My sweet Stephanie ♥
Wow! How has it been a year, since you left us? In some ways, it seems forever ago and other ways, especially today, it seems like yesterday. I want to share something profound and impactful but today, I'm just sad. Not for what you missed out on, for you, my sweet girl, are the lucky one. I'm sad because until we are reunited in Heaven, our family is incomplete without you. You are very much a part of our lives, just not the way we thought you would be. Your short life has impacted so many people! The outpouring of love and support from friends and family and those we've not even met in real life is overwhelming in an amazing way. We miss you our little ladybug. We can't wait to see you and can't wait to hold you. Jason and Julianna, filled our aching empty arms, but no one will fill the void in our hearts. That spot is reserved just for you. You are forever a part of our family, that will never change. There's a saying that goes...It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. I wasn't so sure that was true a year ago because it hurt so bad but I finally can say that it's true. We are all better because of how God used you to change our lives.
Love,
Mommy ♥
I would never have imagined our life like this, one year ago. I truly felt life as we knew it was over and often wanted it to be in those first couple of months. I hope so much that we have been a testament to God's faithfulness and continue to be in the years to come. I hope that God will continue to use Stephanie's story and the story of the twins and whatever else He has for us, good and bad, to impact lives for Him and that they will come to know Him as their personal Savior. I think God is going to use us in BIG ways and even greater ways than we've seen this year. Just yesterday, I was contacted by an old friend, a pastors wife, asking for insight for her husband who must take on the unenviable task of officiating a funeral for another full term baby lost. What an honor to be able to help in that way. I wish for that family that they didn't have to endure this pain but am honored to help. Unfortunately, babies will die, and for reasons we won't ever understand, because we live in a sin cursed world. God will use whatever means he sees necessary to bring people to Him. If your life has been changed in that way due to the story of Stephanie and how God is working in our lives, we are honored to have been used. We are thankful for the changes in our own lives, drawing us closer to God. We will always wish it could have been accomplished some other way, but God's way is perfect. It's been a wild ride but we are just clinging to our faith and know that God will continue to be with us, guiding us through all of the ups and downs and twists and turns of life.
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