October 4, 2012 --
Thoughts from Me and Others
Seven years ago today my nephew Joshua passed from this mortal life at the young age of 22.
He was an autistic kid that had more love in his heart than most of us will ever experience.
He truly was an example of unconditional love we could all learn from. Here's to you Joshua... (Uncle John)
In
sweet and wonderful memory of my precious Joshua, who filled our lives with
pure love. January 26, 1983 - October 4, 2005. I miss him every day, and am
sooo thankful every day to be his Mom! I finally put together beautiful and loving words from family and friends, expressed when I shared some words to a song that says so
much about my journey with Joshua ...
Now and forever, you are a part of me
And the memory cuts like a knife
Didn't we find the ecstasy, didn't we share the daylight
When you walked into my life
Now and forever, I'll remember
All the promises still unbroken
And think about all the words between us
That never needed to be spoken
We had a moment, just one moment
That will last beyond a dream, beyond a lifetime
We are the lucky ones
Some people never get to do all we got to do
Now and forever, I will always think of you
Didn't we come together, didn't we live together
Didn't we cry together
Didn't we play together, didn't we love together
And together we lit up the world
I miss the tears, I miss the laughter
I miss the day we met and all that followed after
Sometimes I wish I could always be with you
The way we used to do
Now and forever, I will always think of you
Now and forever, I will always be with you
Hugz
today
Joshua
Boy is the best example of love. ♥
Great
memories of that special boy. love you Joshua
I
will never forget him either. Thinking of you today!
Joshua
and Selma - two of the most Beautiful people ever! x
Love
our "Where-Selma" boy and his beautiful mother.
Tender...
thinking of you.
Tears
in my eyes today. You are such a strong and beautiful woman Selma.
Wow
Selma. What a beautiful and sweet tribute to your son. God be with him till we
meet again. I agree with Maggie.
Selma,
I just love you so much! Thank you for sharing your wonderful son with all of
us! Thinking of you lots today!
We
just love how Joshua would always great us at church with a BIG HUGE Hug!!!
Love that boy and you too!!! Big hug to you today Selma.
You
are a wonderful mother Selma. Thanks for sharing Joshua with us.
♥
We
love Joshua!!
I
will always remember the two of you holding hands walking down the halls at
church. My thoughts are with you today!
I
always loved seeing Joshua at the hockey games! What a great smile he has!
wow,
what a cute picture of you and your precious Joshua, He left a big hole in all
the hearts that he touched and changed! Happy birthday Joshua, you are so
missed
I
have always remember Joshua! and when he would come out of the nursery in
N.Hollywood 3rd Happy to see you picking him up. I love this picture of you
both. It puts more meaning to the saying!"You've Got An Angel On You
Shoulder"! Take care.
He
was such a special boy in so many ways.
Love
that Selma! That pic brings a smile to my face when I see it. It reminds me
when I would watched him and you'd come and pick him up he would want that
piggy back ride to the car. What a boy! What memories...
I
have been thinking about you the past couple of days and remembering our last
time with Joshua getting him into the car to go to the hospital. He must have
been in pain but he still had a smile and little high five, thank you for
sharing him with all of us and letting us have an opportunity to serve him. In
serving him we served Christ and through him we felt Christ's love. Thank you
for bringing that blessing to all of us. Love you Selma, you are such an
amazing person. xoxoxo
Selma,
Joshua boy is very blessed to have you for his mother. I know you loved every
second of his 22 years. I was always in awe when I saw your loving care for
him. You were blessed with amazing qualities. He sure made our Larson family
parties lively, didn't he? I miss our get togethers. I love you and all your
kids. Have a great day! xoxo
One
of my favorite memories of Joshua is watching him (with unrestrained glee) push
his big green tractor down the hill - unmanned........ and then realize
"hey, I just pushed my big green tractor down the hill - unmanned.... and
now its gone :-( It was never gone long before a kind soul would bring it back.
Aaaahhhh - I do miss him! Love you, you're awesome!!
I
love the many, many memories from each of you. He LOVED everyone! And you all
make this day so special, and so tender, and I'm so thankful for amazing family
and friends (and strangers too) who loved Joshua so much and brought him great
fun and joy!
Selma
you just had me in tears. I have loved that song for a whole different reason
and when thought of for you and Joshua it has a whole different meaning. I
loved your son and am so thankful that I got to spend a couple of brief years
as his teacher. His life is such a bright remembrance. Thank you for
brightening my day!
Love
You Selma! and We Loved Josh!
It
was a true honor to be around him ,and to know I `ll see him again
we
should have a "Barney Marathon" haha! love you! xo
Just
the thought of Joshua sitting on my porch waiting with his Barney tape or
throwing things out the car window brings a smile to my face. I miss his warm
and loving hugs and high fives. Have a wonderful day knowing how blessed we've
been to have him in our lives!
I
loved it when he liked to go for a ride in my car and when he would blow me a
kiss! I love Joshua and you! Two amazing people that have made so many peoples
lives better :)
We
still miss him and love him so much. His legacy will always live on at the
White~House! We have the "JOSH" table after all.....XOXOX
I've
been thinking a lot about Joshua lately. I'm very honored that we get to
"race" in his memory. I really miss him.
I
think of him a lot. My life wouldn't be the same without knowing him and you!
We
only got to have him in our life for a short time, but we will never forget him
and the smiles he brought to our hearts and faces.
