Current Entries
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| Name: | Z |
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| Comments: | wow B its been a while since i've been here, mainl because everytime im here i cant help to cry. You know, i still miss you like if it was yesterday that we lost you. In my piano class we were asked to play a song that ment something to us, and the first thing that came to my mind was to play "I can only imagine" We also had to explainwhy it ment something to us. As i was playing it i somehow knew you were listenin from up there. I tryed not tocry but a tear came down my eye. when i was done i explained to everyone in my class that this song is really special to me because it reminds me of that special friend that i lost a few yrs ago,and i sill miss that friend today.
I was looking at some quotes tghe other day and I loved one of them it says "I am not afraid of tomorrow for i have seen yesterday and i love today" well i decided to add a little to it "I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday, and i love today, thanks to the great impact of Braden Aboud. I love u B |
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| Posted Date: | 10/12/2011 |
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| Name: | K |
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| Comments: | Leaving for College this week! It seems to be the week of departures for everyone. Can't help but think of you often as everyone goes their own ways. I think of you every day still, but its times like these when I really think of where you would be today. I used to view everyone leaving el paso as a negative thing, in fear that they would move on and forget, but now I am reminded daily that that is not the case. I see now, that each of us will go a separate way, but we will all take one thing in common with us, and that is a piece of you. The memory of you and your spirit will no longer remain only in el paso, but it will be carried great distances with each and every one of us who loved and love you so much. With every question asked of what B-STRONG means, we will all proudly tell the story of our family member, friend, and class mate, Braden. Love you B, more than words can say. Pink lit up the night sky tonight as I said bye to the first of my friends to leave. Couldn't help but know that it was put there as a reminder of you, and that we will all meet again, no matter how far we may be. |
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| Posted Date: | 8/15/2011 |
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| Name: | Tuff Enough to Wear Pink |
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| Comments: | The impact you had on your friends and their parents will never go away. I listened to a few of your friends this last weekend on a trip and about the only thing they could agree on was the special friendships each one of them had with you. With graduation coming up this weekend I am sure there will be many more of the same type conversations. Simply Amazing! My family can only smile when thoughts and discussions pertaining to you come up. We miss you but look forward to seeing you again. |
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| Posted Date: | 6/1/2011 |
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| Name: | missing you |
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| Comments: | wow braden it seems that it was just yesterday when i went to school n someone told me you were gone. now i miss you more, u were someone awesome to me, i'll always remember you B, always. today was the annual walk/run, i wish i could've gone,but if i go im gonna cry my eyes out cuz it is still to hard for me |
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| Posted Date: | 5/16/2011 |
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| Name: | Ave |
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| Comments: | Braden,
wow. 4,000 people and counting for the run/walk this year. what an amazing boy you are. i cant help but sit back and wonder on nights like these where you would be if you were here with us. i see my friends have their siblings over to stay with them and it makes me miss you. i wish i could come home and plan your graduation party like everyone else. i wish i could watch you walk down that isle and pick up your diploma. i wish i could make a poster and act like a fool like i know you would have done. i wish we had more memories together. i wish you were here. how selfish of me, right? to want you on this place we call earth, when you're in the kingdom of perfection... ha! i know you know all the things going on right now. somehow through all the clutter you're the only thing i can think of and get a breath of fresh air. i wish you could be here to experience the life experiences we all get to have. sometimes i sit here and think of the times we would have had together. its hard to sit back and think that for the past four years you've been gone. you're love for life was incredible, and each and every day i strive to life my life like you did. i miss you so very much, and i ask you to please watch over me this week. theres a lot going on and i need you here now. |
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| Posted Date: | 5/7/2011 |
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| Name: | Always your friend |
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| Comments: | Hey B, the closer we get to graduation the more I think of you. I know you are there with us and wanted to thank you for looking out. Miss you as much as ever and always B. |
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| Posted Date: | 5/7/2011 |
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| Name: | thoughts of joy |
