
WALK IN THE SUNSHINE, SING WITH THE ANGELS, KNOW PEACE IN YOUR HEART. WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN WE CAN EVER SAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY.
YOUR FAMILY FOREVER
8.4.11
June 24, 2011
I have wanted to write in this guest book for years but have never known what to say. It is hard to put it into words, but Scott meant so much to me, as he did to so many. We were not best friends, but for those that knew Scott, it only took a few moments with him and you felt very special. His presence brought so many smiles and laughs. He always made you feel like you were very important and he truly cared.
I look forward to the day we can meet again in heaven. I think about you often and it always brings a huge smile to my face. I love you and miss you.
-JHS 2000 Grad
January 5, 2011
As the years have gone by I am forever grateful that the memories have not faded. I pray that you are at peace and that you know how much our friendship still means to me. Love you so much.
-T Brown
December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas, Honey
"so this is Christmas"...of 2010. We mark them by the years, but to me it really doesn't matter what the numbers are. Christmas is magical, this year we are a Currier & Ives picture of beauty, and I carry with me the memories and images of all the Christmases with you and Nick growing up. I am reminded of them moreso now as we watch the little girls learn to experience this special time. I carry you with me always, but this time of year I see your electric smile even more and feel your presence just a little closer. I hope you always know that you are a part of everything we do and everywhere we go and that is never more true than at Christmastime, because the 4 of us were always together for Christmas no matter where we were. Share the day with us, take in the joy of watching the little girls excitement, and feel our love this day and everyday. The love we share and God's mercy will keep us strong until we can all celebrate the birth together once again. We love you eternally and wish you a Blessed and very Merry Christmas.
August 4, 2010
Happy birthday Scott. You have been in my thoughts all day today. You are really missed. I know you and grandma are celebrating together. Love Aunt Debbie
August 4, 2010
Today is your 29th...
in some respects that is unreal, in others, it feels like just a moment.
we know that we have been blessed in so many ways, the birth of you and your brother and the little girls being the greatest of all. the many years shared with you, tho too few and too quickly, are blessings on our heart. they bring smiles and tears as we hold you near to us in every way we can. today as everyday, we live to honor you and bring us all closer. some days we do this better than others. today will be one of our better days. we toast you on the day you were born, we miss you at every turn, we LOVE you forever. on your special day, "walk in the sunshine" and feel at peace knowing you are loved eternally. your family.
"i carry your heart...i carry your
heart, in my heart"
January 25, 2010
january 24, 1982:2010
you and Caitlin sharing the same baptismal date reminds us once again--not that we need reminding--that the love we share for each other keeps us united as a family. we are hopeful you shared the day with us and that you will continue to be a protective and loving guardian angel for our special little girls. you have all our love...always.
January 6, 2010
Scott
We survive the day you left by being together as a family. You are in our hearts and in everything we do. It is a privilege to love you and know you as a son and a brother. The love we have for you is everlasting and our strength to make each new day better. We live to honor you and to share your love with each other and the little girls who will know you as their guardian angel. "i carry your heart...in my heart" as we all travel this journey together. "the time we are together is more than the time we are apart" until then, with all the love we share, your family
December 24, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HONEY
OUR SNOW MAKES IT LOOK LIKE A CHRISTMAS CARD OUTSIDE...I HOPE YOU CAN ENJOY IT. WE ALL HOPE YOU WILL SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY WITH US, KNOWING HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AND KEEPING WATCH AS THE LITTLE GIRLS JUST BEGIN TO LEARN WHAT THIS WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR IS ALL ABOUT.
AS WE CELEBRATE THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS WE GAIN STRENGTH TO FACE ANOTHER YEAR IN YOUR HONOR, WAITING TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN. UNTIL THEN...
WE LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY AND MISS YOU MORE THAN WE CAN SAY. SING WITH THE ANGELS AS YOU FIND YOUR WAY. WE LOVE YOU WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE.
MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS MY SON,
MOM,DAD,NICK,ERIN,LAUREN,CAITLIN
Claudia Ewers
August 19, 2009
Sandi~I thought of Scott on his birthday but didn't make it to his memorial guestbook until now. I hope the day passed peacefully and gently for you and yours this year as you recalled precious memories of a most-loved and wonderful son.....
August 7, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY
THIS WAS WRITTEN ON AUG.4,2009 BUT I WILL REDO IT FOR YOU. YOU CERTAINLY KNOW WE CELEBRATED THE DAY YOU COMPLETED OUR FAMILY.
