Qué vida de coraje excepcional... renunciar a tu juventud por el bienestar de los demás... no una, sino dos veces...pasar por los caminos oscuros que otros nunca se atrevieron...una vida desprovista de descanso detiene una vida sin respiro…uno en el que renuncias a cada anhelo de tu mejor mañana para que otros puedan disfrutar de una parte de su hoy...nadie en dos familias enteras se compara...nadie se acerca a lo que sacrificaste...hoy es tu día especial...el día en que Dios abrió sus puertas celestiales y te elevaste a una posición de grandeza...una que también deberías haber disfrutado mientras caminabas entre nosotros...

Thinking about you…I now have all I need for your redemption…you let me know when and where…I love you…

Ola de tristeza,
No me ahogues ahora:
Veo la isla
Aún más adelante, de alguna manera.
Veo la isla
Y sus arenas son hermosas
 Ola de tristeza,
Llévame allí

Perhaps better to be proven a thief and liar than to be suspected of manipulation and treachery. There is no respite for the latter.  For this chosen path has no rest areas no mulligans.

The passage of time has come down to weathered faded artificial flowers…
Miss you & love you…
Clear mind full heart…

Came by for a chat today…beautiful day…Souls a Thirsty indeed…

The manipulation of a kindred soul for material or personal gain is a burden of guilt carried for eternity…

A partir del 28 de diciembre de 2015, te oiría llamarme por mi nombre todos los días… por un período de dos meses hasta que te pedí que descansaras tu alma cansada y me permitieras vivir mi vida en paz…No mentiré madre: han pasado nueve años y no he descansado…Dejé la vida que conocía, viajé 1500 millas en tu dirección y honestamente mi espíritu interior me impulsó y no sabía exactamente por qué…Así que aquí estuve cerca de ti en el vacío durante dos años y medio; luego, una noche a principios de enero, me hablaste por primera vez en mis sueños…Y ahora veo claramente por qué me llamabas…Madre, te prometo que caminaré por el camino de tu oscuridad y traeré a la luz todo lo que te duele…Y si es la voluntad de Dios, te traeré la paz que buscas…La sangre nos hace parientes - la lealtad nos hace familia...

Hoy por primera vez descubrí qué causó tu muerte, dónde y a qué hora ocurrió.

I still vividly recall the joy and pride on your face whenever the eldest sibling would visit.  All the histrionics would dissipate and I would smile.  Though fate can be opportunistic or futile one must also calculate that fate itself can be manipulated.  Manipulation can deny opportunity. 

I am on a path on that will reveal much.  I owe myself the truth. With integrity no one can hurt or harm you.

Parece que el año de la validación legal está sobre nosotros...donde sea que la verdad me lleve, ahí es donde estaré...

Todo lo que no tiene nombre, lo que no está representado en imágenes, lo que se omite en la biografía, lo que se denomina erróneamente como otra cosa, lo que resulta difícil de encontrar, lo que queda enterrado en la memoria por el colapso del significado bajo un lenguaje inadecuado o mentiroso, esto convertirse, no sólo en tácito, sino en indecible…

Al final de la vida quizás aquellos que parecen más cercanos a ti te traicionan peor…

Vamos a ver…

Al llegar a los nueve anos…
Tres cosas no pueden permanecer ocultas por mucho tiempo: el sol, la luna y la verdad. Mientras que tengo aire en los pulmones yo me dedico perseguir la verda…

Happy Thanksgiving…
Came by today for a chat…brought you Holiday flowers…I miss you and I love you…

Mil novecientos setenta y siete, el veinticuatro de Septiembre...un día para recordar...la última vez que la familia estuvo completa…ya dos con Dios…y los que quedan uno por uno el destino nos guiara…en el futuro todo sera posible y quiza eterno…

You are so deserving…we have not forgotten all of your sacrifices, bravery and courage…I love you…

