ADAM...FOREVER TWENTY-TWO You were only twenty-two, When an angel you became, Living forever in our memories, Our lives won't ever be the same. It's like our world stopped turning, And our time is standing still, You're always in our thoughts, But, we cannot change God's will. We cherish the special memories, Of the years we had with you, But, we know you're in Heaven now, And we look forward to being there too. Our hearts are now broken, And life is empy without you, But, we know you'll always be, Our son...forever twenty-two. Life with Adam was always an adventure. He was our first born, after miscarrying my first pregnancy. Two more miscarriages would follow, with Jared being our second born. There are 3 1/2 years between Adam and Jared. Being pregnant five times in five years was very hard on me, but we always felt extremely blessed to have our two sons. Adam was born on March 12, 1981 at 4:47am, weighed 8lbs 12ozs and was 21 inches long. I never saw a more proud man than his dad! Adam was adventurous, tempermental, and a little shy when he was little. He had a vivid imagination and wanted to be doing something all the time. He overcame his shyness and showered everyone with his heart of gold. Everyone loved him so much. Adam truly loved animals and always had a pet. His first pony was so special to him, partly because his great-grandpa gave it to him. He rode it all the time and even in parades. Adam joined 4-H and showed at the fair and surrounding horse shows. We have all of his ribbons and trophies to prove how great a horseman he had become. We also still have his beloved horse, Coda Rose, here for his daughter. We always had a dog for Adam too. His two yellow labs, Toby & Lacy, and his beagle puppy, Rio, are missing him so much now. Adam also played T-ball and Little League baseball. He was the pitcher on his team and they won several championships. He always excelled at everything he set his mind to. Music was probably one of the most important of Adam's passions. We had alot of musicians in our family and Adam seemed to be drawn to music. His great-grandma gave his first real guitar when he was only 6 years old. His great-grandpa gave him a record of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and Adam learned every word of it. He would sing it and "play" his guitar everyday. Our cousin, Rod, taught Adam how to play his guitar and Adam would come home and teach Jared what he had learned. Adam did become a wonderful singer and guitar player, and he entertained all of his friends whenever he could. Adam played his guitar and sang "In the Garden" in church for his grandparents. Both of our sons would entertain us everyday. We always had music in our home and we miss that terribly now. Adam married Celenna when he was 20 years old and they had a beautiful baby daughter, Madilyn on December 10, 2003. Madilyn was only 3 months old when her daddy was killed by a drunk driver in a truck wreck on March 5, 2004. He would have been 23 years old seven days later. Madilyn knows who her daddy is and kisses his picture. It breaks our hearts that she is growing up without her daddy. Adam was a great friend to so many and he always called them "Buddy". We were very close to all his friends and they still call me "Momma Hill". All of our lives have been drastically changed since losing our wonderful son, brother, and daddy. We all miss him dearly and know nothing will ever be the same again. Jared has lost his big brother and Craig has lost his "buddy". I lost another baby that had grown into a wonderful young man that we were all very proud of. We are very fortunate to have so many loving memories of him. Those can never be taken away from us. Adam always hugged and kissed me good-bye. I can still see him walking down the sidewalk to his truck and looking back saying "love ya bye"! We love you too Adam! You will forever be in our hearts! And when our journey here on Earth has come to an end, He'll be waiting for us in the light...ready to take our hand. ADAM'S GIFTS We miss you more than words can say, And look for signs from you everyday, Like a floating feather or yellow rose, A shiny new penny or vibrant rainbows, So when we see your precious gifts, You've sent us from Heaven above, We know that you're sending us, Your everlasting and eternal love! written by Melody