remembering a special little girl

it’s only appropriate that this entry in written in pink…i don’t even know where to start to attempt to sum up the life of the most amazing 3 year old i’ve ever known. i had the honor and joy of caring for her during illness and later horrific disease that she battled. one would not know the trauma she had to deal with on a daily basis because she often bounced around the hospital with smiles and laughter and hugs…i attribute her incredible attitude, strength, courage, and sheer joy for life to her parents and family members who loved her so well. yesterday, i attended her funeral where hundreds of people came in pink to remember a remarkable young woman, her mom boldly and bravely spoke of the honor of being her mother but also glorified God in gracefully giving her daughter back to the One who entrusted her with the child in the first place. 


“i prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what i asked of him. so now i give him to the Lord. for his whole life he will be given over to the Lord” 1 Samuel 1:27-28.

her mother and grandmother shared the incredible story of this little girls’ last moment on earth. my heart freezes each time i think of the story. i freeze not in fear or disbelief but in shock and awe of the goodness of God, i smile because i know Heaven is real because this brave 3 year old held her parents hands and ran her little feet in that hospital bed at the moment she passed, i know for sure that she saw Jesus waiting for her, she saw her big brother and grandparents in Heaven and RAN. thank you sweet child for allowing me to love you so deeply. thank you for teaching me to live in the moment. thank you for teaching me REAL child like faith.