Friends Forever
It's Thursday so that means I share what I am most Thankful for today! This one is easy. When I heard that my kids' friend, Josh passed away this morning I was so sad. He battled cancer or 10 years. He was 13 years old when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1998. Meghan "went out" with him in 10th grade. They remained close friends through high school and beyond. I was looking for a picture of them in Meghan's box of pictures and she had all 3 poses of his Senior picture. Sadly, Meghan hadn't seen him in the past year or so.
My son, John was also good friends with Josh. They caddied and golfed together a lot. John played in a charity golf outing with him. Although John was a couple of years younger than him, he was so nice to him.
Everyone loved Josh. He used to come over just to visit us. He was so smart and kind. I remember when my father was sick with cancer he brought over some tapes for my Dad to listen to that dealt with coping with stress during cancer. He was such a thoughtful guy!
I felt so badly for Meghan when she called me this evening. She found out Josh had passed away on Facebook. She was so upset that she had to hear the news that way. She feels so out of touch being so far away from home.
All of this said, we found out Josh and his girlfriend, Lindsay had a blog to keep friends and family updated on his condition. It was obvious that in the past few years he had made Jesus his personal Savior. I had no idea since I hadn't seen him in awhile. I wonder if he would have shared it with us? I was SO happy to read about His faith in Jesus! On one of the entries they had this song on their hearts... and wanted to share it with everyone. So, in honor of Josh Vanicelli I want to share it with you! Josh was a fighter and He Glorified God every step of the way!
I'm Thankful for Josh's life and that he had God to cling to during his battle.
Please pray for his family, friends, his girlfriend Lindsay and his twin sister, Danielle tonight.
God Bless you, friend.
Angie xoxo
10 comments:
What a sweet post. I will certainly pray for Josh and all those who loved him.
Hugs!
Kat
I am so sorry about your friend.
This is the one of the Mercy Me songs that got me through Paula's (my BFF) death. The other was Homesick.
Powerful my friend. You are all in my prayers.
Becky Jo
Oh wow...thank you Angie for passing along. The life of this precious young man meant so much to you and i can tell through your words. Thank you Jesus for being in His life. Such peace comes with that now.
Praying for his family.
Hugs~
Fran
Angie...
What a precious tribute to a wonderful young life.
After reading your post - some lyrics to a favorite song of mine are pouring from my heart -Kathy Triccoli's - "Faithful to Me"
I want to live my live in glory to You Lord
That each and every day I'll love You more
I pray I'll die for You, the one that I adore
That someday I may hear the words I hold so dear
"Well done, my child, you have believed
You've been faithful to me."
Well done Josh...
Oh, Angie. I am praying for Meghan and John, and for Josh's family. What a brave young man. It is so reassuring to know, even when no one would choose the circumstances, they take hold of Jesus's hand and walk victoriously through the darkest of night. It seems so out of order for such a young guy, yet he walked it out valiantly. I am so sorry for your pain and loss. You all are in my prayers this morning. Love, Annette
So sorry, Angie.
Ang,
I'm praying for John and Meghan tonight, I am also praying for Josh's family. I know this is a time that brings forth a lot of emotions, and I know that they all need to have the comfort of God, so that is what I will be praying for...
Thank you so sharing this with us...
Connie
GBU
It is so hard to see someone that young and full of life pass on and you have definitely witnessed more than your share in the last few months. I will pray for this young man's friends and family and I pray that others are brought to faith through his life and death. What a relief it must be to know he was a believer!
Have a very Happy Mother's Day Angie, I hope you get to spend some very sweet time with your kids!!
Love, Prayers and Blessings,
Kelley
Ang,
What an amazing young man for your kids to have known.
His life will not go without the greatest echo of love. Listen for it as it resonates in the hearts of so many.
He is in the arms of Love.
In my prayers,
Lisa
Angie,
I know I didn't have much of a chance to talk to you yesterday at the viewing, and I'm hoping I will see you again today or tomorrow at the funeral. Isn't it amazing how Josh grew in his faith SO much over the last 3 years? He became such a man of God. I know he made a big different in both Meg and John's life. He thought very highly of your whole family. I was really touched upon reading your entry - especially in sharing what Josh did for your dad. He was an inspiration for us all.
Love,
Jenny
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