Devin Jones (2000

I wish you wouldn't be afraid to speak my child name. My child
lived and was very important to me. I need to hear that he was
important to you also.
If I cry and get emotional when you talk about my child, I wish you
knew that it isn't because you have hurt me. My child’s death is the
cause of my tears. You have talked about my child and you have
allowed me to share my grief. I thank you for both.
being a bereaved parent is not contagious, so I wish you wouldn't
shy away from us. I need you now more than ever.
I need diversions, so I do want to hear about you, but I also want
you to hear about me. I might be sad and I might cry, but I wish you
would let me talk about my child; my favorite topic of the day.

I know that you think of and pray for us often. I also know that my
child’s death pains you too. I wish you would let us know these
things through a phone call, a card or note, or a real big hug.
I wish you wouldn't expect our grief to be over. These first years
are traumatic for us, but I wish you could understand that our grief
will never be over. We will suffer the death of our child until the day
we die

we're working hard in our recovery, but I wish you could understand
that I will never fully recover. We will always miss our child and we
will always grief that our baby Devin is gone.

I wish you wouldn't expect us "not to think about it" or "be
happy". Neither will happen for a very long time, so don't frustrate
yourself.

I don't want to have a "Pity party", but I do wish you would let us
grieve. We must hurt before we can heal.

I wish you understood how our lives have shattered. I know it is
miserable for you to be around us when we're feeling miserable. Please
be as patient with us as we are with you.

When we say, we're doing okay", I wish you could understand that we
don't "feel" okay and that we struggle daily.

I wish you knew that all of the grief reactions we're having are very
normal. Depression, anger, hopelessness and overwhelming sadness are all to be expected. So please excuse us when I'm quiet and withdrawn or irritable and cranky.
your advice to "take it one day at a time" is excellent advice. However, a day is too much and too fast for us right now. I wish you could understand that we're doing good tohandle an hour at a time.
Please excuse us if we seem rude, certainly not our intent. Sometimes
the world around us goes too fast and we need to get off. When we walk
away, I wish you would let us find a quiet place to spend time alone.
I wish you understood that grief changes people. When our children died,
a big part of us died with them. We’re not the same person we were
before our child’s died and we will never be that person again.
I wish very much that you could understand ~ understand our loss and
our grief.
But....
I pray daily that you will never understand.

Dear mommy and Daddy,

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.
Love Devin

DEVIN ALEXANDER JONES

This page is to celebrate the life of a sweet little boy. Devin Alexander Jones was born on May 13th 2000 and passed away on May 19th 2000.Devin died from a rare desease called pulmonary hypertension. We have not yet heard of any other baby having this, so if your child or someone you know has had it or have it please tell us. Although his life was short lived we will never forget him. He has beautiful blue eyes that could light up anyroom and a smile that could change the world. Now though we cant hold him hes forever in our hearts until we can see him again. God has given him wings to fly and to celebrate a new life in heaven. It is from heaven he watchs us all for he is a guardian angel now to thoes both big and small he cares for his brothers and sister everyday. We love you baby boy and miss you everyday

this page was created by Devins Mommy and Daddy and his Aunt Autumn2

Karen, that is Devin's mommy had a great pregnancy with Devin. Everything was the was it should have been. Devin was born on a beautiful warm sunny day on May 13th 2000. Karen and Jason and big brothers Jason Jr and Nicholas took Devin home on May 14th 2000, Mothers day. The days went by so quickly, and Devin seemed to be doing great. On the horrid day of May 19th 2000 Karen awoke to her little baby boy who had left her to be with Jesus. They waited 10 long weeks to find out he had a rare heart defect called Pulminary Hypertension. To this day we have never heard of another person, or baby with this so we ask you please if you have get in touch with us so that we can futher understand what exactly this condition is and how it could have happened to such a sweet inocent little baby boy. Devin is now the angel who watches over his bay sister Emily and keeps her safe. We miss Devin more and more everyday, Devin is gone in person, but he will never be forgotten.

If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken
no time to say goodbye
you were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.
My heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears still flow,
what it meant to lose you,
no one will ever know.

A new baby! Everything his mother dreamed of wide open blue eyes and hair the shade of brown. She held him close and kissed his face and took a look around, here is your family im your mommy and next to me is daddy here are your big brothers who have awaited for you axiously this is Jason Jr and here is Nicholas. Were so happy you could come and share your love with us. The beautiful boy looked around knowing he couldnt stay long but with the time god granted him would love them all.
Soon the next day arived. Today our little angel would go for his first car ride. He knew he was going somewhere special, for this they called his home here he would be happy and surrounded by love by the people he was shown. Today was no ordiary day for it was mothers day and now mommy had three little boys to celebrate the day!!
His next few days he would see many of new things the bright sun and happy people, I know he must have had fun. Although we were not ready to let him go just six short days after we recieved his love, god saw how tired he was and called to Devin my son please come home. Devin knew we all would miss him, but knew in his heart for if my father the lord has called my name a mission must await and so he feel to sleep so peacefully he could not awake, for he had gone to heaven now to see what god had set upon his plate. He soon found out there would be another angel coming and he had to prepare for he would soon be the guardian angel of his baby sister.Although she can not tell us because we wouldnt understand our little devin now and forever will hold emilys hand.