Form my daughter’s (Kari Diviney) Facebook:
“Today was my first day at my first real world job. I couldn’t help but feel saddened by the fact that my brother will never be able to experience life and growing up. His life was robbed of him far too young and he was robbed from me & my family as well.
I wish Ryan got to graduate college and start a life of his own and I wish he was here to share these moments with me as well. He would’ve done great things with this world…I love you Ryan and will never give up on you.
I know you’re in there & we will fight with you as long as you want.”
Because of my cheesy parents some traditions will never change.. First day of 5th grade – first day of my first real job. Can’t believe I was almost late for this.
SHSP NGA. Lots of love always.
God bless you sweet daughter, sister and friend. Wishing you all good blessings to come (includes Ryan healing also).
Looking good for your new job, Kari. I know Ryan is so proud as are we, friends that you don’t know but who care for you, Ryan, and your family. Praying that Ryan WILL have a chance to experience what you are and that you two can share in many things down the road. God Bless you all.
Best of luck Kari!! You’ve got lots of people, known and unkown who care deeply about you, your brother and your family.
Good luck on your new job!
Good luck Kari and love the pics back to school lol
Congratulations on the new job Kari!
Wishing you happiness in your new job. Ryan would be proud . , . he always was proud of you, Kari. Know that in your heart.
Best wishes, Kari. You are a wonderful sister and daughter. You are already making a difference in the world.
Have fun at your job, hope it is all you want!
You look beautiful, Kari! Congrats on the new job! I hope everything goes well! Praying and thinking of Ryan and your family.
Kari, I am so excited for you! Congratulations on your new job!!! I pray it will offer you the opportunity to explore and learn new things, and that it will be a positive experience for you. You certainly bring much to the table, not the least of which is your “can do” attitude and determination. When I saw your picture, I was like *wow* – classy and beautiful!! You have such a radiant smile and are full of positive energy. You will go far and do well in life and continue to add joy to this world. All of us on Team Diviney believe in you 110% and we are always standing by to help and encourage you. You have and continue to be such an inspiration to us!!
Everything you’re achieving is what Ryan wants for you – most of all to be healthy and happy and enjoying your life. In so doing you continue to honor Ryan and increase the love and power of the ties that bind. Hope is alive and strong and continues on. What is behind tomorrow’s door is never fully known, so embrace the living, breathing love of today. Hold onto it in your heart, and don’t let fear or sorrow diminish this beautiful light you have within you!! You will probably never know all the ways in which God has used you as a beacon of hope in what can at times be a dark world. This is a gift and a blessing you have and it is healing and powerful. May you always know how loved and cherished you are, and how much all us care about you, Ryan and your Mom & Dad.
Love, hugs & prayers,
Paula
Only 90 “likes”? There should be 1,000.
Strength and blessings for your new chapter and Ryan is still in there, cheering you on Kari!
When I see Ryan and Keri, and the pictures, I think of Ken, and Sue, and also of their parents, and the greatness and love and true, and real people they all are. Keri, you are a GREAT sister to Ryan, he loves you so much, and you are a GREAT daughter to Ken, my oldest and dearest brother, and your mother Sue, an equally great woman. We are all proud of you. I will be following your career through your father, who I’m sure will tell me of your next adventures, probably over wine and beer, again, lol.
Obviously I don’t know you personally Kari, but, through the eyes of your brother and your Dad. As your Dad says… “your made of all the right stuff”. I am sure that Ryan’s spirit accompanies you during every waking day and especially today, as you begin your first day at your “real world job”. My wish is that you feel Ryan within your heart and alongside you, guiding you, always.
Congratulations.
With love and in prayer,
Keri, MY FRANKIE and Family
Beautiful picture! Best of Luck Kari in your new job!!! Wishing you much success!
Congratulations, Kari, welcome to the World of Work! I’m sorry Ryan can’t share in your joy. I’m sorry for all the pain you all have experienced. There are a LOT of prayers going up on your behalf daily. I have faith that they DO count for something. I don’t understand the mystery of human suffering, why bad things happen to good people, why the bad seem to be rewarded. There IS evil in this world. But there’s also good. Sartre had it half right: Hell IS other people. But so is HEAVEN. The choice is ours. And a LOT of people are “heaven” for the Divneys.
If our Prayer Table isn’t rained out tomorrow–forecast sounds ominous–we’re all tired of the monsoon season that has passed for “summer” in Upstate NY–I will, of course, add Ryan & all of you and Deacon Sue, looking disgustingly tanned & rested after a week in Virginia!–will upload our petitions to the Worldwide Episcopal Network.
I hope your dad has looked into assistance from the Brain Injury Association & an Independent Living Center in your area. I don’t know what there is in your corner of Delaware. I’ve driven through there several times–or as my husband says it drove through me! (But Tim has a heavier lead foot than I!) but your family should begin planning now. There are ways to make sure Ryan is taken care of for the rest of his life. We were glad, when my dad died very suddenly, he had had the prescience to set up a Trust for mom–who was already somewhat dependent–so she never wanted for money inc. for nursing home care, the rest of her life. (She fooled everyone & lived another 10 years vs. the 10 months maximum we’d figured).
Good luck to you, Kari. we never know what will happen. Take comfort that someday, you will all be reunited and Ryan will be made whole in Christ. And The Christ will take care of those young men and their families, as well.
PK Miller
Tim Montgomery
Hail, fellow Episcopalian. Thank you for your prayers and uplifting posts.
Congratulations on your new adventure. Know that we are all here, some silently, some not. We wish you well and we pray for Ryan each day and for you and your family too!
Bless your heart, Kari, and best wishes on your first real job. May all of you continue to feel the love from everyone around you who will always support you.