OUR BIRTHDAY WISH FOR YOU IS THAT YOU ALWAYS FEEL THE LOVE WE ALL CARRY FOR YOU...THAT YOU TREASURE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE GUARDIAN ANGEL FOR THE 2 LITTLE GIRLS...AND THAT ULTIMATELY YOU KNOW PEACE.
WE LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY AND CHERISH THE MOMENTS WE HAVE HAD TOGETHER WHILE WE WAIT FOR THOSE YET TO COME. WE CELEBRATE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN AND THE LIFE YOU LIVED. WITH ALL THE LOVE WE CARRY IN OUR HEARTS, HB, m&d
May 30, 2009
Hi Uncle Scott
I can "see" your beautiful smile in my mind and my heart. What greater reason than a sweet, sweet namesake. If ever you doubted, may Caitlin be a constant reminder of how much you are loved, respected and missed. Please watch over
"the girls" and join us in our complete adoration of them. Be proud of your brother's honor and know we love you forever.
May 10, 2009
ALWAYS...ALWAYS...ALWAYS I AM FOREVER YOUR MOTHER. YOU ARE SO RIGHT! BEING A MOM IS THE VERY BEST PART OF MY JOURNEY. I LOVE YOU MORE EACH DAY AND WAIT TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN. UNTIL THEN...I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AND PRAY FOR YOUR PEACE. MOMs
T Brown
February 6, 2009
My Boy,
I still think about you every day and miss you more and more. I cherish all of the memories we had and just thinking about them puts a smile on my face. Love ya so much. Miss you bud.
December 25, 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HONEY
We celebrate another Christmas with you in our hearts. I know you are with us today, just as I carry you in my heart always. We are blessed with a beautiful sunny, winter day and a beautiful family, that continues to grow. While MISSING YOU beyond words, I am grateful that our grandchildren have you watching over them. They are the newest BLESSINGS to our family.
We LOVE YOU more each day and are another year closer to being with you forever. You have all our LOVE ALWAYS. Christmas blessings.
October 14, 2008
I can't believe you are still taking care of each of us when you can. We love to be with you whenever the situation arises and are grateful for your "visits". I just wanted you to know that we get your message-well, sometimes anyway and that we are grateful in so many ways. LOVE...LOVE...LOVE. moms
Claudia Ewers
August 4, 2008
Sandy~
I thought of you today, as I remembered it was Scott's 27th birthday. I'm sure your loving memories of Scott helped you through this day. Just posting this to let you know that you were in my thoughts today and that I'm sending the best of wishes for a peaceful week. I, too, know the grief of a mother's heart. The pain of loss is forever near, but we do our best to live each day to the fullest to honor our precious sons.
August 4, 2008
HI HONEY
IT'S YOUR 27TH!!!! We will all be together to celebrate the day you blessed our family and to send you all our love once again. You are always with us and forever in our hearts regardless of where we are or what we are doing. Today is no exception. We just hold you a little closer because this is your special day and birthdays have always been very special--I hope. So "walk in the sunshine" and know with certainty that your family loves you beyond measure and carries you in our hearts always. "we WILL be together longer than we are apart"
WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU AND CARRY YOU WITH US ON OUR JOURNEY. until we are together again...
August 4, 2008
Happy Birthday Scotty! Thinking about you today...and everyday. Love ya mean it.
-CK
March 3, 2008
Scott,
I never really got the chance to say how I felt. You were gone so fast and I missed you so much. You taught me more than I could have ever asked for. I was honestly so lucky to ever have met you. I was going through a really hard time when you passed and I was lucky enough to have found Elizabeth(you know what I am talking about) when I did. You will always be loved and always be in my life until I see you again.
TBOZ
March 3, 2008
Steve, Sandy, and Nick, You are always and forever in my thoughts and prayers! Scott really touched not only my life but a lot of others.
Katie Fish
February 19, 2008
Though time goes by, the memories certainly don't fade. Looking back at my early days in Mankato it was great having you there for someone to talk to and confide in. You truly turned into such a great and caring guy (a huge improvement from 5th grade when you wouldn't sit by me because I "hadn't had my shots yet" :) You were always on top of it when it came to modern slang and what was cool to say. It has been very difficult to process that you are gone but over time it becomes more clear that you have truly been here all along. Still, I wish you were here. We miss you.
