Our rob...
...his parents
Yesterday T-boy and Tina Charpentier laid their beloved
son, Leon to rest after a tragic accident over the weekend.
Although I did not know them well I had
the privilege of knowing them many Christmas
Eve's as they came to C and Ted's often on that day.
However, yesterday, when I awaken, it is mostly
thoughts of Robert that fill my mind.
(for those of you who don't know, Rob was
a childhood friend to Roddie, the kind that
lived at our home, who died of meningitis)
After many months of absence, Rob comes
to me in my dreams that night.
He tells me in this dream to let his parents,
Marty and Jeri know he is fine.
I guess he feels like they need to know this
today as I am sure everytime a parent buries their child
the pain is right at the surface once again.
I awaken and text Jeri, I text instead of calling
mainly because I am selfish in that I don't want
to cry this morning. I text:
MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AND MARTY TODAY
AS T-BOY AND TINA PREPARE TO LAY THEIR SON TO REST.
DON'T MEAN TO BRING YOU DOWN,
JUST WANTED U TO KNOW, I LOVE YA'LL
I continue to get ready for work but Rob
won't let me continue. I text again to his mother:
ROB IS ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT THIS MORNING
HE CAME TO ME IN A DREAM LAST NIGHT
AFTER A LONG ABSENCE
HE TOLD ME TO LET YA'LL KNOW HE IS FINE...
JUST RELAYING THE MESSAGE AS U KNOW
HE WILL PERSIST UNTIL I DO IT,
THAT ROB HASN'T CHANGED.
Then I let it go...... almost.
I get into my car and what chorus is playing,
right at the beginning, right at that moment?
Tim Mcgraw
"...SO LAY ME DOWN
IN THAT FIELD OUT ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
AND KNOW MY SOUL
IS WHERE MY MOMA ALWAYS PRAYED
THAT IT WOULD GO.
IF YOUR READING THIS, I'M ALREADY HOME."
...So I cry anyway, even though I didn't want to.
I cry for the simple message given to all who
have buried a child.
I also cry in church and one last message comes
to me from my love, Robert.
I remember it now from the dream.
This one is for one of his best friends
from elementary school, this one is for my own
son, Roddie:
"BRO, THERE IS A HEAVEN,
THERE IS A GOD AND IT'S AWESOME,
WORTH BELIEVING IN"
...just relaying the message baby boy,
just relaying the message...
Lilly, I can't thank you enough for sharing this with us. It is beautiful. He picked the right person to come to in your dreams. Knowing you are the beautiful person who believes..thank you, Jennifer Barrios
ReplyDeleteLilly you are an angel from god to have someone share & let you know he is fine is amazing. To let you be his messager to his parents that he is fine in heaven with our lord words can not express you are his angel on earth. I am so blessed to have you as a friend & my son's godmother. I know we are both busy in our life but always know I love you my friend. Allie Cook
ReplyDeleteLilly what a gift god has given you, to be a messager to Rob's parents.Rob has chosen you to let his parents know that he is fine in heaven with our heavenly father.Lilly I know we have busy lifes ahead of us with family,work, & everyday life in general if I don't say it enough I want you to know how much I admire you & love you & I thank god that he sent you into my life & also for being my son's godmother. You are a wonderful person & god has blessed you with this gift. You are his messager & what a gift that is to let loved ones know their child is fine in his home in heaven. Rob will always look after you & his parents & your family. God Bless, Allie Cook
ReplyDeleteTed and I attended the funeral for Leon and it was a beautiful ceremony. A little background about Leon....He was involved in a very tragic accident his senior year of high school in which his family almost lost him. He was able to graduate from high school and chose to work each and every day with his father, T-Boy, at their drydock in Galliano. Yep, each and everyday this father and son spent together working, laughing, loving and each would do anything for the other...they were friends. There were a few comforting thoughts about Leon and his wonderful family. I think about how lucky they were to have kept Leon for an extra 15 years after escaping death the first time. It just wasn't his true time to go. I found the most comfort, however, when his father, our friend, T-Boy, approached the congregation with his words and message of love and faith. Yes, his voice quivered with grief, but he was so adamant about his faith in God and he spoke about how Leon had recently changed his way of life and turned more toward the Lord to heal ailments. T-Boy was so uplifting, to me, and my heart for he, Tina, Megan, Greg and Sonny felt better. I hope that anyone who was in the church and heard this man preach about God and about his son got the same warm feeling that I did. We surely will miss Leon, who was a little on the quiet side, but when he said something, it was sure to make you smile. Rest In Peace, Leon, you will be sadly missed by so many.
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