Comments on: Remembering the Beloved Family https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:37:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michele Lamelin https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Michele Lamelin Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:16:07 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-2441 I think of them still nearly every day... they continue to inspire me with their love of life, curiosity, generosity, intelligence and wonder. I can't imagine the depth of grief felt by you and Linda, and everyone else who loved and knew them so well. I hope it brings you comfort knowing their spirits continue to shine... they leave a legacy of light that will never diminish. I think of them still nearly every day… they continue to inspire me with their love of life, curiosity, generosity, intelligence and wonder. I can’t imagine the depth of grief felt by you and Linda, and everyone else who loved and knew them so well. I hope it brings you comfort knowing their spirits continue to shine… they leave a legacy of light that will never diminish.

]]> By: David Ghilarducci https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 David Ghilarducci Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:38:10 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1677 John, Thank you for sharing the video. I loved hearing and seeing them again. I have been anticipating the anniversary for some time...even of each day leading up to the 7th of last year. Like being in traffic on the 4th trying to see fireworks in Scotts Valley or taking a picture of a stunning sunflower on the 6th. All mundane things that happened around that time somehow become more memorable because they we're from a time they were still with us... For us, every 7/7 will cause us to miss them even more but remind us how lucky we were to have known them. David, Sally, Ben and Mia Ghilarducci John,

Thank you for sharing the video. I loved hearing and seeing them again.

I have been anticipating the anniversary for some time…even of each day leading up to the 7th of last year. Like being in traffic on the 4th trying to see fireworks in Scotts Valley or taking a picture of a stunning sunflower on the 6th. All mundane things that happened around that time somehow become more memorable because they we’re from a time they were still with us…

For us, every 7/7 will cause us to miss them even more but remind us how lucky we were to have known them.

David, Sally, Ben and Mia Ghilarducci

]]> By: Shannon McCord https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Shannon McCord Sun, 08 Jul 2012 06:12:09 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1673 I too have anticipated this day for a long time. I keep thinking of the small things we shared. I appreciate hearing the stories from other people and realizing we all had a special connection with the four of them. I can remember every one of their big smiles and times that we laughed together. I miss them all but I try to focus on the smiles. I too have anticipated this day for a long time. I keep thinking of the small things we shared. I appreciate hearing the stories from other people and realizing we all had a special connection with the four of them. I can remember every one of their big smiles and times that we laughed together. I miss them all but I try to focus on the smiles.

]]> By: Cathryn Houghton https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1672 Cathryn Houghton Sun, 08 Jul 2012 03:51:29 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1672 Today is that day, the one that last year changed my life into that which came before and that which came after. Such emptiness only says how big and meaningful their presence in our lives. May the memories live on in all of us. Today is that day, the one that last year changed my life into that which came before and that which came after. Such emptiness only says how big and meaningful their presence in our lives. May the memories live on in all of us.

]]> By: Janet P. https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 Janet P. Sun, 08 Jul 2012 01:08:29 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1671 With tears I read your messages and again miss my roomie, DeDe, and the rest of the Houghtons. I think of them often, think of things I want to share with them, and then remember they are gone--but not their memory. We will always have them in our hearts. With tears I read your messages and again miss my roomie, DeDe, and the rest of the Houghtons. I think of them often, think of things I want to share with them, and then remember they are gone–but not their memory. We will always have them in our hearts.

]]> By: Sudha Schneiter https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1669 Sudha Schneiter Sat, 07 Jul 2012 23:06:41 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1669 Yellow Roses, Blue Dragonflies, the Bark of a Seal, and the Rarely Seen but Magical Sea Horse are only a few things that help keep their memory alive for me. It is not much but better than nothing at all. I loved each one and always will. Life is not the same without them and neither am and so I strive to keep their voices alive in my head, their smiles and laughter in my heart, and their enormous love and caring a part of who I strive to be. My love to you all their family and friends. Yellow Roses, Blue Dragonflies, the Bark of a Seal, and the Rarely Seen but Magical Sea Horse are only a few things that help keep their memory alive for me. It is not much but better than nothing at all. I loved each one and always will. Life is not the same without them and neither am and so I strive to keep their voices alive in my head, their smiles and laughter in my heart, and their enormous love and caring a part of who I strive to be. My love to you all their family and friends.

]]> By: Mike Castle https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Mike Castle Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:48:46 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1668 Its been a year but we have not forgotten how special and dear to our hearts David, DeDe, Luke and Ryan were to all of us. I still miss them all the time. Its been a year but we have not forgotten how special and dear to our hearts David, DeDe, Luke and Ryan were to all of us. I still miss them all the time.