Taney
February 17, 2008
I think of you Scott everyday!! I know I will see you again! You will always be in my heart.
December 25, 2007
Christmas 07
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HONEY
we had the perfect Christmas
snowfall and a visit from Santa
for Lauren
more importantly, we ALL have our
LOVE for you and the HOPE this
season brings for eternity with
you.
"we WILL be together longer than
we are apart." this is our
Christmas wish.
all of our LOVE every second of
every day until we are together
again. PEACE, HOPE,
LOVE,LOVE,LOVE.....forever.
August 26, 2007
I know you were with everyone when your sweet, good friends were married this weekend and I know you were with your brother's family as Lauren was baptized. These are people who love you beyond description and I know you love them and want only life's best for them. I tried to do what you asked of me this weekend, but it was really difficult and really heartwarming all at the same time. In the midst of it all, I missed you as much as I love you because you are so important to everyone we celebrated with this weekend. I pray that you felt the love and memories these past 2 days and felt apart of the celebrations. I missed you more than I could cope with and continue to struggle to find the right words to let you know how much you are loved. Share the joy of your family and friends and find your peace. LOVE Lasts Forever...
August 10, 2007
"sunshine moments and happy feelings" are what we try to hold for you...especially at special times like your birthday. we do have 20 years worth of sunshine moments and happy feelings remembering each day with you. we carried you with us on the 4th and know you loved sharing your birthday with your grandpa's celebration. Thank You for that. We love you more each day and think of you always-no one needs a special day for that-but of course the day you were born will always be special. walk in the sunshine, sing with the angels and know we are waiting to be with you again.
you have all our love always.
ps.grandma wants you to know she loves you and misses you.
July 7, 2007
HI Honey
once again, I don't have the words. I can only assume you two have found each other or will soon. We all miss both of you so much it makes our hearts ache. We find some peace in knowing you are together and with your Grandmother. We also hope you two will try to stay out of trouble until the rest of us can join you. We love you and miss you more each day. Stay close until we are with you again. "together longer than we are apart" LOVE,LOVE,LOVE....
April 2, 2007
So, Uncle Scott, she's a doll, isn't she? I know you are grinning from ear to ear. Your brother is a very, very proud and happy Daddy and I know he will tell Lauren all about you as well as bragging to you about his little girl. She is a very fortunate little girl to have so many who love her and a most special guardian angel. We love you always.
January 3, 2007
Thinking of seeing you five years ago tomorrow. You are missed as it was yesterday. God Bless!
December 24, 2006
"so this is Christmas..."
our favorite family holiday, no matter where we were and that is still true today. I love the quiet that is in the air at Christmas. It seems to surround us and let us stop and celebrate the meaning of the holiday. We ALWAYS celebrate with you and that, too, has not changed. You are our youngest child and that means you complete our family. You make us whole and close the circle that is the LOVE we have for each other. The LOVE that God taught us is the greatest gift of all. For that we are eternally grateful, especially when we are relying on that LOVE to see us through. We are a family now and forever. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HONEY. We love you with all our heart.
August 4, 2006
It's your 25th!!!!
We are thinking of you today, as we do every minute of every day. There are not enough roses in the world to show how much we love you and miss you. You were with us for 20 perfect years and as the time passes we wait to be with you again. Our birthday wish for you is that you are finding your way as you walk with Jesus and Grandpa and Grandma. Till we see you again, know you ALWAYS have ALL of
our LOVE. your Family
May 14, 2006
just as a reminder-
I AM FOREVER YOUR MOTHER.
your words are few, but the meaning is enormous. regardless of all else in my life, I am FOREVER your mother and your brother's. all my love always
Tim Dahl
April 19, 2006
Well i thought i would write on here since scotty and i were bestfreinds from the eastside of town. He will be missed lots by me and my family as we loved him like a brother and a son in our family. The reason i wrote on here i think of when the song by Kenny Chesney come's on the song is called Who You'd Be Today. I think all the time when that song comes on i wonder who scotty would be today. He will always be in my thoughts and prayers. I miss you brother i will see you on the other side.