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| Comments: | This Easter sunday, let us rejoice in knowing that because of Christ's love for every one of us, and his willingness to die on the cross for our sins, we may forever live with him and some day be united together again as one! What a blessing that he calls each of us by name, and though he called your name home sooner than ours, we can find great joy and peace knowing that we are not far from the day that we hear your laugh and see you smile again as we are with the father in his glorious kingdom forever. I can not wait until the day that we will run with ease to one another with outstretched arms and hug again with pure happiness in our hearts. I miss you very much B. As graduation nears with each day, I also know that it's one day closer to the graduation of my life, and the greatest celebration that I have ever known. Always thinking of you through each stepping stone in life, and wishing you were here to experience it with me, but then I remember where you are and I can't help but feel at peace. Loving you each and every day, and sending you my love. No need to state the name, you know who it's coming from. xoxo. |
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| Posted Date: | 4/24/2011 |
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| Name: | Just me |
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| Comments: | I. LOVE. YOU........ALWAYS......... |
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| Posted Date: | 4/7/2011 |
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| Name: | "Your Beautiful" |
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| Comments: | "You were made for so much more than all of this"---I will forever love you.......M |
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| Posted Date: | 3/17/2011 |
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| Name: | your friend forever |
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| Comments: | missin you never get easier i love u so very much |
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| Posted Date: | 3/10/2011 |
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| Name: | David's mom |
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| Comments: | Braden
So many times I think of you, what a wonderful friend you were to David. It's difficult to think that his senior year his buddy is not here to graduate with him. Love you. You are always in our thoughts and in our hearts! |
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| Posted Date: | 3/9/2011 |
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| Name: | Lifetime Friend |
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| Comments: | Still shake my head in disbelief, but the real disbelief lies in the strength of your memory. How can one so young motivate an entire community to join hearts and hands in building a better place for the kids of El Paso. I look at your childhood pictures and realize we are separated only by time. Your eyes and laughter defined who you were. Can't replace a Braden in any way, shape or form. We all have to remember that Braden lived life with purpose. It is now up to us to honor that purpose with love and kindness by seeing it with child-like eyes and responding to it with that signature laughter. |
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| Posted Date: | 3/9/2011 |
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| Name: | <3 |
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| Comments: | I miss you more everyday B.
I love you! |
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| Posted Date: | 2/6/2011 |
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| Name: | Tbird mom |
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| Comments: | I still vividly remember where I was on this day four years ago. Can't believe it has been that long. I'm sure it has seemed an eternity to your family. I am amazed daily by how they continue to love and support your friends, and go about their lives with such grace and faith.
Senior year is more than halfway done, and I find myself wondering where you would have chosen to go to school. I wonder where you would be in mix of this senior class. My child sure has missed having your friendship during these last four years; you would have continued to be a friend like no other! I miss the closeness that I know you two would have continued to share.
Your friends still get together and tell stories about you and laugh about the fun times you all had together. Your presence will be felt when they each walk across that stage in a few months. I'm sure your name will be mentioned among them many times throughout that night. No matter how far they spread apart, you will always be a common denominator amongst them. Having you as their friend made them better.
Wishing you were here, but knowing that we were better just to have you in our lives at all! |
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| Posted Date: | 2/4/2011 |
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| Name: | T-bird of 2011 |
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| Comments: | I had a conversation with someone not too long ago about how Braden would have been graduating this year with us. The boy I was talking to just moved to Coronado this year, and sadly was never lucky enough to meet B. We talked for a while about the involvement of the foundation in our community, and a little more about Braden. He told me that he was amazed at how a group of people can make it seem almost like Braden never left. He said its almost as if through the foundation, he is able to get a little glimpse of who B was, and that he thinks it is truly amazing. Just wanted to share this with you all. Moments like these are when I realize that the foundation does more than serve the community and the youth of El Paso, it keeps Braden's spirit alive in the halls of the schools of El Paso, as well as in the hearts of those who loved him and held him close. Love you, Cindi and Gary. Thanks for all you do for everyone. Keep fighting the good fight. The foundation and God's blessings to us all are making a difference in the lives of many. This february, remember to B-STRONG, and that there are many of us who are always thinking of you. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! |
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| Posted Date: | 2/1/2011 |
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