Comments on: Over The Rainbow https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: linda andeson https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-691 linda andeson Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:30:13 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=553#comment-691 I came across this verse today in DeDe's office and though many of you may already have heard it, I want to share it again! THE PERSON AND THE STARFISH During a sunrise walk, a person was seen dancing through the waves on the sand. Every now and then the person would bend over and pick up a starfish and toss it back into the ocean. I asked the person why. He said "The tide is going out, if I don't throw them in they will die." I said "Since there were so many starfish laying on this huge beach, you can't make a difference." Bending over picking up another starfish, the person stated, as he threw it into the ocean, "It made a difference for that one." The person's actions represent something special in each of us, the ability to make a difference! Each of us has the power to help our friends (students) reach their goals. Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. This is what the Houghton family did, they made a difference in the lives of every person that was privileged to share even the smallest moment with them. They will always be remember for their caring, sharing and loving of life and all that comes with it. I love you and you difinently made a difference in me and my life! Til we meet again, I'll try to live more by your examples. Love, Mom * Nana I came across this verse today in DeDe’s office and though many of you may already have heard it, I want to share it again!

THE PERSON AND THE STARFISH

During a sunrise walk, a person was seen dancing through the waves on the sand. Every now and then the person would bend over and pick up a starfish and toss it back into the ocean.

I asked the person why. He said “The tide is going out, if I don’t throw them in they will die.” I said “Since there were so many starfish laying on this huge beach, you can’t make a difference.”

Bending over picking up another starfish, the person stated, as he threw it into the ocean, “It made a difference for that one.”

The person’s actions represent something special in each of us, the ability to make a difference! Each of us has the power to help our friends (students) reach their goals.

Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world.

This is what the Houghton family did, they made a difference in the lives of every person that was privileged to share even the smallest moment with them. They will always be remember for their caring, sharing and loving of life and all that comes with it. I love you and you difinently made a difference in me and my life! Til we meet again, I’ll try to live more by your examples. Love, Mom * Nana

]]> By: Emilia https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Emilia Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:06:59 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=553#comment-683 Good-bye our dear, sweet friends! You are now where you belong and our hearts will rejoice with yours each time we enter the ocean. Watch over us as we dive into its endless beauty with you! Good-bye our dear, sweet friends! You are now where you belong and our hearts will rejoice with yours each time we enter the ocean. Watch over us as we dive into its endless beauty with you!

]]> By: Sudha Schneiter https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Sudha Schneiter Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:47:27 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=553#comment-679 It's hard to accept that our friends are truly gone. I know that I need to accept it but the thought of not seeing them is hard and sharp and the void where their smile and laughter was is silent and dark. There has been so much love in the community (via the blog, the memorials, friends and their stories) but now that their ashes have been spread, I feel the real grieving has begun. I know they wouldn't want me to stay in this murky sadness and so, in the spirit of the Houghtons, I am going to try to cultivate the spirit of love, of caring and giving, of joy and friendliness that made them who they were. I am going to try to grow the seeds of lightness and, like them, participate in life rather than sit on the sidelines. I am going to stop trying to understand why and try to move forward in a way that honors their legacy. Who knows, maybe we will take up diving and go in search of the Magical Creatures that surely were waiting for their ashes yesterday as they were so lovingly put into the Pacific. It’s hard to accept that our friends are truly gone. I know that I need to accept it but the thought of not seeing them is hard and sharp and the void where their smile and laughter was is silent and dark. There has been so much love in the community (via the blog, the memorials, friends and their stories) but now that their ashes have been spread, I feel the real grieving has begun. I know they wouldn’t want me to stay in this murky sadness and so, in the spirit of the Houghtons, I am going to try to cultivate the spirit of love, of caring and giving, of joy and friendliness that made them who they were. I am going to try to grow the seeds of lightness and, like them, participate in life rather than sit on the sidelines. I am going to stop trying to understand why and try to move forward in a way that honors their legacy. Who knows, maybe we will take up diving and go in search of the Magical Creatures that surely were waiting for their ashes yesterday as they were so lovingly put into the Pacific.

]]> By: Sherry Balow https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Sherry Balow Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:34:13 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=553#comment-677 My bracelet came off this morning. I didn't need it to remember my niece and her family, just needed it until I could find adequate comfort in their being gone. Thank you for sharing these moments on the Chardonnay II. Though I wasn't there it is easy to find comfort knowing that they are where they belong now -- returned to the sea. I mill miss them every day, but I also know time will relieve that pain that currently grips our hearts. Wherever they ARE, they have joined two of my children and I know they are safe in the arms of love. It's what sustains us and it's truly, what we live for. My bracelet came off this morning. I didn’t need it to remember my niece and her family, just needed it until I could find adequate comfort in their being gone. Thank you for sharing these moments on the Chardonnay II. Though I wasn’t there it is easy to find comfort knowing that they are where they belong now — returned to the sea. I mill miss them every day, but I also know time will relieve that pain that currently grips our hearts. Wherever they ARE, they have joined two of my children and I know they are safe in the arms of love. It’s what sustains us and it’s truly, what we live for.

]]> By: Dona Barbera https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2011/07/27/over-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-676 Dona Barbera Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:10:22 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=553#comment-676 Thank you Laura for all your contributions. Thanks you John for all of your rapid updates. Thank you Derek for the beauty of your words and your dream. Thank you ALL who share in the preservation of the life and times of The Houghton Family. De De's Aunt Dona Thank you Laura for all your contributions. Thanks you John for all of your rapid updates. Thank you Derek for the beauty of your words and your dream. Thank you ALL who share in the preservation of the life and times of The Houghton Family. De De’s Aunt Dona

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