Hello Followers!

On February 27th we celebrated our “1 Year of Awareness” Anniversary. This year has gone by so fast! On behalf of WildfarmKids & Joshua Leo Engle Family we would like to thank all of our followers for helping us along this tough journey!

We truly appreciate all of the e-mails, messages, comments, posts, stories and words of encouragement. We do this not only for ourselves, but also for you and our future followers so that what happened to our family doesn’t happen to yours.

God Bless,

♥ WildfarmKids

The choking game is a way to “get high” without putting dangerous chemicals into your body and without being detected. Children, teens and adults are experimenting with the choking game.

Red eyes, headaches and stomach aches are signs that children have/had and the parent’s don’t link them to the choking game until it is too late. The consequences of this aren’t dialed into the brains of the ones experimenting with this deadly game. Many parents don’t know about it, and many kids do know about it, but they don’t know the dangers. Most cases are deemed as an “undetermined” death, some cases get deemed as “suicide”.

Educating people on this will help stop it from happening to other families. If you have children, whether you suspect them to be doing it or not, please talk to them about it. Make them aware of the risks and fatal dangers.

♥ Wild Farm Kids

It has been 14 months, and some days are worse than others.

Grief Counseling; Something that has been hard to do, but you can find peace in doing it. Grief counseling doesn’t mean just going to a counselor; it can be just talking to friends, family, or even just writing your feelings down. We have latched on to writing, for example this website. This has been one of the best coping mechanisms.

When tragedies hit close to home, it is important to watch the behaviors and attitudes of not only the adults, but of the children affected by the event. Let your children know that it is okay to grieve, that it is actually healthy to let your emotions out. In most cases, it helps to find a new normal in life. Though we all know that we can’t bring Joshua back, we let his legacy live on through our memories, and sharing his story.

Faith in God; Our Faith has been the biggest help for getting through this. Knowing that we will indeed see Joshua again brings great comfort in our lives. The power of prayer is an amazing thing. Taking time out of your day to pray will also bring great comfort. God works in mysterious ways. Take pride in your faith and don’t be afraid to ask God for help. Talk to him always, on good days and on bad days. He is the best listener.

Children are the best advocates. Cj, Joshua’s little brother, is 5 years old today and he too talks about Joshua and the choking game. Don’t be afraid to tell your children about the choking game. Children are more apt to listen to other children.

Please do your part and help us spread awareness. Tell a friend, and don’t be afraid to talk to your children about the risks of the choking game.

God Bless.

♥ WildfarmKids

Cj praying at the cemetery.

Merry Christmas to all of our followers! Hope everyone has safe travels! Cherish your time with family and friends, and don’t forget to say, “I love you.”

Have a Blessed Holiday!
❤ Joshua Leo Engle Family
& WildfarmKids

With the Christmas season in full swing, we wanted to talk about something that was very important to Joshua, his faith. Joshua was always very excited to go to Sunday School, AWANA, VBS, Youth Group and Church. His Faith is a topic that if you got him started on, he would talk your ear off.

Joshua had awesome Sunday School teachers growing up that led to his love and understanding. Paige Chapman and  Rhonda Zarr were his 5th grade Sunday school teachers. My mom and I got the pleasure of being his teachers for 6th grade. If you were ever around Joshua at Church, you would know that this kid truly got it, and let you know it.

While in 5th grade he claimed his favorite verse, Joshua 24:15 “As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” He wrote this on everything. This is the verse we put on the inside of his bracelets. While learning about this part of the Bible, Joshua also learned why his parents gave him the name Joshua.

Joshua would want all of you to learn and know the Word of God. We hope that each and every one of you has Jesus in your hearts.

We hope that everyone has a blessed Christmas! Hug your families, and tell them you love them.

Blessings,

♥ WildfarmKids, Joshua Leo Engle Family

Followers, we need your prayers for one of Joshua’s teachers, DeeAnn Johnson. She is currently in the hospital and needs a miracle.

Here is her story;

On June 9th, 2011, I was diagnosed with melanoma. Over the course of June and July of that year I endured through two surgeries, one to remove the melanoma from my arm and the other to biopsy some lymph nodes. During this time I received the news that I had a 1 in 28 chance of the cancer spreading, as it was discovered in only one lymph node. I chose to start preventative care with one month of autoimmune treatments of Interferon as an out-patient and began my at-home injections in October, which lasted through March of 2012.

DeeAnn rested well throughout the night & this morning. We were fortunate to have friends & family make the trip overnight. We are also thankful that her parents & brothers & sister could be here.
DeeAnn is doing a second round of radiation which will hopefully relieve her of some of the pain she is experiencing.
Dr. Baroker came in early this morning to check on her & speak with us. Though with a miracle the radiation could help, he said that the damage to her brain is irreversible.

Continued prayers & support are much appreciated.

You can follow DeeAnn’s status on her Caring Bridge site. DeeAnn’s Caring Bridge

God Bless,

♥ WildfarmKids ~ Joshua Leo Engle’s Family

Thank-you to everyone that came to celebrate the life of Joshua on November 20th. The lanterns were amazing! We appreciate all the kind words of encouragement. Every day is a new obstacle in life and we couldn’t overcome it without God and the love everyone around us has shown.

Thank-you to everyone who couldn’t make it, but still said a prayer.

Our family is truly blessed. It was amazing to see the love we have around us, and to hear stories of how Joshua touched so many lives. Even though he is no longer here, he is still making a lasting impression on the hearts of people who didn’t get a chance to meet him. We thank God everyday for giving us Joshua for 13 years, what a blessing he is.

Thanks again for everything!!

♥ Wild Farm Kids & Joshua Leo Engle Family