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Lessons from a year.

By ⋅ February 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I have put off posting what it was like to go through the anniversary of Emma’s death.  Perhaps partly because it went so much smoother than I expected and I have been waiting for something to happen to change that, and partly because I felt the need to continue a bit longer in a private [...]

Emma’s headstone.

By ⋅ February 27, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Here are some pictures of Emma’s headstone.  It was placed just last week and it looks great.  John designed it, with some help from me.  The tree on it is an olive tree, which symbolizes peace, something we felt embodied a lot of what we have.   

Sunday’s Song.

By ⋅ February 20, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

For those of you that do not attend our church, my sister Bekah and I sang the song “Held” by Natalie Grant in church on Sunday.  I had some things in mind I wanted to say in relation to the song, but did not trust myself to speak on that day.  In fact, I’m surprised [...]

One week.

By ⋅ February 15, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Today one year ago marks the beginning of the last week of Emma’s life.  I have had many good memories this last week.  For one, on my birthday Emma had eaten a whole ounce by mouth with no struggling.  That was something she hadn’t done in a long time.  She was learning, growing, and happy.  [...]

16 week check-up

By ⋅ February 6, 2007 ⋅ 3 comments

Elise and I went to our 16 week check-up today.  It was a pretty short appointment.  I had them check my hemoglobin levels because I haven’t been feeling well (although today I’ve felt fine) and I thought that maybe I needed more iron.  It tested at 13, which is really good, so I guess that [...]

Elise’s new puppy.

By ⋅ February 6, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

As you all probably know, Elise is now 4 years old!  In her words, “One time I was 3, now I am 4!”  She is quite excited about being a whole year older, and perhaps her favorite present was a puppy that Daddy drove many miles to get for her.  Her name is Kit.  Here [...]

Christmas ’06

By ⋅ February 6, 2007 ⋅ One comment

OK, I know this is late, but I was just emptying my camera and realized I still had Christmas pictures on it. So here are some pictures of Christmas. I hope you enjoy. Here we all are: Elise gets excited about other people’s presents too: Elise got a lot of dress-up items: And of course, [...]

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