Hadn’t been to talk with you in a while…in previous visits I would arrive with a mindset that somehow this your final resting place is not my doing or belonging…today as I arrived it dawned on me  - you (all of it) from all of the yesterdays to this day and thru all of my tomorrows - you and all you are belongs to everyone of us…regardless the path we all took…look for me - this is where you will find me…

Brought you flowers, chatted, prayed, cleaned up…

I love you…

El que respeta las pertenencias ajenas vive en paz verdadero…

He (she) who respects others’ belongings finds real peace…

Finally well enough get out and about to come by …beautiful day indeed…missed the solace my visits…

Happy Birthday Mom, May you be joyous in the company of Role,Peter and Marcelo. May you watch over us on your Special Day. Lots of love today, tomorrow and always. Your Son 

Happy Earthly Birthday - rejoicing in memories of you…could not come by today and visit…been a while since - still in “that” rehab mode…I love you and miss you…

“Los recuerdos son las flores del amor, la alegría y la felicidad que gastamos a lo largo de la vida...el dolor es el amor que reside en el corazón de uno que ya no puede ser tierno...la esperanza es el reflejo de ambos”

Feliz Dia de las Madres…

Parece que cada vez que vengo aquí llego entre las dulces lágrimas de los Ángeles... lágrimas que calientan mi corazón
Y por un instante me pierdo en la sensación de que ya estás al lado de Dios... muy Felizes Pascuas madre mi…

Came by to spruce up and freshen up…
I love you…

Came by for a visit brought you spring…Rest in peace…

It was a joy to visit with you on your special day…it comforted my spirit…God keep you…I love you…

a través de las sombras reflexiono sobre la luz que le diste a mis ayeres... estoy aquí hoy sabiendo que te fuiste con un pedacito de mi corazón... algún día rezo para poder ofrecer mañana en gran regocijo contigo... y yo, pues yo mismo estare entero de nuevo ...

Came by to visit lit a candle prayed for your peace…

Brought you a taste of Thanksgiving as I will not be local to stop by and make you a part of my celebration…There are days I feel perhaps I may have returned much too late…I lived my life knowing time is a candle burning on both ends…time seemingly endless knows no friend…and perhaps there are those who think some of us lost our way…I say there are those who (did not and even today) don’t want to be found…I do know this - wherever I travelled especially in far away strange lands including the thousands upon thousands of people I came across, I always stood with my feet firmly planted on solid SILVA ground (I know of no other place to stand)…that that that you taught me never left never wavered never ceased never left my heart…28 years of Air Force service two wars and a fistful of deployments - it was the SILVA banner I placed my soul upon…I did not need to be near to love you - for it was you who taught me well to love from afar (loving from afar does not lessen one’s love) and I am forever grateful to you…that very lesson paved the way to who and what I am today…rest in peace mother (I am - at peace) - when I come to visit you I arrive and depart with a clear mind and a full heart…oh I do miss you - however I do it without regret…

Mom and Role,
As I sit here today after returning from the valley my heart is sad and broken. Seeing the burial grounds where you were placed to rest eternally brings back memories that I wish I could erase. Erase….. by having you back the way it use to be. Where we interacted with each other, by phone, by text or in person. Feeling blessed to have had you in my life nonetheless feeling defeated, lonely and sad that I can’t have you here with me today and forever. Tears fill my eyes and stream down my face as I long for you. Missing you every single day. As Andy and I visit, pray, clean the headstones, and replace faded flowers I realize that I want everything perfect. Pretty flowers, a clean headstone and grass groomed, I realize that Mother Nature has her own ideas.
Seeing the ground now covered with green grass where you were laid to rest reminds me of how time has passed knowing how long grass takes to spread on the ground. Mom, it will be seven years that you’ve been gone and Role it’s been three for you….. still I feel that it was just yesterday that you both were called home. My broken heart will never mend as you are a constant in my heart, in my mind and thoughts just like you were a constant in my life when you were here. Everyday we existed together and that’s why it’s so hard to let go…. Until my existence is demised, I will continue to miss and love you both. Rest in eternal peace.