Mike Christopher
March 8, 2006
I don't know why I decided to sign his book, but I finally thought it was time. I knew Scott since fifth grade. I had one personality and he had another. Over the years, we became friends by giving each other such grief. I think Scott was misunderstood by a lot of people. Those of us who knew him well, knew that he had the biggest heart and was the most trustworthy person you could ask for. I don't know how many people look at this book regularly, but I realized Scott touched more lives than I could imagine. I am honored that he was a part of my life. Although we didn't see eye to eye with everything, I knew Scott would be behind me like a brother. Whenever I needed anything, Scott was the one I knew I could turn to. I miss him everyday and love him like he was my own brother.
Mertz Family-
We have been through so much together. I'm not sure why it took me so long to write this by you all mean a lot to myself, Jason, and David. You were there for us through our most difficult time and we will never forget it. Although Jason and I live miles away, let us know if there is anything, ANYTHING you guys ever need.
We love you and our thoughts and prayers are with you,
Mikey
January 27, 2006
I have never witnessed such love; love that is so deep and meaningful that chills go through my body as I read all eleven pages of this guest book. My heart aches for you but is also comforted by this everlasting love that is shown. I am a 1996 graduate of JHS, I graduated with Nick and Erin. I just wanted to say that your love for Scott is truly what love is all about. May your love and faith continue to see you through as memories of Scott keep your souls dancing. God bless all of you.
December 24, 2005
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HONEY
"BELIEVE"
I believe in Jesus Christ and his love for us and because of Him I believe in the power of love and all it can do. Eveyday I learn more about God, love, and how love keeps us together. We have always loved Christmastime and that is true to this day. While we miss you immensely,we know you are with us as we celebrate Christmas and everyday beyond. I see your beautiful face and feel you with us and know we will make it through, until we are together again. Merry Christmas, Honey and we will be together longer than we are apart. We love you so very, very much. "BELIEVE"
November 23, 2005
Sandi, Steve, Nick & Erin,
With Thanksgiving tomorrow I found myself thinking about this past year, all the things I'm thankful for and the need to share my experience with you. A few months ago I had the difficult task of placing my mother in a nursing home. After stalling for a good share of the day the time came to head over, so with tears in my eyes and doubt with my decision off we went. A few minutes into the drive the song "Superman" came on the radio, I suddenly found myself with tears of joy, a huge smile on my face and this enormous amount of comfort. I knew at the moment I wasn't alone and that once again Scott's gift of helping others came out. I was sure this was his way of telling me that my dad was there with me. So as I held my mothers hand, my dad on her other side we walked thru those doors at Martin Luther Manor.
Scott, Thanks for answering my prayers as I know you are watching over me and my family. I miss you so very much, Love Jan
October 26, 2005
Hi Honey
i will carry your heart with me
(i will carry it in my heart)
you know this and you also
know that I am never without
it
while it may be the wonder that
is keeping the stars apart, it is
also the reality that keeps our
family upright each day until we
are with you again: and that is
that i carry your heart(i carry
it in my heart)
forever...
August 4, 2005
This is the day we celebrate God's blessing of our family with your birth, and we continue to do that each and every day. Each time I write I think I am going to have some new, meaningful words to tell you how much you are loved and missed...but they never come. On your birthday we all hope that you realize how much we love you, how incredibly much we miss you, and how important you are to our family. We do live with the pain of missing you, but more importantly, we live with the love that we all share and the memories of our time together. As we wait to see you again, we wish you PEACE on this day and everyday. We love you with all our hearts and carry you with us there.
God bless, Scott
All our love,
your family
June 12, 2005
You are eternally your brother's best man and never more so than on his wedding day and yesterday at their party. I never doubted that it would be a wonderful day for Nick and Erin, because I knew you would help to make it so.
"after the rain...the sun will shine"
You are our sunshine. Once again I am thanking you. It was a terrific day made almost perfect because of you. I love you with all my heart. Peace and Love.
February 14, 2005
HVD, Honey
You have always been and continue to be the sunshine in our lives. We smiled when the sun shone on Nick and Erin on their wedding day and I smiled through the tears today. I love you with everything I have today as everyday and continue to miss you beyond words. I am grateful to now have you nestled in my heart and to feel the love between us.
"WE WILL BE TOGETHER LONGER THAN WE ARE APART"
I Love You Forever. HVD
December 26, 2004
CHRISTMAS 04
Thank you, thank you for staying so close this Christmas. I always seem to be thanking you for taking care of us, don't I? We continue to be forever grateful for you, for the love you bring to our family, for the wonderful and fun memories, and for the times we share with you now. We know you spend Christmas with Jesus, your grandparents and now your "puppers", and we wait to join you. In the meantime, Christmas or any ordinary day, we know it is LOVE that keeps us close and helps us to wait another day until we are together again.
