My love.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

My love.....you are my everything....You visited me in my dreams....I loved it.....Its always wonderful if you visit me....I really needed that......

You are what makes me complete.....You are my everything.....I love you more than anything in the world.....

You are my what makes me who I am.......I cannot express how much I love you........

I love you with all my heart my babes.......forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Black Friday.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Last night we went to the Black Friday early sale at Wal-Mart.....There were so many rude people I could not believe......

I wanted a good camera they had.....It was hard but I got one of them.....People are so rude.....Erik found some things also......

I know you were there with us......I felt your presence......I miss you so very much......

I love you my babes......forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Happy Thanksgiving in Heaven......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Happy Thanksgiving in heaven.....Oh how I wish you were here......I will make a plate for you today and set it at the table......

In my heart you are here.......You will always be with me....I know you are here in spirit....I know it....I will always set a plate for you.......

You are the love of my life....I know you and your dad are in heaven having Thanksgiving together.....You missed him so much.....

I love you my babes....forever.........

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Missing you......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

I miss you so much....Tears roll down my cheeks.......The pain is overwhelming.....I just want to hold you.......

I can feel your presence all around me....I know you are here....I just long for you....Always will.... you are everything to me.......

I love you my precious husband.....forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, Erik

Thankful for......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

I am thankful for so many things.....First, I am thankful you came into my life.......Thankful that you loved me unconditionally.....

Thankful for our kids.....thankful they are healthy.....Thankful they are close to me and support me......

I am thankful that you will always love me....I am thankful for that you will wait for me.....I am thankful for another day to live......

I love you my babes.....forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

I miss you.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

I miss you so very much.....You are always on my mind....I cry a lot because I miss you so much.....

You are my light....my everything.....It is so hard during the holidays....I get angered and want you here....

I just miss you babes......

I love you......forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Longing for you....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

I long for you everyday....I feel so empty without you.....There are no words to express how truly feel......

I want you here so bad.....that will never change.....I will always miss you.....My love for you will never change.....

You are my heart.....forever.....

I love you my babes......forever.......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Its snowing......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Its snowing here.....It is so pretty.....Never expected this to happen right before Thanksgiving.....The kids are going to love it....

I got up and opened up the blinds and it was falling and meeting the ground causing a beautiful scene......

I am thankful I do not have to get out in it....You  know how I hate to drive in it....You always took care of me and would take me where ever I needed to go....

I love you my babes.....forever...

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Raining.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

It is really raining today and suppose to until Sunday....We will probably get major flooding.....It is something else.....

I feel so alone....It's as of nothing is right anymore....There is an emptiness that I can not explain...A longing for you...

We miss you so much babes....Wish you were here.....

I love you my babes.....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,

Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Let today be a good day....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Please let today be a good day.....It is so hard without you.....You made everything complete....we love and miss you.....

I know you see what are going through....But I know the Creator will guide and help us....Please let everything be okay.....

Let us be okay health wise, financially, and emotionally.....It has been a hard road.....

I love you my babes.....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Prayers......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

You know we need prayers right now. Please help guide me on the right path of what to do.....It is going to be a hard road....

Please help us through this and let everything work out....It is so hard for us right now...Please help....

Prayers are needed and I will pray every night....Only the Creator can help us now....It is going to be very difficult now....

I love you my babes....forever....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Please guide me....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Please guide me...You know what is going on here....It is very difficult and I hope I am doing the right thing....

I know you will be beside me in this and that you will protect us....It is not fair but life isn't is it?

I need you and I know that the Creator will be with me in this time of troubles...He is always with us and guiding us...

I love you my babes...forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

You are my strength......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

You are my strength....I do not know what to do sometimes.....It is so hard and I only can think of you....You always knew.....

I sit here and think about everything.....hard to believe it has been 2 years since you crossed over...I often wonder what you are doing.......

You are always in my heart and I talk to you all the time....You will forever be with me and you are my everything.......

I love you my babes......forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Your visit last night.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Your visit last night showed me so much.....Thank you....I know you are here and that you know about everything that  is going on....

It brought tears to my eyes when I woke up.....matter of fact it made me cry so hard I could barely control myself....but of course you know that.....

I am so happy you showed me that you are always with us....I cannot wait to tell the kids....They will cry but its a good cry and that we miss you so much......

I love you my babes.....forever...come and visit again real soon....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Compassion......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Compassion......Is the having empathy for others.....I have compassion for all people......I hate to see people suffering.....

