Russell was buried by someone else who lied to get control of his burial. These people buried him in a place where we have had to contend with evil since he was buried there; I could write a book on this alone. The experiences there has been devastating.
It has been nearly 14 years since Russell died, but it seems like only yesterday. For every day of these years my heart has ached for Russell. I could never tell anyone the pain I have suffered; he was a part of me that went away.
When we go to Russell’s grave in those woods; we have to endure what those people down there do to us for spite, (they support Kevin and his parents, and all their evil doings).
By putting down straw around his grave; we stop the ivy from creeping over towards his grave. We keep mini pine bark nuggets on his grave to help keep the weeds from growing and help make it look nice.
Tree seedlings grow on his grave, and have to be picked out when they sprout. Animals dig in his grave to get hickory nuts when they drop. So much to deal with; his being buried in that horrible place. The only other person that was buried there after Russell; her grave has disappeared into the weeds. This is so sad that people care so little about someone, to let their grave be violated.
It is unbelievable the mosquitos in those woods; we have to coat ourselves with repellant.
Recently we were down there and a good sized tree had fallen across the narrow drive up to Russell’s grave. We had no way of getting up to his grave; so we had to go back later with a saw. With a hand saw I sawed for at least an hour or more; resting some in between sawing because it was unbearably hot. Lowell is not able to saw because of his heart; I worked very hard trying to not let him know how painful it was to saw that tree.
Those people knew it was down; they most likely were happy we were not able to get to Russell’s grave. I guess they were surprised it had been cut into and pushed aside. It was difficult to get it rolled down enough to drive by it. Lowell cut his hand pretty bad on one of the branches; he takes blood thinner, making it hard to get it stopped bleeding.
All this is hard to cope with; knowing what is in store for the site when we aren’t able to take care of his grave. I never give up on getting him moved. I feel with what I have learned and what I am doing; this may be possible. I believe what they do to bring remains home of loved ones who have died on foreign soil; I can bring my son home. I am working on making these people who buried him with lies; be made pay for it out of their own pockets. The Judge that let them do this will play a part in this too.
PROVERBS 26:27 WHOSO DIGGETH A PIT SHALL FALL THEREIN; AND HE THAT ROLLETH A STONE, IT WILL RETURN UPON HIM.
I know that my God will take care of all this; I just have to be patient and trust in him. My faith has carried me thus far; and with this I can deal with all this evil. The world is so full of evil to take the life of a beautiful and loving son like Russell.
ISAIAH 41:1O FEAR THOU NOT; FOR I AM WITH THEE; YEA, I WILL STRENGTHEN THEE; YEA, I WILL HELP THEE; YEA, I WILL UPHOLD THEE WITH THE RIGHT HAND OF MY RIGHTEOUSNESS.
CAROLYN GROFF
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Russell's Life