My mother passed when I was 12. When I was younger she would sing this to me. Now I’m 24 with two kids of my own. I sing this to them just to keep her alive in my mind.
"Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life; and everyone that is living and exercises faith in me will never die at all. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25, 26)
Are you married?? Lol!! 😆 Thanks. And yes that's why I am her. I am sending this to my adult son. He and his love, are grieving, but they still have one another:) And, I know he loves her, as deeply as this song can bring about in any heart ❤
I lost my Mama on May 16, 2022. She was 98, but it doesn't make it any easier. After all, Mama's are extra special. I will see a flower I know she would love to see & I will say, I'll have to get that for her & then I remember she is no longer here. Or I'll hear a song & go thru the same feeling. I did many things with my parents. I took them on vacations & day trips that I know they would never go on their own & I cherish all those memories! I am sitting here & burst out in tears. I am 67 & a grown man. My Mama was the last member of her immediate family too. If your parents are still living, make good memories with them. Give them a hug & a kiss on the cheek, call them on the phone. Never forget who they are, thru the good times & bad.
Thank you for letting me know that at 68 I can still cry thinking about my parents and how much I miss them. My dad and I were both history teachers at the beginnings of our careers. We went to several of his Navy reunions with our parents and I was in heaven. To this day I'll see a new documentary on WWII and pick up the phone to call him because we always called each other to tell the other to switch channels to History. Military History, American Heroes, etc. I watch "The Pacific" sobbing, remembering his stories, but I feel his presence. During any bad time I hear my mother telling me not to sweat the bad times because they don't last forever, but to enjoy the good times to the fullest because they don't last forever either. We are so blessed to have had parents so incredible that they remain with us today. 🙏
So emotional to hear this song..My only daughter passed away Aug 2020..so hard for me to get over.. after 8 months my son died..after a week my wife also went through.. i dont know what to think about but i had so much Faith in God Will.. 😭
Years ago I listened to my daughters singing this song....I cried....it was a beautiful moment.... and I find myself crying again....this song is heavenly.....
love this song! I nicknamed my first born daughter "sunshine" and sang this song to her while she was on my shoulder to make her sleep💜 and now she's graduating high school! 😢💜love this song!
The song my daughter loved more than any other, and i would sing to her as a little girl. She would say "Sing the Sunshine on your shoulder Daddy", and i would try, but i was no singer by a long shot, but she did not seem to pay much attention to that, for her it was the words that mattered. She is in another realm now, she left us at the early age of 35. And now tears come to my eyes when i hear this song, but i listen all the same, because i know that she would want me too. and she would be upset with me crying, so i try very hard not to. This simple song expresses the beauty with which my daughter saw the world and the beauty that she brought to it every day she lived in this realm.
I can resonate with you, I lost my angel daughter at 37 years old to young and left two wonderful boys behind which are a piece of her creation. We’re not suppose to lose our children it’s one of the most difficult things in life to go through. But rest assure my friend our angel girls are rejoicing new life in heaven. God bless you and family 🙏
I don't know about anyone else, but this song is so exquisitely beautiful, it is almost painful to listen to. 53yo and can never listen to without crying. What a blessing JD's talent is to the world. Irrefutable proof of God's love and grace.
Agree with the first part, but the whole god ‘proof’ is BS. You know what happened to JD, right? Where’s the love in that? Did your god arrange that too? Just Give irrefutable evidence for just one single example of God’s love which undeniably is connected to a god and caused by a god.
I just recently lost my 66 year old grandpa, he introduced me to all of my favorite things, one of those includes John Denver, we lost him to cancer and we were so close you can't imagine it, but this music will help me get through it. I miss you Papa Sam I know you are out there and you will always be in my ❤️
It is 4am on a bitterly cold Toronto day and upon waking, I just couldn't bare to play the news with my morning coffee. So, I thought some tunes should be in order. For some reason, this song came to me and I came across this video. I'm in tears watching this gorgeous slideshow. A great reminder that we are without question, loved.
Suggestion to all my brothers and sisters viewing this. This beautiful song is here to teach us to feel this way. Find the light inside you that resonates with sunshine. It is there! Heal your body, feed it well, give love to yourself and others. Let this beauty fulfill John's wishes for all of us to live in light.💞 Let's make the world the place he wanted for us. We are lifting the energy that has dragged us down in the past. Love yourself. Let your light shine. Pass it on!
I agree totally, to find that sunshine of love in oneself and then in each other and continue to pass along the love is a very beautiful way to live. Thank you for this.
“Country Road” was sung by the audience halfway through Scotland vs. Japan at the Rugby World Cup 2019. I was impressed by the song of John Denver that made the audience feel unity. I suddenly remembered this song and got here. John really was a person who adored the essence of happiness.
Once there was a small town in Colorado called Sunshine. The people of this town were all hippies who loved to party and live a laid-back lifestyle. One day, the town received word that a famous musician named John Denver would be coming to visit. The hippies were all very excited to meet this man and decided to throw a special party for him when he arrived. The party was a huge success and everyone had a great time, but when it came time for John Denver to leave, it was hard for the hippies to let him go.
