Stephen C. McKinney Memorial Thread (1969-2001)

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:33 pm

Wow, Dad. I've never seen anyone run so fast. You spooked him.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:12 pm

gets nearly bowled over by Eric as he runs out the door...

What in the world?

goes back and reads the last few posts since yesterday

Oh sweet mercy....

Boys, play nice....And Eric, come back here...sheesh.

And so, life does indeed go on. We said goodbye to Alex yesterday. And what a beautiful day it was, I was so worried because we have had storms and rain the last few days. But, by God's Grace, the sky was blue and the birds were singing. The air was full of music as we laid our dear friend to rest. Peace has come to him, and the Mountain seemed to sigh as it received him. There's a deep quiet in the house now, laying just below the usual chaos that fills it. We will miss Alex. But, I know he will come visit from time to time.

Huggles to all

Post by **Fire Daughter** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:26 pm

Mom wrote:And so, life does indeed go on. We said goodbye to Alex yesterday. And what a beautiful day it was, I was so worried because we have had storms and rain the last few days. But, by God's Grace, the sky was blue and the birds were singing. The air was full of music as we laid our dear friend to rest. Peace has come to him, and the Mountain seemed to sigh as it received him. There's a deep quiet in the house now, laying just below the usual chaos that fills it. We will miss Alex. But, I know he will come visit from time to time.

I felt it too, the presence and the sigh of the Mountain. It was like all time stood still during our little goodbye ceremony. The day was perfect. Alex is now born again into love and light. I know he must now be filled with great joy.

Anna is here.

She and Mom were up til the wee hours of the morning playing catch up. So they are both still sleeping. I'm glad, Mom really needs the rest. She was going nonstop for weeks. Chelsea and Imani have attached themselves to her girls, the four of them have closed themselves up in Chels and Imani's room.

Like Mom says...Life goes on.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:51 pm

I'm going to have Anna come here and read the thread. I think she needs to know what Stephen has done for people here on the Watch, namely Isaiah and Alex.

Look! 70 pages and over 20,000 views...getting close to 1500 posts too. Who would've thought...?

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:10 pm

I doctored up the first page a little bit, let me know what you all think

Post by **StevieG** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:29 am

It looks great Furls. Up until just the other day, I'd never seen a picture of Stephen (apart from his avatar) - all the old pictures you posted disappeared when KW had that crash (before my time). So it's great to see a photo!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:21 am

Yep, looks good.

Hi Anna!

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:39 pm

I wonder how Anna feels about all these strange people on the internet knowing about her (apart from me, I'm normal. Strange like Fist.

)

Post by **aliantha** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:27 pm

dlbpharmd wrote:I wonder how Anna feels about all these strange people on the internet knowing about her (apart from me, I'm normal. Strange like Fist. )

*You're* normal??

Uh, I mean, er...of *course* you're normal.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:42 pm

Are any of us "normal"?? If I'm "normal", I'd hate to see what crazy is.

And Stevie, I know...I lost Isaiah's pic with the crash and the one on my computer is corrupted and won't let me post it again.

Anna wants to read the thread. I told her that I told you guys all about her. She goes, "Oh, you've got to be kidding!" LOL!

Then I said, "well, maybe not everything". Heh...

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:13 pm

Harley Guy wrote:She keeps insisting that she got to him "too late".

It's never too late.

--A

Post by **Furls Fire** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:56 pm

Avatar wrote:
Harley Guy wrote:She keeps insisting that she got to him "too late".
It's never too late.

--A

Huggles Av

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:17 am

Lord Foul wrote:Shadow, my best wishes go to you--“Wherever Dreaming Goes”. Health and healing, warrior.

Reading this thread has inspired me to write a book on AIDS. The main character is a person suffering not only from a disease but from a depression...

Ha, it's funny reading this from over 5 years ago. I definitely owe a lot of my writing development to this thread's inspiration. Anything after 2004 (and that’s a lot) has some strain of Stephen’s reflective nature in it.

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:04 am

Yes, Stephen's writings have certainly made me think more deeply about many things.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:13 pm

Lord Foul wrote:
Lord Foul wrote:Shadow, my best wishes go to you--“Wherever Dreaming Goes”. Health and healing, warrior.

Reading this thread has inspired me to write a book on AIDS. The main character is a person suffering not only from a disease but from a depression...
Ha, it's funny reading this from over 5 years ago. I definitely owe a lot of my writing development to this thread's inspiration. Anything after 2004 (and that’s a lot) has some strain of Stephen’s reflective nature in it.

David, alot of what you write reminds of Stephen's writings. I'm so happy he's had such a positive influence on you, because you are one of the best writers I have ever read. And I mean that.

Anna has started reading thru the thread, but had to stop because it got to be too much for her. She will pick it up again in a few days. Also, she has read the books and says that she may register here and take part in the discussions.

Post by **Heart Song** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 6:57 pm

Hi there all! I'm Anna

It is so overwhelming to see so many people reading and enjoying Stephen's beautiful journals and writings. He was the love of my life, and even though we parted, I never stopped loving him. I've gotten about halfway through the thread now, most of the entries I have read before, but in this setting it's like reading them for the first time again. Mainly because of all the responses to them from the members here. I am not surprised that Isaiah and Alex found their way to Tracie through Stephen. He drew people to him like a magnet.

When we were together I read his copies of the TC books and loved them. But that was a long time ago, so I'll have to re-read them to refresh my memory before joining in on the board discussions. I chose my nickname here from what Stephen used to say to me. "You are the song my heart sings." So, it seemed appropriate.

I look forward to getting to know everyone here!

Post by **aliantha** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:28 pm

Welcome, Anna!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:08 am

Hi again.

Hey! Phoenix? That's where caam lives! Yeah, that's where Tracie's from, so I guess it makes sense. But I always forget that's where Tracie's from, so...

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:43 am

Welcome, Anna!

Post by **Heart Song** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:31 am

Thank you for the welcome everyone! I feel like I already know you all after reading through Stephen's thread.

We all grew up together in Scottsdale. I now live in Phoenix near Encanto Park. What part of the city does caam live in? I work at St. Joe's in the Oncology and AIDS departments. I was actually going to help Tracie with Alex, but he passed only a few days before I got here.

That saddens me

It's beautiful up here, I wish I didn't have to leave in a few weeks. I feel so close to Steve here, I have missed him so much. I've been dreaming about him alot lately, I guess he knows I've hit a bump in the road.

I've almost finished the thread, have another 15 or so pages to go.

Kevin's Watch

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Stephen C. McKinney Memorial Thread (1969-2001)