Here for a visit, place new flowers and clean up a bit. Missing you so much Mom. I will love you forever! Praying you are resting in eternal peace.

Dia De Los Muertos…I will never forget…I spent a day with you…

Came by on this day Dia De Los Muertos…lit a candle shared a prayer…I hope you enjoy your special day…I love you mom…

MoM

Just stopped by today, to say a prayer and wishing you are doing the Lord's work.  May you watch over us and keep us safe. 

Jetson and I dropped by to do some breakfast and sprucing up…spend a few minutes reminiscing…

Praying you are resting in eternal peace Mom! Miss you every single day.  Always loved, forever missed. Sending you a big hug!
Love you!

From our new home in McAllen reminiscing and visiting with you on your birthday…I love you…

Mom, 
Today, your special day reminds me of so many birthday celebrations we shared. Wishing we would have had many more! No matter how many days pass I still miss you so much! My love for you is forever. Today we celebrate you, my beautiful Mom. Andy and I will pray the rosary and light a candle for you at Our Lady of Grotto. Wishing you a Happy Heavenly Birthday!  Celebrate with Role and all your loved ones that surround you in heaven. Until we are reunited I send you a big hug, kisses and all my love. Always Loved Forever Missed!

Mom.  Just want to wish you a Happy Birthday! Hope you are celebrating with Roland and Peter.  May you all have a Great Day.

Mom,
As I start packing and getting ready to move , I come across pictures when we celebrated your 80th birthday at the McAllen Senior Center you attended. Tears begin to fall just imagining that special day and so many others we spent together. I remember you getting so sentimental when Mike and I walked in with the cake and flowers. You were so surprised. 
Always, so proud of how involved your were with the center, you got the “Volunteer of the Year” several years and you also were invited to participate in the July 4th parade. You also were elected “President “ of the center with Amigos del Valle and you represented all the seniors very well making sure their needs were met. Whether it was the food quality, outings or activities. So many other things you were involved with, too many to mention. You made me so proud. I miss you so much and you will forever be in my heart.  I love you……Rest In Peace my beautiful Mom!

Mom I hope and Pray that you have a Great Mother's Day.  

Mom,
As tomorrow draws near I remember all the Mother’s Day celebrations we had together. Feeling so blessed and so thankful to have shared that special day so many times with you. I know that day was very special to you and I pray that you continue to celebrate in heaven. Here is a rose for you my beautiful Mom. I love you and miss you so much.  Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day!! I’ve ask Role to give you a kiss and a big hug for me!
Love you always,
Petra

You are in my thoughts every single day. Wishing I could see you again! I miss you so much Mom.

I love you!


With Isaiah 40:31 in mind I made this to honor you and all you sacrificed for us…the branch from a tree in my yard…as is life - a continual work in progress…

A limb has fallen from the family tree.
I keep hearing a voice that says,
“Grieve not for me.
Remember the best times,
the laughter, the song.
The good life I lived
while I was strong.
Continue my heritage,
I’m counting on you.
Keep smiling and surely
the sun will shine through.
My mind is at ease,
my soul is at rest.
Remembering all,
how I truly was blessed.
UK

I have forgotten more than I have time left to remember…July 1981…Albuquerque New Mexico…I miss you mom…I miss the comfort I felt when you held my son and my nephew…

Mom,
Here in the valley for a visit, placing new flowers and cleaning.  We miss you Mom, may you be resting in eternal peace. 
You are always in our thoughts and in our hearts.
Love you forever!

