Memorial Rock Garden

01/27/2026

Sorry I haven’t been on the page for awhile. Been having some personal troubles and with the weather I haven’t been able to update. Once the weather breaks all new additions will be posted.

09/19/2025

We are so excited to show all the new additions to the rock garden. Rock painting day was so much fun.

09/16/2025

Rock Garden painting day was a great success. Will post rock pictures soon. Thank you to the Fayette County Su***de Prevention Taskforce for hosting this event. Our hearts are full of joy ♥️

08/08/2025

Bring a rock and paint with us in memory of your loved one. All are welcome to join.

September is almost here!!!! Here is one of our upcoming events! Bring a Rock, paint, and share support and hope.

08/04/2025

06/15/2025

A few more additions to the garden.

05/31/2025

A new addition to the garden

05/29/2025

We were honored to have members of the Fayette County Su***de Prevention Taskforce visit our Memorial Rock Garden today. Many thanks for all you do to try and help others everyday. We have been so blessed to have you with us today.

05/25/2025

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The Taskforce will be at the Memorial Rock Garden on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 1 pm to meet the Hanzely family and tour the Garden. If you are unable to join us, please feel free to visit and add your loved ones memorial. Feel free to share!

05/18/2025

This is just beautifully written 💜✝️🩵

WHEN SOMEONE TAKES THEIR OWN LIFE...an in-depth perspective of su***de.
Tell me what you think after reading this. ❤️

"When Someone Takes His Own Life" by Norman Vincent Peale.

In many ways, this seems the most tragic form of death. Certainly it can entail more shock and grief for those who are left behind than any other. And often the stigma of su***de is what rests most heavily on those left behind…and my heart goes out to those who are left behind, because I know that they suffer terribly. Children in particular are left under a cloud of differentness all the more terrifying because it can never be fully explained or lifted. The immediate family of the victim is left wide open to tidal waves of guilt: “What did I fail to do that I should have done? What did I do that was wrong?” To such grieving persons I can only say, “Lift up your heads and your hearts. Surely you did your best. And surely the loved one who is gone did his best, for as long as he could. Remember, now, that his battles and torments are over. Do not judge him, and do not presume to fathom the mind of God where this one of His child is concerned.”
A few years ago, when a young man died by his own hand, a service for him was conducted by his pastor, the Rev. Weston Stevens. What he said that day expresses far more eloquently than I can, the message that I’m trying to convey. Here are some of his words: “Our friend died on his own battlefield. He was killed in action fighting a civil war. He fought against adversaries that were as real to him as his casket is real to us. They were powerful adversaries. They took toll of his energies and endurance. They exhausted the last vestiges of his courage and his strength. At last these adversaries overwhelmed him. And it appeared that he had lost the war. But did he? I see a host of victories that he has won! “For one thing, he has won our admiration, because even if he lost the war, we give him credit for his bravery on the battlefield. And we give him credit for the courage and pride and hope that he used as his weapons as long as he could. We shall remember not his death, but his daily victories gained through his kindnesses and thoughtfulness, through his love for family and friends, for animals and books and music, for all things beautiful, lovely and honorable. We shall remember not his last day of defeat, but we shall remember the many days that he was victorious over overwhelming odds. We shall remember not the years we thought he had left, but the intensity with which he lived the years that he had. Only God knows what this child of His suffered in the silent skirmishes that took place in his soul. But our consolation is that God does know, and understands.”
“There is no suffering greater than that which drives people to su***de; su***de defines the moment in which mental pain exceeds the human capacity to bear it.”

04/30/2025

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04/22/2025

Still cleaning up after the storm.