We love you beyond measure and hold you in our hearts forever.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, Honey
November 25, 2004
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, HONEY,
with every beat of our hearts we miss you so. Dad & I spent a quiet, peaceful Thanksgiving with you today here in your home. It was calm, uninterrupted, and filled with thoughts of you and our family. As I always tell you, we are eternally grateful to God for giving us you and your brother. The love that comes from memories and YOU is what gets each of us through another day. We are forever thankful for that love and forever thankful for every moment with each of you. Find your peace and know that we love you more with each passing second. Always thankful to be your parents and waiting to be with you once more.
All our love, M&D
Alissa
November 8, 2004
Mertz family and friends-
I was thinking about Scott tonight and felt like writing. Your family and Scott himself are still in my thoughts and prayers often. I hope you all are doing well. Bessings...
Keith Harris
August 22, 2004
Scott was the first person I met when I came to minnesota from VA Beach, VA back in 1991. We were in the same homeroom. Being a black male coming from a very diverse area of the country, I was very scared entering the bloomington school district. Scott took me in like he had known me forever. I have plenty of memories of Scott thru out the years but, that one best descibes the type of person Scott was.
Marcia
August 5, 2004
Happy Birthday Scott!! I could see your smiling face today and feel your energy. Keep looking out for all of us--- You are our Angel!!
Love, Marcia
August 4, 2004
23 YEARS AGO TODAY!!! AMAZING!!
The day that you were born and the day your brother was born are the 2 greatest days of pure joy in my life. My Birthday wish for you is that you are finding PEACE with Jesus and Grandpa and Grandma. I would do anything to give you a hug and a kiss today--or any day.
I LOVE YOU and MISS YOU SO...
Eternally proud and waiting to hug you again,
Moms
May 6, 2004
I didn't know what to say to you this week that the calendar says we should celebrate Mother's Day until I found the words while sending cards to my friends who have the privilege of being a mom.
It is this: calendar dates are OK as reminders in the middle of busy lives, but I celebrate each day the blessing of being a mom to you and your brother. There truly is no greater gift from God than that of being a parent/mom. That is why I always have to hug and kiss you guys, because I don't have the words to tell you how much you mean to me or how much it means to me to be your mom.
Even in the midst of the pain and missing you, I would not give up one second of being your mom. The love and joy I have built up over the years spent with you and your brother will outweigh and outlive the sorrow.
I am forever proud to be your mom and proud to have you and your brother as sons. I love you forever and am forever your mother.
Until we are together again,
All my love, Mom
Kraig Kranz
February 25, 2004
I love Scott Mertz. I will always love Scott. I knew Scott, I mean I knew a very real side of Scott Mertz. I knew the person behind the mask. You know, the mask we all wear from time to time. None of us reveal the person deep down inside us to others in our everyday life. So it was with Scott. In that way he was being human, being very real in that sense. I knew a person who was very caring, loving and compassionate. I also knew a person who was insecure and unsure of himself - the human side, like we all have. Scott was very well liked, admired by many, even idolized. He wanted so badly to be everything for everyone - a savior of souls, well, like a super human. He was a people pleaser and wanted to make everything be all right for everyone - an enormous and monumental task and also an impossible one. He gave people hope and he was the envy of many and he was deeply loved. I read once that when a soul has taught us all it can teach us it moves on. But it keeps teaching us through its spirit for the rest of our lives. This I know to be true as Scott keeps touching my life and all those that knew him. Albert Einstein also proved that once energy is created it can never end. And so it is with Scott and each and everyone of us and God knows that Scott had alot of energy. He had a very powerful energy - a magnetism that drew people to him like very few people I ever knew. So with the knowledge and wisdom of Einstein we understand that Scott's spirit and energy are always with us, flowing through the very core of our being, every moment of everyday. So Scott, my dear friend, pray for me as I search for my higher purpose on this earth. We all need guidance, love and a deeper understanding for the needs of all humanity to see each other as the amazing unique individuals we all are and especially to see the souls and spirits that we really are - these wonderful spirits on this earth who are having a human experience for a very short time. So my friend, Scott, until we meet again, pray for us all. God knows we can all use all the prayers we can get.
