tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.comments2020-04-02T13:21:46.724-04:00Theo's Christmas Stocking~The Helbert Fueglein Family~http://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-80689047959635463312013-12-25T19:27:41.143-05:002013-12-25T19:27:41.143-05:00For Theo I donated three bags of cleaning supplies...For Theo I donated three bags of cleaning supplies and treats to my local Humane Society. Fergienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-38262301454763396282013-12-21T09:39:02.450-05:002013-12-21T09:39:02.450-05:00I am just now discovering Theo's stocking -- a...I am just now discovering Theo's stocking -- and I am brought back to all those days when I read Karla's blog and followed with tremendous sadness your journey with Theo -- but also the joy, because there was also great joy, as there still is. Every time I see that picture of Theo with that shock of hair, I smile big. How can you not? What a face! What a beautiful little guy! I'm just struck on this solstice morning about how connected the joy and the sadness are, how maybe odd it is that I'm just realizing this, how loving deeply teaches us this lesson more than anything. I love that you and Karla keep telling Theo's story; "We tell our stories in order to live." We need our stories. Those, too, are our acts of kindness. We will keep passing them on. Thank you for this lovely morning shared with you and Theo. Peace and love to you. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447787707320374853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-45896721351675499302013-12-21T09:36:26.557-05:002013-12-21T09:36:26.557-05:00Michele (((((((Hugs)))))))) Thank you so much. I r...Michele (((((((Hugs)))))))) Thank you so much. I remember that day in BabiesRUs. I was thinking the same thing--that they would go to school together, play together, be friends. So sad how thing changed. Amomg the countless things I grieve it is having a houseful of boys running around, climbing the big huge sugar maple, getting into trouble, doing whatever boyish things they would do. Makes my heart heavy. But I love you for saying this and for being here always in spirit and holding that place of love for my boy alongside yours. Love you~~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-4845098681404483562013-12-21T09:02:29.122-05:002013-12-21T09:02:29.122-05:00I think of Theo. I remember seeing you three just...I think of Theo. I remember seeing you three just days before his world and your world changed. We were standing in Babies R Us, talking about nursing, the size of our respective nipples. I was in love with Theo's hair, couldn't get over how much he looked like Jamie. He was a rock star. I imagined our boys becoming playmates and then cohorts. Karla and I were both "nursing buxom," full of mother's milk. And then our lives veered in two sharply different directions and I struggled reading about Theo's procedures and pain and prayed for him and for my own son and for all the babies everywhere. And I cried how I just did after reading Jamie's words. And as the news of Theo's diagnosis became grim, I prayed for a miracle because if ever a miracle should occur it is on behalf of an innocent baby. ... And then, after Theo's passing, every year on Christopher's birthday, I asked for donations to St. Jude's in lieu of plastic toys. Because someone is going to get that miracle. Sometime. I love you all very much.Michele Young-Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951960023052093900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-40480054072485675732013-12-19T11:27:32.759-05:002013-12-19T11:27:32.759-05:00Thank you both for your comments. And D.E. Coghill...Thank you both for your comments. And D.E. Coghill--it means so very much that you think of him. I agree that it is unusual for a child you never knew, of parents you didn't know very well to have an impact on your life. I would think so too. Of course I know that most parents would say that their children are special, and really all children are, but being his mother, I will go ahead and make the claim that Theo was--and is--an incredibly special child. He touched more people than I know--and continues to do so. For which I am deeply grateful--and I am humbled to be his mother. I hope if you do kindnesses in his honor or in honor of someone you love who has died, you'll come back and comment here, or send an email to me or to Jamie and we can publish your kindness story here. All acts of kindness I believe reach out like the rings and ripples on the water when a small pebble is tossed in. The ripples keep going all the way to the edges. <br /><br />Anonymous--I understand. I had to close my eyes because it was too much. When they weren't blurred by the tears. I thank you for taking the time to comment and most of all to read. The invitation to share your story of kindness is also extended to you. Please feel free to share your story of a random act of kindness that you may do in memory and honor of someone you love. ((((((hugs)))))))<br />--Karla~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-18694020830420569012013-12-19T10:52:15.933-05:002013-12-19T10:52:15.933-05:00I think about Theo. People are often talking about...I think about Theo. People are often talking about Random Acts of Kindness, and I think of Theo. Of course, I never met him, I only know his dad and then only "at work." But I still think of Theo. <br /><br />It's not often that a child you've never met by parents you don't know very well (or at all) impacts your life. But he does. More often than I'd expect. <br /><br />I hope I continue to see an influx of Random Acts of Kindness, as well as toss out a few of my own whenever I can, and I hope that I continue to think of Theo. That would be cool.D.E. Coghillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-63226055560900573722013-12-19T00:22:01.733-05:002013-12-19T00:22:01.733-05:00Thank you so much for this. Parts were so intense ...Thank you so much for this. Parts were so intense that I needed to minimize my screen for a minute, because even looking at the words was a little bit overwhelming. I appreciate your words, I'm grateful you wrote them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-52925029219183754602012-12-24T21:23:45.672-05:002012-12-24T21:23:45.672-05:00In honor of Theo and my son Trip who passedbofbSid...In honor of Theo and my son Trip who passedbofbSids in 2007 I gave a family the the Christmas they so deserved and need...in honor of there lives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-53103301430382285732012-12-21T09:22:15.472-05:002012-12-21T09:22:15.472-05:00Michelle and DeBie~ Thank you so much!
