Thursday, December 6, 2018

6 Months of Grief - Three Big Firsts

How has it been 6 months since Zachary went home to be with Jesus???

Today we remember our precious Zachary and cherish every memory we had with him.   Love you buddy!  I know you are running around heaven pain free and able to breath perfectly.  We will see you in heaven, mommy still loves you with my whole heart!!!!  We miss him with every part of our being.   We are thankful he is healed and no longer in pain.  Do we wish that he were still alive? Selfishly yes, but not for his sake. He had so much pain and was so exhausted everyday just trying to live that we are grateful he is in Heaven.

This month brings all kinds of firsts.   We will be celebrating Zachary’s 5th birthday without him.  We will being celebrating our first Christmas without him, and the 6 month of his passing.

It still does not seem real that he is gone, gone forever until we see him one day in Heaven.  The thought that we will not be able to hug, kiss, or take him to another doctor appointment breaks my heart.   It really feels like apart of me has been ripped out.

We do have good days and this processes will never be over.   We will never be fixed or “over” it.  We learn to lean into the pain and ride the wave.   Our hope is in the Lord and without that we would crash into the wave instead of riding it.

God did not promise life would be easy or pain free.  We go through trials to have an opportunity to grow in our faith.   Thank you for sharing in our grief. Its an encouragement to us.

We are so amazingly blessed to have an army surrounding us- YOU!  Everyday I think of how SO many people have blessed us and continue to bless us.   Thank you! 

It has been 6 months since we celebrated Zachary’s life at his celebration of life service.  We would like to share the service with everyone.  Here is the link if you would like to watch it.  Have Kleenex!

https://youtu.be/qDBrO2CcJos



We will be celebrating Zachary’s 5th birthday on Monday.  Here is the link if you would like to come.

https://www.punchbowl.com/parties/9015a3a171e5e2465222



He had amazing dance moves!❤️


2 comments:

  1. Know the hurt and yes selfishly wanting him here. Hope is what we have to see our loved ones again. Love 💕 you all. God is good. Faith and Trust.?

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  2. So thankful to have met you in person last month at the forget me not event and give you an in person hug. Thank you for sharing Zachary with those of us that did not have the privilege of meeting him here on earth, and for sharing your journey of grief and hope. You honor him so well!

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