I hope there are more people in the word with compassion for others....This word is so sad....

I love you my babes...forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Love......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

What does love mean....you taught me that word too......Love is, to me, giving your entire heart and soul to the person you love unconditionally....

That is what I gave to you and you gave back to me....You are my husband and always will be.....

You showed me true love and its meaning.....I miss you my babes......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Honesty......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Honesty......most people know the word but not its meaning.....It is to be honest in everything you do, say, or think......

You taught me that word.....and its meaning.....You were the most honest person I ever knew......You always amazed me.....

Thank you for teaching me what it means.......

I love you my babes.....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,

Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Learning new things....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Learning new things is something most people dont want no part of......I love it....I love to teach people new things.....

In writing, you are always learning something.....But you know how I am....You are my everything......

There will never be another person like you....You are so special to me....

I love you my  babes.....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Writing Class today.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

My writing class tonight is going to be fun....I do my presentation and it is over Query Letters.....You know how much I love doing that.....

It seems funny me taking a college writing class but this Creative Writing Class has been so much fun.....

I know you are with me.....

I love you my babes....forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Your my rainbow....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

You are my rainbow.....You sunshine.....my rain.....my stars.....my everything......

You are everything to me....You are who I come to when I need to talk.....When I need advice....just for everything.....

I love you my husband......forever.......

Your loving wife and kids,

Melinda,Shae, & Erik

Be with me....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Please be with me all the time....Just walk with me, guide me, help me with all the things I have problems with...Please guide me in doing the right thing....

I am facing a lot of things and I know you are with me...Please let me know I am doing the right thing.....

We miss you and want you here.....

I love you my babes....forever.......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

My show "24"

My dear precious husband Tommy,

They are saying that "24" with Kiefer Sutherland will come back on in May....Just for a short run....I hope it really does good so maybe they will leave it on...

I know you will be sitting her with me watching it....I remember how you would sit and laugh when it would come on and I could not miss it.....

I miss you more than anything babes......forever.....

I love you more than anything.....forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Christmas shows.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Hallmark is playing a lot of Christmas shows...I love it......You know how much I love Christmas....Its my favorite time of year...Snow will be coming soon....

I miss sharing it with you...I know I do even though you are in the spirit world....Christmas will always be my favorite.....

I love you so much....and forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

My writing....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

My writing is coming along...I pray that I get a literary agent soon......I so want one so I can get into a big publisher.....You know that is what I want......

I know you will help and guide me....You always have and always will.....You are my special angel in heaven.....

I love you my husband.......forever......

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Feather.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Feather is something else....She has a character all her own....I know when you are playing with her...She loves you so much.....

She still plays and I know you are playing with her.....She misses you so much just as we do.....You are so missed and loved...

We love you and miss you so much........Always will....

Your loving wife and kids,

Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Grandma......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

The kids love their grandma.....When I see her I see you......She is the same as she always has been...

Shae laughs at her for the way she does...Constantly talking and carrying on....never pays attention....

She is something else....we love her.....always will.....

We love and miss you my babes.....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Turkey.......

My dear precious husband Tommy,

It is nearly time to buy a turkey.....thought I would talk about how much the kids, especially Erik, loves turkey....He always has....

I remember on Thanksgiving that you laugh so hard at him for eating all that turkey....We miss you at the table with us even though we know you are here in spirit.....

I still set a plate for you and want you to share in the dinner....You are always with us......

I love you my babes...forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,

Melinda, Shae, & Erik 

I miss you....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

I miss you so much.....Time is just that....time.....It does not change anything....I wish you were here getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas......

My favorite holiday....Christmas....You know how I am.....everything about love and giving.....everything of the season is about our Creator.....

I have you in my heart where you will always be.....

I love you my precious husband....forever.....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

The weather is getting cooler.....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

The weather is getting cooler here in the mountains.....It is really pretty this time of year...I wish things were different....

My heart is always wondering if I am making the right decisions....Please guide me....Let me know that they are....

I love you my babes...forever....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik

Thanksgiving is coming....

My dear precious husband Tommy,

Thanksgiving is on its way and the house will be empty without you....You are what made the holidays....Having your love here.....The kids miss you so much....

We speak your name all the time.....I have to or I would go crazy......I miss you so much there are no words for it.....

I need you my babes.....Please come and visit me......

I know one day we will be back together......I need to be here for our kids and I want to be....

I love you.....forever....

Your loving wife and kids,
Melinda, Shae, & Erik