Oh
Selma, what a wonderful thing to have a boy like Joshua to show us the way to
Heaven. Miss him today, too xoxo
I
think of Josh everyday.
We're
sitting in McDonalds waiting for our food, remembering Joshua.
Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where's
Selma?? Loved that boy! Thinking of you today. {{{HUGS}}}
Selma,
thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings about this wonderful young man
who touched all of our lives. We miss him.
It
truly is! I remember your video of Joshua and you used this song. It still
brings tears to my eyes and puts thoughts of your beautiful video of Joshua
when I hear it to this day.
I
love the video everytime I see it, more and more!
This
song always makes me cry, but only because of Joshua!
Connie
Jo Pettis
I
always think of Joshua. He was the first baby I every held. You didn't panic
when I told you. I love him and all your family. Love you so my dear friend.
Nancy
Thompson
So
sorry to hear of the loss of your Son Selma. I'm sorry i didn't get to know
him. Hugs to you xoxo.
Bonnie
Workman
Selma
I remember our Joshua boy. I remember hiding around the corner to see how he
did when he got off the bus to go to the Hansen Planetarium with his school. He
is a doll and the picture says it all.
Love you Selma! I always think of Joshua this time of year! I miss the High 5's, "where's Selma" and his giggle!! He didnt weigh very much but could give me the biggest squeeze when he gave hugs.. I remember being at church one day and he pulled me onto his lap to hug me.. His strength took me by surprise. I also will never forget the beautiful experience in the temple on the 1st anniversary of his passing. One of the best days of my life in more ways than one. You are amazing and will always hold a special place in my heart! Love you!!
Love you too Whitney! I cherish each of those experiences also. I went to the Mt. Timpanogos Temple yesterday and thought a lot about your wedding day, which is a very cherished
Selma, We Love you guys so much and we were all thinking of you , your family and your sweet Joshua:) I always chuckle or happy cry when I think about when he picked up a fly, and I think about the story were the wasps or bees I don't remember witch didn't sting him in Debbies playhouse. I think that he not only had guardian angels but that the wasps or bees and flies knew he was harmless and that he was their friend.
Thinking of you today and loved being reminded of the wonderful ways in which your Joshua touched all of our lives. Hugs, high fives, and handshakes! Love you!
One of these days I'm going to go to TACO BELL in honor of Joshua. I'll never forget the time we went to Taco Bell, and every once in awhile, food was just fly out of the booth!
what a cutie:)
Food flying memories everywhere!!
I was thinking about the grandkids and great-grandkids who have come down since Joshua went up to heaven. I believe he sent them down with a hug, a high five, and a handshake! Sierra Ruby must have been with him just days ago!
Love this sweet thought!
While we were watching the Joshua video this evening, James saw you, Selma, and said, "There's Jamie's Mom!"
I LOVE being Jamie's Mom. James is too cute!!
High fives, hugs and handshakes:) We miss you Joshua boy.
Awesome!!! Wish we could have been there too!
are those fries on their way out the window?
Yes, just a short pause for the picture:)
Joshua wouldn't have it any other way;)
There is the Josh I know and love with a video in his hand! sure love that happy guy :)
I have thought a lot about him today!
Seven years ago today, my big brother Joshua passed away. He was such a blessing and example to everyone who knew him. You will always be loved. I miss you buddy.
reading your shared photos from Jacob and Jeremy, brings back memories that we have of Joshua, and tears to my eyes. He was a wonderful young man, and it has been interesting to see simular behaviors in our Kanu. Love you Selma and your family.
He passed away seven years ago today, he loved McDonald's. It's a family tradition to go on this day every year in his honor.
That's so sweet! I'm sorry for the loss. Love you guys!!
We just got home from McDonald's and loved every bite. ♥
Aww that's sweet! I love McDonalds!
This might not make sense if you haven't met my nephew Joshua. For those that have, enjoy! Miss ya, Joshua Boy. — with Selma Anna Van Buren and Jamie Eisenstat.
I can't even begin to tell you how much I like this video....and how goofy Joshua was. : )
This video is too amazing, precious, funny, beautiful, awesome, goofy, joyful and wonderful!! Joshua loved his bumpy rides! This video is priceless and I will watch it again and again. And even more priceless to hear him call "Jamie!!!"
This made me LOL. I miss Joshua so much.
We went to McDonald's with Thomas and James and told them all about Joshua. Then we came home and watched this video and Thomas asked, "Why isn't he throwing french fries out the door?"
Thinking of Joshua today!!! We love and miss him! I'll be forever grateful that he "approved" of me the first time he met me:) We'll be talking about him with the kids today!! :)
Joshua definitely knew what he was doing! We LOVE having you in our family. Thanks Rochelle!!
Joshua was the best judge of character ever!
Seven years ago today my nephew Joshua passed from this mortal life at the young age of 22. He was an autistic kid that had more love in his heart than most of us will ever experience. He truly was an example of unconditional love we could all learn from. Here's to you Joshua...
Sorry for your family loss John. Sounds like he was a great kid!
I never had the privilege of meeting Joshua. But everything I was told about him through your family and my in-laws, I truly missed out on meeting an exceptional person. Thank you for sharing his story.
Glad you had him the time you all did in his life. Sounds like he was very special and taught you all so much abt LOVE!!!
I'm sorry he was taken from you so young. I guess you were blessed with only that little bit of time, but lucky to have a great example of unconditional love. May his memory make you smile. Thanks for sharing his story with us. ♥