Shauna, I ...Michelle and DeBie~ Thank you so much!<br /><br />Shauna, I am so happy that you will be doing stocking for Weston. I remember meeting you at my yoga class--you are right, it is so amazing how we find each other isn't it? I am so sorry that you will be spending Christmas without your precious Weston and I wish that things were different for us both--for so many families. I hope that Kindnesses done in Weston's honor will bring you some comfort and peace. ((((((Hugs)))))) MISSing him with you. ~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-30609987285695690722012-12-20T08:58:55.481-05:002012-12-20T08:58:55.481-05:00That is so beautiful Steph! Thank you so much for ...That is so beautiful Steph! Thank you so much for sharing that with us all. I am so glad you listened to your heart!<br />Love,<br />Karla~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-41877794282109503032012-12-19T20:58:59.047-05:002012-12-19T20:58:59.047-05:00I went to visit someone in the hospital that I hav...I went to visit someone in the hospital that I haven't seen since high school. Through the magic of fb, I had seen her post that she was sick and made up my mind to visit. <br />She and I were not close in school, in fact, I barely knew her. However something kept pulling on my heart to visit. When I walked in, she started crying and explained she didn't have anyone that had checked on her. Thank you Karla for challenging us all to do something nice for someone. My spirit is restored.Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-75856391980395942192012-12-19T16:22:30.327-05:002012-12-19T16:22:30.327-05:00Thank you--we will put your kindness in the stocki...Thank you--we will put your kindness in the stocking. Wishing you a peaceful and joyous Christmas.~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-92216937288867582112012-12-19T16:21:20.403-05:002012-12-19T16:21:20.403-05:00Thank you for that Michele--I wish they were best ...Thank you for that Michele--I wish they were best of friends too. And yes, Theo was full of Grace. xoxox<br />So much love to you and Danny & Chrissy. ~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-78899632708178628722012-12-18T23:40:56.749-05:002012-12-18T23:40:56.749-05:00My baby boy is the same age as Theo. Karla and I ...My baby boy is the same age as Theo. Karla and I were preggers at the same time. Chrissy/Christopher is 7, almost 8, and I wish that they were the best of friends. Theo was the spitting image of his daddy. He lived too hard a life. The beauty is that he reassured me that although there is no rhyme or reason to suffering, there is Grace. His parents and relatives and friends know it. He was born with it. When we search hard to find it, it comes when we least expect it. Thank you, Theo. Merry Christmas.Michele Young-Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951960023052093900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-107778823398137222012-12-18T12:53:05.820-05:002012-12-18T12:53:05.820-05:00I'm sharing an act of kindness that someone di...I'm sharing an act of kindness that someone did for me. I use a walker and am fairly ill, so getting out is not easy for me. I decided to go out to see country musician Lee Brice in concert at a small nightclub recently. I had won a Meet and Greet with him. The nightclub was packed and there was no room for me in the venue to stay to watch the concert. So, I planned on just meeting him and then leaving afterwards. He was very nice and I just casually mentioned that he had a large crowd and would have a warm reception for the night. I also mentioned that there probably wouldn't be room for me to watch the concert but that I'm sure he would have a great show. He not only made sure I had spot to watch the show, but it was a spot by his sound equipment and near the stage. His entire crew of people working for him treated me like I was one of their own for the night and all hugged me as I was leaving. One even gave me a guitar pick. This was truly a random act of kindness that I will pay forward to someone else in the future. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-31336957405780801712012-12-12T08:45:42.854-05:002012-12-12T08:45:42.854-05:00Thank you Joanne xoxoxox
~It means so much. And I...Thank you Joanne xoxoxox <br />~It means so much. And I am sure they know each other--how can they not? <br />Love to you always,<br />K~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-2271458936223738592012-12-12T01:34:07.644-05:002012-12-12T01:34:07.644-05:00Dear Theo,