Your loving daughter, Petra and Andy

Mom, you are always in my thoughts! Missing you  and our heart to heart talks. 
Loving you always,
Your loving daughter-Petra

Mom - Happy New Year…I hope and pray you are enjoying a heavenly peace and quiet…I want you to know “that” I now in the winter of my life (in your tradition) don’t do much celebrating on New Year’ Eve…I remember how your didn’t much care for loud noise (especially fireworks) or commotion and would turn in early…I miss your bunuelos…I miss you…and I love you…

Happy heavenly New Year Mom!
Remembering you, Role and I dancing in the living room on New Years Day! Wearing our pjs and hats and making noise with our noise makers!!!
Then years later you always stayed at our place and you, Michael and I ate pizza and always had a veggie platter while Andy worked. We waited impatiently for midnight so we could eat our grapes then do our toast! 
Miss you Mom!
Love you!
Your loving daughter, Petra

MoM -  We pray that you are looking over us and keeping us safe. its seems like it was only yesterday that you were with us, but we know now that the Lord needed you more. Your for sure are helping him with all his needs. Missing You today, tomorrow and always. 

Mom, it’s been six years today……
At Our Lady of Lourdes de Grotto praying the rosary and lighting a candle in your memory.
Rest In Peace and rejoice in our Lord’s arms.
Always loved forever missed.
Love you!!
Andy and your loving daughter, Petra

Remembering the day you left South Texas for a fresh start with us Louisiana…I recall our conversation so vividly as you expressed a desire to leave your painful frustrations behind and start anew…after a long winded discussion - about how true forgiveness cleanses your soul and warms the hearts of your loved ones - I never forgot the precious look of pure joy and tranquility on your face…and it was during this long drive I knew you were willing to forgive and return to those you left behind…Mom - I wish you a happy heavenly birthday and I wish you that same joy and tranquility for eternity…

Mom,
Tomorrow will be 6 years that you joined our Lord in heaven! 
I miss you every day and will continue to miss you until we are reunited. Then we will dance together like we did so many times. Remembering your surprise birthday party at the Senior Citizens Center when you turned 80. Mike and I walked in with flowers and a huge cake with your picture on it plus beautiful flowers. You were so surprised! We danced together, then your friends also danced with you. Then, off to lunch we went, then to Dairy Queen to have ice cream. But, not before we stopped to get lotto’s because you loved to scratch them and I prayed  you would win because you would get such a thrill.
Also remembering when we were on a trip, you, Andy and I and we stopped at Pizza Hut to get lunch. The place was empty and the music was great so we couldn’t resist so we started dancing and we heard the applause from the staff. We had such a laugh. They thought you were so cute. 
So many memories that we have together. Thank you Mom for all those memories and for all your sacrifices you made for me. I love you more than you will ever know. You are now in our Lord’s loving arms but, you will always be in my heart.
Rest In Peace my beautiful Mom. 
Your loving daughter, Petra

On this Christmas Day - I miss all of my loved ones now rejoicing in Heaven…Love Peace Joy is all I wish for you mom…

Mom

Hope you, Peter and Roland are helping our Lord up in Heaven.  Till we meet again, we will keep on missing you the days we have left in our lives.  Merry Christmas 

Mom,
Feliz Navidad!!
May you be enjoying this Christmas with our Lord in heaven. I miss you so much.  I rely on all the good memories of you spending these special holidays with my family. You always stayed with us Christmas Eve and you always enjoyed the Christmas lunch we always had on Christmas Day. I also remember making tamales with you every year and you making pan de polvo and bunelos on New Year’s Day. You’d spent New Year’s Eve with us and made sure we ate our grapes at midnight for good luck and a better next year. Oh Mom, how I miss you.
A big hug and kiss to you Mom!
Rest In Peace.
Always Loved, forever missed
Love you!
Your loving daughter 
Petra

Mom,
I miss you every day. Holidays are not the same without you and Role. We all miss you both so much.
Remembering all the holidays we spent together. You always decorated your home for every holiday.
A beautiful table cloth and glass turkey decorated your dining table for Thanksgiving. At Christmas time, your living room was decorated with several Santa Claus’ along with the singing bear that now my grandchildren enjoy during that special time.  You always enjoyed your Christmas tree and all the lights we put up outside and don’t forget the reindeer that stood on your porch.  Those memories are so special! I love you so much Mom!
May you be resting in eternal peace and rejoicing in our Lord’s arms.
Always loved, forever missed
Your loving daughter!

