Two Weeks Later

It’s the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day and my heart is full as I reflect on this past year. I have so much to be thankful for. I am so thankful for my family, friends, and the opportunity I had to be Lilly’s mother. I am so thankful for the outpouring of love and support that we have received during this difficult time. We feel so blessed to have such an amazing support team. We are so grateful for the generous donations that have been made to help ease the financial burden we are facing. Thank you to everyone that was able to come to the funeral. We appreciate your willingness to come and support us. Thank you again for your love and support. We feel so blessed.

It has been a little over two weeks since we lost Lilly. The pain is sometimes unbearable but with heavenly father’s gentle loving arms around us, we are able to continue forward in our lives. Taking everything one step at a time. This thanksgiving we are giving thanks for the twelve wonderful weeks we had with Lilly. We have been asked was it worth it? Yes she was worth it and we feel so blessed to have had that amount of time with her. She taught our family so much in just that short amount of time. The lessons she taught us we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.

How are Summer and Bryson? Summer returned to school the Monday after the funeral. She seems be her normal bubbly self. Her teacher and the social worker at school are keeping close tabs on her. They say she seems to be handling everything wonderfully. This is a huge relief to Josh and I. Bryson is well BRYSON. He continues to just play with his trains and loves to tease his sister. Every now and then he will tell us that Lilly not at hospital but with Jesus then he will continue to play. He is very excited for his birthday.

Josh and I continue to struggle. We have good days and bad days. We both miss her so much. Our lives have changed dramatically. We went from running a hundred miles an hour to having a lot of time on our hands. We are both adjusting and using the opportunity to do special things with the kids and also being able to become closer as a couple. We both have returned to work and are grateful for that distraction.

We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please know that we are so grateful for everything that everyone has done for our family. Please continue to pray for our family. Happy Thanksgiving.