Your friend,
Kraig Kranz
January 1, 2004
it's the NEW YEAR and like everything in this new life that we are now living, that, too, carries a double meaning for us. It is the first day of a brand new year that we face with you in our hearts, but absent physically. On the other hand, this day also marks the passage of an entire year, reminding me that I am one full year closer to seeing you again. Either way, it makes me cry and it makes me smile. Either way, you are loved more each day than the day before. Either way, you bind our family together and make us remember what is important.
Either way---LOVE is forever!
Until I see you once more.
Staci
December 24, 2003
I've really been thinking about how this time of year causes so many of us to miss those of our loved ones that are no longer with us-sometimes causing our minds to dwell on sadness and loss. As I've been flooded with thoughts of those that I miss, and the stress that can accompany this time of year, I have realized that there are times when I have forgotten what it is all about. My prayer for myself and any of you missing Scott right now, or thinking about the Mertz's, or anyone else you may be missing, is that you let God help you to use this celebration, Christmas, to rejoice in the fact that because of the birth we celebrate, our loved ones that we miss, are with Him! May you all be blessed richly and SEE Scott and loved ones you miss in the love that flows from one to another this Christmas! God loves you all!
Mouse Lembeck
December 23, 2003
Steve, Sandi & Nick,
My heart goes out to all of you, I think of you often and hope that you are all doing okay. I hope also that Scott has found peace in his life and is looking down on you all with a big smile on his face. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Love, Mouse
December 20, 2003
CHRISTMAS '03
"There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and LOVE--and the greatest of these is LOVE."
Our LOVE for you grows stronger and continues to keep us close this Christmas and every new day to come. Peace and Joy to you, until we meet again.
November 27, 2003
Hi Honey,
It's Thanksgiving and I am trying to remember to be thankful for all we share. The cheesy potatoes were great and I had good conversations with a couple of your friends. As always, Dad, Nick, Erin and I feel you with us and are most grateful for that. This day and everyday I pray that you are finding peace and calm and waiting until I see you again--"we will be together longer than we are apart." I am eternally proud you are my son and love you forever. Happy Thanksgiving
August 5, 2003
HBD, Honey
Your 22nd was YOUR kind of day! Beautiful weather, your family and your good, good friends, Olive Garden salad, pizza and angel food cake w/strawberries and whipped cream. Oh yes, and now, plenty of beer!
On the 22nd anniversary of the day you were born I wish you PEACE. As your Grandma said, we are all so lucky and grateful for the 20 years you shared with us here. I thank God and you for every moment you share with me now. I know you know how much your family loves you and I also know you always understood what a special friendship you and "the guys" have. Yesterday showed us all that none of that has really changed in our hearts.
You are missed beyond measure and description. I send you my LOVE as always and pray for your PEACE. Always remember how important you are to this family and how much each of us looks forward to seeing you again.
HBD to you, with all the love I have to give.
MLG
August 4, 2003
Happy Birthday Scott--- I bet you are celebrating right now!!! I am thinking of you today wishing you were here with all your smiles and fun. We miss you so much but try to think of of the peace you feel now. Keep smiling down on us-- Love, Marcia
July 31, 2003
Checking the site to see what others have wrote. It has been almost 20 months and I am still as confused as I was the day we lost you. I often laugh about past experiences we had and times shared. I don't have any words to put what I feel into perspective. I think everyone just wants to know why. You had it all. I hurt thinking about your family. Two wonderful parents and an awesome brother. A great girlfriend and tons of people who loved you so much. Going to your grave I just look and stare. Probably the same thing that many others have done. Expecting some answer that I cannot figure out. No one can. I do not have some memory I would like to share. I just have a confusion in my heart that will not be solved until we meet again. To the Mertz's you are constantly on my mind. I love you and hope for peace in your life.
Kraig & Barb Kranz
June 30, 2003
Dear Scott ~
It has been almost a year and a half since you were at our home. Kraig, of course, put you in a headlock and had to show you his new speakers. You just laughed and joked along with him. (You always had much better moves than him.) Anyhow, had I known it was going to be the last time that we would see you I would have talked to you more, listened better and harder and hugged you tighter and longer.
You cannot begin to realize how sad we were as were so many. That just hit us like a ton of bricks. We just could not begin to comprehend. We couldn't understand but how could we? We weren't you. I have put off writing to you even though I have started many, many times. I still am having a hard time finding the right words but they just don't seem to come. We miss you so much, Scott. You were so loved. You had a way of lighting up any room you walked into. The energy level would always go up a few decibels.
