tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post4485549589567380287..comments2024-03-06T07:55:24.146-07:00Comments on lester lou and the aarons too: Five Months...Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166451736632622252noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-58365835890201670452008-05-08T08:25:00.000-06:002008-05-08T08:25:00.000-06:005 months. Wow. It still seems so unbelievable. ...5 months. Wow. It still seems so unbelievable. We love you and wish we could be with you more often.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10470692642176627392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-8793876725579259702008-05-03T00:45:00.000-06:002008-05-03T00:45:00.000-06:00Leslie, You don't know me. I found your blog from...Leslie, <BR/>You don't know me. I found your blog from a link on another. (big long story for another time) but I wanted to share a headstone with you.... just to give you some ideas. <BR/>If you go to my blog and visit the April 15th post, this is a picture of a headstone for another great man. As "fate" would have it, he is buried in the cemetary next to the Bountiful temple. Right off the road on the most southern end if you are ever in the area and would like to see it in person.<BR/><BR/>I don't know you, yet my heart aches for you. You are in my prayers from this day forward.Katie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06409928122154447964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-67773159986776245202008-05-02T23:09:00.000-06:002008-05-02T23:09:00.000-06:00These are really wonderful pictures of Aaron. The ...These are really wonderful pictures of Aaron. The second one is just beautiful. <BR/>I hope you are doing well and finding hope and endurance in each new day.<BR/>I still pray for you and Aaron Jr. often.<BR/>Blessing to you both,<BR/>RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-17897742127022796812008-05-01T23:04:00.000-06:002008-05-01T23:04:00.000-06:00Leslie,I am one of your 'unmet supporters'-I check...Leslie,<BR/>I am one of your 'unmet supporters'-I check your blog daily and appreciate you. Here is a quote from Elder Neal A. Maxwell who seemed to understand pain as well as anyone. HOpe it brings a small measure of comfort:<BR/><BR/>"When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows us perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail or to be wicked. When we have been weighed and found wanting, let us remember that we were measured before and we were found equal to our tasks; and therefore, let us continue, but with a more determined discipleship. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not overprogram us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear."<BR/>"Meeting the Challenges of Today", Classic Speeches, vol. 1, p. 165Annalee Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058024322782069201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-44440702534427949642008-05-01T22:33:00.000-06:002008-05-01T22:33:00.000-06:00I'm sure it has been a long five months for you. ...I'm sure it has been a long five months for you. It is still so hard to believe. I'm glad the sun came out for you at the cemetery. I hope the sun is coming out for you more and more as time goes by. What a blessing to know of our Savior's love for each of us. Allow the warmth of His love to help you heal. I love you. Give little Aaron a hug for me. Can't wait to see you this weekend.Kareyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168433852830113071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-43003586379357881692008-05-01T21:18:00.000-06:002008-05-01T21:18:00.000-06:00Hi LeslieI admire your strength and courage and th...Hi Leslie<BR/><BR/>I admire your strength and courage and the fact that you appreciate and express gratitude for what remains (in the face of unimaginable loss). You are truly inspirational.<BR/><BR/>Love and best wishes<BR/>EliseElisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736379272589983153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-21195724072372141152008-05-01T18:11:00.000-06:002008-05-01T18:11:00.000-06:00thanks as always for sharing your process thru you...thanks as always for sharing your process thru your journey. we each go a little way with you as you move forward. reading your blog and seeing your lovely photos is such a privilege. <BR/>love and best wishes to you and aaron jnr.<BR/>:-))Clippy Mathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922234265229327474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-40164094750665794012008-05-01T16:53:00.000-06:002008-05-01T16:53:00.000-06:00hi, leslie...i just wanted to let you know you are...hi, leslie...<BR/>i just wanted to let you know you are in my thoughts and prayers.