Hi Mom,
Came by for a visit and leave new flowers. We were here for Peter’s funeral service, praying that you all are together now and praying you all are resting and rejoicing in our Lords arms. Some day we will all be together again. 
Please know that I continue to miss you everyday! I love you Mom!
Your daughter,
Petra

Hi Mom,
Went by for visit and to wish you a Happy Birthday in person!
Cleaned up  and left new flowers .
Hope you like them! 
Missing you everyday!
Love you!
Your daughter,
Petra


🎂😇Feliz Dia de Cumpleanos en el Reino de Dios.❤️🙏🏻✝️ 🌹

Remembering you today - honoring the memories of your sacrifices always…I love you…

Mom,
Today is your special day and I wanted to wish you a Happy Heavenly Birthday!
Still remembering your last birthday in 2015, we spent that day together, going out for lunch then enjoying your birthday cake at your house. 
I think about you all the time and wish that you were still with me!
I miss you so much!
I will continue to love you from here and some day we will be together again.
God has you in his arms, I have you in my heart.
Love you Mom!
Your daughter, 
Petra

To my dear Mom,
Wishing you a Happy Mother’s Day in heaven!
I still remember so many Mother’s Day celebrations that we shared.  I will treasure those times forever.
I still think about you everyday.
Andy, Mike and I went by this week to visit you and Role and place new flowers. It always feels great to be there and at the same time wishing you were still with us. I pray that you are resting in eternal peace. Some day Mom we will be together again, in the meantime please know that I love you and miss you always.
Your loving daughter,
Petra

Mourning is not misery
Sorrow is not suffering
Grieving is not guilt
It is with clear mind, full heart 
And exceptional faith 
With which I am drawn closer to you

I love you mother
Alex Silva

Mom,
Today is five years that our Lord called you home.
My heart is still broken...I still remember the very day it happened. That memory will never fade away, as it’s replayed in my mind all the time. I think about you everyday and miss you all the time. I thank God for all the time he gave us, allowing us to create so many good memories together. I think of them often.
Losing you has changed my life forever. My prayers are that you are resting in eternal peace in our Lords arms. 
When my journey is over we will be together again. Until then, my dearest Mom, please you that I love you and will continue to pray for you.
Alway Loved, forever missed
Your loving daughter,
Petra

Grief is wishing to reach for your hand today while realizing all of the yesterdays have been missed forever...solace is living every day knowing I am yet one more day closer to you tomorrow...
I love you...

Mom,
Wishing you a Merry Christmas in heaven !
Missing you everyday and wishing you were here with us.

Love you!
Your daughter,
Petra

Mom,
I miss you everyday! Remembering all the times we spent together especially holidays!
Hasn’t been the same since you left!
Love you forever!!!

Your daughter, Petra

Mom,
I sure do miss you!
A day does not go by without thinking of you. 
I still cry for you often and sometimes I find myself laughing at some of the silly things we did together or smiling because I said something you would have said. (Sounding just like you)
I remember all the trips we took together and how much fun we had.  Going shopping together was always a fun time usually getting breakfast and then lunch before taking you home. This was usually an all day event. I miss those times. I still envision celebrating your last birthday lunch at Costa Mesa. I still sit at the same table when I go there. So many holidays that we spent together, they will never be forgotten!
You left me with so many memories that will carry me until my journey is over. 
I love you more than you will ever know.
May you be resting in eternal peace in our Lord’s arms.
I will continue to pray for you my dearest Mom.
Your loving daughter,
Petra

❤️ Happy Heavenly Birthday ❤️       I wish you peace, love, happiness, and everything beautiful in Jesus’ kingdom. 🙏🏻✝️  I love you 💕  

Tomorrow is your birthday - and I want to wish you a happy  day full of joy and peace as you look upon all of the good you gave rise to...