I wanted to thank you for all the good things you did for us. First of all, you came into Britt's life at a very tough time. Thank you for being her friend and her confidant. We enjoyed the many, many fun times we shared with you and your family. We have many, many photos of so many of those fun times - memories we will always cherish!
Thanks, also, for introducing us to the sport of wrestling. How I hated that sport in high school until I went to a couple of your matches and saw what it took to master that grueling sport. You put your heart and your soul into it and it showed. I slowly began to understand that sport and you were so fun to watch. Nobody moved like you did. It was so fun! It was great to see you go to State and then to realize your next dream of wrestling for the Mankato Mavericks. I'm so glad we got to come down to Mankato to see you wrestle at the college level. We enjoyed every minute of your wrestling - Who would ever think we would be excited to go see the U of M and the U of Iowa wrestle but that was really a fun day also!
We hope that you have found the serenity and peace that you were looking for, Scott. We miss you more than words could ever say. Life moves on without you but there are so many reminders of you everywhere. They pop up when you least expect it. So many times I catch myself smiling or even laughing out loud at something that reminds me/us of you. Take care and remember that there are lots of us down here who miss you tons and wish you were still here.
Love from our family!
Kraig and Barb Kranz and Family
June 11, 2003
Thought I saw you today
You were standing in the sun then you turned away
And I knew I couldn't be but my heart believed
Oh it seems like something everyday
How could you be so far away
When you're still here
When I need you you're not hard to find
You're still here
I can see you in my baby's eyes
And I laugh and cry
You're still here
At the dream last night
That you came to me on silver wings of light
I flew away with you in the painted sky
And I woke up wondering what was real
Is it what you see and touch or what you feel
Cause you're still here
Oh you're everywhere we've ever been
You're still here
I heard you in a stranger's laugh
And I hunger on to hear your laugh again
Just once again
Oh...
Thought I saw you today
You were standing in the sun then you turned away
Away
-Faith Hill
You're Still Here
Scott -
I am one of many who think about you often...
When I heard this song I definitely thought about you and everyone who misses you. There are many people who see you every day - We not only see you in the pictures on our walls, but also in our hearts and in our dreams. You are missed.
- one of many
April 22, 2003
Hi Honey,
I heard this and knew immediately it was for you.
"There You Are"
There you are, in the early light of day,
There you are, in the quiet words I pray,
I've been blessed by the simple happiness,
Of the special love we share.
Chorus
Every time I turn around, when I'm lost and when I'm found,
Like an angel standing guard, there you are,
Every time I take a breath, and when I forget to breathe,
You're watching over me, there you are,
When I'm looking for the light, in the middle of the night,
Searching for the brightest star, there you are.
There you are, standing in a crowded room,
There you are, the earth and I'm the moon,
My desire, is to stand by the fire,
That burns inside of you.
Chorus
When I'm looking for the light, in the middle of the night,
Searching for the brightest star, there you are,
There you are, there you are.
I would not be able to do what you asked of me if I did not know that "there you are".
Nothing can ever separate the love we share and that is why we are a family and will be forever.
I continue to pray that you are letting Jesus help you find peace.
I count the weeks until we are together again.
All my love forever.
March 25, 2003
As the months and now years go by, I still see your smiling face. In no way will I ever forget, all the kind advice you blessed me with. It seems that during my first year of college, that advice still holds true. "Everything happens for a reason" you used to say, and now I have incorporated that into my everyday life. I wish you were here with us, so many times I wish I could speak with you. But God has taken you to be with him, and who am I to argue with the big man. Youll always be in my heart and my prayers buddy! God bless you steve, sandi, and nick.
sc
March 13, 2003
Your visits come on nights unknown
I wake up and see you at his throne
A dream so real to me will show
The pain we feel you do not know
These days go by and I embrace
A visit from your smiling face
A hard time talking about the facts
To see that face and funny laugh
Heaven was given a special man
Is our loss part of God's plan?
March 5, 2003
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glint on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle morning rain.
And when you wake in the morning's hush, I am the sweet uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
*We sang this song in my choir this year on our tour of Italy. I got tears in my eyes each time we sang it, but I must say, the most meaningful performance was in St. Marks square, around 10:00 at night, in Venice, Italy. We circled and I dedicated the song to my friend Scott. I still think about him every single day, numerous times. The only difference is that now, God has made my thoughts so peaceful. God bless you all, and my prayers are still with you Mertz's.
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