]]> By: Linda Anderson, Nana forever https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Linda Anderson, Nana forever Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:39:49 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1664 I have been I guess dreading this day and awoke this morning with heaviness in my heart! It was not much different than the feeling I have had almost daily for the last year! But as I layed there in my bed remembering not just 7/7/2011 but the many years before I was reminded of the pressure in my chest so many times when my heart was so full of love and excitement! It might have been on their wedding day when the tears of joy touched my eyes and cheeks as I witnessed their promises to each other, it might have been the day Luke came into the world, or it might have been with the joy as Ryan came to make them four! It might have been when I was waking up on a once in a lifetime trip with them to some exciting part of the world I would not have visited had it not been for them. It might have been when David expressed his pride in me as I kept up with the group while on the 6 mile (?) trek in Thailand. As I watched Luke fencing and so proud of his accomplishment, or being there when Ryan got his White belt in martial arts. It may have been the joy I felt as Luke and Ryan ran into my arms as I tried to surprise them on a visit, the love they showered on me whenever I was with them. It might have been when they let me share the many blessing of their lives! The times I have spent in their home since they left us and all of their worldly possessions behind, as I touched these items and imagined how they found the special place in their home. I did not want to part with anything they had touched, clothes, toys, dishes they ate from, and oh the pictures! I seemed to think I could hold on to them by holding on to the "THINGS" that had been apart of them and their lives together. As I go through the years and my memories I will be thankful for all of the Blessings and do not want to forget the last blessing they left me with and that is the world of new friends that have reached out to me, to insure I still get my hugs and feel the love as they share with me. So as today is and always will be a reminder of a very sad day, it will also serve as a reminder to a time of living in a world without them and knowing they are all always with me! Love and blessings to you all that read these words and express your own heart felt messages , and know that each serves as a comfort and loving connection to four lives lived and never really lost! Lovingly, Linda* Nana* Mom and friend I have been I guess dreading this day and awoke this morning with heaviness in my heart! It was not much different than the feeling I have had almost daily for the last year! But as I layed there in my bed remembering not just 7/7/2011 but the many years before I was reminded of the pressure in my chest so many times when my heart was so full of love and excitement! It might have been on their wedding day when the tears of joy touched my eyes and cheeks as I witnessed their promises to each other, it might have been the day Luke came into the world, or it might have been with the joy as Ryan came to make them four! It might have been when I was waking up on a once in a lifetime trip with them to some exciting part of the world I would not have visited had it not been for them. It might have been when David expressed his pride in me as I kept up with the group while on the 6 mile (?) trek in Thailand. As I watched Luke fencing and so proud of his accomplishment, or being there when Ryan got his White belt in martial arts. It may have been the joy I felt as Luke and Ryan ran into my arms as I tried to surprise them on a visit, the love they showered on me whenever I was with them. It might have been when they let me share the many blessing of their lives! The times I have spent in their home since they left us and all of their worldly possessions behind, as I touched these items and imagined how they found the special place in their home. I did not want to part with anything they had touched, clothes, toys, dishes they ate from, and oh the pictures! I seemed to think I could hold on to them by holding on to the “THINGS” that had been apart of them and their lives together. As I go through the years and my memories I will be thankful for all of the Blessings and do not want to forget the last blessing they left me with and that is the world of new friends that have reached out to me, to insure I still get my hugs and feel the love as they share with me. So as today is and always will be a reminder of a very sad day, it will also serve as a reminder to a time of living in a world without them and knowing they are all always with me! Love and blessings to you all that read these words and express your own heart felt messages , and know that each serves as a comfort and loving connection to four lives lived and never really lost! Lovingly, Linda* Nana* Mom and friend

]]> By: Megan Martinelli https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Megan Martinelli Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:56:29 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1661 When the flames of a given life or lives, in this case, burned so brightly, it is so much harder to bear the absence of their glow. I remember the David Houghton family as a torch of exuberance, of sheer joy, in the face of adventure upon this earth. Tomorrow marks a year since their tragic EARTHLY departure. I envision their legacy as a nova in the heavens...one that awaits us folks on earth, the willing and ever ready, to join them in the next adventure. I myself am not quite ready to join them, but, when the time comes, they will be waiting for me with open arms. When the flames of a given life or lives, in this case, burned so brightly, it is so much harder to bear the absence of their glow. I remember the David Houghton family as a torch of exuberance, of sheer joy, in the face of adventure upon this earth. Tomorrow marks a year since their tragic EARTHLY departure. I envision their legacy as a nova in the heavens…one that awaits us folks on earth, the willing and ever ready, to join them in the next adventure. I myself am not quite ready to join them, but, when the time comes, they will be waiting for me with open arms.

]]> By: M&M https://www.davidhoughtonfamily.com/2012/07/06/remembering-the-beloved-family/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 M&M Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:30:36 +0000 http://johnhoughton.com/?p=1057#comment-1659 Thanks soooooo very much for sharing As I was reading, "May It Be" ,by Celtic Woman started playing. Syncronicity! XO, Mary-Margaret Thanks soooooo very much for sharing
As I was reading, “May It Be” ,by Celtic Woman started playing.

Syncronicity!

XO,
Mary-Margaret

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