You don't know me, but you may know...Dear Theo,<br />You don't know me, but you may know my little girl. Your mama is a very, very special and beautiful woman. And she wants us to all remember you. So, this week, as part of the Kindness Project, I'm going to write your name on a KP card and do something special for a stranger in your memory. Because you matter... because you are MISSed. Because you are loved.<br /><br />You are not forgotten little man.Dr. Joanne Cacciatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863060782827061955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-77466540391216732782012-12-10T13:48:52.768-05:002012-12-10T13:48:52.768-05:00This is a beautiful idea. I'm planning to ask ...This is a beautiful idea. I'm planning to ask our Christmas card recipients to do a Random Act of Kindness in our son Weston's memory, but I think I'll take it a step further and ask for an email so we can fill up Weston's stocking too. This is our first holiday season without him.<br /><br />I found this post through Mary Tyler Mom, but I remember you from the MISS Conference in October. I took your yoga class. It's quite serendipitous how bereaved parents are able to find each other. Thank you for sharing Theo with us.Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958368678222230049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-69923145695110516482012-12-10T13:04:43.060-05:002012-12-10T13:04:43.060-05:00Beautiful. I will pass this along. xoBeautiful. I will pass this along. xoKelly DeBiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981707412487075926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-86625459626862374352012-12-07T17:53:12.213-05:002012-12-07T17:53:12.213-05:00I know you don't want acts to involve money bu...I know you don't want acts to involve money but my friend Jonathan Karron is running in the Atlanta Santa Speedo Run tomorrow for CURE Childhood Cancer. I donated in Theo's name but we'll just say this act involves a brave man in a Speedo doing something great! Love you Karla, Jamie, Lula and Theo.Michelle Beaubien Wittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-42997848327497455222011-12-22T18:12:01.062-05:002011-12-22T18:12:01.062-05:00Oh, God, I bawled through this entire thing. I'...Oh, God, I bawled through this entire thing. I'm still crying! I'm so sorry this happened to you, and I think that what you've done with it, this blog and the whole stocking idea and random acts of kindness and reminding people of good, is just so incredibly awesome. <br /><br />Now I realize why you were just staring at me with that look on your face the last day of class last summer at the Visual Arts Center when I had finished reading aloud my story about the guy who goes to live alone in the woods, and I feel kinda bad.Lydia Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841237588940938787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-34448391795171413472011-12-20T08:27:28.948-05:002011-12-20T08:27:28.948-05:00Very brave, very raw. I will be sharing on Facebo...Very brave, very raw. I will be sharing on Facebook. I think of Theo often throughout the year, but always at Christmas. He will never be forgotten.Julie Aliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-41364035831035130002010-12-16T19:26:47.054-05:002010-12-16T19:26:47.054-05:00Aww..thanks Kara! XOXOXAww..thanks Kara! XOXOX~The Helbert Fueglein Family~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07365723460650017240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-7124416920342872742010-12-16T18:32:19.290-05:002010-12-16T18:32:19.290-05:00(((((((((((((((((soft lambie hugs to you, Karla!!!...(((((((((((((((((soft lambie hugs to you, Karla!!!!!!)))))))))))))))))<br />xoxoxo <br />meKara Chipoletti Jones of GriefAndCreativity dot comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110578035201758404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4682970367489696585.post-85832392572192566442010-12-16T18:27:17.323-05:002010-12-16T18:27:17.323-05:00Amazing. Totally amazing! I love hearing this st...Amazing. Totally amazing! I love hearing this stuff...soo so so glad you are sharing it here on Theo's Christmas Stocking! xoxo k-Kara Chipoletti Jones of GriefAndCreativity dot comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110578035201758404noreply@blogger.com