I would try to sing this to my daughter when she was a baby 29 years ago, but I would start to cry with joy. What a beautiful song Thank you John Denver.
I dedicated this song to my dad who always had my back in this life! I lost him 1 year ago this month. I was there for him, as he was for me, always in this life..❤😢❤
When i was going to have my son 47 years ago this is what i sang to him now hes in icu fighting for his life and im sending this to my sun shine!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
This song I’m posting for my beloved departed Maverick….thinking of you and all the songs we shared…14 years of no more sunshine. Oh Ian, we miss you here on earth.
When I was a girl.I went to a school that had K-12'in the same building this was around 1975, when I was in the sixth grade a little girl I knew in the fifth grade my brothers class passed away from an anurisme , they dedicated the yearbook to her memory that year and this song or rather the lyrics were inscribed bit the dedivstion. So I think of Lana Rochelle Smith whenever I hear this song. RIP. Shelly.🙏🏼💖🙏🏼
I lost my husband to cancer on December 20th of last year. I Miss him so much😢 I cry everyday for my husband he was everything to me. I loved him so much he was My hero 🩵
I am smiling becausethis brings so many memories of my childhood days. My mom's favourite song. Love you mom...I will not change you for the world...I pray for blessings and good health for you.My one and only❤🙏
Should make all the War Lords listen to this type of music. Replace guns & ammunition with beautiful music like this and let's stop world conflict!!!!!
For my son Ben... Remembering the days when u and me played in the pool sunshine on our shoulders... Recalling me teaching u the joy of water we share today,,,. U could not talk,, but in ur eyes was light and love,,, Forever my son,,, Our song
Yes! Agreed Psalms chapter 84 "He is a Sun and Shield" King David said those words I saw that just last week reading Psslms 83:18 then I just kept reading ....Grace is a gift right because God "is" Love
When you feel down and there seems no getting back up from the darkness around you , this song makes you realise it’s worth the bad times just to hear greatness like this...
I sang this song to both my kids years ago when they still wanted to hear their dad sing (not so much today - I don’t have much of a singing voice). Now, I can’t hear it without breaking down and longing for those days when there was so much hope. I wish I could have always given them the day described in the song but I know I fell far short of that and have so much regret for the many ways I could have done better. For those of you who have young children- cherish them and try to live in the moment for them. Don’t let the challenges of life steal those precious moments from you like I often did. For me, I’m still trying to make up for the times I wasted but years of errors are hard to overcome. Don’t make the same mistakes I did.
I use to watch the movie every year when it was on. Now that I am older and have cancer two wonderful children and an awesome granddaughter. I listen to the song and would love to see the movie one last time
This transports me to when I was around 7, listening to my Mum playing it in the front room while I was in bed. Listening to it now at 52 I understand why she did, its such a tear jerker. RIP Mum ❤
My mother was a huge John Denver fan and took me to Charlotte to see him for my very first concert..he is priceless to me... we were in Florida when we found out he had passed...love you Mom
Everytime I hear this beautiful song of the greatest maestro John Denver RIP, bring back to my mind beautiful memories of my youth , and I remember my good old friends of my childhood, that pass away long time ago
We have a wonderful friend that has ALS. his name is Clayton Kelly ,,,,His wonderful wife Nancy takes care of him and is so dear to all the neighbors and is doing her best to be brave through his time of life ,we all love her and Clayton so much !!! They say the 5 yrs that he was diagnosed ago that he can not breathe on his own now .
I will never stop listen to this song. This song can give you peace bring hope joy and happiness at the same time. Even in the rain knowing the sun will come out.
For a split moment in time in 1979 to 1984 i was in needham mass when i was a child and i remember. A life that was but sadly is no more.a life of walking rail road tracks.a life of rolling down a hill full of grass making pumpkin seeds and sledding playing hid and go seek mother may i red light green light what fun
I can’t stop crying….This Song is as Beautiful as it is heartfelt,it resonates so deeply…. if I had a wish that I could wish for you, I’d make a wish for sunshine a’ll the while…. Sunshine almost always… Sunshine is ♥️
Has to be one of if not the most beautifully emotional song I've ever heard. I was extremely depressed until I stumbled on this and the memories it envoked stopped me doing something stupid. Thank you john Denver for this masterpiece 😪😪😪😰😰😰😭😭😭😭
John Denver and his music is one of a kind. It's beautiful, life loving, soul touching, and peaceful. Especially during these very difficult times. Love it!!
Went for a walk today with my husband in a wilderness park; snow on the ground, green trees, blue skies, quiet stillness and sunshine streaming down creating such warmth.
Love. Love this. Sang to my toddlers. They were enchanted. I had the album on. We sat on the floor of the living room in a circle. Beautiful memory...💖💖💖
DENVER DWELLS IN US THROUGH SUNSHINE AND WE ARE BLESSED TO BE LIGHT TO THIS BLITHESOME WORLD, UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING EACH OTHER AS SIBLINGS IN THE PRECIOUS HOME HELMED BY ALMIGHTY GOD.