<BR/>love and blessings,<BR/>danidanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238327752920852333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-33984063005180005732008-05-01T08:22:00.000-06:002008-05-01T08:22:00.000-06:00Leslie -Thank you for your thoughts and comments a...Leslie -<BR/>Thank you for your thoughts and comments and for being so open with your struggles. I don't know you however you teach me so much through your posts, you teach me to take nothing for granted and savor each day we have with our loved ones. SO thank you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your darling little boy. Your strength and testimony through this all also is so touching & inspring to me.<BR/>I hope you have a good day today. ;)<BR/>- JenJennifer Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331905710679799891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-42555321075979637052008-05-01T02:45:00.000-06:002008-05-01T02:45:00.000-06:00Hi Leslie, Aaron seems to be so in tune with the e...Hi Leslie, Aaron seems to be so in tune with the environment - his love of the outdoors and horses, his love of wood and building. Is it possible to have a headstone that incorporates wood in some way? It just seems such a natural material for him...<BR/><BR/>With love,<BR/>JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-5459756925320978212008-04-30T22:19:00.000-06:002008-04-30T22:19:00.000-06:00Leslie, I am so glad that you agreed to meet us at...Leslie, I am so glad that you agreed to meet us at the park to play so I could get you those horseshoes. I am extra happy that you thought of me to help you get them in time for Aaron's dad's birthday. I hope he liked the gift!<BR/>I really enjoyed sitting with you while the kids DIDN'T play on the playground. I just can't believe how big Aaron Jr. has gotten since I saw him last. He is just so big!<BR/>As I sat there with you, I had no idea what you must be feeling. I jsut kept thinking that is had to be difficult to do someting so normal as going to the park, and feeling so NOT normal.<BR/>I realized yesterday how much Aaron Jr. is helping you. I am grateful that our Father gave him to you to help you through this. What a sweetheart!<BR/>Please, keep me in mind if you need anything else. I am more than happ to help out. If you need anything for next weekend, let me know, too.<BR/>I am constantly thinking of and saying little prayers for you and Aaron Jr. We all love you a lot!Joannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642920818240777604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-24774021502157590982008-04-30T21:25:00.000-06:002008-04-30T21:25:00.000-06:00Leslie- Thank you so much for your postings. So ...Leslie- Thank you so much for your postings. So many of us are strangers that have found your blog and watch for the updates. I have learned so much from you. There are thoughts and prayers coming to you from all around on this difficult day. You are so strong! - MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12166540341271790474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-14477557978733471562008-04-30T19:17:00.000-06:002008-04-30T19:17:00.000-06:00You are so strong! I am amazed.You are so strong! I am amazed.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718194835186686783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-43521066654527214072008-04-30T15:44:00.000-06:002008-04-30T15:44:00.000-06:00mandy kjar wilkinson,if you check back on this, i ...mandy kjar wilkinson,<BR/><BR/>if you check back on this, i tried to find your blog so i could respond on there, but i will just put it here.<BR/>it is heartbreaking hearing about your sister in law.<BR/>i am not that far ahead of her in this process, but i remember in those first months, i wanted DESPERATELY to talk to someone who knew what i was feeling... it is just a loss that no one can possibly understand unless they have lost their spouse. so i wanted to talk to someone who understood. i still want that. somehow it helps you feel okay to be feeling what you are feeling when you know that another person has felt that way or is feeling that way.<BR/>if your sister in law it at all interested, i would love to talk with her. somehow it helps a tiny bit. not with the pain, but just to feel like your feelings are normal.<BR/>anyhow, i will pray for her and their daughter.<BR/>love always, leslie *Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166451736632622252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-63396016350929759592008-04-30T14:08:00.000-06:002008-04-30T14:08:00.000-06:00Still following your blog. So wishing your story w...Still following your blog. So wishing your story was different, but please know how many lives you truly are influencing for the better. May the Lord continue to bless you and Aaron Jr.