Our Christmas parade always lands the Sunday after Rachel's birthday.
It sticks out in my memory as part of Rachel's time here on earth because while I was in the hospital and she was in the funeral home, my sister brought my kids and her kids to the parade....
I haven't been able to get myself to go since she died.
Today we realized on the way home from church that it was the day of the parade. And I felt like I wanted to go. So we did.
It was fun, but as usual, as we gathered for a family photo, I could sense the absence of Rachel. Someone offered to take our picture all together...
She isn't in the picture, but she is. In so many ways.
On August 4, 2010 our hearts broke as we heard the Dr. say "she has anencephaly...these babies don't live" at our 19 wk ultrasound. The Dr. is wrong. Our precious daughter's time on earth may be short, but she will live for eternity with our Lord in heaven. During the few months we have her here with us, we intend to make the most of every second of it. Our hope is that she will leave behind more than a few short memories, but that she will leave a legacy of what it means to hope in Jesus.
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