Last night while I was trying to sleep 

                    My son's voice I did hear.  

          I opened my eyes and looked around.

                    but he did not appear.....

              He said, "Mom, you've got to listen,  

                  You've got to understand;   

                God didn't take me from you all,

                        He only took my hand.    

                When I called out in pain that night,

                          The instant that I died,

               He reached down and took my hand,

                      and pulled me to His side.

                   He pulled me up and saved me,

                       From the misery and pain.

                      My body was hurt so badly.

                      I could never be the same.

                     My search is really over now,

                      I've found happiness within.

               All the answers to my dreams,

                     And all that might have been.

                    I love you all and miss you so,

                        And I'll always be nearby.

                          My body's gone forever,

                      But my spirit will never die!

                    And, so you must all go on now,

              live one day at a time, just understand!

                     God didn't take me from you,

                         He only took my hand."

                             Author Unknown

Wow welcome to 2007, here we are it has been almost seven months since we lost someone that is so very special to us all. Everyday When i wake up i put my feet on the floor, and look around and realize that it is the truth today again like the last 200 mornings that have passed he is still not here. We have been through so much together, we have so many amazing memories, from drunken monopoly and running the streets in the pouring rain to finding out that tim was going to have another beautiful niece. And even hard times like being there to help you both through your grandmother being so sick to finding out that she was going to be okay when we broke in the back way to the hospital. Soccer games in the field across the street and adriannas birthdays and even our birthdays. I feel as though we all need to take something positive out of this horrible situation, and i think what i am going to take is even though at times it didn't seem it was going to end this way, im going to walk away with one of the greatest friends and people i have ever met, You mean the world to me Jess i miss being soo close with you you helped me so much not only with tim but with who i am. I May feel most days as the most unluckiest girl in the world to take a loss like this, but i can also smile most days to know that i have made such an amazing friend, something tells me that although we may never have tim to keep us together i will always keep you in my heartl. I wanna do everything i can to stay close to you. You mean so much to me, and i can't stress that enough, your an amazing person, You are so lucky to have had such an amazing brother in your life and you are even more lucky to still have one here. Talking with you even for a few short and sometimes just flat out many hours at a time, you seem to be able to help me ease some pain and i hope that i can do that for you as well, i have always felt a special connection with you from the start. I even remeber tim telling me that he was so excited for us to meet because we were going to get along so well, and he was right. I have so many amazing things to thank tim for and one of them is for introducing me to such an amazing friend. I want you to know that i will always be here for you no matter what, i will do anything i can for you, for as long as you will let me. Your an wonderful  person and it is nice to be able to see you smile again even if it just for a short time and even though you may not be smiling inside, I know we are going to eventually be able to deal with this. I also want to thank the rest of the Dasilvas, Zira and Manny, are the most amazing parents in the world to have raised such an amazing person that i could love with all my heart and i want to thank them for that if it wasn't for them tim would not have been the man that he grew to be. Thank you both. I hope that we all to can remain so close, it is so nice to know that i can lean on you both as well, thank you so much for making feel like apart of your wonderful family. And of course Chris we never have been all that close but don't ever forget that you have this wonderful family that i have grown to love all around you everyday and know that if you ever need me i will be there for you to. I really miss being at the track with tim and watching you race his eyes would be glued to you and the expression on his face is just pure pride he loves you so much, he will still watch you with that look is his eyes this season he is always with you he will never stop watching over you and be proud of you.

Love Always

Lynz

Angel Tim,

Just stopped by to say Hello and hope you and my Harley have met, I know you 2 will be great friends, please watch over your Family and send them your Sweet Angel Kisses.

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Tim

You never said you were leaving,  You never said goodbye;

You were gone before I knew it,    And only God knew why;

A million times I needed you,   A million times I cried;

If Love alone could have saved you, 

YOU never would have died;

In life I loved you dearly,   In death I love you still;

It broke my heart to lose YOU,  But you didn't go alone;

For all my Love went with YOU,  The day God took you home.

Missing you so so so so much Tim! 

Love, Mom xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxo

I found this message that touches my heart and I hope will help everyone with the loss of our Timmy.

"I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death.  They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make.  Their love leaves an endelible imprint in our memories.  We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love

Your loss is still so new and fresh, yet it feels as if it could not possibly be true.  The emotional roller coaster is one that I've lived now for 16 months; some days are much better than others, yet still, the void in my life is absolute raw reality.  You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers as you approach this first holiday season.  Try not to look too far ahead and in looking back, feel free to do so with tears as well as laughter and conversations about your memories with Tim.  Always remember that you aren't alone in this.  May God Bless you all as Tim lives on in another beautiful life with our son.  (andrew-collins.last-memories.com)

Debi