Click here to make a tribute.   1 August 27, 2007 - 07:14 PM Memaw and Papaw Our Dearest, Brenda and Steve, As we continually keep you both in our prayers throughout these coming days ahead.May God give You much more added Strength and courage and that Peace, that will come in time,, Kids !!! Jesus' Promises when;; Much Grace is Needed,, Much will be Supplied,, and Oh,, Dear Lord,, Grant this extra measure of Your Grace, Peace and Wisdom to,, These our most Precious Kids,, of Ours,, at this most Difficult Time in Their Lives.. What a Beautiful Service and Tribute, it was to Our "Precious One". I know He must of been looking down,, "Mom and Dad",,and giving You "Thumbs Up". May God give You Comfort and Peace, and Fill that Vacancy,, With His Pure and Undying Love !!! Love You Both,, Sooo Very Much, Memaw and Papaw,, Ellis 2 August 27, 2007 - 02:59 PM Chad and Jennifer Barnard Having not met Josh, but having heard much about him through Patrick and through your websites, we felt like we knew him. You all have been and will continue to be in our prayers that God will continue to give you peace, faith, hope and love. He will not give us more than we can bear - even though it doesn't seem like it at the time. I also pray that others who don't know the Lord, seeing HIS light in you as you go through such a tragedy but continue to give God the glory will make them question what it is they are missing. That they will seek and find the savior who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords and that they, too, will be able to see Josh again in heaven someday. We know that there is a purpose for all this and that none of us may know the reason until we stand with Jesus and look back and let Him explain. Then, and only then, may we say, "But of course, that is why he had to leave so soon." We look forward to meeting Josh there and know the angels rejoiced to see your faithfulness through the hardest fight of your life. You have touched so many by sharing your story. When we are brought to our knees, there's no where to look but UP. Keep your eyes fixed on Him and let His glory continue to shine through you. Let His love, and that of your friends and family wrap you in comfort and strength as you face the deepest sorrow a parent could possibly know. Gone but not forgotten, Josh will forever be a part of every person who traveled this road with you as we watched his strength and courage and yours. I hope you feel our prayers tonight for you and your family and that a spirit of total peace will wash over you and keep you warm. Christ is there to carry us when we are too weak to do it on our own. He doesn't ask you not to cry, He just asks you to let Him carry you as you do. Thank you again for sharing your son and your story so that others may stop and appreciate each day as it's so easy to take things for granted and your story ... 3 August 27, 2007 - 01:53 PM Joan Hill There is no heartache so hard to bear as when you lose your child. We also lost a child, our daughter, and from experience we know the pain and grief is so overwhelming it consumes you. My heart goes out to you, but I want to assure you that God WILL carry you thru this if you place all your trust in Him. 4 August 27, 2007 - 12:25 PM Lou Massey Dear Brenda, I am sending prayers for you and and your husband...that God will give you the strength you need to carry on, faith and hope to see you through the future. I have no doubt that Josh will watch over both of you and wait with open arms to hold you once more when the time comes. He was so brave and I know fought hard to live. You have my sincere sympathy for your loss. I am sorry that I was unable to attend the funeral. I was in Memphis with family. I will make a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation on behalf of Josh. This is an organization that I strongly support. Pleas take care and be safe. May God Bless You and Your Family! 5 August 27, 2007 - 12:18 PM Carol Cook Dear Brenda and Steve, I have no profound words of comfort or wisdom for you, no enlightmentment as to why God takes those so young and promising. It is not the natural order of Life that parents should bury a child. All I know is that it's okay to be angry at God, His shoulders are broad enough to handle our human outcries. It is also okay for each of us to grieve in our own way and in our own time. Just be sure to hold on to each other, as we are holding you, in our prayers and in our hearts. You both are much loved, as was your incredible young man. Love, Carol and Rachel 6 August 25, 2007 - 10:46 AM Sherry, James, Jimmy and Kimberly Carnes We are so sorry to hear about Josh. May God be with you and comfort you both. Our prayers are with you all. 7 August 25, 2007 - 04:32 AM Dotti Murdock Lord God, source and destiny of our lives. In your loving providence, you gave us Josh, and we saw him grow in wisdom, age and purpose. Now you have called him to yourself. As we grieve the loss of one so young, we seek to understand your purpose. Draw him to yourself. Give him full stature in Christ. May he stand with all the angels and saints who know your love and praise you. We ask this through Christ our Lord. 8 August 24, 2007 - 11:58 PM Jeannie McGuire I will always remember Josh's eye's brighten when it was time to eat the day we visited and what A fighter he was thru it all and now he has the victory with the best we love you God bless you, this comes from all your family here in Stigler 9 August 24, 2007 - 11:00 PM Jamie Morris Brenda and Steve You will continually be in my prayers. What a touching tribute you wrote about your precious son. I know Josh loved you both very much and knew how lucky he was to have you for parents. May God comfort you in this time of sorrow. Jamie Morris 10 August 24, 2007 - 10:56 PM Joyce Rongey Brenda & Steve, There are no words to comfort you at this time. There is only comfort in knowing that you both were the best parents that any child could have and Josh knew that he was loved and blessed daily. May you feel the Lord's arms around you daily and know that Josh is there also for your daily kiss and hug. Please know that your friends are praying for you. [Top] Page # 1  2  3  [Bottom]