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619765384788233274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-18235557084279636282008-04-30T11:46:00.000-06:002008-04-30T11:46:00.000-06:00Hello Leslie - It's been entirely too long. Since ...Hello Leslie - <BR/><BR/>It's been entirely too long. Since High School as a matter of fact. I came across your blog recently and was so sad to hear of the passing of your sweet Aaron. And yet, discovering your honest entries has also been a tender mercy for me. My husband's brother - also 30 - passed away on Sunday and left a young wife and a 3-year-old daughter. In my conversations with his wife since his passing, I have wondered what I can say other than "I love you" and "You are in our prayers." But then I think back on how I have felt during times of loss and tragedy and as I have read your thoughts and entries. I am reminded how much that simply "being there" means to someone. We can't do anything to change it (no matter how much we'd move heaven and earth to try), but just knowing that someone cares and is pleading to the Lord in our behalf means so much. <BR/><BR/>You have been in my prayers. We have also suffered some tough blows recently and it is only through the strength of the Lord that we've survived. Thank goodness for the miracle of the atonement and the power of prayer. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your testimony, thoughts and faith. You are a beacon of strength to many , whether you recognise it or not. <BR/><BR/>God Bless, <BR/>"Mandy Kjar" WilkinsonSunshine Promiseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778302283088319607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-76872234994363040012008-04-30T11:34:00.000-06:002008-04-30T11:34:00.000-06:00Leslie, I loved this part: "You have the ability ...Leslie, I loved this part: "You have the ability to see a person for what they truly are and the great things they have done in their life". It made me think about how we should really try to see people this way when they're here with us, and not just when they're gone. Thank you so much for your words! Love you!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567142546664665869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-60380591618894616612008-04-30T09:23:00.000-06:002008-04-30T09:23:00.000-06:00Leslie,I have just fallen in love with your little...Leslie,<BR/>I have just fallen in love with your little family over these months. What a blessing and a reminder you have been in my life. <BR/>Our little family of strangers is still praying for your sweet family. We really do love and care for you!! <BR/>If there was ever anything I could do to help you, I will. <BR/><BR/>TamMatchbox Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03277774019952369200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-81268951166350646102008-04-30T07:46:00.000-06:002008-04-30T07:46:00.000-06:00I can't imagine what you're going through. I am s...I can't imagine what you're going through. I am so glad you have Aaron Jr., though... he's such a cutie! And I'm glad you can remember the good times. Just know that all your family, friends, and strangers are all praying for you. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love you lots! You truly are amazing!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724294832182267967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-45090377447227098982008-04-30T07:44:00.000-06:002008-04-30T07:44:00.000-06:00Steve and I were talking and it just seems so much...Steve and I were talking and it just seems so much longer than five months. We too miss him dearly.christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504278964598977869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-24805315033140198652008-04-30T07:36:00.000-06:002008-04-30T07:36:00.000-06:00Hi Leslie - I have been reading your blog for the ...Hi Leslie - <BR/>I have been reading your blog for the past few days and it has really touched me and reminded me to not take anything for granted. I have had A LOT of reminders like that in the past few years and on one hand I'm tired of having to learn it the hard way but then again I wonder, would I have learned it any other way. <BR/>One of my best friends and mission companions passed away suddenly last month. She was only 30 as well. She has 2 beautiful little boys and a very loving and devoted husband. I know the pain and anguish I felt when Michelle died but I can only imagine how Andrew feels without her. Your blog has given me a glimpse of what it truly feels like to lose someone you love and I can't imagine my eternal companion leaving me behind. Thank you for sharing. <BR/>I don't want to sound nosey or pushy or anything like that, but I have really been wondering what was the cause of Aaron's passing? I will understand if it is something that you don't want to talk about but like I said after reading your entire blog over the past few days I really am curious.<BR/>Again, thank you for sharing you with us, a bunch of strangers. Thank you.<BR/>- LizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026204110604062711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827667427529222393.post-18996948313447181342008-04-30T06:45:00.000-06:002008-04-30T06:45:00.000-06:00LOVE IT! Your words are always so real. The horse ...LOVE IT! Your words are always so real. The horse shoe idea is so great, Lisa's the best! I'm sure Steve will be touched, what a thoughtful gift.<BR/>Love you Leslie-think of you daily~LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168367904926813463noreply@blogger.com