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the rhythm of life the rhythm of life musings and poems that have meaning to me and hopefully to you our jakob who died at the tender age of 20 months feb 15 1983 after a year long battle with a brain tumor has been an angel in our lives i love the quote by our prophet president russel m nelson who said this in his latest conference talk he sends angels to be with us and with those we love i certainly do believe that as all of us have felt his sweet presence in our lives how we love this celestial son of ours how we miss him but know that we shall see him again someday because of jesus and god s glorious plan for us to live forever as families thank you jakob your life was so very short but you have been with us nestled into our hearts and minds never to leave what an influence you have had on all of us we love you happy birthday jakobs 44th birthday july 10 1981 feb 15 1983 today our second son jakob would be 44 i d love to see him come through our living room door a celestial being he is bathed daily in god s light and wishing he were here just doesn t seem right within the walls of the holy temple i often hear hi mom it s me and i m going to be near i ll stand by your side as you make sacred oaths enjoying your company bringing joy to us both i know he lives on strong brave and so true teaching others truths when it is all so new he walks amongst our family gone before aunts and uncles parents grandparents and so many more we do the work for them all down here below while they are taught from above the path to go for there s only one way for us to see the face of god as families linked together forever we will certainly be awed so on this birthday our dear celestial son we are grateful for your birth the battles that you ve won you were called a little warrior by one who certainly knew coming to earth for your body knowing what you had to do we welcomed you happily our beloved second child and loved you dearly you were so sweet and mild grateful for the knowledge we have of god s glorious love our hearts are filled with hope for that reunion up above when we think of our family all living here on earth their hearts have been knitted to yours from the time of your birth you re the angel who comes to the siblings you love so dear and each time they cry we know that you are near oh what would you say to us as we fight our battles and problems that worry us in the night it s glorious here and you will enjoy heaven so let all these things go they are only leaven raising you to become refined and more like god who overcame all on the earthly path he trod waiting for you is a happiness that knows no end as all tears are wiped away by your eternal friend posted by jeri franz at 12 44 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest poem from jakob to me written by gentzy our oldest son who was almost 4 years old when his little brother died hi mom you look good from up here mom in this celestial sphere where through my glass bottom boat i ve watched your hair grey i liked it red i like it grey too let your roots go like me you re getting older and wiser and yet you re the same as i remember my i m surrounded by light you re right i won t tell you about god the truth will make you smile and i don t want to ruin it your belief in him is sincere and pure and tethers me to you gentzy though he s in for a surprise but he likes surprises so he will smile too my eyes are blue now i think you already knew those long ago blessings pronounced on my tiny head of healing and patience they remain beyond my deathbed your hopes and dreams live on in me in unimaginable ways i thank you and every good man who laid his hands on my head every good woman who held you while you cried every meal every hug i carry them with me still your plans and dreams for me seem like dreams now even as they unspool and high school i m laughing about that one i m a franz after all there s a chance it would not have been my bag in these ethers i call home an eternal school a space without space or time is familiar like family it feels like a constant snuggle pile with johnny maggie kari gentzy from dusk to dawn a never ending pile of gifts where each box holds a verse of our family s song i sing along you laugh we begin again and again the end was a beginning the way it s always been i miss you mom i love you jakob written by gentzy feb 15 2025 posted by jeri franz at 8 29 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest a blessing for jakob our celestial son july 10 1981 feb 15 1983 feb 2025 what blessing do you need jakob our second born son you are in the celestial sphere dwelling with the holy one surrounded by truth and light and angels singing to god instead of this difficult earth where your little feet barely trod long ago blessings were pronounced upon your tiny head of healing and patience that you would arise healed from your bed but day after painful day that time never seemed to arrive until at 20 months you left and our hopes and dreams for you died i had been prepared months before when the spirit spoke to me truth that i needed to trust you to god your father who knew of his plan for you mine was to keep you here with us to grow and to run and to play but i trusted and accepted that heavenly father had a better way i am sorry that you never knew your siblings kari and maggie and john snuggling and laughing with them in bed on christmas eve from dusk to dawn you never opened a gift or had a party that was given just for you graduated from high school fell in love and had a child or two although i believe you ve been nearby and known them all along just near enough to hear them laugh and joy in our family s song once in a while possibly you watched as they went down the duncan park slide and silently whispered in their childish ears that you would be near their side so here on earth we dream and move and cry and we play and think of you as life moves on knowing that in some future day we will all be together snuggled in that light filled eternal place where once again we will be a family and behold your handsome face my blessing then for you jakob the one who left us all too soon is that we will live so that our lives will be brighter than the moon instead shining bright as the sun holding fast to the things that are true serving loving others and doing good so that we may eternally dwell with you i miss you jakob i love you mom posted by jeri franz at 8 23 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest poem for gentz my beloved feb 2025 you were here before any of them standing so valiantly by my side your strength calmed my fears and i knew i wanted to be your bride walking out of the temple that day so young and life stretching ahead we joined hands looked in each other s eyes and were grateful to be wed life was not without its bumps and bruises in those early married years we studied worked and moved with experiences that resulted in tears jakob was hard and yet you were supportive and never left us alone even though his suffering was hard and you would often moan your compassionate heart drew many people to seek your advice and you listened helped and moved people often more than twice god has given you a servant s heart and you have always been there not only for your family but for those who had burdens so hard to bear there have been times when i have resented the times you were gone but i have learned that this is your calling and i need to just go along i have always been first and you have served me and cared for me so well god has blessed us with many good times and more will surely unveil as long as your hand is in mine as it was in the temple so long ago we will withstand whatever difficulties and our love will simply grow you have my heart dear gentz my love for you will truly last forever and what joy will fill our hearts as hand in hand we walk into heaven together posted by jeri franz at 8 19 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom life is poetry when i told my dear mother in 2010 that i was starting a blog entitled making scents of life name at the time she said that s a tall order and indeed it is my active healthy mother of almost 94 years had suffered a massive stroke and all of the freedom and independence she so valued was gone just a few weeks before she died she told me live life to the fullest so i began posting different experiences i was having and feeling but haven t done anything for awhile during this covid crisis i have had the desire to return to writing some poetry which i enjoyed during my college years and a bit afterwards i figure it is never too late to start and so i m back sharing what i have written thank you for stopping in to read a few of my attempts at creativity and i hope they might have meaning for you as well and inspire you to possibly write a poem or two yourself and if you aren t into poetry just write down some musings of the beautiful story called your life if you don t who will blog archive 2025 9 july 1 our jakob who died at the tender age of 20 month april 3 january 5 2024 17 august 1 july 8 april 8 2022 1 september 1 2021 6 february 1 january 5 2020 7 december 1 november 2 october 4 2019 2 january 2 2018 6 august 1 march 2 february 1 january 2 2017 19 october 1 september 1 august 1 july 2 june 1 april 3 march 1 february 2 january 7 2016 4 december 4 2014 1 april 1 2012 3 april 2 march 1 2011 2 march 1 january 1 2010 6 december 2 november 4 background picture window theme powered by blogger