Fifteen years ago today six pounds of absolute beauty changed my life forever….
A life was given that would soon be taken away.
A love began that would never die.
A longing for heaven would become a daily reality.
A mother’s heart would begin a journey of unbelievable grief mixed with indescribable depth and beauty.
A life brought a painful death.
A painful death brought immense sorrow.
An immense sorrow brought profound depth.
A profound depth brought greater compassion.
A greater compassion brought life to others….
And so, six pounds of life that graced this earth for fifteen days touched and blessed my life forever. And I will never be the same….
Happy birthday, precious boy…..love you forever and then some….
I miss you JJ! I’m so blessed to have been able to share our stories together and to have cried together. You are such an amazing woman, wife and mother. You are so encouraging and I love reading your blogs. Forever I love you!
I love you, too, precious girl! You are one of the blessings that came from Mitchell’s death – our meeting (through meeting your sister on a plane) was nothing short of a miracle and the time we got to spend together and share was priceless. I miss you and your beautiful babies so much! I would love to have you guys come for a visit to beautiful Colorado!!! Hugs and love to all of you 🙂
Beautifully written…..as I was driving early this morning to Jake’s soccer tournament I was telling him about his cousin Mitchell. We prayed for you today and Jake guessed that he was probably having a party in heaven. I love you girl….will never forget the day he was born, one of those precious memories that I will cherish forever!!
You were there from the beginning, girl! You have always been such an amazing support. I love you and am so glad you’re my “sister”!
Hello dear Jana. Nama and I went to the cemetery and placed flowers on Mitchell’s grave – and some on his cousin Gregg’s who rests beside him. The bright colors of the petals made the surroundings acceptable. We prayed reaching back to Mitchell’s birth and his entrance into the glory of Heaven fifteen days later. We remember being in the hospital room with you, and Mark and the kids as you held his precious form in your arms with tears rolling down your cheeks. We all joined in the sorrow and grief of that day and still, to this very day, because of his (and Gregg’s) home going to Heaven makes that beautiful place all the more glorious to our thinking – We’ll ALL be there with him some day – HALLELUJAH!!!!
We love you deeply!
Nama and Papa
Thank you, Papa. And thank you for going to visit the gravesite with Nama. It’s nice to know that you guys and my mom and dad can go since we are so far away. Won’t it be a glorious day when we can see both of our boys in heaven someday, healthy and strong? Love you guys so very much and so thankful for your constant, loving support and encouragement. Hugs to you both!!! xoxo