LS

On the anniversary of your rising - I wish you peace and joy...

“Better to be wrong in love than to be right in hate” 
I learned that from the life I shared...with you...one day I will share that absolute lesson with family devoid of that wisdom...
so here is my repost of an errant computer from June...

Tomorrow  is your birthday - and I wanted to wish you a happy one...

I hope you are gazing down from a higher calling - with the same inner peace that I have for you...

When a mother passes - a piece of your heart falls away - and that private place remains reserved for that special person...and will one day be filled again with a perfect joy that will make both of us whole again...
Much love to you
Alex Silva

Mom.                                                                                Wishing you a Happy Birthday on July 23. This is your special day in Heaven and it is on this earth.  Our family misses you deeply and wish you well.  May you protect us daily from Heaven
Lots of Love.                                                                  Your Son, Sylvia, Nathan, Julie, and Josh
and Mandy.

Tomorrow is your birthday - and I wanted to wish you a happy one...

I hope you are gazing down from a higher calling - with the same inner peace that I have for you...

When a mother passes - a piece of your heart falls away - and that private place remains reserved for that special person...and will one day be filled again with a perfect joy that will make both of us whole again...
Much love to you
Alex Silva

Blood makes you related - Loyalty makes you family...
May God console your soul mom...
I love you...


Mom

I am glad that I was a better man to come to peace with you, before you passed on to the next phase in your life, where ever that might be.  I came to understand that not all relationships are meant to be and that was so true of others. I know that in my heart that the best thing for us was to come to peace with each other and we did. My kids do truely miss you and wish you well in your new life. 

May our Lord watch over you in all the days of your new life. God Bless You forver !

Julio Silva
12/23/2018

Dedicated to my mom - 1 Jan 2016
Original Author - Leandro Silva (2000)
Copyrighted 2002 - International Library of Poetry

higher life

upon this crag I came to wish and cast away my strife
or so it seems for I may have arrived at a divergence of a life
at the core my verve now weary, without a wrong or right
unafraid as I leapt, only to get caught in flight by the drafts

drafts where birds of song are joined by those of prey
I harkened their tempting cries, as I know they both call my way
still uncertain as to how I may have arrived upon this peak today
for a moment I reached for a dream or cloud to land upon

upon the rim remain those left behind, the ones I surely love
one can see the whole of life's array from this haven high above
and my past is noticeably marked in the valley far below
as are the more rewarding byways one may have taken so

so taken by the winds of change, a momentary trust I later my regret
they paused to take a breath and I, I plunged by scores of silhouettes
as I fell through countless panes those I'd once forgotten beckoned for me yet
not much time for yesterdays or tomorrows, for my destiny is due today

today belongs to the serene silence, as it proclaims a novel start
and a somber darkness serves to lighten this deep fill in my heart
and the more salient of voices from my past too must now depart
for upon this crag I came to wish and discovered how absolute my life 

leandro silva

There is no prosthetic for my broken spirit...love has no boundaries and yet it yields to endless plausibilities...this world will not sustain the heavy I feel in my heart...the heavens perhaps...so I'll meet you at that crossing...with no ulterior without an agenda just you and I in an unconditional state of pure motherly and sibling love...life is full of byways with plenty of opportunities...when at the intersection of success - if one failed at preparedness then opportunity passes you by and have for certain missed any opportunity at success...you have moved on from the intersection to a much better place...there is no consoling my soul - as I was ill prepared for your departure...thank you for all you instilled in me...as it has shown me the way through my darkest of my most recent times...I do love you mom...

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Apolinar "Sara" Martinez

23 July, 1929 – 27 December, 2015

Funeraria Del Angel & Valley Memorial Gardens

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